Saint of the Day – 20 March – Saint Remigius (Died c783) Bishop of Strasbourg and the first Abbot of Münster Gregorienthal, in modern Switzerland, of which City he is the Patron. Remigius was born to the nobility, the son of Hugh of Alsace; cousin of Saint Odilia of Hohenburg. Also known as – Remi, Remidius.
He founded the Monasteries of Aschau and Schönenwerth in Switzerland and shone as a holy guide throughout Alsace and as a preacher of the Gospel, through word and deed.
A particular feature of his piety was his zeal in acquiring holy Relics, for which after being appointed as the Bishop, he made a pilgrimage to Rome, where he was received favourably by Pope Adrian I.
It is unclear when he became the Bishop and who he succeeded in that role. It may have been from 765 onwards. His Will is definitively dated in 778, falling during his Episcopate, co-signed by many other Bishops and forming the main source of his work in Strasbourg – it survives only in a 12th Century copy but is one of the most important documents of its type.
He is said to have died in 803, or according to others as early as 783. He was buried in Aschau but only received Ecclesiastical veneration under Pope Leo IX. In portraits, he is seen carrying Relics into the Church in procession.
St Photina & Companions / Martyrs of Rome – 9+ Saints: A group of Christians Martyred together in the persecutions of Nero. We know nothing else about them but the names Photina, Sebastian and Victor, Anatolius, Cyriaca, Joseph, Parasceve, Photis.
Blessed Ambrose Sansedoni OP (1220-1287) Priest and Friar of the Order of Preachers, Preachers, Confessor, Mystic, a powerful and convincing Preacher employed by various Popes as a Diplomatic Peacemaker and that which seems opposed, as a Preacher of the Crusades, Peacemaker. A fellow student with St Thomas Aquinas under St Albert Magnus. His Life: https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/20/saint-of-the-day-19march-blessed-ambrose-sansedoni-of-siena-op-1220-1287-priest/
Anastasius XVI Archippus of Colossi St Benignus of Flay St Cathcan of Rath-derthaighe St Clement of Ireland
St Nicetas (Died c733) Bishop of Apollonias in Bithynia, a region of Asia Minor, Defender of the veneration of holy images. We have no history of his birthplace but he died in exile in c733, presumably of natural causes, although some refer to him as a Martyr. The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Apollonia, the Bishop, St Nicetas, who breathed his last in exile, where he had been sent for upholding the veneration of holy images.” What We Know of St Nicetas: https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/20/saint-of-the-day-20-march-saint-nicetas-died-c733-bishop-of-apollonias/
St Remigius (Died c783) Bishop of Strasbourg St Tertricus of Langres St Urbitius of Metz
Martyrs of Amisus – 8 Saints: A group of Christian women Martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian. The only details we have are eight of their names – Alexandra, Caldia, Derphuta, Euphemia, Euphrasia, Juliana, Matrona and Theodosia. They were burned to death c 300 in Amisus, Paphlagonia (modern Samsun, Turkey).
Martyrs of San Saba – 20 Saints: Twenty monks who were Martyred together in their monastery by invading Saracens. They were Martyred in 797 when they were burned inside the San Sabas monastery in Palestine.
Martyrs of Syria – 3+ Saints: A group of Christians who were Martyred together in Syria. We know nothing else about them but the names Cyril, Eugene and Paul.
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