OTHER SAINTS - 26 MARCH

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH

Saints celebrated on the 26th of March

OTHER SAINTLY PEOPLE REMEMBERED ON MARCH 26

OBSCURE SAINTS

Lappanus is mentioned by the Bollandists [hagiographers] on March 26 from Irish Martyrologies. Dr Kelly in the Mart. Tamlact mentions a Lappan on March 26 and a Lappani Mic Ciarain on February 11. In the Mart. Doneg. there is a Lappan Cluana Aithghein on November 3, but without further additions.

Ceraphus, (March 26), occurs in an Arab-Egyptian martyrology as a martyr in Persia.

Kennannanus is mentioned on March 26 in the Irish Martyrology, and also counted among the "saints". Nothing else is known about him.

David (March 26 or January 4) was Bishop of Bangor in England. He is counted by some among the Saints.

Saint Bertilo, (March 26) was choir bishop and abbot of St Benigna near Dijon. He died around the year 878 and is invoked by fever patients. The Bollandists call him a martyr. However, no further details are provided about him.

Saint Mantanus (Montanus), (March 26, March 2, March 3); according to Gorman and Maguire he was a priest, according to Kelly a deacon. He was venerated in loco Blanis dicto. He was a student of St Patrick. Kelly notes that the saint probably worked in the town and area of ​​Wicklow. There is a church of his name (Killmantain).

Walter (March 26), surnamed Especke, was an English nobleman and alleged disciple of St Stephen Harding. He was perhaps not a Cistercian, but was a co-founder and benefactor of many monasteries of this Order, especially (A.D. 1122) of Rieval (Yorkshire) in England, and is among the venerable in the menologies of the Order.

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