ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 25th of March WELCOME! SAINTS BARONTUS AND DESIDERIUS, HERMITS Saints Barontus (Barontius) and Desiderius were hermits at Pistoia (Pistorium) in Italy. THE VANITY OF EARTHLY THINGS St Barontus (French Baront ), who is called Barontius in the Roman Martyrology, was of a noble family in Berry, and entered into marriage and had a son, named Aydoaldus (Agloald). After realising the vanity of things, he left the world and entered the monastery at Lonrey (Longoretum), also called St-Cyrane en Brain, as a monk. From there he and his son, who had also entered the Order, went with approval of his abbot to Italy and settled in a solitude of Tuscany. Here he was joined by the holy hermit Desiderius and four others. They started a community. THEIR HOLY DEATHS Barontus had a strange vision in which he saw heaven and hell open. According to Mabillion, Barontus died first, in 685; he was followed by St Desiderius who passed aw...