ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 27th of March WELCOME! SAINT AUGUSTA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR Saint Augusta (March 27), a virgin and martyr of Serravalle in the March of Treviso ( Marchia Tarvisina ) in the Venetian region, was imprisoned and cruelly tortured at the instigation of her own father, who had discovered her at prayer. Her torments included having her teeth knocked out and being suspended between two trees over a fire. When none of this harmed her, she was beheaded with a sword. According to the work Attribute der Heiligen* [Attributes of the Saints] , she is usually pictured with a funeral pyre (the origin of which is unknown to us) accompanied by a sword. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 347) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint ...