ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 22nd of March WELCOME! SAINT PASCHASIUS, BISHOP OF SIPONTO The holy bishop and confessor Saint Paschasius is said to have died in the year 511 in the area of Siponto in Apulia. The cathedral church of the Madonna di Siponto is still standing [today's Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore di Siponto], but the (archbishop's) seat is now in nearby Manfredonia, built from the ruins of Siponto, and named after its builder, King Manfred (13th century). Since there seems to be no Paschasius in the order of the bishops of that city and the surrounding towns, the Bollandists * list him among the Praetermissi (III. 368). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875) *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 Paschasius m...