ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 16th of March WELCOME! SAINT PATRICK, BISHOP OF CLERMONT Today, we also commemorate Saint Patrick, bishop. The Roman Martyrology states: "At Clermont, in Auvergne, the demise of Saint Patrick, bishop." *** Saint Patrick (Patricius), Bishop of Clermont, Auvergne, is mentioned on this day in the Roman Martyrology, because he was listed by Usuardus. However, his name is not found in the bishop's directory there, which is why Baronius (in his notes in the Roman Martyrology) raises the question of whether he was bishop in another city. If this was so, he could be the same person as the following: A holy bishop called Patrick, who according to Ferrarius is said to have lived in Nola, who is named by the same hagiographer on March 17, who is also listed among the "others" by the Bollandists. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858) PRAYER: May the intercession of the holy bishop ...