Commemoration of Saints (March 16)

Solemnities, Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials, and Traditional Dates of Commemoration

• Julian of Antioch, martyr
• Abraham Kidunia, hermit
• Finnian Lobhar, abbot
• Eusebia, abbess
• Gregory Makar, bishop
• Heribert, bishop [1]

On this day, March 16, the Catholic Church commemorates 2 bishops, 1 martyr, 1 hermit, 1 abbot and 1 abbess. St. Julian of Antioch is also commemorated today in the Churches that use the Byzantine Calendar [2].

St. Julian of Antioch (d. ca. 302 A.D.) is also known as Julian of Anazarbus. He was a Christian martyr from Anazarbus in Cilicia, a region in modern-day Turkey, and his relics are enshrined in Antioch. It was St. John of Chrysostom who preached a eulogy about him. This eulogy is the source of information recorded about him. The manner of his martyrdom is terrible. He was sewn in a sack with scorpions and thrown into the sea [2][3].

Saints in the Byzantine Calendar [March 16]

• St. Sabinus and Papas, Martyrs
• St. Julian, Martyr
• St. Alexander, Priest-Martyr, Pope of Rome

References: Books, Websites & AI Search Results

• [1] Pocket Catholic Dictionary, John A. Hardon
• [2] Dictionary of Saints, John J. Delaney
• [3] AI Overview for the search query "is julian of antioch the same as julian of anazarbus", Google.com, March 16, 2025