St. Agnes of Bohemia, March 2
A Czech princess, Agnes turned down marriage to the emperor Frederick II and founded a hospital and a monastery of Poor Clares in Prague, which she entered in 1234. She corresponded with St. Clare of Assisi. She died in 1282 and was canonized in 1989.
March 2 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Agnes of Prague, virgin on this date.
Other saints on March 2
- Bl. Charles the Good, count of Flanders (1127)
March 2 on the calendar
March 2 is the 61st day of the year (the 62nd in a leap year), with 304 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday |
| 2027 | Tuesday |
| 2028 | Thursday |
| 2029 | Friday |
| 2030 | Saturday |
Keeping March 2
March 2 falls in winter. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival.
Saints of the week around March 2
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| February 28 | Sts. Romanus and Lupicinus |
| February 29 | St. Oswald of Worcester |
| March 1 | St. David of Wales |
| March 3 | St. Katharine Drexel |
| March 4 | St. Casimir |
| March 5 | St. John Joseph of the Cross |
The day before, March 1, is the day of St. David of Wales. The day after, March 3, belongs to St. Katharine Drexel. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.