10 March saints to put on your calendar

March is a month well-known for its celebration of St. Patrick's Day, but it also features a large array of saints, such as St. Joseph and the Marian feast of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Here is a list of 10 of the most notable saints to imitate and feasts to celebrate in March.

St. Katharine Drexel was a trailblazer in the United States, opening mission schools in the West for Native Americans and in the South for African Americans.

The Church honors the memory of St. Casimir, a 15th-century prince of Poland and Lithuania, who is sometimes called the "peacemaker," for his desire for peace instead of war.

Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are two holy women who died as martyrs in the early Church, and their names are included in the Eucharistic canon of the Mass.

St. Frances of Rome was a 15th-century saint who possessed a deep spiritual life and friendship with her Guardian Angel.

Patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick is well-known for his heroic efforts in spreading Christianity throughout the Emerald Isle.

St. Cyril of Jerusalem was a 4th-century bishop whose catechetical lectures preserve the early teaching of the Church on the sacraments.

St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is honored each year on March 19, and the solemnity provides a little rest from the rigors of Lent.

St. Turibio de Mogrovejo was as a Spanish bishop who became among the first canonized saints in Peru.

While not on the current calendar, traditionally March 24 was the feast of St. Gabriel, as a prelude to the feast of the Annunciation on the 25th.

Nine months before the celebration of Christmas is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of of the Lord, when Jesus became incarnate in Mary's womb.