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title: "St. Nicholas of Flüe: Feast Day March 21 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-of-flue/
description: "St. Nicholas of Flüe, Hermit, patron of Switzerland. Remembered on March 21, died c. 1487. Read their life in Bless."
---

Hermit · Remembered on March 21

# St. Nicholas of Flüe

St. Nicholas of Flüe is remembered on March 21 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of Switzerland.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [March 21](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#21) |
| Title | Hermit |
| Died | c. 1487 |
| Patron of | [Switzerland](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#switzerland) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, March 21, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-of-flue/#calendar) |

## Life

A Swiss farmer, magistrate, and father of ten who, at fifty, with his wife’s consent, became the hermit ‘Brother Klaus’ of the Ranft gorge, living — witnesses attested — on the Eucharist alone for nineteen years. In 1481 his counsel, carried down the mountain, saved the Swiss confederation from civil war.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Nicholas of Flüe as patron of Switzerland.

[Switzerland](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#switzerland)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Nicholas of Flüe. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, March 21, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/21/) | Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion | Red | Mark 11:1-10 · Isaiah 50:4-7 · Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 · Philippians 2:6-11 · Philippians 2:8-9 · Mark 14:1-15:47 |
| [Tuesday, March 21, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/21/) | Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent | Violet | Daniel 3:25, 34-43 · Psalm 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 · Joel 2:12-13 · Matthew 18:21-35 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[March 20 St. Cuthbert](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cuthbert/) [March 22 St. Nicholas Owen](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-owen/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 21?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-21) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Nicholas of Flüe

Remembered on March 21

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-of-flue/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-of-flue/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-of-flue/#calendar)

In the app

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