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title: "St. Nicholas Owen: Feast Day March 22 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-owen/
description: "St. Nicholas Owen, Religious and Martyr. Remembered on March 22, died 1606. Read their life in Bless."
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Religious and Martyr · Remembered on March 22

# St. Nicholas Owen

St. Nicholas Owen is remembered on March 22 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [March 22](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#22) |
| Title | Religious and Martyr |
| Died | 1606 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, March 22, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-owen/#calendar) |

## Life

A tiny Oxford carpenter, Jesuit lay brother, who for twenty-six years built the priest-holes of England — ingenious hides that saved hundreds of lives, working alone by night. Captured at last, he was torn to death on the Tower rack rather than betray a single one.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Nicholas Owen. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, March 22, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/22/) | Monday of Holy Week | Violet | Isaiah 42:1-7 · Psalm 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 · John 12:1-11 |
| [Wednesday, March 22, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/22/) | Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent | Violet | Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 · Psalm 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 · John 6:63c, 68c · Matthew 5:17-19 |

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 21 St. Nicholas of Flüe](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-of-flue/) [March 23 St. Turibius of Mogrovejo](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-turibius-of-mogrovejo/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 22?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-22) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Nicholas Owen

Remembered on March 22

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-owen/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-owen/#calendar)

In the app

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