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title: "St. Turibius of Mogrovejo: Feast Day March 23 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-turibius-of-mogrovejo/
description: "St. Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop. Remembered on March 23, died 1606. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop · Remembered on March 23

# St. Turibius of Mogrovejo

St. Turibius of Mogrovejo is remembered on March 23 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [March 23](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/#23) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | 1606 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, March 23, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-turibius-of-mogrovejo/#calendar) |

## Life

A Spanish law professor made archbishop of Lima while still a layman, who crossed his vast Andean diocese three times on foot, learned the Indian languages, produced the first trilingual catechism of the Americas, championed the conquered against their conquerors, and confirmed Rose of Lima and Martin de Porres.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Turibius of Mogrovejo. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, March 23, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/03/23/) | Tuesday of Holy Week | Violet | Isaiah 49:1-6 · Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 · John 13:21-33, 36-38 |
| [Thursday, March 23, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/23/) | Thursday of the Third Week of Lent | Violet | Jeremiah 7:23-28 · Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 · Joel 2:12-13 · Luke 11:14-23 |

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 22 St. Nicholas Owen](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-nicholas-owen/) [March 24 St. Oscar Romero](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-oscar-romero/)

[All the saints of March](https://blessbible.app/saints/march/) [Born on March 23?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#03-23) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Turibius of Mogrovejo

Remembered on March 23

On this page

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

In the app

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