March 3rd Feast of Blessed Katherine Drexel Famous Birthdays - Alexander Graham Bell (1847) March 6th Famous Birthdays - Michelangelo (1475), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806) English Poet March 9th Feast of St. Frances of Rome Catholic Encyclopedia Entry on St. Frances of Rome Famous Birthdays - Amerigo Vespucci (1454) Italian Explorer March 14th Famous Birthdays - Albert Einstein (1879) March 17th St. Patrick's Day - Catholic Encyclopedia Entry on Saint Patrick The Confessio of Saint Patrick Patrick: Brave Shepherd of the Emerald Isle, animated video, CCC of America The story of Patrick, presented in a very appealing, very Catholic way, with lots of humor too. Other good stories and resources about Ireland: The Cottage at Bantry Bay series by Hilda Van Stockum, Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal by Robert T. Reilly and The Saints of Ireland by Mary Ryan D'Arcy. March 19th The Feast of St. Joseph Catholic Encyclopedia Entry on Saint Joseph March 21st The Feast of St. Benedict March 25th The Feast of the Annunciation Catholic Encyclopedia Entry on the Feast of the Annunciation March 26th Famous Birthdays - Robert Frost (1874) American poet March 31st Famous Birthdays - Joseph Haydn (1732) Austrian Composer Also See: Catholic Information Network's Calendar for March