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Our Lady of La Salette is a Marian apparition reported by two French children, Maximin Giraud and Mélanie Calvat, to have occurred at La Salette-Fallavaux, France, in 1846.
Christian feast day: Our Lady of La Salette
Theodore of Tarsus was Archbishop of Canterbury from 668 to 690. Theodore grew up in Tarsus, but fled to Constantinople after the Persian Empire conquered Tarsus and other cities. …
Christian feast day: Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)
Saints Trophimus (Trophimos), Sabbatius, and Dorymedon are venerated as Christian martyrs. The story of their martyrdom is enshrouded in myth, and though they share the same feast …
Christian feast day: Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon
Sep. 18 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 20
Christian feast day: September 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
This is a list of public holidays in Chile; about half of them are Christian holidays.
Armed Forces Day (Chile)
Remembrance Days in Slovakia are working days.
Day of the First Public Appearance of the Slovak National Council
The Fiestas Patrias of Chile consist of two days, with a third one added on some years:18 September, in commemoration of the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810, and m…
Second day of Fiestas Patrias (Chile)
An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state…
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the United Kingdom in 1983.
International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers of Albany, Oregon, who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when eve…
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Pope Agapetus I was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536. His father, Gordianus, was a priest in Rome and he may have been related to two popes, Felix II…
Christian feast day: Agapitus (Western Christianity)
Martyr Evilasius was a pagan priest who tortured a 13-year-old girl who later became Saint Fausta. Realizing her courage, he himself converted to Christianity, an act punishable by…
Christian feast day: Evilasius
Fausta of Cyzicus, also known as Saint Fausta, was a 4th-century girl from Cyzicus. At the age of 13, she was arrested, tortured, and executed for being a Christian.
Christian feast day: Fausta of Cyzicus
Glycerius was Archbishop of Milan from 436 to 438. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
Christian feast day: Glycerius of Milan
Jean-Charles Cornay was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was martyred in Vietnam. He was executed in Ha Tay, Tonkin, now Vietnam, during the persecutio…
Christian feast day: Jean-Charles Cornay (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
John Coleridge Patteson was an English Anglican bishop, missionary to the South Sea Islands, and an accomplished linguist, learning 23 of the islands' more than 1,000 languages.
Christian feast day: John Coleridge Patteson (commemoration, Anglicanism)
Saint Eustace was a Roman general who is revered as a Christian martyr. According to legend, he was a pagan who converted to Christianity after having a vision of the cross while h…
Christian feast day: Eustace (Western Christianity)
José María de Yermo y Parres was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor. He dedicated his life to catering to …
Christian feast day: José Maria de Yermo y Parres
The Korean Martyrs were the victims of religious persecution against Catholics during the 19th century in Korea. Among them are 103 Saints and 124 Blesseds officially recognized by…
Christian feast day: Korean Martyrs, including Andrew Kim Taegon and Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert
Theodore, Philippa, and companions were martyrs, who suffered crucifixion during the reign of Elagabalus. Theodore of Perge as a Roman soldier, and Philippa (Φιλίππα) was his mothe…
Christian feast day: Theodore, Philippa and companions
Vincent Madelgarius, aka Maelceadar, Benedictine monk, died 677. His feast day is September 20.
Christian feast day: Vincent Madelgarius (Maelceadar)
Sep. 19 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 21
Christian feast day: September 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Nepal uses three official calendar systems; the Nepal Sambat is the main and national calendar, in addition to the Vikram Samvat for Hindu holidays, and the Gregorian calendar for …
Constitution Day (Nepal)
Independence Day or Republic Day is the main state holiday in the partially recognized Republic of South Ossetia. This date is celebrated on September 20. It commemorates South Oss…
Independence Day of South Ossetia (not fully recognized)
Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, b…
National Youth Day (Thailand)