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Philip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Carthage, Greec…
Christian feast day: Philip the Apostle (Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church)
Riccardo Pampuri, OH - born Erminio Filippo Pampuri was an Italian medical doctor and a veteran of World War I who was also a professed member of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint…
Christian feast day: Richard Pampuri
Saint Caecilius is venerated as the patron saint of Granada, Spain.
Christian feast day: Seven Apostolic Men Caecilius of Elvira
According to Christian tradition, the Seven Apostolic Men were seven Christian clerics ordained in Rome by Saints Peter and Paul and sent to evangelize Spain. This group includes T…
Christian feast day: Seven Apostolic Men Ctesiphon of Vergium
Saint Euphrasius of Illiturgis is venerated as a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. Euphrasius’ diocese was traditionally associated with Illiturgis…
Christian feast day: Seven Apostolic Men Euphrasius of Illiturgis
Saint Hesychius is venerated as the patron saint of Cazorla, Spain.
Christian feast day: Seven Apostolic Men Hesychius of Cazorla
Saint Indaletius is venerated as the patron saint of Almería, Spain. Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the tow…
Christian feast day: Seven Apostolic Men Indaletius
Saint Secundus or Secundius is venerated as a Christian missionary and martyr of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of Abula, which has been identif…
Christian feast day: Seven Apostolic Men Secundus of Abula
Saint Torquatus is venerated as the patron saint of Guadix, Spain. Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town …
Christian feast day: Seven Apostolic Men Torquatus of Acci
Sigismund was King of the Burgundians from 516 until his death. He was the son of king Gundobad and Caretene. He succeeded his father in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were…
Christian feast day: Sigismund of Burgundy
Saint Theodard was an archbishop of Narbonne. He may have been born to the nobility and served as a subdeacon at a church council at Toulouse.
Christian feast day: Theodard
Ultan was an Irish monk who later became an abbot. He was the brother of Saints Fursey and Foillan. He was a member of Fursey's mission from Ireland to East Anglia in c. 633, and l…
Christian feast day: Ultan
Apr. 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 2.
Christian feast day: May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated…
Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the const…
Constitution Day (Argentina, Latvia, Marshall Islands)
Maharashtra Day is a state holiday in the Indian state of Maharashtra, commemorating the formation of the state of Maharashtra in India from the division of the Bombay State on 1 M…
Commemoration of the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat following the foundation of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti (India):
Guerrilla gardening is the act of gardening – raising food, plants, or flowers – on land that gardeners do not have the legal right to cultivate, such as abandoned sites, neglected…
International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day
Lei Day is a statewide celebration in Hawaii. The celebration begins in the morning of May first every year and continues into the next day. Lei day was established as a holiday in…
Lei Day (Hawaii)
On May 1 the United States officially recognizes Law Day. It is meant to reflect on the role of law in the foundation of the country and to recognize its importance for society.
International Workers' Day or Labour Day (International), and its related observances: Law Day (United States), formerly
Kazakhstan People's Unity Day, also known as Unity Day, is a Public holiday in Kazakhstan which celebrates the Kazakhs and the Kazakh nation alongside inter-ethnic relations betwee…
Kazakhstan People's Unity Day (Kazakhstan)
Calan Mai or Calan Haf, also historically called Cyntefin, is the Welsh celebration of May Day. It marks the beginning of summer and traditionally it involved festivities around bo…
May Day (beginning of Summer) observances in the Northern hemisphere (see April 30): Calan Mai (Wales)
Ahudemmeh was the Grand Metropolitan of the East in the Syriac Orthodox Church from 559 until his execution in 575. He was known as the Apostle of the Arabs, and is commemorated as…
Christian feast day: Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Athanasius I of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20…
Christian feast day: Athanasius of Alexandria (Western Christianity)
Bolesław Strzelecki (1896–1941) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. He is one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs.
Christian feast day: Bolesław Strzelecki (Catholic Church)