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Bertrand of Comminges was Bishop of Comminges, in the diocese of Toulouse, France. It is after him that the commune of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, is named.
Christian feast day: Bertrand of Comminges
Colman mac Cathbaid is a sixth-century Irish saint who was an abbot and bishop of Kilroot, a minor see which was afterwards incorporated in the Diocese of Connor. He may have given…
Christian feast day: Colmán of Kilroot (Colman mac Cathbaid)
Saint Eliphius or Eloff is venerated as a martyr and saint. Tradition holds that he was the child of a king of Scotia, and preached in Toul, where he converted 400 people to Christ…
Christian feast day: Eliphius
Fortunatus of Casei is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Tradition makes him a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum. However, his relics were situat…
Christian feast day: Fortunatus of Casei
Gall according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent. However, he may hav…
Christian feast day: Gall
Gerard Majella was an Italian lay brother of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, better known as the Redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Christian feast day: Gerard Majella
Hedwig of Silesia, a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland fro…
Christian feast day: Hedwig of Silesia
Hugh Latimer was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester during the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555 under the Cat…
Christian feast day: Hugh Latimer (Anglicanism)
Saint Junian was a 5th-century Christian hermit at the location later named after him, Saint-Junien. According to tradition, he was the son of the Count of Cambrai and was born in …
Christian feast day: Junian (of Saint-Junien)
Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
Christian feast day: Marguerite Marie Alacoque
Marguerite d'Youville, SGM was a French Canadian widow who founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns". She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in …
Christian feast day: Marie-Marguerite d'Youville
Nicholas Ridley was an English Bishop of London. Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady …
Christian feast day: Nicholas Ridley (Anglicanism)
Silvanus of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint.
Christian feast day: Silvanus of Ahun
Beatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on …
Christian feast day: Blessed Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church / Catholic Church)
Pope Victor III, born Dauferio Epifani Del Zotto, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was the successor of Pope Greg…
Christian feast day: Pope Victor III
October 15 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 17
Christian feast day: October 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Pope John Paul II Day is a Polish festival celebrated every year on October 16. It was established by the Polish Parliament as a tribute to Pope John Paul II. In parallel, it is ce…
Pope John Paul II Day (Poland)
Holidays in Pakistan are celebrated according to the Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrate…
Death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan (Pakistan)
Andrew of Crete was a fervent iconophile, he was executed in the Forum Bovis of Constantinople at the orders of Emperor Constantine V in 766 or 767, during the Byzantine Iconoclasm…
Christian feast day: Andrew of Crete
Saint Catervus is the patron saint of Tolentino. Catervus is said to have brought the Christian faith to the city. Tolentino is known to have had bishops by the fifth century.
Christian feast day: Catervus
Saints Æthelred and Æthelberht according to the Kentish royal legend were princes of the Kingdom of Kent who were murdered in around AD 669, and later commemorated as saints and ma…
Christian feast day: Ethelred and Ethelberht
Teachers' Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers. It may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the comm…
Teachers' Day (Chile)
World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization…
World Food Day (International)
The Busan–Masan Uprising or abbreviated, the Bu-Ma Uprising, was a series of demonstrations and popular uprising against President Park Chung Hee's dictatorial Yushin regime in Sou…
Bu-Ma Democratic Protests Commemoration Day (South Korea)