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Narcissus of Jerusalem was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches. In the Roman Catholic Church, his feast day is cele…
Christian feast day: Narcissus of Jerusalem
Saint Theuderius was a Christian monk, abbot and hermit. His feast day is 29 October.
Christian feast day: Theuderius
October 28 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 30
Christian feast day: October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Cambodia has numerous public holidays, including memorial holidays and religious holidays of Buddhist origin. The Khmer traditional calendar, known as ចន្ទគតិ Chănteăkeătĕ, is a lu…
Coronation Day (Cambodia)
Michele Rua was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Rua was a student under Don Bosco and was also the latter's first collaborator in the…
Christian feast day: Michele Rua
National Cat Day is celebrated in various countries. In some areas, it is an awareness day to raise public awareness of cat adoption.
National Cat Day (United States)
Republic Day is a public holiday in Turkey commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923. The annual celebrations start at 1:00 pm on 28 October and c…
Republic Day (Turkey) or Cumhuriyet Bayramı
Remembrance Days in Slovakia are working days.
Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
Æthelnoth was the archbishop of Canterbury from 1020 until his death. Descended from an earlier English king, Æthelnoth became a monk prior to becoming archbishop. While archbishop…
Christian feast day: Ethelnoth (Egelnoth) the Good
Dominic Collins, SJ was an Irish Jesuit lay brother, an ex-soldier, who died for his Catholic faith. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II, along with 16 other Irish Catholic Marty…
Christian feast day: Blessed Dominic Collins (Catholic, Ireland, Society of Jesus)
Gerard of Potenza, also known as Gerard La Porta, was a bishop of Potenza, the modern-day provincial capital of the Italian region of Basilicata in Southern Italy. In Potenza, he s…
Christian feast day: Gerard of Potenza
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 Maria Teresa of St. Joseph
John Wycliffe was an English scholastic philosopher, Christian reformer, Catholic priest, and a theology professor at the University of Oxford. Wycliffe is traditionally believed t…
Christian feast day: John Wycliffe (Episcopal Church (USA))
Saint Marcellus of Tangier or Saint Marcellus the Centurion was a Roman centurion who is today venerated as a martyr-saint in both the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic Church. His…
Christian feast day: Marcellus of Tangier
Saint Saturninus of Cagliari is venerated as the patron saint of Cagliari. According to Christian tradition, Saturninus was a local martyr –that is, he was killed at Cagliari by or…
Christian feast day: Saturninus of Cagliari
Serapion of Antioch was a Patriarch of Antioch. He is known primarily through his theological writings, although all but a few fragments of his works have perished. His feast day i…
Christian feast day: Serapion of Antioch
Talarican (Tarkin) was a Scottish Bishop of Sodor of the eighth century.
Christian feast day: Talarican (Tarkin)
Theonistus is a saint venerated by the Catholic Church. Theonistus is venerated with two companions, Tabra and Tabratha. Medieval documents give accounts of his life, which are con…
Christian feast day: Theonistus
The Holy Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia are recognized by Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church; their day is October 30.
Christian feast day: Zenobios and Zenobia
October 29 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 31
Christian feast day: October 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The Remembrance Day for the Victims of Political Repression is an annual day when victims of political repression in the Soviet Union are remembered and mourned across the Russian …
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions (former Soviet republics, except Ukraine)
Thevar Jayanthi, which falls on 30 October, is an annual commemoration of the birth anniversary of Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar. It is celebrated primarily by the Thevar communi…
Thevar Jayanthi (Thevar community, India)
Mischief Night or Mischievous Night is an informal holiday where young people engage in jokes, pranks, vandalism, or parties. It is celebrated mostly in Yorkshire and other parts o…
Mischief Night (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places)