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Anna Pak Agi is one of 103 Korean Martyrs. Her feast day is May 24, and she is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on 20 September.
Christian feast day: Anna Pak Agi (one of The Korean Martyrs)
Donatian and Rogatian were two brothers, martyred in Nantes during the reign of Roman Emperor Maximian, around 288–290, for refusing to deny their faith. They are also known as les…
Christian feast day: Donatian and Rogatian
Jackson Kemper in 1835 became the first missionary bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Especially known for his work with Native American peoples, he al…
Christian feast day: Jackson Kemper (Episcopal Church)
Joanna, the wife of Chuza, is a woman mentioned in the gospels who was healed by Jesus and later supported him and his disciples in their travels. She is one of the women recorded …
Christian feast day: Joanna
Juan de Prado, OFM was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor. He served as part of the missions in Muslim Morocco at the request of …
Christian feast day: Juan de Prado
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name…
Christian feast day: Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau
Mary Help of Christians is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on a devotion now associated with a feast day of the General Roman Calendar on 24 May. John Chrysostom…
Christian feast day: Mary, Help of Christians
Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kâli, is the patron saint of the Romani people in Folk Catholicism. The center of her veneration is Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a place of pilgrima…
Christian feast day: Sarah (celebrated by the Romani people of Camargue)
Simeon Stylites the Younger, also known as Simeon of the Admirable Mountain, is a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
Christian feast day: Simeon Stylites the Younger
Vincent of Lérins was a Gallic monk and author of early Christian writings. One example was the Commonitorium, c. 434, which offers guidance in the orthodox teaching of Christianit…
Christian feast day: Vincent of Lérins
May 23 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 25
Christian feast day: May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Lubiri, commonly referred to as the Kabaka's Palace, Mengo Palace, or Twekobe, is the official royal compound of the Kabaka (king) of the Buganda Kingdom in Uganda. Situated on Men…
Lubiri Memorial Day (Buganda)
The Independence Day of Eritrea is one of the most important public holidays in the country. It is observed on May 24 every year. On this day in 1991, Eritrean People's Liberation …
Independence Day (Eritrea), celebrates the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia in 1993
The Day of Bulgarian Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture has been celebrated in Bulgaria since 11 May 1851. Today, this holiday is celebrated every year on 24 May and is …
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Eastern Orthodox Church, Julian Calendar) and its related observance: Bulgarian Educatio
National Patriots' Day is a statutory holiday observed annually in the Canadian province of Quebec, on the Monday preceding 25 May. The holiday was established by the Lieutenant Go…
Victoria Day; celebrated on Monday on or before May 24
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries in Africa as well as around the …
Africa Day (African Union)
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries in Africa as well as around the …
African Liberation Day (African Union, Rastafari)
Aldhelm, Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, and a writer and scholar of Latin poetry, was born before the middle of the 7th century. He is said to have been the son of…
Christian feast day: Aldhelm
Bede, also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the best known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his mo…
Christian feast day: Bede
Saint Canius was a Roman Catholic bishop and martyr, and patron saint of the cities of Calitri, Acerenza and its archdiocese. He may have been a descendant of the Roman gens Cania.…
Christian feast day: Canius
Cristóbal Magallanes Jara was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed without trial on the way to say Mass during the Cristero War. He had faced trumped-up charges of i…
Christian feast day: Cristóbal Magallanes
Denis Ssebuggwawo is a Ugandan Catholic martyr and saint. He was born at Kigoloba in Bulemeezi County. His father was Kajansi and mother was Nsonga of Musoga. Shortly after his bir…
Christian feast day: Denis Ssebuggwawo Wasswa
Dionysius was bishop of Milan from 349 to 355. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches and his feast day is 25 May.
Christian feast day: Dionysius of Milan