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David the Dendrite, also known as David the tree-dweller and David of Thessalonika, is a saint of Thessaloniki. David became a monk at the Monastery of Saints Merkourios and Theodo…
Christian feast day: David the Dendrite
Hermogius was a Benedictine bishop, and uncle to Pelagius of Cordova.
Christian feast day: Hermogius
Isabel Florence Hapgood was an American writer and translator, who is renowned for her translations of Russian and French texts. She is best known for her English translations of V…
Christian feast day: Isabel Florence Hapgood (Episcopal Church)
Jeremiah, also called Jeremias, and occasionally in older English texts Jeremy, was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored …
Christian feast day: Jeremiah (Lutheran)
John and Paul are saints who lived during the fourth century in the Roman Empire. They were martyred at Rome on 26 June. The year of their martyrdom is uncertain according to their…
Christian feast day: John and Paul
Giacinto Bonaventura Longhin - in religious Andrea di Campodarsego - was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin who served a…
Christian feast day: Blessed Giacinto Longhin
José María Robles Hurtado was a Mexican priest and one of several priests martyred during the Cristero War.
Christian feast day: José María Robles Hurtado (one of Saints of the Cristero War)
Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the principle of everyday holiness. …
Christian feast day: Josemaría Escrivá
The Martyrology of Rabban Sliba is a book containing the names and feast days of a number of martyrs of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Christian feast day: Mar Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Pelagius of Córdoba was a Christian boy who died as a martyr in Córdoba in southern Spain around 926 AD.
Christian feast day: Pelagius of Córdoba
Therese-Madeleine Fantou was a religious with the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul martyred during the French Revolution. She is recognized as a Blessed martyr by the …
Christian feast day: Blessed Therese-Madeleine Fantou
Vigilius of Trent is venerated as the patron saint and bishop of Trent.
Christian feast day: Vigilius of Trent
June 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 27
Christian feast day: June 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Restoration Day in Somaliland is an annual national celebration observed on 18 May in Somaliland. The holiday commemorates the 1991 restoration of Somaliland's self-governance and …
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Somaliland from United Kingdom in 1960
The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. It is observed annually since …
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (International)
The United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is an international observance held annually on 26 June to speak out against the crime of torture and to honor…
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (International)
World Refrigeration Day is an international day established by the World Refrigeration Day Secretariat in Derbyshire, England. Held annually on 26 June, it was created to raise awa…
World Refrigeration Day (International)
Saint Arialdo is a Christian saint of the eleventh century. He was assassinated because of his efforts to reform the Milanese clergy.
Christian feast day: Arialdo
Crescens was an individual who appears in the New Testament. He is traditionally considered one of the 72 disciples sent out by Jesus in Luke 10. He was a missionary in Galatia and…
Christian feast day: Crescens, one of the Seventy disciples
Cyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrot…
Christian feast day: Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church)
Hemma of Gurk, also called Emma of Gurk, was a noblewoman, Fürstin (princess) and founder of several churches and monasteries in the Duchy of Carinthia. Buried at Gurk Cathedral si…
Christian feast day: Hemma of Gurk
Gundenis was a virgin martyr. She suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Septimius Severus.
Christian feast day: Gundenis
Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance was a French Roman Catholic who founded the pious union of the Oblates of the Sacred Heart in 1874. She was known for her staunch devotion…
Christian feast day: Blessed Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance
Marguerite Bays, OFS was a Swiss seamstress and mystic. She lived a simple life as a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and adapted the tenets of the order's charism into her o…
Christian feast day: Marguerite Bays