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Bernhard II of Baden, was the second son of Margrave Jacob of Baden and his wife, Catherine of Lorraine. He was born in the late 1420s at Hohenbaden Castle in Baden-Baden. His exac…
Christian feast day: Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Bonaventure was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
Christian feast day: Bonaventure
Ceslaus, O.P., was born in Kamień Śląski in Silesia, Poland, of the noble family of Odrowąż, and was a relative, possibly the brother, of Hyacinth of Poland.
Christian feast day: Ceslaus
St. Donald of Ogilvy, also known as Donivald or Domhnall, was an eighth-century Scottish saint who lived at Ogilvy, in the former Forfarshire.
Christian feast day: Donald of Ogilvy
The Christian Gospels of Mark and Matthew say that, after the Ascension of Jesus, his Apostles "went out and preached everywhere". This is described in Mark 16 verses 19 and 20, an…
Christian feast day: Dispersion of the Apostles (formerly by the Catholic Church)
Saint Edith of Polesworth was an Anglo-Saxon abbess venerated in the Kingdom of Mercia. She is traditionally associated with Polesworth Abbey in Warwickshire and the royal centre o…
Christian feast day: Edith of Polesworth
Inácio de Azevedo, SJ (1526–1570) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of Brazil, beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1854.
Christian feast day: Blessed Inácio de Azevedo
Plechelm,, is honoured in both the Catholic Church and the Old Catholic Church as a patron saint of the Netherlands.
Christian feast day: Plechelm
Cyricus and his mother Julitta are venerated as early Christian martyrs. According to traditional stories, they were put to death at Tarsus in AD 304.
Christian feast day: Quriaqos and Julietta (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox)
Swithun was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for pos…
Christian feast day: Swithun
Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych, given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The…
Christian feast day: Vladimir the Great (Eastern Orthodox; Catholic Church)
July 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 16
Christian feast day: July 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The annual EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis is observed in the European Union on 15 July since 2023. Despite its name, it is not limited to the European Union bu…
EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis (European Union, worldwide)
Rosalia, nicknamed la Santuzza was a virgin and hermit on Monte Pellegrino. She is venerated as the patron saint of Palermo in Italy, Camargo in Chihuahua, and three towns in Venez…
Festival of Santa Rosalia (Palermo, Sicily)
Meänmaa Flag Day, Meänmaa Day or Torne Valley Day is a holiday celebrated in the Torne Valley/Meänmaa region on 15 July. The tradition was started by the association "Meänmaan Tink…
Meänmaa Flag Day (Meänmaa)
Statehood Day or the Day of Ukrainian Statehood is a national holiday in Ukraine, celebrated annually on 15 July, in commemoration of the Christianization of Kievan Rus'. It was pr…
Statehood Day (Ukraine)
André de Soveral SJ was a Portuguese Catholic priest from Colonial Brazil. He was killed during the Restoration War at the Martyrdom of Cunhau, a massacre promoted by Dutch troops …
Christian feast day: André de Soveral
Gondulph of Maastricht, sometimes of Tongeren was a bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht venerated as a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint. Together with Saint Servatius and Saint …
Christian feast day: Gondulphus of Tongeren
Helier was a 6th-century ascetic hermit. He is the patron saint of Jersey in the Channel Islands, and in particular of the town and parish of Saint Helier, the island's capital. He…
Christian feast day: Helier
Irmgard of Chiemsee, a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was the second daughter of King Louis the German and his wife Hemma. She was the first abbess of Frauenwörth abbey from 85…
Christian feast day: Blessed Irmgard of Chiemsee
Marie-Madeleine Postel, born Julie Françoise-Catherine Postel, was a French Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Christian Schools. Postel was also a memb…
Christian feast day: Marie-Madeleine Postel
Fiesta de la Tirana is an annual festival held in the locality of La Tirana in the Tarapacá Region of northern Chile. The celebration takes place on July 16 in honor of the Virgen …
Christian feast day: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Fiesta de La Tirana (Tarapacá Region, Chile)
Reineldis was a saint of the 7th century, martyred by raiding barbarians.
Christian feast day: Reineldis
Sisenandus of Beja was a Christian deacon and martyr who was put to death during the reign of Abd al-Rahman II, Emir of Córdoba, and is counted among the Martyrs of Córdoba.
Christian feast day: Sisenandus of Beja