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Saint Dometius (Domitius) the Persian is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, he was martyred by lapidation during the reign of Julian the Apostate wi…
Christian feast day: Dometius of Persia
Saint Donatus of Arezzo is the patron saint of Arezzo, and considered a bishop of the city.
Christian feast day: Donatus of Arezzo
Donatus was a bishop of Besançon, founder of the monastery Palatium in Besançon and author of a rule for nuns. He is venerated as a saint since the 11th century; his feast day is A…
Christian feast day: Donatus of Besançon
Donatus of Muenstereifel is a catacomb saint whose relics are found in the Jesuit church in Bad Muenstereifel. He is widely venerated in the Rhine valley region of Germany and the …
Christian feast day: Donatus of Muenstereifel
Edward Bamber was an English Roman Catholic priest. He was beatified in 1987.
Christian feast day: Blessed Edward Bamber, John Woodcock and Thomas Whittaker
John Mason Neale was an English Anglican priest, scholar, and hymnwriter. He worked on and wrote a wide range of holy Christian texts, including obscure medieval hymns, both Wester…
Christian feast day: John Mason Neale (Episcopal Church (USA))
Nantovinus (also known as Conrad Nantwein or Nantwin(us); d. 7 August 1286) was, according to legend, a pious Christian pilgrim who died as a martyr. He is venerated as a saint and…
Christian feast day: Nantovinus
Pope Sixtus II, also written as Pope Xystus II, was Pope from 31 August 257 until his death on 6 August 258. He was killed along with seven deacons, including Lawrence of Rome, dur…
Christian feast day: Pope Sixtus II
August 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 8
Christian feast day: August 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Filseta is a feast day observed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church in commemoration of the Dormition and Assumption of Mary. The fastin…
Christian feast day: Filseta (Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
This is a list of public holidays in Ivory Coast.
Republic Day (Ivory Coast)
Youth Day or National Youth Day is a commemorative holiday in honour of young people, celebrated in different parts of the world on various dates throughout the year.
Youth Day (Kiribati)
The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. m…
National Purple Heart Day (United States)
This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
Ceasefire Day (end of Iran–Iraq War) (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Altmann was the Bishop of Passau from 1065 until his death. He was an important representative of the Gregorian reforms, monastic founder and reformer. He is venerated as a saint, …
Christian Feast Day: Altmann of Passau
Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro was the co-foundress of the Religious Congregation of the Servants of St. Joseph, who developed the "Nazareth workshop" as both a new format for consec…
Christian Feast Day: Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro
Cyriacus, sometimes Anglicized as Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the Diocletianic Persecution. He is one of twenty-seven saints, …
Christian Feast Day: Cyriacus and companions
Dominic de Guzmán, almost exclusively known as Saint Dominic, was a Castilian religious priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He is the patron saint of ast…
Christian Feast Day: Dominic de Guzmán, founder of the Dominican Order.
The Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones were nine individuals who are venerated as martyrs and saints of Early Christianity. The nine saints are divided into two groups:…
Christian Feast Day: Four Crowned Martyrs
Maria Anna Rosa Caiani was an Italian Roman Catholic nun from Florence who established the Minim Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1902. Caiani assumed the religious name of "Maria Ma…
Christian Feast Day: Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ was an Australian religious sister. She was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia. Together with Fr Julian Tenison-Wood…
Christian Feast Day: Mary MacKillop
Severus of Vienne was a priest who evangelised in Vienne, France. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church as well as in other denominations. Severus was reportedly Indian…
Christian Feast Day: Severus of Vienne
August 7 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 9
Christian Feast Day: August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)