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Aristides the Athenian was a 2nd-century Christian Greek author who is primarily known as the author of the Apology of Aristides. His feast day is August 31 in the Catholic Church …
Christian feast day: Aristides of Athens
Saint Cuthburh or Cuthburg, Cuthburga was the first Abbess of Wimborne Minster. She was the sister of Ine, King of Wessex and was married to the Northumbrian king Aldfrith.
Christian feast day: Cuthburh
Joseph of Arimathea is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion. Three of the four canonical Gospels identify him as a member of t…
Christian feast day: Joseph of Arimathea
Nicodemus is a New Testament figure venerated as a saint in a number of Christian traditions. He is depicted as a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin who is drawn to hear Jesus'…
Christian feast day: Nicodemus
Saint Paulinus of Trier was bishop of Trier and a supporter of St. Athanasius the Great in the conflict against Arianism. At the Synod of Arles (353) he was targeted by the Arians,…
Christian feast day: Paulinus of Trier
Raymond Nonnatus was a Mercedarian friar and missionary from Catalonia in Spain. His byname, meaning "not born" in Latin, refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother havin…
Christian feast day: Raymond Nonnatus
Wala was a son of Bernard, son of Charles Martel, and one of the principal advisers of his cousin Charlemagne, of Charlemagne's son Louis the Pious, and of Louis's son Lothair I. …
Christian feast day: Wala of Corbie
August 30 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 1
Christian feast day: August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951. The Act, as amended in 2010, currently defines fourteen public holidays.
Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
Departure Day is a national holiday in Afghanistan that celebrates the 2021 withdrawal of United States troops from the country. The Taliban declared 31 August to be a public holid…
Departure Day, celebrates the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
The Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan is the main state holiday in Kyrgyzstan. It is celebrated in Kyrgyzstan annually on August 31, the anniversary of its declaration of independence…
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Independence Day, also known as National Day, is the independence day of the Federation of Malaya from the United Kingdom. It commemorates the Malayan Declaration of Independence o…
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.
The government of Trinidad and Tobago officially recognises a number of holidays and celebrations from most represented groups. The following holidays are those that are officiall…
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.
The Romanian Language Day is a holiday in Romania, Moldova and Ukraine celebrated every 31 August for the Romanian language. Romanian is a Romance language, being part of the same …
Romanian Language Day (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine)
Sabah Day is a self-government day celebrated on 31 August every year by the state of Sabah in Malaysia. Since 2012, the holiday has been received widely by the Sabah state governm…
Sabah Day (Sabah, Borneo)
The Feast of Creation, also known as the Feast of Creation in Christ, Creation Sunday, Creation Day or the World Day of Prayer for Creation, is celebrated in Christianity on Septem…
Feast of Creation (Christianity)
Saint Constantius of Aquino was a bishop of Aquino in Italy, noted for his gift of prophecy, and a saint. He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on Sept. 1.
Christian feast day: Constantius (Costanzo) of Aquino
David Pendleton Oakerhater, also known as O-kuh-ha-tuh and Making Medicine, was a Cheyenne warrior and spiritual leader. He later became an artist and Episcopal deacon. In 1985, Oa…
Christian feast day: David Pendleton Oakerhater (Anglican Communion)
Saint Giles, also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but …
Christian feast day: Giles
Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos was a Brazilian Catholic laywoman. She served as a Vincentian in her parish, although she never formally joined the movement. In her spare time, she dev…
Christian feast day: Isabel Cristina
Saint Lupus of Sens was the nineteenth bishop of Sens.
Christian feast day: Loup (Lupus) of Sens
Nivard was the Bishop of Reims during the Merovingian Dynasty from approximately 649 until 673. He was later venerated as a medieval Catholic Saint.
Christian feast day: Nivard (Nivo)
Saint Sixtus of Reims is considered the first bishop of Reims. According to Hincmar, a 9th-century archbishop of Reims, Sixtus was sent from Rome by Pope Sixtus II to Gaul to assis…
Christian feast day: Sixtus of Reims
Terentian(us) (Italian: San Terenziano) (died 118) was Bishop of Todi who was killed during the reign of Hadrian (117–138).
Christian feast day: Terentian (Terrence)