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Ammon, Amun, Ammonas, Amoun (Ἀμοῦν), or Ammonius the Hermit was a 4th-century Christian ascetic and the founder of one of the most celebrated monastic communities in Egypt. He is n…
Christian feast day: Amun
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…
Christian feast day: Francis of Assisi Conclusion of Creationtide
Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a pri…
Christian feast day: Petronius of Bologna
October 3 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 5
Christian feast day: October 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans.
Feast of St Francis of Assisi patron saints of Italy.
Cinnamon Roll Day or Cinnamon Bun Day falls on 4 October each year. It is an annual theme day created for marketing purposes in Sweden and Finland that was instituted in 1999 by Ka…
Cinnamon Roll Day (Sweden and Finland)
This is a list of holidays in Lesotho.January 1: New Year's Day March 11: Moshoeshoe's Day March 29: Good Friday April 1: Easter Monday May 1: Workers' Day May 9: Ascension Day Ma…
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Lesotho from the United Kingdom in 1966.
World Space Week (WSW) is an annual holiday observed from October 4 to 10 in over 95 nations throughout the world. World Space Week is officially defined as "an international celeb…
The beginning of World Space Week (International)
World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
World Animal Day
World Space Week (WSW) is an annual holiday observed from October 4 to 10 in over 95 nations throughout the world. World Space Week is officially defined as "an international celeb…
World Space Week (October 4–10)
An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated…
Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)
Anna Schäffer was a German woman who lived in Mindelstetten in Bavaria. She was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012.
Christian feast day: Anna Schäffer
Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM was a Polish Catholic religious sister and mystic. Faustyna, popularly spelled Faustina in English, had apparitions of Jesus C…
Christian feast day: Faustina Kowalska
Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R., was a German Redemptorist missionary, who worked in the United States, particularly in parishes serving immigrant communities on the American fronti…
Christian feast day: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Roman Catholic Church)
Bartolo Longo, TOSD was an Italian lawyer and former Satanic priest who returned to the Catholic faith and became a Dominican tertiary, dedicating his life to the rosary and the Vi…
Christian feast day: Blessed Bartolo Longo
Saint Thraseas was a martyr under the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Prior to his death he served as Bishop of Eumenia, Phrygia, in Asia Minor.
Christian feast day: Thraseas
Hor and Susia are martyrs of the Coptic Church. They were martyred with their sons Hor and Agatho. Their feast day is October 5.
Christian feast day: Hor and Susia (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
Placidus was a Christian monk and martyr, and a disciple of Benedict of Nursia.
Christian feast day: Placid and Maurus
Placidus was a Roman priest, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Christian feast day: Placidus (martyr)
October 4 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 6
Christian feast day: October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The Constitution of Vanuatu is the supreme law of the Republic of Vanuatu. It was enacted in 1979, and came into force upon the country's independence on 30 July 1980.
Constitution Day (Vanuatu)
Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
Engineer's Day (Bolivia)
International Day of No Prostitution (IDNP) is an awareness day celebrated to oppose the practice of sex work. First observed in 2002, the event takes place annually on the 5th of …
International Day of No Prostitution