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International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD), or International Stammering Awareness Day, is an annual celebration held on October 22. It was first held in the UK and Ireland, in 1…
International Stuttering Awareness Day
The Jidai Matsuri is a traditional Japanese festival held annually on October 22 in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of Kyoto's three major festivals, with the other two being the Aoi Mats…
Jidai Matsuri (Kyoto, Japan)
The Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer is a Catholic liturgical feast. It is celebrated in Venice as the Festa del Redentore. It is also celebrated by the Redemptorists and was celebr…
Christian feast day: Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer
James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord, was, according to the New Testament, a brother of Jesus. James was personally known to Paul the Apostle. He was the fi…
Christian feast day: James the Just (i.e. James, brother of Jesus) (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA), Eastern Orthodox)
Saint Æthelflæd of Romsey was a late tenth-century abbess of Romsey Abbey. She is recognized as the patron saint of the Abbey Church of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda in Romsey, Englan…
Christian feast day: Æthelflæd of Romsey
Allucio of Campugliano (1070–1134) was a Tuscan holy man who distinguished himself by his work on behalf of pilgrims and the poor, and for peace. In the Roman Catholic Church his f…
Christian feast day: Allucio of Campugliano
Saint Amon of Toul was the second recorded bishop of Toul and is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Christian feast day: Amon of Toul (Diocese of Toul)
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius, was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ag…
Christian feast day: Boethius
Ignatius of Constantinople was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 847 to 858 and from 867 to 877. Ignatius lived during a complex time for the Byzantine Empire. The Ic…
Christian feast day: Ignatios of Constantinople
John of Capistrano, OFM was an Italian Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the town of Capestrano, Abruzzo. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himsel…
Christian feast day: John of Capistrano
Joséphine Leroux, born Anne-Josepha Leroux, was a French Poor Clare, executed during the French Revolution.
Christian feast day: Joséphine Leroux
Paul Tống Viết Bường was a martyr of Vietnam, beheaded on October 23, 1833. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1900. In 1988, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II.
Christian feast day: Paul Tong Viet Buong
Peter Pascual, in Latin originally Petrus Paschasius, was a Mozarabic theologian, bishop, and martyr. His very existence has been called into question by recent scholarship.
Christian feast day: Peter Pascual
Servandus and Germanus were Spanish martyrs who are venerated as Christian saints.
Christian feast day: Servandus and Cermanus
Severin of Cologne was the third Bishop of Cologne, living in the later 4th century.
Christian feast day: Severin of Cologne
Beatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on …
Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas Thwing
Saint Romanus of Rouen was a scribe, clerical sage, and bishop of Rouen. He would have lived under Dagobert I (629–39), though his date of birth is unknown. His life is known in le…
Christian feast day: Romain (Romanus) of Rouen
October 22 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 24
Christian feast day: October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The Christ Child, also known as Baby Jesus, Infant Jesus, Child Jesus, Divine Child, Divine Infant, and the Holy Child, refers to Jesus Christ during his early years. The term refe…
Christian feast day: Christmas or the Feast of Señor Noemi (the Child Jesus) in the Apostolic Catholic Church
Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists, chemistry students, and chemistry enthusiasts on October 23 between 6:02 a.m. and 6:02 p.m., making the date 6:02 10/23…
Mole Day (International observance)
Anthony Mary Claret, was a Spanish Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and was the confessor of Queen Isabella II. He founded the congregat…
Christian feast day: Anthony Mary Claret
Arethas or Aretas, also known as Ḥārith ibn Kaʿb, was the leader of the Miaphysite Christian community of Najran in the early 6th century; he was killed during the persecution of C…
Christian feast day: Arethas of Najran
Eberigisil was Bishop of Cologne, being the fifth well-attested bishop, and the first with a Frankish name. Evergislu's tenure was marked by the unrest brought about by the migrati…
Christian feast day: Eberigisil (Evergitus)
Beatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on …
Christian feast day: Blessed Giuseppe Baldo