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Dionysius was bishop of Milan from 349 to 355. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches and his feast day is 25 May.
Christian feast day: Dionysius of Milan
Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad was the eleventh abbot of Iona (707–717). He was the son of Cenn Fáelad, and grandson of Máel Coba, of the Cenél Conaill. While most early abbots of Iona w…
Christian feast day: Dúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad
Gerard of Lunel, also known as Roger of Lunel and as Saint Géri (Gerius), was a French saint. Born to the French nobility, he became a Franciscan tertiary at the age of five.
Christian feast day: Gerard of Lunel
Madeleine Sophie Barat, RSCJ,, was a French religious sister who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, a worldwide religious institute of educators. Pope Pius XI canonised her i…
Christian feast day: Madeleine Sophie Barat
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, OCarm, was an Italian Carmelite nun and mystic. She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
Christian feast day: Mary Magdalene de Pazzi
Saint Maximus of Évreux, called Saint Mauxe locally, is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His legend states that he was the second bishop…
Christian feast day: Maximus (Mauxe) of Évreux
Pope Gregory VII, born Hildebrand of Sovana, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in th…
Christian feast day: Pope Gregory VII
Saint Zenobius (337–417) who was the first bishop of Florence. Venerated in the Catholic Church, his feast day is celebrated on May 25.
Christian feast day: Zenobius of Florence
May 24 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 26
Christian feast day: May 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
First National Government is a public holiday of Argentina, commemorating the May Revolution and the creation of the Primera Junta on 25 May 1810, which is considered the first pat…
First National Government / National Day (Argentina)
Geek Pride Day is an initiative to promote geek culture, celebrated annually on May 25.
Geek Pride Day (geek culture)
Independence Day is an event in Jordan marking its 1946 independence from the United Kingdom.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Jordan from the United Kingdom in 1946
The last bell is a traditional ceremony in the schools of some Eastern European countries. The celebration is carried out just after all the studies are finished, but before the fi…
Last bell (Russia, post-Soviet countries)
Resistance and Liberation Day is a Lebanese holiday celebrated on May 25.
Liberation Day (Lebanon)
National Missing Children's Day has been commemorated in the United States on May 25, since 1983, when it was first proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan. It falls on the same day …
International Missing Children's Day and its related observances: National Missing Children's Day (United States),
National Tap Dance Day falls on May 25 every year, and is a celebration of tap dance as an American art form. The idea of National Tap Dance Day was first presented to U.S. Congres…
National Tap Dance Day (United States)
Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans. On this day, fans openly carry a towel with them, as described in Adams' The Hitc…
Towel Day in honour of the work of the writer Douglas Adams
Andrew Kaggwa was a Ugandan Catholic martyr killed for his faith. He was one of many Christians put to death by King Mwanga II between 1885 and 1887. He was the king Mwanga's bandm…
Christian feast day: Andrew Kaggwa
Augustine of Canterbury was a Christian monk who became the first archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
Christian feast day: Augustine of Canterbury (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox)
Lambert of Vence, also known as Lambert of Bauduen, was Bishop of Vence. Born Pelloquin Lambert, at Bauduen, France, in 1084. He lost his mother at birth and was raised at the age …
Christian feast day: Lambert of Vence
Mariana of Jesus de Paredes is a Catholic saint and was the first person to be canonized from what is now Ecuador. She was a recluse who is said to have sacrificed herself for the …
Christian feast day: Mariana de Jesús de Paredes
The Massacre in the Rue Haxo was a massacre of priests and gendarmes by communards during the semaine sanglante at the end of the Paris Commune in May 1871.
Christian feast day: Martyrs of the Paris Commune
Peter Sanz was a Catalan Dominican friar who was sent as a missionary bishop to China. He was declared a martyr and canonized by the Catholic Church.
Christian feast day: Peter Sanz (one of Martyr Saints of China)
Philip Neri, born Filippo Romolo Neri, pronounced [fiˈlippo ˈrɔːmolo ˈneːri] was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy…
Christian feast day: Philip Neri