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Anastasius Sinaita, also called Anastasius of Sinai or Anastasius the Sinaite, was a Greek writer, priest and abbot of Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai.
Christian feast day: Anastasius Sinaita
Anselm of Canterbury OSB, also known as Anselm of Aosta after his birthplace and Anselm of Bec after his monastery, was an Italian Benedictine monk, abbot, philosopher, and theolog…
Christian feast day: Anselm of Canterbury
Conrad of Parzham, O.F.M. Cap., was a German Capuchin lay brother. He served for over 40 years in the post of porter of the Capuchin friary in Altötting, through which work he gain…
Christian feast day: Conrad of Parzham
The Holy Infant of Good Health is a statue of the Christ Child regarded by many to be miraculous, which was found in 1939, in Morelia, Michoacán State, Mexico. The statue is eleven…
Christian feast day: Holy Infant of Good Health
Máel Ruba is an Irish saint of the Christian Church who was active in Scotland. Originally from Bangor, County Down, Ireland, he was a monk and founded the monastic community of Ap…
Christian feast day: Máel Ruba
Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae was the Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon from Persia, the de facto head of the Church of the East, maintaining this position until his death. He was bishop in the…
Christian feast day: Shemon Bar Sabbae
Saint Wolbodo was the bishop of Liège from 1018 to 1021.
Christian feast day: Wolbodo
April 20 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 22
Christian feast day: April 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Natale di Roma is an annual festival held in Rome on April 21 to celebrate the legendary founding of the city. According to legend, Romulus is said to have founded the city of Rome…
Natale di Roma (Rome)
The Parilia or Palilia was an ancient Roman festival of rural character performed annually on 21 April, aimed at cleansing both sheep and shepherd. It was carried out in acknowledg…
Parilia (ancient Rome)
In India, the Civil Service is the collection of civil servants of the government who constitute the permanent executive branch of the country. This includes career officials in th…
Civil Service Day (India)
Grounation Day is the most important Rastafari holiday; it is celebrated in honor of Haile Selassie's 1966 visit to Jamaica.
Grounation Day (Rastafari)
National Tea Day is observed in the United Kingdom every year on 21 April to celebrate the drinking of tea. It is celebrated in tea rooms, hotels, pubs and cafés through special ev…
National Tea Day (United Kingdom)
Arbor Day is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the…
National Tree Planting Day (Kenya)
San Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independence from Mexico.
San Jacinto Day (Texas)
Acepsimas of Hnaita was a bishop, martyr, and saint.
Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Catholic Church)
Arwald was the last pagan Anglo-Saxon king and the last king of the Wihtwara, a people that inhabited the Isle of Wight. He was killed by Cædwalla of Wessex during an invasion of …
Christian feast day: Arwald
Epipodius and his companion Alexander are venerated as Christian saints. Their feast day is 22 April, and Alexander is additionally commemorated on April 24 in the Eastern Orthodox…
Christian feast day: Epipodius and Alexander
Hudson Stuck was a British native who became an Episcopal priest, social reformer and mountain climber in the United States. With Harry P. Karstens, he co-led the first expedition …
Christian feast day: Hudson Stuck (Episcopal Church)
John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist…
Christian feast day: John Muir (Episcopal Church)
Opportuna of Montreuil was a Frankish Benedictine nun and abbess. A Vita et miracula Sanctae Opportunae was written within a century of her death by Adalhelm, bishop of Séez, who b…
Christian feast day: Opportuna of Montreuil
Pope Caius, also called Gaius, was the bishop of Rome from 17 December 283 to his death in 296. Little information on Caius is available except that given by the Liber Pontificalis…
Christian feast day: Pope Caius
Pope Soter was the bishop of Rome from c. 167 to his death in c. 174. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the dates may have ranged from 162–168 to 170–177. He was born in Fundi,…
Christian feast day: Pope Soter
Saint Senhorinha of Basto, also Senorina was a Portuguese Benedictine abbess in what is today northern Portugal. She is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Ch…
Christian feast day: St Senorina