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Æthelthryth was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in …
Christian feast day: Æthelthryth
Joseph Cafasso was an Italian Catholic priest who was a significant social reformer in Turin. He was one of the so-called "Social Saints" who emerged during that particular era. He…
Christian feast day: Joseph Cafasso
Maria Raffaella Cimatti was an Italian member of the Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy, a religious institute dedicated to medical care. She was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1996…
Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Raffaella Cimatti
Marie of Oignies was a Beguine saint, known from the Life written by James of Vitry for Bishop Fulk of Toulouse.
Christian feast day: Marie of Oignies
Thomas Garnet, SJ was an English Jesuit priest who was executed in London during the English Reformation. He is the protomartyr of Saint Omer and of Stonyhurst College. He was exec…
Christian feast day: Thomas Garnet
June 22 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 24
Christian feast day: June 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebr…
Father's Day (Nicaragua, Poland)
The Grand Duke's Official Birthday, also known as Luxembourgish National Day, is celebrated as the annual national holiday of Luxembourg. It is celebrated on 23 June, although this…
Grand Duke's Official Birthday (Luxembourg)
International Women in Engineering Day
International Women in Engineering Day
International Widows Day is a United Nations ratified day of action to address the "poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in many countries". The d…
International Widows Day (international)
The National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism is observed in memory of those who lost their lives to acts of terror in Canada and abroad. Taking place every year on June…
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (Canada)
Okinawa Memorial Day is a public holiday observed in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture annually on June 23 to remember the lives lost during the Battle of Okinawa. It is not celebrated n…
Okinawa Memorial Day (Okinawa Prefecture)
The Bonfires of Saint John are a traditional and popular festival celebrated in the city of Alicante, Spain, from 19 to 24 June. The celebration ultimately stems from a tradition o…
Saint John's Eve and the first day of the Midsummer celebrations (although this is not the real summer solstice; see Jun
The United Nations Public Service Day is celebrated on June 23 of every year. The UN Public Service Day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly's resolution A/RES/57/…
United Nations Public Service Day (International)
Võidupüha is a public holiday in Estonia which occurs on June 23. The holiday has been celebrated since 1934 and marks the victory of Estonia and neighboring Latvia in the Battle o…
Victory Day (Estonia)
The Battle of Bannockburn was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Sco…
Bannockburn Day (Scotland)
Gohard or Gunhard was a 9th-century bishop of Nantes, lord of Blain, saint and cephalophore martyr of the Roman Catholic Church.
Christian feast day: Gohard
Joseph Yuan was a Chinese priest and martyr of the 19th century.
Christian feast day: Joseph Yuan
Saint Rumbold was an Irish or Scottish Christian missionary, although his true nationality is not known for certain. He was martyred near Mechelen by two men, whom he had denounced…
Christian feast day: Rumbold of Mechlin
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…
Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)
María Guadalupe García Zavala – born Anastasia Guadalupe García Zavala – was a Mexican Roman Catholic religious sister and the co-founder of the Handmaids of Santa Margherita and t…
Christian feast day: María Guadalupe García Zavala
The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Forerunner, or colloquially Johnmas or St. John's Day is a Christian feast day. It is observed an…
Christian feast day: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
June 23 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 25
Christian feast day: June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A caboclo is a person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry, or, less commonly, a culturally assimilated or detribalized person of full Amerindian descent. In Brazil,…
Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas, Brazil)