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Plegmund was a medieval English Archbishop of Canterbury. He may have been a hermit before he became archbishop in 890. As archbishop, he reorganised the Diocese of Winchester, cre…
Christian feast day: Plegmund
Pope Stephen I was the Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 to his death on 2 August 257. He was later canonized as a saint and some accounts say he was killed while celebrating Mass.
Christian feast day: Pope Stephen I
The Portiuncula is a historic chapel in the town of Santa Maria degli Angeli, near Assisi, Italy. It is closely associated with Francis of Assisi and the Order of Friars Minor, who…
Christian feast day: Portiuncola Indulgence ("Pardon of Assisi"), the plenary indulgence related to St. Francis of…
Samuel David Ferguson was an African American clergyman in Liberia. He was the first African American to be elected as a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Liberia.
Christian feast day: Samuel David Ferguson (Episcopal Church)
August 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 3
Christian feast day: August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Cinema of Azerbaijan dates back to the 19th century. Azerbaijan is one of the first countries in the world involved in cinematography. The first Azerbaijani film was a thirty secon…
Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
The Virgen de los Ángeles is Costa Rica's patroness saint, also known as la negrita. The second day of August is a national holiday in Costa Rica dedicated to her.
Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
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…
Paratroopers Day (Russia)
This is a list of holidays in Equatorial Guinea.January 1: New Year's Day April 7: Good Friday May 1: Labour Day June 5: President's Day, birthday of President Teodoro Obiang Ngue…
Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea)
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name…
Christian feast day: Blessed Augustin Kažotić
George Freeman Bragg was a black priest, journalist, social activist and historian. The twelfth African American ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States, …
Christian feast day: George Freeman Bragg, W. E. B. Du Bois (Episcopal Church)
Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designat…
Christian feast day: Lydia of Thyatira
Republic Day or Ilinden is a national holiday in North Macedonia. It is celebrated on 2 August, which is also a religious holiday – Ilinden. It commemorates two major events in the…
Republic Day (North Macedonia)
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day is a memorial day that commemorates the victims of the Sinti and Romani Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of an estimated 1.000.000–1.5000.000 Sin…
Romani genocide-related observances, including: Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Council of Europe, European Parliament)
The Pidjiguiti massacre was an incident that took place on 3 August 1959 at the Port of Bissau's Pijiguiti docks in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. Dock workers went on strike, seeking …
Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau)
In Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition the Myrrhbearers are the individuals mentioned in the New Testament who were directly involved in the burial or who discovered the empty tom…
Christian feast day: Myrrhbearers (Lutheran Church)
Nicodemus is a New Testament figure venerated as a saint in a number of Christian traditions. He is depicted as a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin who is drawn to hear Jesus'…
Christian feast day: Nicodemus
Olaf Haraldsson, also called Saint Olaf, Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, and Olaf the Stout or "Large", was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfol…
Christian feast day: Olaf II of Norway (Translation of the relic)
Waltheof was a 12th-century English abbot and saint. He was the son of Simon I of St Liz, 1st Earl of Northampton and Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon, thus stepson to David I of S…
Christian feast day: Waltheof of Melrose
August 2 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 4
Christian feast day: August 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The table below shows a list of the most notable holidays in Venezuela. Popular and public holidays are included in the list.
Flag Day (Venezuela)
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…
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Niger from France in 1960. Arbor Day (Niger)
Cecilia Cesarini (1203–1290), also Caecilia, was a Dominican nun. Cecilia, described as "a high-spirited young Roman", was born into the Cesarini family, a well-established family …
Christian feast day: Blessed Cecilia Cesarini
Stephen is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who a…
Christian feast day: Stephen (Discovery of the relic)