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Joan Elizabeth Lucy Bichier des Âges was a French religious sister, commonly referred to as Elizabeth Bichier. Together with Andrew Fournet, she founded the Sisters of the Cross, S…
Christian feast day: Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages
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 Lavrentia Herasymiv
Mariam Baouardy, OCD, was a Palestinian Discalced Carmelite nun of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Born to parents from the town of Hurfiesh in the upper Galilee, later moved to…
Christian feast day: Mariam Baouardy (Melkite Greek Catholic Church)
In the Hebrew Bible, Melchizedek was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon. He is mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20, where he brings out bread and wine and blesses Abram (Abraham), …
Christian feast day: Melchizedek
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa or Our Lady of Jasna Góra is a venerated icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus enshrined at th…
Christian feast day: Our Lady of Częstochowa
Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd century. Simplicius, was, according to tradition, a Christian of the Abruzzi region who was exe…
Christian feast day: Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus
Teresa Jornet Ibars, HAD, also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish religious sister who founded of the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly.
Christian feast day: Teresa Jornet Ibars
August 25 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 27
Christian feast day: August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Herero Day is a gathering of the Herero people of Namibia to commemorate their deceased chieftains. It is held in Okahandja in central Namibia annually on August 26, the day and pl…
Herero Day (Namibia)
Heroes' Day is a national public holiday in Namibia. It is recognized by the United Nations as Namibia Day. Celebrated annually on 26 August, the day commemorates the Namibian War …
Heroes' Day (Namibia)
Repentance Day, on 26 August, is a public holiday in Papua New Guinea. It is celebrated by "prayer ceremonies" across the country.
Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea)
Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits…
Women's Equality Day (United States)
International Dog Day or National Dog Day is an annual observance held on August 26 to celebrate dogs of all breeds and backgrounds, promote dog adoption, and raise awareness about…
International Dog Day, an observance promoting dog adoption and animal welfare (2004).
Saint Baculus of Sorrento is venerated as a bishop of Sorrento.
Christian feast day: Baculus of Sorrento
Caesarius of Arles, sometimes called "of Chalon" from his birthplace Chalon-sur-Saône, was the foremost ecclesiastic of his generation in Merovingian Gaul. Caesarius is considered …
Christian feast day: Caesarius of Arles
David Lewis, S.J. was a Jesuit Catholic priest and martyr who was also known as Charles Baker and widely referred to in the Welsh language as Tad y Tlodion. During the religious pe…
Christian feast day: David Lewis
Decuman was one of the Celtic saints who came to Somerset from Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in the seventh century, arriving on a raft with a cow for a companion. There he was a pas…
Christian feast day: Decuman
Gebhard of Constance was a bishop of Constance from 979 until 995. He founded the Benedictine abbey of Petershausen in 983. Regarded as a Christian saint, his feast day is 27 Augus…
Christian feast day: Gebhard of Constance
Euthalia of Sicily was a third-century virgin and martyr from Leontini, Sicily. She is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches on 2 March and in the Ro…
Christian feast day: Euthalia
Saint John of Pavia was Bishop of Pavia between 801–813. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, both give him a feast day on 27…
Christian feast day: John of Pavia
Saint Lycerius was a bishop of Couserans in the late 5th and 6th centuries.
Christian feast day: Lycerius (or: Glycerius, Lizier)
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 (or Rufus) (Scotland)
Margaret the Barefooted (1325–1395) was born into a poor family in San Severino, Italy. She was abused by her husband for years because of her dedication to the church and to helpi…
Christian feast day: Margaret the Barefooted
Saint Narnus is venerated as the first bishop of Bergamo. Christian tradition holds that he was consecrated during the Apostolic Age in his office by St. Barnabas, although Narnus …
Christian feast day: Narnus