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The former guarded the coasts, and undertook the dangerous task of ransoming Christian captives, while the clerics were charged with the celebration of the Divine Office in the commanderies. [4] On 10 August 1223, the Mercedarian Order was legally constituted at Barcelona by King James of Aragon and was approved by Pope Gregory IX on 17 January ...
Heritage Day (Afrikaans: Erfenisdag; Xhosa: Usuku Lwamagugu, Usuku lokugubha amasiko) is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.
Correfoc. La Mercè (Catalan pronunciation: [lə məɾˈsɛ]) is the annual festival (Catalan: festa major) of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain.It has been an official city holiday since 1871, when the local government first organized a program of special activities to observe the Roman Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Mercy (Catalan: La Mare de Déu de la Mercè).
September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Constitution Day (Cambodia) Earliest day on which Maple Leaf Day can fall, while September 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Wednesday in September. (Canada) Heritage Day (South Africa)
September 8 Día del Virgen del Valle: Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, feast of the Virgen del Valle: September 24 Día del Virgen de las Mercedes: Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy: November 2 Día de los fieles difuntos: All Souls' Day: November 17 to November 19 Feria de la Chinita: Feria of La Chinita: November 21 Día del estudiante ...
September 24. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 71. The Twenty-Fourth Day of the Month of September. Orthodoxy in China. September 24. Latin Saints of the Orthodox ...
September 17, 2019 Shia day of Remembrance: Qibla was changed from Bait-ul-Muqqaddas to Ka'bah, 2 A.H: 20 Muharram September 19, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: 10th day of Ashura: 25 Muharram September 24, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 95 A.H. 30 Muharram September 29, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: 20th day of Ashura
In Jain religion, Diwali is celebrated in observance of "Mahavira Nirvana Divas", the physical death and final nirvana of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankar of current time cycle. Nirvana is considered to be the state of a soul when it escapes from the cycle of birth and death, while experiencing its true nature of boundless bliss and infinite ...