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The feast day of Saint Christopher is celebrated on 27 July in Šibenik. [22] Greek Orthodox churches in Grevena, Filothei, and Siatista hold other relics of the saint. A bronze St. Christopher medallion
Cristóbal Magallanes Jara (anglicized as Christopher Magallanes; July 30, 1869 – May 25, 1927) was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed without trial on the way to say Mass during the Cristero War. He had faced trumped-up charges of inciting rebellion.
Christopher is recognized as a saint of the Catholic Church, being listed as a martyr in the Roman Martyrology under 25 July. [ 4 ] In 1969, when Paul VI issued Mysterii Paschalis , he acknowledged that, while the written Acts of Saint Christopher are merely legendary, attestations to the veneration of the martyr date from ancient times.
Compared to the previous edition of the calendar, around 200 saints were removed in the 1969 calendar, including Valentine and Christopher. [1] Christopher is recognized as a saint of the Catholic Church, being listed as a martyr in the Roman Martyrology under 25 July. [2] In 1969, Paul VI issued the motu proprio Mysterii Paschalis.
Feast day Patronage Agathius (Acacius) 7 May: Against headache. Barbara: 4 December: Against fever and sudden death, against lightning and fire, and against sudden and violent death at work; patron of builders, artillerymen, and miners. [7] Blaise (Blase, Blasius) 3 February: Against illness of the throat and for protection of domestic animals.
Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided at a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and opened the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, which the Vatican expects will ...
While Easter is treated as Feast of Feasts, the following eight feasts of Christ are assigned the highest rank of the Great Feasts in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic liturgical calendars: Feast of the Cross — 14 (27) September; Christmas — 25 December (7 January) Baptism of Jesus — 6 (19) January; Presentation of Jesus at the ...
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.