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During the medieval period, Saint Catherine's Day marked the beginning of Advent in England. [2]Catterntide was celebrated by lacemakers. [3] A traditional celebration of St Catherine's Day, which has seen something of a revival in modern times, is the baking of symbolic 'Cattern Cakes' in honour of St Catherine.
Her principal symbol is the spiked wheel, which has become known as the Catherine wheel, and her feast day is celebrated on 25 November by most denominations. In many places, her feast was celebrated with the utmost solemnity, servile work being suppressed and the devotions attended by great numbers of people.
World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The World Animal Day movement is supported and endorsed by a number of celebrities, such as Anneka Svenska, Brian Blessed and Melanie C. [29]
More than 1,100 years after Catherine's martyrdom, Joan of Arc identified her as one of the saints who appeared to and counselled her. ( Full article... Attributes: the " breaking wheel "; sword ; with a crown at her feet ; hailstones ; bridal veil and ring ; dove ; scourge ; book ; woman arguing with pagan philosophers
25 October: The Six Welsh Martyrs and companions – Feast; 3 November: Saint Winefride, virgin – Optional Memorial; 6 November: Saint Illtud, abbot – Optional Memorial; 8 November: All Saints of Wales – Feast; 14 November: Saint Dubricius, bishop – Optional Memorial; 10 December: Saint John Roberts, priest and martyr – Optional Memorial
25 November 25. 26 November 26. 27 November 27. ... also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, ... More than 1,100 years after Catherine's martyrdom, ...
The table includes the feast date, the name of the person or persons being commemorated, their title, the nature and location of their ministry or other relevant facts, and year of death, all in the form in which they are set out in the authorised Common Worship calendar. The level of the observance is indicated as follows:
23 November: Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr – optional memorial; 23 November: Saint Columban, Abbot – optional memorial; 24 November: Saints Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs – memorial; 25 November: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr – optional memorial; 30 November: Saint Andrew, Apostle – feast