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Saint Stephen's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Stephen, is a Christian saint's day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December in Western Christianity and 27 December in Eastern Christianity.
In the Armenian Apostolic and Armenian Catholic Churches, Saint Stephen's Day falls on 25 December – the day on which the feast of the Nativity of Jesus (Christmas) falls in all other churches. This is because the Armenian churches maintain the decree of Constantine, which stipulated that the Nativity and Theophany of Jesus were to be ...
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.
22 February: The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle – feast; 23 February: Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr – memorial; 27 February: Saint Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial a ^a On 25 January 2021, Pope Francis inscribed Saint Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church, in the General Roman Calendar ...
No Old Testament figures are commemorated in the Church of England calendar, but the litany "Thanksgiving for the Holy Ones of God" (included in Common Worship: Times and Seasons on pp. 558–560, immediately after "The Eucharist of All Saints") includes ten names from before Christ, so they are presumably not excluded on principle, and could ...
1 The Octave Day of St John the Baptist. Confederation of Canada, 1867: Dominion Day. 2 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth. 6 The Octave Day of St Peter and St Paul. Thomas More, Chancellor of England, Martyr 1535. 9 Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1228. 15 Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c. 862.
The Top importance biographies to the Saints project as of today - Anthony the Great, Augustine of Canterbury, Augustine of Hippo, Barnabas, Bartholomew the Apostle, Basil of Caesarea, Eusebius of Caesarea, Gabriel, the Holy Innocents, Isaac, James the Just, James the Less, James, son of Alphaeus, James, son of Zebedee, John Calvin, John the Apostle, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist ...
25 Nativity of the Lord: Christmas Day; 26 Stephen, Deacon and First Martyr; 27 John, Apostle and Evangelist; 28 The Innocents; 29 Thomas of Canterbury (1170), Bishop and Martyr; 30 Tathan (6th century), Abbot; 31 John Wycliffe (1384), Priest and Translator; Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following 13 December