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Because of the importance of Sts Peter and Paul to the Catholic Church, many Catholic-majority countries observe their feast day as a public holiday. The feast is observed in Rome because St. Paul and St. Peter are patron saints of the Eternal City. [14] In the Apulia region of southeastern Italy, the feast was associated with the Tarantella ...
The Dedication of the Basilicas of the Apostles Peter and Paul is a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, which is celebrated on 18 November.. St. Peter's Basilica seen from the Tiber The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, with a statue of St. Paul standing in front
The length of the Fast is variable, being determined by the date of Pascha (Easter). 8 weeks after Pascha comes the Sunday of All Saints. The next day, Monday, the Fast of the Holy Apostles begins. The Fast lasts until June 29, the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. Depending on the date of Pascha, the Apostles Fast can begin as early ...
29 June, Feast of Saints Peter and Paul — This is a major feast day and is preceded by a period of Lenten fasting known as the Apostles' Fast. [205] 30 June, Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Twelve Apostles — commemorating of Twelve Apostles. [206]
25 January – Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul; 10 February – Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck in Malta; 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (with Peter the Apostle) 30 June – Former solo feast day, still celebrated by some religious orders; 18 November – Feast of the dedication of the basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul
[a] The Apology of the Augsburg Confession states that the remembrance of the saints has three parts: thanksgiving to God, the strengthening our faith, and the imitation of the saints' holy living. [b] [3] As a result, the Lutheran reformers retained a robust calendar of saints to be commemorated throughout the year.
One story of origin says All Saints' Day was declared a feast day on May 13 609 AD by Pope Boniface IV. On that day, he consecrated the Pantheon at Rome to the Virgin Mary and all the martyrs ...
24 Mellitus, Bishop of London, first Bishop at St Paul's, 624; 24 The Seven Martyrs of the Melanesian Brotherhood, Solomon Islands, 2003; 25 †Mark the Evangelist; 27 Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894; 28 Peter Chanel, Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841; 29 *Catherine of Siena, Teacher of the Faith, 1380