Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on August 2
17 holidays and special days are celebrated on August 2 around the world.
- 17observances
- 51events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church).Ahudemmeh was the Grand Metropolitan of the East in the Syriac Orthodox Church from 559 until his execution in 575. He was known as the Apostle of the Arabs, and is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church.
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Basil Fool for Christ (Russian Orthodox Church)Vasily the Blessed was a Russian fool for Christ (yurodivy) who is venerated as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Ceferino Giménez MallaCeferino Giménez Malla was a Spanish Romani Catholic catechist and activist. A victim of the Republican militias during the Spanish Civil War, Giménez Malla was beatified on 4 May 1997, now his feast day. He is the patron of Romani people.
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Centola and HelenSaints Centola and Helen were, according to Christian tradition, two women who were martyred at Burgos in 304 AD during the persecution of Christians by Diocletian.
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Joan of AzaJuana de Aza is the name gradually developed in hagiographical tradition for the mother of Saint Dominic and Bl. Manés de Guzmán. In the final form of this tradition, she is said to have been born in about 1135 in Haza and to have died at Caleruega on 4 August
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Justin RussolilloGiustino Russolillo, SDV was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Vocationists, the Vocationist Sisters and of the Secular Institute of the Apostles of Universal Sanctification.
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Peter Julian EymardPeter Julian Eymard was a French Catholic priest, saint and founder of two religious institutes: the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament for men and the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament for women. Eymard is revered for his contributions to the Catholic doct
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PlegmundPlegmund was a medieval English Archbishop of Canterbury. He may have been a hermit before he became archbishop in 890. As archbishop, he reorganised the Diocese of Winchester, creating four new sees, and worked with other scholars in translating religious wor
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Pope Stephen IPope Stephen I was the Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 to his death on 2 August 257. He was later canonized as a saint and some accounts say he was killed while celebrating Mass.
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Portiuncola Indulgence ("Pardon of Assisi"), the plenary indulgence related to St. Francis of Assisi (Catholic Church).The Portiuncula is a historic chapel in the town of Santa Maria degli Angeli, near Assisi, Italy. It is closely associated with Francis of Assisi and the Order of Friars Minor, who used the chapel as their headquarters. Following Francis's death in 1226, it be
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Samuel David Ferguson (Episcopal Church)Samuel David Ferguson was an African American clergyman in Liberia. He was the first African American to be elected as a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Liberia.
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August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)August 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 3
Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)Cinema of Azerbaijan dates back to the 19th century. Azerbaijan is one of the first countries in the world involved in cinematography. The first Azerbaijani film was a thirty second long silent film called The Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat, which was recorded us
Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)The Virgen de los Ángeles is a Black Madonna venerated as the patron saint of Costa Rica. Also known as la negrita, her feast day on 02 August is a national holiday.
Paratroopers Day (Russia)An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated to honoring the armed forces, or one of their branches, of a sovereign state, i
Republic Day (North Macedonia)Republic Day or Ilinden is a national holiday in North Macedonia. It is celebrated on 2 August, which is also a religious holiday – Ilinden. It commemorates two major events in the establishment of the statehood of the country which took place on this date:The
Romani genocide-related observances, including:
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Council of Europe, European Parliament)Roma Holocaust Memorial Day is a memorial day that commemorates the victims of the Romani Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of an estimated 220,000–500,000 Sinti and Romani people by Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II. The date of 2 August w
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on August 2?
17 observances are celebrated on August 2 around the world: Christian feast day: Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church)., Christian feast day: Basil Fool for Christ (Russian Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Ceferino Giménez Malla, Christian feast day: Centola and Helen, Christian feast day: Joan of Aza, Christian feast day: Justin Russolillo. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on August 2?
51 documented historical events happened on August 2, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An allied army led by Philip II of Macedon overcame the forces of city-states led by Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony over the majority of ancient Greece. On the same day, in another year: Unpopular among the Senate aristocracy for his reforming efforts, Roman emperor Majorian was deposed by Ricimer and executed five days later. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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