Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on August 27
20 holidays and special days are celebrated on August 27 around the world.
- 20observances
- 57events
Holidays and observances
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Baculus of SorrentoSaint Baculus of Sorrento is venerated as a bishop of Sorrento.
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Caesarius of ArlesCaesarius of Arles, sometimes called "of Chalon" from his birthplace Chalon-sur-Saône, was the foremost ecclesiastic of his generation in Merovingian Gaul. Caesarius is considered to be of the last generation of church leaders of Gaul who worked to integrate l
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David LewisDavid Lewis, S.J. was a Jesuit Catholic priest and martyr who was also known as Charles Baker and widely referred to in the Welsh language as Tad y Tlodion. During the religious persecution of the Catholic Church in Wales, which began under Henry VIII and ende
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DecumanDecuman was one of the Celtic saints who came to Somerset from Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in the seventh century, arriving on a raft with a cow for a companion. There he was a pastor and physician to the local inhabitants.
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Gebhard of ConstanceGebhard of Constance was a bishop of Constance from 979 until 995. He founded the Benedictine abbey of Petershausen in 983. Regarded as a Christian saint, his feast day is 27 August.
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EuthaliaEuthalia of Sicily was a third-century virgin and martyr from Leontini, Sicily. She is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches on 2 March and in the Roman Catholic Church on 27 August.- Christian feast day: John of PaviaSaint John of Pavia was Bishop of Pavia between 801–813. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, both give him a feast day on 27 August.
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Lycerius (or: Glycerius, Lizier)Saint Lycerius was a bishop of Couserans in the late 5th and 6th centuries.- Christian feast day: Máel Ruba (or Rufus) (Scotland)Máel Ruba is an Irish saint of the Christian Church who was active in Scotland. Originally from Bangor, County Down, Ireland, he was a monk and founded the monastic community of Applecross in Ross, one of the best attested early Christian monasteries in what i
- Christian feast day: Margaret the BarefootedMargaret the Barefooted (1325–1395) was born into a poor family in San Severino, Italy. She was married at age fifteen and abused by her husband for years due to her dedication to the church. She was known for helping the poor and sick and walked barefooted as
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Monica of Hippo, mother of Augustine of HippoMonica of Hippo, also written as "Monnica", was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Saint Augustine. She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, albeit on different feast days, for her outstanding Christian virtues
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NarnusSaint Narnus is venerated as the first bishop of Bergamo. Christian tradition holds that he was consecrated during the Apostolic Age in his office by St. Barnabas, although Narnus probably lived later than that. The oldest source that mentions Narnus dates fro
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Our Lady of La VangOur Lady of La Vang is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a purported Marian apparition during the persecution of Christians in Vietnam. The namesake shrine is located today in Hải Lăng District of Quảng Trị Province in Central V
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Phanourios of RhodesPhanourios also known as Phanourios the Newly Revealed is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. He is commemorated on August 27.- Christian feast day: Rufus and CarpophorusThere are several saints named Rufus, of which the Roman Martyrology records ten; historical mention is made of the following, who have liturgical feasts:On 19 April, a group of martyrs in Melitene in Armenia, one of whom bears the name of Rufus. These martyrs
- Christian feast day: Syagrius of AutunSaint Syagrius was a bishop of Autun and previously count of Albi and judge in Marseille. His feast day is August 27, brother of Didier Salvi, bishop of Vienne.
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Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle (Episcopal Church)Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was an American educator. Along with Laurent Clerc and Mason Cogswell, he co-founded the first permanent institution for the education of the deaf in North America, and he became its first principal. When opened on April 15, 1817, it w
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August 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)August 26 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 28
Independence Day (Republic of Moldova), celebrates the independence of Moldova from the USSR in 1991.Independence Day is the national day of Moldova, commemorating the adoption of the Moldovan Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on 27 August 1991.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (Texas, United States)Lyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legal state holiday in Texas. It falls every year on August 27, to mark the birthday of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on August 27?
20 observances are celebrated on August 27 around the world: Christian feast day: Baculus of Sorrento, Christian feast day: Caesarius of Arles, Christian feast day: David Lewis, Christian feast day: Decuman, Christian feast day: Gebhard of Constance, Christian feast day: Euthalia. 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 27?
57 documented historical events happened on August 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ended after three days. On the same day, in another year: The Netherlands and the Ahanta people signed the Treaty of Butre, creating a Dutch protectorate over the country of Upper Ahanta in modern-day Ghana. 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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