Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on December 14
13 holidays and special days are celebrated on December 14 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: FolcwinSaint Folcwin or Folcuin was a Frankish abbot, cleric, and Bishop of Thérouanne.
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John of the CrossSt. John of the Cross was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the 38 Doctors of the Church.- Christian feast day: John III of the Sedre (Syriac Orthodox Church)John III of the Sedre was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 631 until his death in 648. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church, and his feast day is 14 December.
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Blessed Mary Frances SchervierMary Frances Schervier, was a German Catholic nun who founded the Poor Sisters of St. Francis. Schervier was beatified by Pope Paul VI in 1974.
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Nicasius of RheimsSaint Nicasius of Reims was a Bishop of Reims. He founded the first Reims Cathedral and is the patron saint of smallpox victims.
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Nimatullah Kassab (Maronite Church)Nimatullah Kassab, also known as "Al-Hardini" in reference to his birth village, was a Lebanese monk, priest and scholar of the Maronite Church. He has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Spyridon (Western Church)Spyridon, also Spyridon of Tremithus, is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions.
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Venantius FortunatusVenantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus, known as Saint Venantius Fortunatus, was a Latin poet and hymnographer in the Merovingian Court, and a Christian bishop who has been venerated since the Middle Ages.
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December 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)December 13 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – December 15- Alabama Day (Alabama)Alabama Day is a holiday celebrated on December 14. It commemorates Alabama's admission to the Union as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819. The Alabama Legislature adopted a resolution calling for the observance of the day in 1923, at the urging of the Alabam
Forty-seven Ronin Remembrance Day (Sengaku-ji, Tokyo)The revenge of the forty-seven rōnin , also known as the Akō incident or Akō vendetta, was a historical event in Japan in which a band of rōnin avenged the death of their former master on 31 January 1703. The incident has since become legendary. It is among t
Martyred Intellectuals Day (Bangladesh)Martyred Intellectuals Day is observed on 14 December in Bangladesh to commemorate the large number of Bangladeshi intellectuals killed by Al-Badr, the collaborators of Pakistani forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War, particularly on 25 March and 14 Dece- Monkey DayMonkey Day is an unofficial international holiday celebrated on December 14. The holiday was created and popularized in 2000 by artists Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin when they were art students at Michigan State University. Monkey Day celebrates monkeys and "
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on December 14?
13 observances are celebrated on December 14 around the world: Christian feast day: Folcwin, Christian feast day: John of the Cross, Christian feast day: John III of the Sedre (Syriac Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, Christian feast day: Nicasius of Rheims, Christian feast day: Nimatullah Kassab (Maronite Church). 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 December 14?
54 documented historical events happened on December 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: In the Sweet Dew incident, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspired to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot was foiled. On the same day, in another year: English domestic servant Anne Greene survived being hanged for infanticide. 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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