Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on December 19
8 holidays and special days are celebrated on December 19 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Lillian Trasher (Episcopal Church)Lillian Hunt Trasher was an American Christian missionary to Asyut, Egypt, as well as the founder of the first orphanage in Egypt. She is famed as the "Nile Mother" of Egypt.
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O RadixThe O Antiphons are antiphons used at Vespers during the Magnificat on the last seven days of Advent in Western Christian traditions. They likely date to sixth-century Italy, when Boethius refers to the text in The Consolation of Philosophy. They subsequently 
Christian feast day:
Pope Anastasius IPope Anastasius I was the bishop of Rome from 27 November 399 to his death on 19 December 401.
Christian feast day:
Pope Urban VPope Urban V was head of the Catholic Church from 28 September 1362 until his death on 19 December 1370. He was a member of the Order of Saint Benedict and the only Avignon pope to be beatified.
Christian feast day:
December 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)December 18 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 20
Christian feast day:
Saint Nicholas DaySaint Nicholas Day, also called the Feast of Saint Nicholas, observed on 6 December in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the
Goa Liberation Day (Goa, India)Goa Liberation Day is observed annually on 19 December in Goa, India. It is celebrated to mark the Indian annexation of Goa from the Portuguese government in 1961, after which India was free of any European rule.- National Heroes and Heroines Day (Anguilla) Holidays in Anguilla are predominantly religious holidays, with a number of additional national holidays. The most important holiday in the Territory is Separation day, which celebrates the separation of the island from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on December 19?
8 observances are celebrated on December 19 around the world: Christian feast day: Lillian Trasher (Episcopal Church), Christian feast day: O Radix, Christian feast day: Pope Anastasius I, Christian feast day: Pope Urban V, Christian feast day: December 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Christian feast day: Saint Nicholas Day. 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 19?
51 documented historical events happened on December 19, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Henry II (depicted) was crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey, London. On the same day, in another year: Thomas Paine published the first in a series of pamphlets entitled The American Crisis, opening with the line: "These are the times that try men's souls." 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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