Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 11
16 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 11 around the world.
- 16observances
- 58events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Blaise Eastern Orthodox liturgicsBlaise of Sebaste was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
Christian feast day:
Cædmon, first recorded Christian poet in England, c. 680 CE (Anglicanism)Cædmon, OSB was a Benedictine monk and the earliest English poet whose name is known. He was a Northumbrian cowherd who cared for the animals at the double monastery of Streonæshalch during the abbacy of Hilda. He was originally ignorant of "the art of song" b
Christian feast day:
GobnaitSaint Gobnait, also known as Gobnat or Mo Gobnat or Abigail or Deborah, is the name of an early medieval female Irish saint whose church was Móin Mór, later Bairnech, in the village of Ballyvourney, County Cork in Ireland. She is associated with the Múscraige 
Christian feast day:
Gregory IIPope Gregory II was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731. His defiance of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian as a result of the iconoclastic controversy in the Eastern Empire prepared the way for a long series of revolts, schisms, and c
Christian feast day:
Lazarus of MilanLazarus was Archbishop of Milan from 438 to 449 AD. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and his feast day is 11 February.- Christian feast day: Peter of Jesus MaldonadoPedro de Jesús Maldonado Lucero was a Mexican diocesan priest who became the first canonized saint and martyr from Chihuahua City, Mexico.
- Christian feast day: SoterisSaint Soteris was a Roman Christian virgin martyr, who was put to death for her faith in the early 4th century. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church, with a feast day on 10 February and 11 February respectively.
Christian feast day:
February 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)February 11 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for t
European 112 Day (European Union)European 112 Day is an international day that is annually held on 11 February. It was introduced by the European Union and aims to promote the existence and appropriate use of the Europe-wide emergency number 112.
Armed Forces Day (Liberia)The following are public holidays in Liberia.- Evelio Javier Day (Panay Island, the Philippines)Evelio Javier Day, officially Governor Evelio B. Javier Day, is a special non-working public holiday in the Philippines to "commemorate the death anniversary of the late Governor Evelio B. Javier" in the four provinces that comprise Panay Island, the Philippin
Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic Church), and its related observance
World Day of the Sick (Roman Catholic Church)The World Day of the Sick is an awareness day, or observance, in the Catholic Church intended for "prayer and sharing, of offering one's suffering for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ". Th- Inventors' Day (United States)Inventors' Day is a day of the year set aside by a country to recognise the contributions of inventors. Not all countries recognise Inventors' Day. Those countries which do recognise an Inventors' Day do so with varying degrees of emphasis and on different day
National Foundation Day (Japan)National Foundation Day is a public holiday of Japan observed annually on the 11th of February. The holiday has been celebrated since 1967, following the proclamation of it as a public holiday by a Cabinet Order the previous year. 11 February is the accession- Youth Day (Cameroon)
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (UN Women)The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an annual observance adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote equal participation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The United Nations General Ass
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 11?
16 observances are celebrated on February 11 around the world: Christian feast day: Blaise Eastern Orthodox liturgics, Christian feast day: Cædmon, first recorded Christian poet in England, c. 680 CE (Anglicanism), Christian feast day: Gobnait, Christian feast day: Gregory II, Christian feast day: Lazarus of Milan, Christian feast day: Peter of Jesus Maldonado. 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 February 11?
58 documented historical events happened on February 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Spanish explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founded the town of Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived colonies at the Strait of Magellan. On the same day, in another year: Around 110 boys were killed in a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti (corridor pictured) in Valletta on the last day of the Maltese Carnival. 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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