Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on February 9
12 holidays and special days are celebrated on February 9 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Alto of AltomünsterAlto, O.S.B., was a Benedictine abbot active in the Duchy of Bavaria during the mid-8th century. Tradition holds him to be the eponymous founder of Altomünster Abbey, around which a market town grew up, also called Altomünster. He is honored as a saint by the 
Blessed Anne Catherine EmmerichBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
Ansbert of RouenAnsbert, sometimes called Ansbert of Chaussy, was a Frankish monk, abbot and bishop of Rouen, today regarded as a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
ApolloniaSaint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to church tradition, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out - BracchioSaint Bracchio of Tours was an abbot. Bracchio had been a Thuringian nobleman who had served in the court of Sigiswald of Clermont. Gregory of Tours writes that Bracchio’s name meant “bear’s whelp” in the Germanic language.
Einion the King (Western Orthodoxy)Saint Einion Frenin was a late 5th and early 6th century Welsh confessor and saint of the Celtic Church. His feast day was originally given as 9 February, although this had moved to the 10th or 12th by the 16th century and is no longer observed by either the A- Blessed Leopold of AlpandeireBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
Maron (Maronite Church)Maron, also called Maroun or Maro, was a 4th-century Syriac Christian hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains whose followers, after his death, founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Maronite Church which is presently in full communion wit
Miguel Febres CorderoFrancisco Luis Febres-Cordero y Muñoz, known as Miguel Febres Cordero and Brother Miguel, was an Ecuadorian Roman Catholic religious brother. He became a professed member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, colloquially known as the La Salle Brothers. He- NebridiusSaint Nebridius was bishop of Egara (Terrassa) (516–527) and then bishop of Barcelona from 540 to around 547 AD. His feast day falls on 9 February. A native of Girona, Nebridius, according to tradition, had three brothers who were also saints. They were Saint
Sabinus of CanosaSaint Sabinus of Canosa, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic church, was bishop of Canosa di Puglia from 514.
Teilo (Wales)Saint Teilo, also known as Eliud, was a British Christian monk, bishop, and founder of monasteries and churches. He was from Penalun (Penally) near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, south Wales.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on February 9?
12 observances are celebrated on February 9 around the world: Alto of Altomünster, Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, Ansbert of Rouen, Apollonia, Bracchio, Einion the King (Western Orthodoxy). 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 9?
55 documented historical events happened on February 9, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Caizhou, the capital of the Jin dynasty, was captured by the Mongol Empire and their Song allies, bringing an end to Jurchen rule. On the same day, in another year: Quasi-War: USS Constellation captured the French frigate Insurgente in a single-ship action in the Caribbean Sea. 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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