Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on January 18
10 holidays and special days are celebrated on January 18 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Amy Carmichael (Church of England)Amy Beatrice Carmichael was an Irish Christian missionary in India who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur. She served in India for 55 years and wrote 35 books about her work as a missionary.
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Athanasius of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)Athanasius I of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th Patriarch of Alexandria. His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years.
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Confession of Peter (Eastern Orthodox, some Anglican and Lutheran Churches)In Christianity, the Confession of Peter refers to an episode in the New Testament in which the Apostle Peter proclaims Jesus to be the Christ. The proclamation is described in the three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew 16:13–20, Mark 8:27–30 and Luke 9:18–21. Depend
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DeicolusDeicolus is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was an elder brother of Saint Gall.
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Margaret of HungaryMargaret of Hungary, OP was a Dominican nun and the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. She was the younger sister of Kinga of Poland (Kunegunda) and Yolanda of Poland and, through her father, the niece of the famed Elizabeth of Hungary. S
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PriscaPrisca was a young Roman woman tortured and executed for her Christian faith. The dates of her birth and death are unknown. She is revered as a saint and martyr in Eastern Orthodoxy, by the Catholic Church, and in the Anglican Communion.
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Blessed Regina ProtmannRegina Protmann was a Roman Catholic religious sister. She founded the Sisters of Saint Catherine and was a pioneer in the establishment of hospitals as well as schools for girls. Her first biographer was the Jesuit Engelbert Keilert who described her as an in
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Volusianus of ToursVolusian was the seventh Bishop of Tours, from 491 to 498. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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January 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)January 18 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 th- Royal Thai Armed Forces Day (Thailand) Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both official and non
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on January 18?
10 observances are celebrated on January 18 around the world: Christian feast day: Amy Carmichael (Church of England), Christian feast day: Athanasius of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Confession of Peter (Eastern Orthodox, some Anglican and Lutheran Churches), Christian feast day: Deicolus, Christian feast day: Margaret of Hungary, Christian feast day: Prisca. 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 January 18?
53 documented historical events happened on January 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The young child Leo II became the sole Byzantine emperor upon the death of his grandfather Leo I. On the same day, in another year: Francisco Pizarro founded Ciudad de los Reyes (present-day Lima, Peru) as the capital of the lands he conquered for the Spanish crown. 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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