Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on January 22
11 holidays and special days are celebrated on January 22 around the world.
- 11observances
- 46events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Anastasius of PersiaSaint Anastasius of Persia, also known by his native name Magundat, was a Zoroastrian soldier in the Sasanian army who later became a convert to Christianity and was martyred in 628.
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Gaudentius of NovaraSaint Gaudentius was a bishop of Novara, considered the first of that city. Tradition states that he was born to a pagan family at Ivrea, and was then converted to Christianity by Eusebius of Vercelli. Some sources say that Eusebius ordained Gaudentius a pries
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László Batthyány-StrattmannLászló, 7th Prince Batthyany-Strattmann was a Hungarian aristocrat and physician. Until 1914, he was known as László Batthyány. A devout Catholic, he became known as the "doctor of the poor" and was beatified by the Church in 2003.
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Laura VicunaLaura del Carmen Vicuña Pino was a Chilean child who was noted for her religious devotion. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1988 as the patron of abuse victims, having herself experienced physical abuse.
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Vincent PallottiVincent Pallotti, SAC was an Italian Catholic cleric and the founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, later known as the Pious Society of Missions. The original name was restored in 1947. He is buried in the Church of San Salvatore in Onda. He is con
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Vincent of SaragossaVincent of Saragossa was a deacon of the Church of Zaragoza. He is considered as a Protomartyr of Spain and the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and the Eastern Orthodox Chur- Christian feast day: Vincent, Orontius, and VictorSaints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor are venerated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from Cimiez. They were Christians who evangelized in the Pyrenees and were killed at Puigcerda w
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Blessed William Joseph ChaminadeGuillaume-Joseph Chaminade, SM was a French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution and later founded the Society of Mary, usually called the Marianists, in 1817. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 3 September 2000. His feas
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January 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)January 22 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
Day of Unity of Ukraine (Ukraine)The Unification Act was an agreement signed by the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic in Sophia Square in Kyiv on 22 January 1919. Since 1999, it is celebrated every year as the Day of Unity of Ukraine to commemorate the signi- Grandfather's Day (Poland) Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951. The Act, as amended in 2010, currently defines fourteen public holidays.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on January 22?
11 observances are celebrated on January 22 around the world: Christian feast day: Anastasius of Persia, Christian feast day: Gaudentius of Novara, Christian feast day: László Batthyány-Strattmann, Christian feast day: Laura Vicuna, Christian feast day: Vincent Pallotti, Christian feast day: Vincent of Saragossa. 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 22?
46 documented historical events happened on January 22, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Eutychius of Constantinople was arrested after he refused Byzantine emperor Justinian I's order to adopt the tenets of the Aphthartodocetae, a sect of non-Chalcedonian Christians. On the same day, in another year: Muhammad II became Sultan of Granada after his father's death in a riding accident. 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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