Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on January 29
8 holidays and special days are celebrated on January 29 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
AphrahatAphrahat, venerated as Saint Aphrahat the Persian, was a third-century Syriac Christian author of Iranian descent from the Sasanian Empire, who composed a series of twenty-three expositions or homilies on points of Christian doctrine and practice. All his know
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GildasGildas – also known as Gildas Badonicus, Gildas fab Caw and Gildas Sapiens – was a 6th-century British monk best known for his religious polemic De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, which recounts the history of the Britons before and during the coming of the S- Christian feast day: Sabinian of TroyesSaint Sabinian of Troyes was a pagan who converted to Christianity, and became a martyr under Aurelian. He was beheaded at Rilly-Sainte-Syre near Troyes.
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Sulpitius I of BourgesSulpitius I was Bishop of Bourges. Often called Sulpitius Severus, the Severe, he is wrongly identified with Sulpicius Severus, the historian of Saint Martin of Tours.
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Blessed Villana de' BottiVillana de' Botti, TOSD was an Italian Catholic member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She turned to the Dominicans after a sudden conversion from a dissolute adult life and was noted for her simplistic life born out of her conversion. She had been a piou
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January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)January 29 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
Earliest day on which Fat Thursday can fall, while March 4 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday before Ash Wednesday. (Christianity)Fat Thursday is a Christian tradition in some countries marking the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday provide the last opportunity for feasting 
Kansas Day (Kansas, United States)Kansas Day is a holiday in the state of Kansas in the United States. It is celebrated annually on January 29 to commemorate the anniversary of the state's 1861 admission to the Union. It was first celebrated in 1877 by schoolchildren in Paola.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on January 29?
8 observances are celebrated on January 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Aphrahat, Christian feast day: Gildas, Christian feast day: Sabinian of Troyes, Christian feast day: Sulpitius I of Bourges, Christian feast day: Blessed Villana de' Botti, Christian feast day: January 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). 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 29?
38 documented historical events happened on January 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, was assassinated in a plot involving his own son, An Qingxu. On the same day, in another year: Sergius III returned from exile to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. 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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