Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on July 13
15 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 13 around the world.
- 15observances
- 44events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Abd-al-MasihAbd al-Masih, born Asher ben Levi, is described as a saint and martyr in early Christianity. The name Abd al-Masih means "servant/slave of the Messiah" in Arabic.
- Christian feast day: Abel of Tacla Haimonot (Coptic Church)Abel of Tacla Haimonot was a monk at the monastery of Tacla Haimonot. He is considered a saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and has a feast day of July 13.
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Clelia BarbieriClelia Barbieri was an Italian Catholic and the founder of the Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows. She is regarded as the youngest founder of a religious congregation in the history of the Catholic church, as she was just twenty-three when she died. Barbi
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Conrad Weiser (Episcopal Church (USA))Conrad Weiser, born Johann Conrad Weiser, Jr., was a Pennsylvania German pioneer who served as an interpreter and diplomat between the Pennsylvania Colony and Native American nations. Primarily a farmer, he also worked as a tanner, and later served as a soldie
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Eugenius of CarthageEugenius of Carthage was a Christian prelate unanimously elected Bishop of Carthage in 480 to succeed Deogratias. He was caught up in the disputes of his day between Arianism and mainstream Christianity. He is revered as a saint.
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Henry II, Holy Roman EmperorHenry II, also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024 and was the last ruler of the Ottonian line. As Duke of Bavaria, appointed in 995, Henry became King of the Romans following the sudden death of 
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Jacobus de VoragineJacobus de Voragine, OP was an Italian chronicler and archbishop of Genoa. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of the Golden Legend, a collection of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church that was one of the most popul
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Blessed Mariano de Jesús Euse HoyosMariano de Jesús Euse Hoyos was a Colombian Roman Catholic priest ordained in 1872 for the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos. He worked in his parish as a staunch defender of the poor and of rural laborers - he himself came from rural origins - and encouraged popu- Christian feast day: Mildrith of ThanetSaint Mildrith, also Mildthryth, Mildryth and Mildred,, was a 7th- and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon abbess of the Abbey at Minster-in-Thanet, Kent. She was declared a saint after her death, and, in 1030, her remains were moved to Canterbury.
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Our Lady Mystical RoseRosa Mystica is a poetic title of Mary. One form of Marian devotion is invoking Virgin Mary's prayers by calling upon her using a litany of diverse titles, and the title 'Mystical Rose' is found in the Litany of Loreto. It is also a Catholic title of Our Lady 
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Silas (Catholic Church)Silas or Silvanus was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey.
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Teresa of Los AndesTeresa of Jesus of Los Andes, OCD was a Chilean Discalced Carmelite.
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July 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 12 – Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 14- Statehood Day (Montenegro)Statehood Day is a holiday that occurs every year on 13 July in Montenegro to commemorate the day in 1878 on which the Berlin Congress recognized the Principality of Montenegro as the twenty-seventh independent state in the world. The date is also celebrated t
Kashmir Martyrs' Day (Pakistan)Kashmir Martyrs' Day or Kashmir Day, was an official state holiday observed in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in remembrance of 21 Muslims killed on 13 July 1931 by Dogra forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. The day was removed as an offic
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on July 13?
15 observances are celebrated on July 13 around the world: Christian feast day: Abd-al-Masih, Christian feast day: Abel of Tacla Haimonot (Coptic Church), Christian feast day: Clelia Barbieri, Christian feast day: Conrad Weiser (Episcopal Church (USA)), Christian feast day: Eugenius of Carthage, Christian feast day: Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor. 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 July 13?
44 documented historical events happened on July 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Livonian Crusade: Samogitian forces defeated Teutonic knights and the Livonian Order at the Battle of Durbe. On the same day, in another year: Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company repelled a fleet of Spanish and Maltese galleys at the Battle of Pantelleria. 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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