Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on July 15
18 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 15 around the world.
- 18observances
- 55events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church) The Martyrology of Rabban Sliba is a book containing the names and feast days of a number of martyrs of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
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Anne-Marie JavouheyAnne-Marie Javouhey, SJC was a French nun who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. She is known as the Liberator of the Slaves in the New World, and as the mother of the town of Mana, French Guiana.
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Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-BadenBernhard II of Baden, was the second son of Margrave Jacob of Baden and his wife, Catherine of Lorraine. He was born in the late 1420s at Hohenbaden Castle in Baden-Baden. His exact birth date is unknown. He was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1769.
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BonaventureBonaventure was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
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CeslausCeslaus, was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary. He was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1713. Ceslaus was born in Kamień Śląski, Poland, of the noble family of Odrowąż, and was a relative, possibly the brother, of Hyacinth of Poland.
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Dispersion of the Apostles (formerly by the Catholic Church)The Christian Gospels of Mark and Matthew say that, after the Ascension of Jesus, his Apostles "went out and preached everywhere". This is described in Mark 16 verses 19 and 20, and Matthew 28 verses 19 and 20. According to a tradition mentioned by Eusebius, t
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Donald of Ogilvy
St. Donald of Ogilvy, also known as Donivald or Domhnall, was an eighth-century Scottish saint who lived at Ogilvy, in the former Forfarshire.- Christian feast day: Edith of PolesworthSaint Edith of Polesworth was an Anglo-Saxon abbess venerated in the Kingdom of Mercia. She is traditionally associated with Polesworth Abbey in Warwickshire and the royal centre of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Though widely revered as a saint, her historical iden
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Blessed Inácio de AzevedoInácio de Azevedo, SJ (1526–1570) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of Brazil, beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1854.
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PlechelmPlechelm,, is honoured in both the Catholic Church and the Old Catholic Church as a patron saint of the Netherlands.
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Quriaqos and Julietta (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox)Cyricus and his mother Julitta are venerated as early Christian martyrs. According to traditional stories, they were put to death at Tarsus in AD 304.
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SwithunSwithun was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posthumous miracle-working.Christian feast day: Vladimir the Great (Eastern Orthodox; Catholic Church)Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych, given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church both canonised him as Saint Vla
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July 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 16- EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis (European Union, worldwide)The annual EU Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis is observed in the European Union on 15 July since 2023. Despite its name, it is not limited to the European Union but shall be a day of remembrance for the victims of the climate crises worldwide.
Feast of Saint Rosalia (Palermo, Sicily)The Feast of Saint Rosalia is an annual religious festival held in Palermo every July (10-15) since 1624. It is the only Sicilian religious celebration officially recognized as part of Italy's intangible cultural heritage by the Central Institute for Demoethno
Meänmaa Flag Day (Meänmaa)Meänmaa Flag Day, Meänmaa Day or Torne Valley Day is a holiday celebrated in the Torne Valley/Meänmaa region on 15 July. The tradition was started by the association "Meänmaan Tinkerit", founded in 2007. The day has been marked as an official holiday in the Sw
Statehood Day (Ukraine)Statehood Day or the Day of Ukrainian Statehood is a national holiday in Ukraine, celebrated annually on 15 July, in commemoration of the Christianization of Kievan Rus'. It was previously celebrated on 28 July in 2022 and 2023.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on July 15?
18 observances are celebrated on July 15 around the world: Christian feast day: Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Anne-Marie Javouhey, Christian feast day: Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Christian feast day: Bonaventure, Christian feast day: Ceslaus, Christian feast day: Dispersion of the Apostles (formerly by the Catholic Church). 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 15?
55 documented historical events happened on July 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald, the decisive engagement of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. On the same day, in another year: French soldiers at Fort Julien, near the Egyptian port city of Rashid, uncovered the Rosetta Stone, which was essential in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts. 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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