Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on July 2
13 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 2 around the world.
- 13observances
- 31events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Aberoh and Atom (Coptic Church)Aberoh and Atom are martyrs of the Christian church.
Christian feast day:
Bernardino RealinoBernardino Realino was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Jesuits. His entire career was devoted to the areas of Naples and Lecce. Realino pursued a career in law and served in several municipal capacities before feeling called to t- Christian feast day: Blessed Eugénie JoubertEugénie Joubert was a French Roman Catholic professed religious from the Sisters of the Holy Family of the Sacred Heart. Joubert lived a short life - she died due to tuberculosis but her life was noted for her staunch devotion to the Mother of God and her comm
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Feast of the Visitation (Anglicanism; Levoča at Mariánska hora)In Christianity, the Visitation, also known as the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, refers to the visit of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke, Luke 1:39–56. The episode is one of
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MonegundisMonegundis was a Frankish hermit and saint. She has been called "a holy recluse". She married and had two daughters, who both died in childhood. Deeply depressed and overcome with grief, she left her husband and became an anchorite in a small cell, living off 
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OudoceusSaint Oudoceus (Latin) or Euddogwy (Welsh) is generally known as the third Bishop of Llandaff in South Wales. In reality he was probably a 7th-century bishop at Llandeilo Fawr. Wendy Davies puts his episcopal reign between about 650 and 700.
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Martinian and ProcessusMartinian and Processus were Christian martyrs of ancient Rome.
Neither the years they lived nor the circumstances of their deaths are known. They are currently buried in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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Pishoy (Coptic Church)Pshoi, Paisius the Great, as he has been known in Europe since the 5th century AD, Bishoy, Bishūy, Bishāy or Bishiyyah, as his name is pronounced in Arabic, known in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria as the Star of the Desert and the Beloved of our Good
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Stephen III of Moldavia (Romanian Orthodox Church)Stephen III, better known as Stephen the Great, was Voivode of Moldavia from 1457 until his death. He was one of the most prominent rulers of late medieval Eastern Europe, noted for his long reign, military leadership and astute diplomacy. His efforts to prese
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July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 1 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 3
Flag Day (Curaçao)A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag.
Palio di Provenzano (Siena, Italy)The Palio di Siena is a horse race held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards, in a tradition dating back to the
Police Day (Azerbaijan)There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated by the Constitution of Azerbaijan.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on July 2?
13 observances are celebrated on July 2 around the world: Christian feast day: Aberoh and Atom (Coptic Church), Christian feast day: Bernardino Realino, Christian feast day: Blessed Eugénie Joubert, Christian feast day: Feast of the Visitation (Anglicanism; Levoča at Mariánska hora), Christian feast day: Monegundis, Christian feast day: Oudoceus. 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 2?
31 documented historical events happened on July 2, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Li Shimin (pictured) led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of Tang China. On the same day, in another year: The bodies of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Empress Wu Zetian were interred in the Qianling Mausoleum. 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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