Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on July 30
15 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 30 around the world.
- 15observances
- 55events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Abdon and SennenAbdon and Sennen, variously written in early calendars and martyrologies Abdo, Abdus, and Sennes, Sennis, Zennen, are recognized by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church as Christian martyrs, with a feast day on 30 July. In some places they have been
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Blessed Edward Powell, Richard Fetherston and Thomas AbelBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for- Christian feast day: HatebrandHatebrand was a Benedictine abbot. A native of Frisia, Netherlands, he became the Abbot of Olden-Klooster, Frisia in 1183. He is famed for having revived the Benedictine order, in the area of Frisia. His relics are at Sint-Benedictuskerk in Mortsel.
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María Natividad Venegas de la TorreMaría Natividad Venegas de la Torre was a Mexican religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church. Torre founded the congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Guadalajara (Congregationem Sororum Filiarum Sacri Cordis Iesu) in 1930.
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Maxima, Donatilla, and SecundaThe three virgins of Tuburga were a group of young women who were executed for being Christians around 257 AD, in what was Roman Empire–era Tunisia.
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Robert Barnes (Lutheran)Robert Barnes was an English reformer and martyr.- Christian feast day: TatwineTatwine was the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury from 731 to 734. Prior to becoming archbishop, he was a monk and abbot of a Benedictine monastery. Besides his ecclesiastical career, Tatwine was a writer, and riddles he composed survive. Another work he composed
- Christian feast day: Ursus of AuxerreSaint Ursus of Auxerre was Bishop of Auxerre from c. 502 until his repose in 508. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church, with his feast day being commemorated on 30 July.
- Christian feast day: Vicenta Chávez OrozcoVicenta Chávez Orozco, also known by her religious name María Vicenta de Santa Dorotea, was a Mexican Roman Catholic nun and the founder of the Servants of the Holy Spirit and the Poor. Orozco was admitted into a hospital in Guadalajara with pneumonia and ther
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Solanus CaseySolanus Casey, OFMCap was an American Catholic priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was known as a healer and for his abilities as a spiritual counselor, but especially for his great attention to the sick, for whom he celebrated special Masses. The
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July 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)July 29 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 31- Feast of the Throne (Morocco) This is a list of holidays in Morocco.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Vanuatu from the United Kingdom and France in 1980. This is a list of public holidays in Vanuatu.
International Day of Friendship (international), and its related observances:
Día del Amigo (Paraguay)Friendship Day is an international holiday dedicated to friendship and the celebration of it. Its date varies greatly by country and region. The idea of a World Friendship Day was first proposed on July 20, 1958 by Artemio Bracho during a dinner with friends i- Martyrs Day (South Sudan)Martyrs' Day are days observed in or by some countries, including the Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Myanmar, Panama and Tunisia, to recognise martyrs such as soldiers, revolutionaries or victims of genocide. Below is a list of various Martyrs' Days for differe
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on July 30?
15 observances are celebrated on July 30 around the world: Christian feast day: Abdon and Sennen, Christian feast day: Blessed Edward Powell, Richard Fetherston and Thomas Abel, Christian feast day: Hatebrand, Christian feast day: María Natividad Venegas de la Torre, Christian feast day: Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda, Christian feast day: Robert Barnes (Lutheran). 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 30?
55 documented historical events happened on July 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Bach's chorale cantata Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, a paraphrase of Psalm 124 based on a 1524 hymn by Justus Jonas, was first performed in Leipzig. On the same day, in another year: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (depicted), a leader of the Mexican War of Independence, was executed by Spanish forces in Chihuahua City, Mexico. 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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