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Holidays and observances on June 13
16 holidays and special days are celebrated on June 13 around the world.
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- 54events
Holidays and observances
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Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the ChurchAnthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.
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AquilinaAquilina (281–293) was a Christian child from Byblos who suffered martyrdom under Emperor Diocletian in the third century.
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Cetteus (Peregrinus)Saint Cetteus is the patron saint of Pescara. He was a bishop of the 6th century, elected to the see of Amiternum in Sabina in 590, during the pontificate of Gregory the Great.
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Eulogius of AlexandriaEulogius of Alexandria was Greek Patriarch of that see from about 580 to 608. He is regarded as a saint, with a feast day of June 13.
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FeliculaFelicula was a probably fourth-century Roman martyr whose relics Pope Gregory I gave to Bishop John of Ravenna in about 592. She is mentioned in the Roman Martyrology on 13 June: "On the seventh milestone from the city of Rome on the Via Ardeatina, Saint Felic
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G. K. Chesterton (Episcopal Church (USA))Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English Christian apologist writer. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.- Christian feast day: Gerard of ClairvauxGerard of Clairvaux was the older brother of Bernard of Clairvaux. He was the son of Tescelin le Roux and Aleth de Montbard. When Bernard entered Cîteaux with a group of young relatives and friends in 1112, Gerard did not join him. Instead, he participated in
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Blessed Marianna BiernackaMarianna Biernacka, née Czokało was a Roman Catholic citizen of Poland, and a victim of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. She is one of the beatified 108 Martyrs of World War II, a group also known as the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs.- Christian feast day: PsalmodiusSaint Psalmodius, also known as Psalmet, Sauman, Saumay, was a 7th-century Christian hermit. Assumed to have been born to a noble family of Scotia, he became a disciple of Saint Brendan as a young boy. Psalmodius, whose original Celtic name is unknown, is said
Christian feast day: Ragnebert (Rambert) 
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Blessed Thomas WoodhouseThomas Woodhouse was an English Catholic priest and martyr at Tyburn on 19 June 1573, being disembowelled alive. He was the first priest executed under Queen Elizabeth.
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TriphylliusSaint Triphyllius was born in Constantinople in the early fourth century. He was educated in law at the school of Beirut. He converted to Christianity and was named bishop of Nicosia. Triphyllius was a follower of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous. He was also an a
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June 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)June 12 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 14- Inventors' Day (Hungary)Inventors' Day is a day of the year set aside by a country to recognise the contributions of inventors. Not all countries recognise Inventors' Day. Those countries which do recognise an Inventors' Day do so with varying degrees of emphasis and on different day
- Suleimaniah City Fallen and Martyrs Day (Iraqi Kurdistan) This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
International Albinism Awareness Day (international)International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is celebrated annually on June 13 to celebrate the human rights of persons with albinism worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on June 13?
16 observances are celebrated on June 13 around the world: Christian feast day: Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, Christian feast day: Aquilina, Christian feast day: Cetteus (Peregrinus), Christian feast day: Eulogius of Alexandria, Christian feast day: Felicula, Christian feast day: G. K. Chesterton (Episcopal Church (USA)). 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 June 13?
54 documented historical events happened on June 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Henry Grace à Dieu, the largest warship ever built at the time, was launched from Woolwich Dockyard, England. On the same day, in another year: Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, beginning the practice of clerical marriage in Protestantism. 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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