Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on June 27
20 holidays and special days are celebrated on June 27 around the world.
- 20observances
- 45events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
ArialdoSaint Arialdo is a Christian saint of the eleventh century. He was assassinated because of his efforts to reform the Milanese clergy.
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Crescens, one of the Seventy disciplesCrescens was an individual who appears in the New Testament. He is traditionally considered one of the 72 disciples sent out by Jesus in Luke 10. He was a missionary in Galatia and became a companion of Paul. The name 'Crescens' is the present-active participl
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Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church)Cyril of Alexandria was a Christian theologian and Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.
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Hemma of GurkHemma of Gurk, also called Emma of Gurk, was a noblewoman, Fürstin (princess) and founder of several churches and monasteries in the Duchy of Carinthia. Buried at Gurk Cathedral since 1174, she was beatified on 21 November 1287 and canonised on 5 January 1938 - Christian feast day: GundenisGundenis was a virgin martyr. She suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Septimius Severus.
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Blessed Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de ChauvanceLouise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance was a French Roman Catholic who founded the pious union of the Oblates of the Sacred Heart in 1874. She was known for her staunch devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the members of the union ought to renew the so
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Marguerite BaysMarguerite Bays, OFS was a Swiss seamstress and mystic. She lived a simple life as a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and adapted the tenets of the order's charism into her own life and social apostolate, especially after she was healed of bowel cancer o
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Our Lady of Perpetual HelpOur Mother of Perpetual Succour, colloquially known as Our Lady of Perpetual Help), is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-century Byzantine icon and a purported Marian apparition. The image was enshrined in the Church of San Mat
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Sampson the HospitableSampson the Hospitable was a citizen of Constantinople who devoted his time to serving the poor of the city.
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ZoilusSaint Zoilus is venerated as a saint by the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Christian tradition states that he was a young man martyred with nineteen others at Córdoba, Spain, during the Great Persecution under Diocletian.
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June 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)June 26 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 28
Canadian Multiculturalism Day (Canada)Multiculturalism in Canada was officially adopted by the government during the 1970s and 1980s. The Canadian federal government has been described as the instigator of multiculturalism as an ideology because of its public emphasis on the social importance of i
Commemoration Day for the Victims of the Communist Regime (Czech Republic)Milada Horáková was a Czech politician and a member of the underground resistance movement against Nazi Germany and then against the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. She was focused on preserving democratic institutions and women's rights.
Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art and poetry of Magtymguly Pyragy (Turkmenistan)Public Holidays in Turkmenistan are laid out in the Constitution of Turkmenistan, which acts as a list of nationally recognized public holidays in the country.
Helen Keller Day (United States)Helen Keller Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Helen Keller, observed on June 27 annually. The holiday observance was created by presidential proclamation in 1980 as well as by international organizations, particularly those helping the 
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Djibouti from France in 1977.Independence Day, observed annually on 27 June, is a national holiday in Djibouti. It marks the territory's declaration of independence from France. An independence referendum was held in the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas on 8 May 1977 alongside - Mixed Race Day (Brazil)In Brazil, "Mixed Race Day" is observed annually on June 27, three days after the Day of the Caboclo, in celebration of all mixed-race Brazilians, including the caboclos. The date is an official public holiday in three Brazilian states.
- National PTSD Awareness Day (United States)National PTSD Awareness Day is a United States observance on June 27 to raise public awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its available treatments. The U.S. Senate established the observance in 2010. The entire month of June is also recogn
Seven Sleepers' Day or Siebenschläfertag (Germany)Seven Sleepers' Day on June 27 is a feast day commemorating the legend of the Seven Sleepers as well as one of the best-known bits of traditional weather lore remaining in German-speaking Europe. The atmospheric conditions on that day are supposed to determine- Unity Day (Tajikistan)This following is a list of public holidays in Tajikistan:
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on June 27?
20 observances are celebrated on June 27 around the world: Christian feast day: Arialdo, Christian feast day: Crescens, one of the Seventy disciples, Christian feast day: Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church), Christian feast day: Hemma of Gurk, Christian feast day: Gundenis, Christian feast day: Blessed Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance. 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 27?
45 documented historical events happened on June 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pope Agatho, later venerated as a saint in both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, began his pontificate. On the same day, in another year: Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of Oxford. 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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