Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on March 27
16 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 27 around the world.
- 16observances
- 49events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Easter (Palmarian Church)Easter, also called Pasch or Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the Bible's New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following h
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Alexander, a Pannonian soldier, martyred in 3rd century.Pannonia was a province of the Roman Empire bounded on the north and east by the Danube, on the west by Noricum and upper Italy, and on the south by Dalmatia and upper Moesia. It included the modern regions of western Hungary, western Slovakia, eastern Austria- Christian feast day: Amador of PortugalAmador of Portugal or of Guarda was a hermit from Portugal. He was venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and his feast day is celebrated on 27 March.
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Augusta of TrevisoSaint Augusta of Treviso, also known as Augusta of Ceneda, Augusta of Tarvisium, or Augusta of Serravalle, is venerated as a virgin martyr.
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Charles Henry Brent (Episcopal Church (USA))Charles Henry Brent was the Episcopal Church's first Missionary Bishop of the Philippine Islands (1902–1918); Chaplain General of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I (1917–1918); and Bishop of the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Western New York (19
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Gelasius, Archbishop of ArmaghThe Archbishop of Armagh is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name from the see city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. Since the Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: one in the Catholic Church and the other in the Church
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John of EgyptSaint John of Egypt,, also known as John the Hermit, John the Anchorite, or John of Lycopolis, was one of the hermits and grazers of the Nitrian Desert. He began as a carpenter but at the age of twenty-five began to live a life of solitude.
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Panacea De' MuzziPanacea De' Muzzi (1368–1383) was a young girl martyred at the age of fifteen who was beatified.
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PhiletusSaint Philetus (Φιλητός) (d. 121) is, along with Saints Lydia (Λυδία), Macedo(n) (Μακεδών), Theoprepius (Theoprepides) (Θεοπρέπιος), Amphilochius (Ἀμφιλόχιος) and Cronidas (Cronides) (Κρονίδης), venerated as a Christian martyr. Philetus was supposedly "...a se
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Romulus of Nîmes, a Benedictine abbot, martyred c. 730.Nîmes is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Cévennes mountain range, the estimated population of the commune of Nîmes stood at 148,561 in 2019.
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Rupert of SalzburgRupert of Salzburg was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III. Rupert is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox chur- Christian feast day: Zanitas and Lazarus of PersiaZanitas and Lazarus were martyrs of the Christian church in the Sasanid Empire.
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March 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)March 26 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – March 28
Armed Forces Day (Myanmar)Armed Forces Day, also known as Revolution Day, is the professional holiday of the Tatmadaw, celebrated annually on 27 March. It commemorates the start of Burmese Army's resistance to Japanese occupation in 1945. It was initially named as the Revolution Day an
Day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania (Romania)The Day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania is a holiday of Romania celebrated every 27 March to commemorate the union of Bessarabia with Romania on 27 March 1918. Bessarabia is a Romanian historical region that was part of the Principality of Moldavia, wh
World Theatre Day (International)World Theatre Day (WTD) is an international observance celebrated on 27 March. It was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on March 27?
16 observances are celebrated on March 27 around the world: Christian feast day: Easter (Palmarian Church), Christian feast day: Alexander, a Pannonian soldier, martyred in 3rd century., Christian feast day: Amador of Portugal, Christian feast day: Augusta of Treviso, Christian feast day: Charles Henry Brent (Episcopal Church (USA)), Christian feast day: Gelasius, Archbishop of Armagh. 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 March 27?
49 documented historical events happened on March 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Charles I became King of England, Scotland and Ireland. On the same day, in another year: The first of four destructive earthquakes struck southern Italy, destroying an estimated 10,000 homes. 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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