Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on May 26
15 holidays and special days are celebrated on May 26 around the world.
- 15observances
- 61events
Holidays and observances
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Andrew KaggwaAndrew Kaggwa was a Ugandan Catholic martyr killed for his faith. He was one of many Christians put to death by King Mwanga II between 1885 and 1887. He was the king Mwanga's bandmaster-General, the Mugowa.
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Augustine of Canterbury (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox)Augustine of Canterbury was a Christian monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He was the prior of a Benedictine monastery in Rome when Pope Gregory I chose him in 595 to lead a mission, usually known as the Gregorian mission, to B
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Lambert of VenceLambert of Vence, also known as Lambert of Bauduen, was Bishop of Vence. Born Pelloquin Lambert, at Bauduen, France, in 1084. He lost his mother at birth and was raised at the age of twelve years by the Benedictine monks of Lérins. He was appointed Bishop of V
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Mariana de Jesús de ParedesMariana of Jesus de Paredes is a Catholic saint and was the first person to be canonized from what is now Ecuador. She was a recluse who is said to have sacrificed herself for the salvation of her city. She was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1853 and canonized b- Christian feast day: Martyrs of the Paris CommuneThe Massacre in the Rue Haxo was a massacre of priests and gendarmes by communards during the semaine sanglante at the end of the Paris Commune in May 1871.
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Peter Sanz (one of Martyr Saints of China)Peter Sanz was a Catalan Dominican friar who was sent as a missionary bishop to China. He was declared a martyr and canonized by the Catholic Church.
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Philip NeriPhilip Neri, born Filippo Romolo Neri, pronounced [fiˈlippo ˈrɔːmolo ˈneːri] was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy dedicated to pastoral care and charitable work. He is sometimes referred to as 
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Pope EleutheriusPope Eleutherius, also known as Eleutherus, was the bishop of Rome from c. 174 until his death in 189. His pontificate is alternatively dated to 171–185 or 177–193. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.- Christian feast day: Zachary, Bishop of VienneZacharias of Vienne, also sometimes Zachary or Zachariah, was traditionally the second Bishop of Vienne in what is now Isère, France, until he was supposedly martyred in 106 AD during the reign of the Emperor Trajan. He was one of the first Christian evangelis
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May 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)May 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 27
Independence Day, commemorates the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918 (Georgia)Independence Day is an annual public holiday in Georgia observed on 26 May. It commemorates the 26 May 1918 adoption of the Act of Independence, which established the Democratic Republic of Georgia in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917. It is the 
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom in 1966.Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and southwest, and Venezuela to the west. It is part of th
Mother's Day (Poland)Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March or May. It comp
National Paper Airplane Day (United States)National Paper Airplane Day is an unofficial observance, celebrated on May 26 each year in the United States to commemorate the simple aeronautical toy. It has been celebrated annual since at least 2012 with the date chosen to roughly align with the end of the
National Sorry Day (Australia)National Sorry Day, officially the National Day of Healing, is an event held annually in Australia on 26 May commemorating the Stolen Generations. It is part of the ongoing efforts towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on May 26?
15 observances are celebrated on May 26 around the world: Christian feast day: Andrew Kaggwa, Christian feast day: Augustine of Canterbury (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox), Christian feast day: Lambert of Vence, Christian feast day: Mariana de Jesús de Paredes, Christian feast day: Martyrs of the Paris Commune, Christian feast day: Peter Sanz (one of Martyr Saints of China). 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 May 26?
61 documented historical events happened on May 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Edmund I (pictured) of England was murdered at Pucklechurch on the feast day of St Augustine. On the same day, in another year: English friar William of Ockham, who popularised the methodological principle known as Occam's razor, secretly left Avignon under threat from Pope John XXII. 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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