Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on November 18
20 holidays and special days are celebrated on November 18 around the world.
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- 55events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church) The Martyrology of Rabban Sliba is a book containing the names and feast days of a number of martyrs of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
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Alphaeus and ZacchaeusSaints Alphaeus and Zaccheus were two Christians who were put to death in Caesarea, Palestine, in 303 or 304, according to church historian Eusebius in his Martyrs of Palestine. They are commemorated on November 18.
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BarulasRomanus of Caesarea, also known as Romanus of Antioch or Raymond, is a Christian martyr and saint. A deacon of Caesarea, he was martyred at Antioch.- Christian feast day: Constant Saint Constant was an Irish priest and hermit, who was martyred in 777 AD. His feast is celebrated on 18 November.
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Dedication of Saints Peter and PaulThe Dedication of the Basilicas of the Apostles Peter and Paul is a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, which is celebrated on 18 November.
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Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England)Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia.- Christian feast day: JuthwaraJuthwara or Jutwara was a virgin and martyr from Dorset. According to her legend, she was an eighth-century Saxon, and sister to Sidwell, though some historians have theorised she was a Briton living in the sixth century. Her relics were translated to Sherborn
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Mabyn (Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism)Mabyn, also known as Mabena, Mabon, etc., was a medieval Cornish saint. According to local Cornish tradition she was one of the many children of Brychan, king of Brycheiniog in Wales in the 5th century. The village and civil parish of St Mabyn is named for her
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The main day of the Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá or Chinita's Fair (Maracaibo, Venezuela)Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Chiquinquirá, or the Virgin of Chiquinquirá, is a Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated image in the northern Andes region. She has been for centuries the highly appreciated patroness saint of Colomb
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Maudez (Mawes)Maudez is a Breton saint who lived in the 5th or 6th century. He is also known as Maudé, Maudet, Maodez or Modez (Breton), Maudetus (Latin), Mandé (French) and Mawes. In the Breton calendar his feast is 18 November.- Christian feast day: Nazarius (Nazaire)Saint Nazarius was the fourteenth abbot of the monastery of Lérins, probably during the reign of the Merovingian Clotaire II (584–629). He successfully attacked the remnants of paganism on the southern coast of France, overthrew a sanctuary of Venus near Canne
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Odo of ClunyOdo of Cluny was the second abbot of Cluny.- Christian feast day:
Romanus of CaesareaRomanus of Caesarea, also known as Romanus of Antioch or Raymond, is a Christian martyr and saint. A deacon of Caesarea, he was martyred at Antioch.
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Rose Philippine DuchesneRose Philippine Duchesne, RSCJ, was a French religious sister and educator whom Pope John Paul II canonized in 1988. A native of France, she immigrated as a missionary to America, and is recognized for her care and education of Indigenous American survivors of
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November 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)November 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 19- Day of Army and Victory (Haiti) The following are public holidays in Haiti. Many Vodou holidays are also celebrated, but are not considered public holidays.
- Independence Day (Morocco), celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956. This is a list of holidays in Morocco.
- National Day (Oman)The following is a list of public holidays in Oman.
Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia celebrates the independence of Latvia from Russia in 1918.Latvia's Independence Day, officially known as the Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia, is celebrated annually on 18 November in Latvia. It marks the anniversary of the Proclamation of Independence of Latvia by the People's Council of Latvia in 1918.
Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 (Croatia)The Battle of Vukovar was an 87-day siege of Vukovar in eastern Croatia by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various paramilitary forces from Serbia, between August and November 1991. Before the Croatian War of Independence the Baroque town was a
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on November 18?
20 observances are celebrated on November 18 around the world: Christian feast day: Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Alphaeus and Zacchaeus, Christian feast day: Barulas, Christian feast day: Constant, Christian feast day: Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul, Christian feast day: Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England). 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 November 18?
55 documented historical events happened on November 18, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was excommunicated by Pope Innocent III after Otto commanded him to annul the Concordat of Worms. On the same day, in another year: The Siege of Godesberg, the first major siege of the Cologne War, began. 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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