Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on September 23
17 holidays and special days are celebrated on September 23 around the world.
- 17observances
- 43events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: AdomnánAdomnán or Adamnán of Iona, also known as Eunan, was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the Life of Columba, probably written between 697 and 700. This biography is by far the most import
- Christian feast day: Cissa of Crowland (or of Northumbria)Cissa of Crowland was a saint in the medieval Fenlands. He was the successor of Guthlac as abbot of Crowland, and is mentioned in Felix' Vita Guthlaci. According to the Crowland Chronicle his tomb was next to Guthlac's, and like the tomb of Guthlac, was destro
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Blessed Francisco de Paula VictorFrancisco de Paula Victor was an Afro-Brazilian Catholic priest. He is known in Brazil as the "Apostle of Charity" for his charitable treatment of the poor. He is the first black Brazilian national to be beatified in the Catholic Church and the first slave-tur
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Padre PioPio of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio was an Italian friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, priest, stigmatist and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on 23 September.
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Pope LinusPope Linus was the bishop of Rome from c. 68 to his death in 80. He is generally regarded as the second bishop of Rome, after Saint Peter. As with all the early popes, he was canonized.
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SossiusSaint Sossius or Sosius was Deacon of Misenum, an important naval base of the Roman Empire in the Bay of Naples. He was martyred along with Saint Januarius at Pozzuoli during the Diocletian Persecutions. His feast day is September 23, the date, three days afte
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Thecla (Roman Catholic Church)Thecla was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.
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Xanthippe and PolyxenaThe Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca is a work of New Testament apocrypha dating from the third or fourth century.
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September 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)September 22 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 24
Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico)Grito de Lares, also referred to as the Lares revolt, or the Lares revolution, was the first short revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico, staged by the Revolutionary Committee of Puerto Rico on September 23, 1868. Three decades after its uprising in Lares
Haifa Day (Israel)The Battle of Haifa was fought on 23 September 1918 towards the end of the Battle of Sharon which together with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought between 19 and 25 September during the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Cam
Holocaust Memorial Day (Lithuania)The Holocaust resulted in the near total eradication of Lithuanian (Litvaks) and Polish Jews[a] in Generalbezirk Litauen of the Reichskommissariat Ostland in the Nazi-controlled Lithuania. Of approximately 208,000–210,000 Jews at the time of the Nazi invasion,- Kyrgyz Language Day (Kyrgyzstan) This is the list of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan:
National Day (Saudi Arabia)Saudi National Day is a public holiday in Saudi Arabia celebrated annually on 23 September to commemorate the proclamation that renamed the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 through a royal decree by King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. It w
Teachers' Day (Brunei)
Teachers' Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers. It may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the community tone in education. This is one of the most celebrated days and the primary
Celebrate Bisexuality Day (bisexual community)Celebrate Bisexuality Day is observed annually on September 23 to recognize and celebrate bisexual people, the bisexual community, and the history of bisexuality.
International Day of Sign LanguagesInternational Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September, taking place during International Week of the Deaf.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on September 23?
17 observances are celebrated on September 23 around the world: Christian feast day: Adomnán, Christian feast day: Cissa of Crowland (or of Northumbria), Christian feast day: Blessed Francisco de Paula Victor, Christian feast day: Padre Pio, Christian feast day: Pope Linus, Christian feast day: Sossius. 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 September 23?
43 documented historical events happened on September 23, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy. On the same day, in another year: The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War. 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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