Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on September 29
8 holidays and special days are celebrated on September 29 around the world.
- 8observances
- 55events
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Charles, Duke of BrittanyCharles of Blois-Châtillon, nicknamed "the Saint", was Duke of Brittany from 1341 until his death. He claimed the duchy by right of his wife, Joan, Duchess of Brittany, holding the title against the claims of John of Montfort. The cause of his possible canoniz
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HripsimeHripsime was a martyr of Roman origin. The story of her martyrdom is connected with the traditional account of the Christianization of Armenia. She and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as some of the first Christian martyrs of Armenia. Saint Hripsime 
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Jean de MontmirailJean de Montmirail, Baron de Montmirail, O.S.B. Cist., was a French nobleman who became a Cistercian monk. He is venerated as a beatus in the Catholic Church.
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Theodota of PhilippiTheodota of Philippopolis was a Greek harlot and martyr. Her feast day is 29 September.
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September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)September 28 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 30
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the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. One of the four quarter days in the Irish calendar. (England and Ireland). Called Michaelmas in some western liturgical traditions.Archangels are the second-lowest rank of angel in the hierarchy of angels, based on and put forward by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century in his book De Coelesti Hierarchia.- Inventors' Day (Argentina)Inventors' Day is a day of the year set aside by a country to recognise the contributions of inventors. Not all countries recognise Inventors' Day. Those countries which do recognise an Inventors' Day do so with varying degrees of emphasis and on different day
- Victory of Boquerón Day (Paraguay)The following are national holidays in Paraguay
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on September 29?
8 observances are celebrated on September 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Charles, Duke of Brittany, Christian feast day: Hripsime, Christian feast day: Jean de Montmirail, Christian feast day: Theodota of Philippi, Christian feast day: September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Christian feast day: the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. One of the four quarter days in the Irish calendar. (England and Ireland). Called Michaelmas in some western liturgical traditions.. 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 29?
55 documented historical events happened on September 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An army of Viking pirates that had besieged the English city of Canterbury for weeks took Archbishop Ælfheah prisoner and seized power. On the same day, in another year: J. S. Bach led the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas, for the feast of archangel Michael. 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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