Calendar of saints
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The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said sa
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340–1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June
A Welsh calendar of saints' days, c. 1488–1498
Excerpt from the Irish Feastology of Oengus, presenting the entries for 1 and 2 January in the form of quatrains of four six-syllabic lines for each day. In this 16th-century copy (MS G10 at the National Library of Ireland) we find pairs of two six-syllabic lines combined into bold lines, amended by glosses and notes that were added by later authors.
Maximus Confessor
Name day
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In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated wit
A Swedish calendar page from February 1712 with name days listed. Note that in Sweden, February 1712 had 30 days.
A name day list at a store in Warsaw alongside gifts
Russian postcard celebrating Angel Day (Russian: День Ангела, romanized: Den' Angela), often used as a synonym of "name day"
A Day of Celebration. A painting by Swedish artist Fanny Brate depicting preparations for a name-day celebration. Oil on canvas, 1902.