August 27
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13 holidays recorded on August 27 throughout history
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The Roman Catholic feast day listing for August 27 includes several saints whose entries in older liturgical calendar…
The Roman Catholic feast day listing for August 27 includes several saints whose entries in older liturgical calendars have been revised, consolidated, or removed from the General Roman Calendar while remaining in regional or traditional calendars. The abbreviation RC Saints in historical records indicates a feast day recognized in some Catholic traditions but not universally observed. The 1969 revision of the Roman Calendar removed or downgraded many feast days, particularly those for early martyrs whose historical existence couldn't be verified. The calendar became smaller. The history behind it got more complicated.
The mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Monica of Hippo is one of the most venerated women in Christianity.
The mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, Monica of Hippo is one of the most venerated women in Christianity. Her decades of patient prayer and moral influence over her wayward son — who chronicled her faith and his own conversion in the Confessions — made her the patron saint of mothers, married women, and those struggling to convert family members.
Venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church, Phanourios of Rhodes is invoked as the patron saint of lost objects and lost …
Venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church, Phanourios of Rhodes is invoked as the patron saint of lost objects and lost causes. His icon was discovered in Rhodes during the Ottoman period, and his cult became so popular that a traditional cake (phanouropita) is baked in his honor, with worshippers requesting he help find lost things — from missing keys to missing relatives.
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar for August 27 commemorates several saints and feasts, with specific observan…
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar for August 27 commemorates several saints and feasts, with specific observances varying among Greek, Russian, Serbian, and other Orthodox traditions. The date falls in the period between the Dormition fast and the church new year in September.
Romans honored Volturnus, the ancient god of the Tiber River, by holding the Volturnalia festival each August.
Romans honored Volturnus, the ancient god of the Tiber River, by holding the Volturnalia festival each August. Participants offered sacrifices to ensure the river’s waters remained plentiful during the late summer heat, a ritual essential for maintaining the irrigation systems that sustained the city’s grain supply and prevented drought-induced famine.
Texas observes Lyndon Baines Johnson Day on August 27, the birthday of the 36th President of the United States, who w…
Texas observes Lyndon Baines Johnson Day on August 27, the birthday of the 36th President of the United States, who was born near Stonewall, Texas in 1908. LBJ was the only president born in Texas, and the state has leaned into that distinction. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, escalated American involvement in Vietnam, and won the largest popular vote margin in American presidential election history in 1964. He died in 1973 on his ranch, one day before the signing of the Vietnam peace accords he'd spent years trying to reach.
Moldova severed ties with the collapsing Soviet Union on August 27, 1991, to reclaim its sovereignty as a republic.
Moldova severed ties with the collapsing Soviet Union on August 27, 1991, to reclaim its sovereignty as a republic. This decisive break established the nation's modern borders and launched decades of independent governance, allowing citizens to shape their own laws without Moscow's oversight.
The Episcopal Church honors Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle for their pioneering work in establishing religiou…
The Episcopal Church honors Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle for their pioneering work in establishing religious access for the deaf community. By founding the first church specifically for deaf congregants and advocating for liturgical inclusion, they transformed the American deaf experience from one of social isolation into a recognized, active participation in spiritual life.
A 6th-century bishop of Sorrento venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, Baculus (also known as Baccolo) led his floc…
A 6th-century bishop of Sorrento venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, Baculus (also known as Baccolo) led his flock during the Lombard invasions of southern Italy. His feast day is observed in the Sorrento diocese, where local tradition credits him with miraculous protection of the city.
Joseph Calasanz founded the Piarists in Rome in 1597, establishing what may have been the first free public school in…
Joseph Calasanz founded the Piarists in Rome in 1597, establishing what may have been the first free public school in Europe — open to poor children regardless of origin, teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic at no cost. The church opposed it. Other religious orders opposed it. Various enemies within the church eventually succeeded in having the Piarists temporarily suppressed by the Vatican in 1646, when Calasanz was 89. He died two years later. The order was restored after his death. He was canonized in 1767, and declared patron saint of all Catholic schools in 1948.
Caesarius of Arles served as Archbishop of Arles from 503 to 542 AD, during the turbulent decades when the Western Ro…
Caesarius of Arles served as Archbishop of Arles from 503 to 542 AD, during the turbulent decades when the Western Roman Empire had collapsed and Gaul was being divided between Visigoths, Franks, and Burgundians. Through every political upheaval, he kept preaching, kept running his monastery, kept writing sermons simple enough that ordinary people could understand them. Over 200 of his sermons survive — an extraordinary archive from a period when almost nothing survived. He organized two church councils. He negotiated with Frankish kings. He outlasted everyone.
Rufus and Carpophorus appear in early Christian martyrology as brothers, soldiers in the Roman army, martyred at Capu…
Rufus and Carpophorus appear in early Christian martyrology as brothers, soldiers in the Roman army, martyred at Capua in the early 4th century under Diocletian's persecution. The record is spare: two names, one feast day, no surviving contemporary account. They appear in the Hieronymian Martyrology, the oldest systematic list of Christian martyrs, which dates to the 5th century but records deaths from much earlier. Two names kept alive by a list. The list kept alive because someone kept copying it.
Margaret the Barefooted — Margherita Fontana — was a 14th-century laywoman from San Severino Marche in Italy who spen…
Margaret the Barefooted — Margherita Fontana — was a 14th-century laywoman from San Severino Marche in Italy who spent her adult life caring for the poor and sick while enduring a difficult marriage. She went barefoot as a form of penance and mortification, which is where the name came from. She's venerated in the local Catholic tradition rather than universally. Her feast day is kept on August 27. She was beatified in 1764. The details of her life come from hagiographic sources written well after her death, which means the bare facts are reliable and the miracles aren't.