October 22
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10 holidays recorded on October 22 throughout history
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Abercius of Hieropolis was Bishop of Hieropolis in Phrygia — modern Turkey — in the late 2nd century.
Abercius of Hieropolis was Bishop of Hieropolis in Phrygia — modern Turkey — in the late 2nd century. His epitaph, carved by his own instruction before his death and discovered in 1882, is one of the most significant early Christian inscriptions in existence. It describes travels to Rome and Mesopotamia and refers in coded language to the Eucharist and baptism — evidence of Christian practice across a vast geographic range at a time when the religion was still illegal in the Roman Empire. The stone is now in the Vatican Museums.
Jidai Matsuri — Festival of the Ages — has been held in Kyoto every October 22 since 1895, recreating the historical …
Jidai Matsuri — Festival of the Ages — has been held in Kyoto every October 22 since 1895, recreating the historical procession of different eras of Japanese history from ancient Imperial periods through the Meiji Restoration. Two thousand participants in historically accurate costumes from 11 different eras walk from the Imperial Palace to the Heian Shrine. The costumes are individually researched by curators. The procession is both civic performance and historical education — an annual argument that Kyoto, despite not being the capital since 1869, remains the heart of Japanese cultural continuity.
The Catholic Church honors Saint Mary Salome today, one of the women who witnessed the Crucifixion and discovered the…
The Catholic Church honors Saint Mary Salome today, one of the women who witnessed the Crucifixion and discovered the empty tomb. Alongside her, the liturgy commemorates the martyrs Philip, Severus, Eusebius, and Hermes, who died for their faith in Heraclea, and the Irish scholar Donatus, who became the beloved Bishop of Fiesole in ninth-century Italy.
The Eastern Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar for fixed feasts, running thirteen days behind the Gregorian …
The Eastern Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar for fixed feasts, running thirteen days behind the Gregorian calendar used in the West. October 22 on the civil calendar corresponds to October 9 in the church year. This means Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 by Western reckoning. The calendar split happened in 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII reformed the dating system. Russia didn't adopt the Gregorian calendar until the Bolsheviks forced the change in 1918.
Pope John Paul II survived an assassination attempt in 1981, visited his shooter in prison to forgive him, and later …
Pope John Paul II survived an assassination attempt in 1981, visited his shooter in prison to forgive him, and later asked that the bullet be placed in the crown of the Virgin of Fátima. He spoke eight languages, wrote 14 encyclicals, and canonized 482 saints—more than all his predecessors combined over the previous 400 years. He died in 2005. Benedict XVI fast-tracked his canonization, waiving the usual five-year waiting period. The pope who forgave his assassin became a saint nine years after death.
Nunilo and Alodia were sisters in 9th-century Moorish Spain with a Muslim father and Christian mother.
Nunilo and Alodia were sisters in 9th-century Moorish Spain with a Muslim father and Christian mother. When their father died and their mother remarried another Muslim, they refused to convert to Islam. The local authorities arrested them. They were teenagers—Nunilo about 18, Alodia younger. Both were beheaded around 851 during a wave of executions in Córdoba. They're venerated as the 'Córdoba martyrs.' Two sisters chose execution over conversion in a city famous for coexistence.
Bertharius led the monastery at Monte Cassino when Saracen raiders attacked in 884.
Bertharius led the monastery at Monte Cassino when Saracen raiders attacked in 884. He refused to flee, staying to protect the monks and manuscripts. The raiders killed him at the altar. His death came 340 years after Benedict founded the monastery, and just decades before it would be destroyed entirely. Monte Cassino was rebuilt, bombed in World War II, and rebuilt again. Bertharius chose books and brothers over survival.
French citizens celebrated Pomme Day to honor the humble apple as the first harvest of the month of Brumaire.
French citizens celebrated Pomme Day to honor the humble apple as the first harvest of the month of Brumaire. By replacing traditional saints with seasonal crops and tools, the French Republican Calendar sought to anchor daily life in the rhythms of nature and agriculture rather than the authority of the Catholic Church.
Aaron the Illustrious was a 4th-century Syriac monk who lived in a cave for 40 years near the Euphrates.
Aaron the Illustrious was a 4th-century Syriac monk who lived in a cave for 40 years near the Euphrates. He ate once a week. Pilgrims came to ask advice. He refused to see women, including his sister. When she traveled 12 days to visit him, he spoke to her through the cave wall. She became a hermit too. The Syriac Orthodox Church made them both saints.
International Stuttering Awareness Day was established in 1998 by three organizations representing people who stutter.
International Stuttering Awareness Day was established in 1998 by three organizations representing people who stutter. October 22nd was chosen to anchor Stuttering Awareness Week. About 70 million people worldwide stutter — roughly 1% of the population. The day aims to raise awareness and reduce stigma. Joe Biden stuttered as a child. He practiced reciting poetry in front of a mirror to control it.