September 25
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61 holidays recorded on September 25 throughout history
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September 25th on the Orthodox calendar includes the commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Coun…
September 25th on the Orthodox calendar includes the commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council — the 787 Council of Nicaea that settled the iconoclasm controversy, ruling that icons could be venerated but not worshipped. It was a distinction that took decades of theological argument, exile, and occasional violence to establish. The empress Irene convened the council — making her one of the few women to chair a council that shaped Christian doctrine.
Sergius of Radonezh founded a monastery in the Russian wilderness in 1337, deep enough in the forest that wolves circ…
Sergius of Radonezh founded a monastery in the Russian wilderness in 1337, deep enough in the forest that wolves circled the building in its first years. He refused the archbishopric of Moscow twice. But when Prince Dmitry Donskoy came asking for his blessing before facing the Mongol-led forces at Kulikovo in 1380, Sergius gave it — and sent two monks to fight alongside the army. Russia won. Sergius is now considered the country's most beloved saint.
Anglicans commemorate Lancelot Andrewes today, honoring the Bishop of Winchester who chaired the committee responsibl…
Anglicans commemorate Lancelot Andrewes today, honoring the Bishop of Winchester who chaired the committee responsible for the first section of the King James Bible. His precise, scholarly approach to translation established the rhythmic, authoritative prose that defined English religious life for centuries, cementing the linguistic standard for the Authorized Version.
Mozambique celebrates Armed Forces Day to honor the 1964 launch of the armed struggle for independence against Portug…
Mozambique celebrates Armed Forces Day to honor the 1964 launch of the armed struggle for independence against Portuguese colonial rule. This anniversary commemorates the initial guerrilla attacks led by FRELIMO, which dismantled colonial authority and eventually secured the nation’s sovereignty in 1975. It remains a central pillar of the country's national identity and military tradition.
Finbarr supposedly walked out of the sea.
Finbarr supposedly walked out of the sea. That's the legend — that he arrived at Gougane Barra in Cork on foot across the water, founded a monastery on an island there, and then established what became the city of Cork. He's Cork's patron saint, and the oratory on that lake island still stands. Whether any of the miracles are true is a separate question from whether the monastery was real. It was. Cork grew from it.
French revolutionaries celebrated Colchique Day on the fourth of Vendémiaire, honoring the autumn crocus as part of t…
French revolutionaries celebrated Colchique Day on the fourth of Vendémiaire, honoring the autumn crocus as part of their effort to replace the Gregorian calendar with a nature-based system. By anchoring time to seasonal agricultural cycles rather than religious saints, the state attempted to secularize daily life and solidify the Enlightenment ideals of the new Republic.
The Harkis were Algerians who fought on the French side during the Algerian War of Independence.
The Harkis were Algerians who fought on the French side during the Algerian War of Independence. When France withdrew in 1962, most were left behind. An estimated 60,000 to 150,000 were killed by the new Algerian government in the months that followed. Those who made it to France were placed in internment camps. Their children grew up stateless in their own country. It took France until 2021 to formally acknowledge its responsibility for abandoning them. The Day of National Recognition came three years later.
Bangladeshi Immigration Day was recognized in the United States to acknowledge the contributions of the Bangladeshi-A…
Bangladeshi Immigration Day was recognized in the United States to acknowledge the contributions of the Bangladeshi-American community, one of the fastest-growing South Asian immigrant populations in the country. New York City has the largest concentration, particularly in the Jackson Heights and Kensington neighborhoods of Queens and Brooklyn. By 2020, over a million Americans claimed Bangladeshi ancestry. The holiday reflects a broader pattern of immigrant communities using civic recognition as a form of belonging.
Behind every funded research project, every compliant grant submission, every university study that actually gets off…
Behind every funded research project, every compliant grant submission, every university study that actually gets off the ground — there's a research administrator who understood the 47-page federal requirements so the scientist didn't have to. National Research Administrators Day in the U.S. recognizes the people who manage budgets, navigate regulations, and keep institutional research running. They don't get named in the publications. But without them, a remarkable number of those publications simply wouldn't exist.
Nauru is the world's smallest island nation — 21 square kilometers of phosphate rock in the central Pacific.
Nauru is the world's smallest island nation — 21 square kilometers of phosphate rock in the central Pacific. Its youth make up a disproportionate share of its population, which never exceeded 13,000. National Youth Day exists to affirm their place in a country with limited employment, limited land, and no hinterland to retreat to. Nauru's phosphate wealth was mined out by the 1990s, leaving a landscape that looks like the moon and an economy that depends on Australian aid and offshore detention contracts.
San Solemne de Chartres, obispo (511).
San Solemne de Chartres, obispo (511).
Santos Pablo, Tata, Sabiniano, Máximo, Rufo y Eugenio de Damasco, mártires (s.
Santos Pablo, Tata, Sabiniano, Máximo, Rufo y Eugenio de Damasco, mártires (s. IV).
San Nicolás de Flüe, patrón de Suiza.
San Nicolás de Flüe, patrón de Suiza.
NauruNauru Nauru: Día Nacional de la Juventud.
NauruNauru Nauru: Día Nacional de la Juventud.
MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique: Día de las Fuerzas Armadas o Día de la Revolución.
MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique: Día de las Fuerzas Armadas o Día de la Revolución.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de la Cocina.(en inglés: Cooking Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de la Cocina.(en inglés: Cooking Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Cómic.(en inglés: Comic Book Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Cómic.(en inglés: Comic Book Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de las Hijas.(en inglés: Daughter Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de las Hijas.(en inglés: Daughter Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de la Psicoterapia.(en inglés: Psychotherapy Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de la Psicoterapia.(en inglés: Psychotherapy Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de los Administradores de Investigación.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional de los Administradores de Investigación.
El Salvador El Salvador: Día del Apicultor Salvadoreño.
El Salvador El Salvador: Día del Apicultor Salvadoreño.
Argentina Argentina: Día del Comerciante de Materiales para la Construcción.
Argentina Argentina: Día del Comerciante de Materiales para la Construcción. Misiones: Aniversario de Mojón Grande. Fundación: 25 de septiembre de 1945 (hace ya 80 años, 5 meses y 16 días).
Dia Nacional do Trânsito
Dia Nacional do Trânsito
Dia Nacional da Radiodifusão e do Rádio
Dia Nacional da Radiodifusão e do Rádio
Aniversário do município de Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul
Aniversário do município de Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul
Aniversário do município de Nova Aurora, Paraná
Aniversário do município de Nova Aurora, Paraná
Aniversário do município de Patu, Rio Grande do Norte
Aniversário do município de Patu, Rio Grande do Norte
Aniversário do município de Sena Madureira, Acre
Aniversário do município de Sena Madureira, Acre
Alfeu
Alfeu
Aurélia e Neomísia
Aurélia e Neomísia
Nossa Senhora da América
Nossa Senhora da América
Nossa Senhora do Rosário de San Nicolás
Nossa Senhora do Rosário de San Nicolás
Argentina Argentina: Día del Comerciante de Materiales para la Construcción.
Argentina Argentina: Día del Comerciante de Materiales para la Construcción. Misiones: Aniversario de Puerto Esperanza. Fundación: 25 de septiembre de 1926 (hace ya 99 años, 5 meses y 16 días).
Argentina Argentina: Día del Comerciante de Materiales para la Construcción.
Argentina Argentina: Día del Comerciante de Materiales para la Construcción. Misiones: Aniversario de la segunda fundación de San Ignacio. 25 de septiembre de 1877 (hace ya 148 años, 5 meses y 16 días).
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional de la Ballena Franca Austral.
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional de la Ballena Franca Austral.
Día Internacional de la Ataxia.
Día Internacional de la Ataxia. Para concientizar sobre esta enfermedad neurológica.
Día Mundial del Pulmón.
Día Mundial del Pulmón. Propuesto por el Foro Internacional de Sociedades Respiratorias, para alentar acciones para la mejoría de la salud respiratoria mundial.Celebración relacionada: 22 de enero ● Día Mundial de la Respiración.
Finbarr († 610), Évêque de Cork en Irlande et abbé.
Finbarr († 610), Évêque de Cork en Irlande et abbé.
Ermenfroy († 670) - ou « Ermenfroi » -, chancelier du roi Clotaire II, higoumène (abbé) de Cusance en Franche-Comté.
Ermenfroy († 670) - ou « Ermenfroi » -, chancelier du roi Clotaire II, higoumène (abbé) de Cusance en Franche-Comté.
Défendant († vers 290), et ses compagnons de la Légion thébéenne, martyrs à Marseille en Provence.
Défendant († vers 290), et ses compagnons de la Légion thébéenne, martyrs à Marseille en Provence.
Aurélie et Néomésie (?
Aurélie et Néomésie (? †), sœurs nées en Asie mineure, vierges légendaires qui auraient échappé à l'attaque des Sarrazins à Capoue.
Journée mondiale des pharmaciens
Journée mondiale des pharmaciens
Día Mundial del Farmacéutico.
Día Mundial del Farmacéutico. Establecido por la Federación Internacional de Farmacéuticos (FIP) en el año 2009 para conmemorar la creación de dicha organización, que se fundó el mismo día en 1912 y tiene su sede en La Haya, Países Bajos.
Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique)
Armed Forces Day or Revolution Day (Mozambique)
Día Internacional de la Lengua Soninké.
Día Internacional de la Lengua Soninké. Establecido en la 42.ª reunión de la Conferencia General de la UNESCO, el 6 de noviembre de 2023. Documento 42C/61. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000387374_spa
Prince.
Prince.
Firmin et une forme féminine Firmine (voir traditions et fêtes de début juillet ci-après ; et d'autre(s) Firmin(e) le…
Firmin et une forme féminine Firmine (voir traditions et fêtes de début juillet ci-après ; et d'autre(s) Firmin(e) les 11 octobre et 24 novembre).
Aurélie (fête locale) et des variantes : Aure, Aurèle, Aurelia, Aurélia, Aureliana, Auréliane, Aurélianne, Aurelio, A…
Aurélie (fête locale) et des variantes : Aure, Aurèle, Aurelia, Aurélia, Aureliana, Auréliane, Aurélianne, Aurelio, Aurély, Aurélya, Zarrina (en tadjik), etc. (voir 15 octobre, les Aurèle les 20 juillet ou les Aubérie et variantes les 21 juillet).
Euphrosyne de Souzdal († 1205), moniale.
Euphrosyne de Souzdal († 1205), moniale.
Hermann Contract († 1054), moine savant du monastère de Reichenau, bienheureux.
Hermann Contract († 1054), moine savant du monastère de Reichenau, bienheureux.
Austinde († 1068), Archevêque d'Auch.
Austinde († 1068), Archevêque d'Auch.
Antolín Pablos Villanueva († 1936), moine bénédictin espagnol, bienheureux, martyr lors de la guerre civile espagnole.
Antolín Pablos Villanueva († 1936), moine bénédictin espagnol, bienheureux, martyr lors de la guerre civile espagnole.
Solenne († v.
Solenne († v. 533), Évêque de Chartres.
Principius (Ve siècle), évêque.
Principius (Ve siècle), évêque.
Namenstage Klaus, Trygve
Namenstage Klaus, Trygve
Paphnuce le Grand († 303), Anachorète en Egypte.
Paphnuce le Grand († 303), Anachorète en Egypte.
Beatos Juan Pedro Bengon Aranguren, Pablo María Leoz y Portillo y Jesús Hita Miranda, mártires (1936).
Beatos Juan Pedro Bengon Aranguren, Pablo María Leoz y Portillo y Jesús Hita Miranda, mártires (1936).
Beato Marcos Criado, presbítero y mártir (1569).
Beato Marcos Criado, presbítero y mártir (1569).
San Cristóbal de La Guardia, mártir (1490).
San Cristóbal de La Guardia, mártir (1490).
San Ermenfrido de Cusance, abad (670).
San Ermenfrido de Cusance, abad (670).
San Principio de Soissons, obispo (s.
San Principio de Soissons, obispo (s. VI).