Calendar of saints
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The '''Calendar of saints''' is a traditional [[Christianity|Christian]] method of organizing a [[liturgical year]] by associating each day with one or more [[saint]]s and referring to the day as that saint's '''feast day'''. The system arose from the very early Christian custom of annual [[commemoration]] of [[martyr]]s on the dates of their deaths, or birth into heaven, and is thus referred to in [[Latin language|Latin]] as '''''dies natalis''''' ("''day of birth''"). | The '''Calendar of saints''' is a traditional [[Christianity|Christian]] method of organizing a [[liturgical year]] by associating each day with one or more [[saint]]s and referring to the day as that saint's '''feast day'''. The system arose from the very early Christian custom of annual [[commemoration]] of [[martyr]]s on the dates of their deaths, or birth into heaven, and is thus referred to in [[Latin language|Latin]] as '''''dies natalis''''' ("''day of birth''"). | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
- | * [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)]] | + | *[[Calendar of saints (Church of England)]] |
- | * [[Coptic calendar|Coptic Orthodox calendar of saints]] | + | *[[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)]] |
- | * [[List of saints]] | + | *[[Lutheran calendar of saints|Calendar of saints (Lutheran)]] |
- | * [[Movable feast]]s | + | *[[Catholic calendar of saints]] |
- | * [[Name day]]s | + | *[[Coptic calendar|Coptic Orthodox calendar of saints]] |
- | * [[Roman Catholic calendar of saints]] | + | *[[List of saints]] |
+ | *[[Movable feast]]s | ||
+ | *[[Name day]]s | ||
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The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as that saint's feast day. The system arose from the very early Christian custom of annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths, or birth into heaven, and is thus referred to in Latin as dies natalis ("day of birth").
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See also
- Calendar of saints (Church of England)
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
- Calendar of saints (Lutheran)
- Catholic calendar of saints
- Coptic Orthodox calendar of saints
- List of saints
- Movable feasts
- Name days
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