Feast of Saint Boniface — June 5
The feast of Saint Boniface, the English monk who became known as the Apostle of Germany, falls on 5 June […]
Contributing Writer · Venice
Andrea Manzo
Andrea Manzo is a journalist who writes on the lesser-known places of Venice — the churches, courtyards and workshops the crowds walk past.
Contributions: 10 articles · 810 events · 4 itineraries · 3 photographs
2 articles on the Italian archive
Published on beniculturalionline.it, the Italian archive of this publication, online since 1998. They are being brought into Cultural Heritage Online.
Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist — April 25
The feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of Venice, falls on 25 April. His relics reached the city
Saint George’s Day — April 23
Saint George’s Day, 23 April, honours the patron saint of England. St George’s Chapel, inside the walls of Windsor Castle,
Feast of Saint Anselm of Canterbury — April 21
The feast of Saint Anselm of Canterbury, theologian and Doctor of the Church, falls on 21 April — the day
Feast of Saint Isidore of Seville — April 4
The feast of Saint Isidore of Seville, bishop and encyclopedist whose Etymologiae tried to fit all known learning into one
Feast of Saint Francis of Paola — April 2
The feast of Saint Francis of Paola, founder of the Minim friars and patron of sailors and of Calabria, falls
Feast of Saint Ursula — October 21
The feast of Saint Ursula falls on 21 October. Legend places her death, with a company of companions, outside Cologne
Anniversary: The Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum Opens — October 19, 1811
The Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo opened on 19 October 1811, admitting thirty boys to a new kind of school
Feast of Saint Luke — October 18
The feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist falls on 18 October. Tradition holds he was the first to paint the
Feast of Saint Hedwig of Silesia — October 16
The feast of Saint Hedwig of Silesia, patroness of the region and of the Archdiocese of Berlin, falls on 16