Feast of Saint Teresa of Ávila — October 15
The feast of Saint Teresa of Ávila, mystic, writer and reformer of the Carmelite order, falls on 15 October. She […]
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.
Anniversary: The Miracle of the Sun at Fátima — October 13, 1917
On 13 October 1917, tens of thousands of people gathered in a field outside Fátima, Portugal, drawn by months of
Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar — October 12
The feast of Our Lady of the Pillar falls on 12 October, and doubles as Spain’s national day. Tradition holds
Feast of Saint Denis — October 9
The feast of Saint Denis, first bishop of Paris and martyr around 250 AD, falls on 9 October. The basilica
Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi — October 4
The feast of Saint Francis of Assisi falls on 4 October. Pope Gregory IX laid the foundation stone of the
Feast of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux — October 1
The feast of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, the Carmelite nun known as the Little Flower, falls on 1 October. The
Feast of Saint Clement I — November 23
The feast of Pope Clement I, an early bishop of Rome from the first Christian generations, falls on 23 November.
Anniversary: Pope Urban II Calls the First Crusade — November 27, 1095
On 27 November 1095, the day after a nine-day church council closed in Clermont, Pope Urban II preached to a
Anniversary: “Wonderful Things” — Tutankhamun’s Burial Chamber Opened, November 26, 1922
On 26 November 1922, Howard Carter chipped a hole through a sealed doorway deep in the Valley of the Kings
Feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria — November 25
The feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria falls on 25 November. Saint Catherine’s Monastery, built by the emperor Justinian in