The

patronal feast A patronal feast or patronal festival (; ; ; ; ) is a yearly celebration dedicated – in countries influenced by Christianity – to the 'heavenly advocate' or 'patron' of the location holding the festival, who is a saint or virgin. The day of t ...

of Saint

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and Saint

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() is a

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and civil celebration annually held on 4 October in

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and other locations influenced by Christianity.

Patronage

;Francis ;Catherine

Feast day

His patronal feast is also celebrated in

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(United States); in Yucuaquín (

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); in

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(

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

); in

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(

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); in

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, and

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(

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); in Tlalcilalcalpan and

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, Mexico; in

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; in Acachuén and

Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán Tzintzuntzan () is a town in Tzintzuntzan Municipality located in the north of Michoacán state, 53 km from the capital of Morelia and 17.5 km from Pátzcuaro, located on the northeast shore of Lake Pátzcuaro. It is best known as the f ...

(Mexico). ;World Animal Day ;On the same date On 4 October 1970,

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named Catherine a

Doctor of the Church Doctor of the Church (Latin: ''doctor'' "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: ''Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis''), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribut ...

;''Proclamation to Doctor of the Church'', Homily, 4 October 1970
this title was almost simultaneously given to

Teresa of Ávila Teresa of Ávila (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28March 15154or 15October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer. Active during the Counter-Re ...

(27 September 1970),''Proclamation of Saint Teresa of Ávila to Doctor of the Church'', Homily, 27 September 1970
making them the first women to receive this honour.

Notes and references

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References

{{Francis of Assisi Public holidays in Italy Francis and Catherine Francis of Assisi

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Christian feast days