Feast of Saints Francis and Catherine

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Feast of Saints Francis and Catherine
Official name Italian: San Francesco e Santa Caterina, patroni d'Italia, lit.  'Saint Francis and Saint Catherine, patrons of Italy' [1]
Observed byItaly, and in general Christians of Italian ancestry
TypeReligious, historical, cultural
SignificanceTo honour Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena, patron saints of Italy and other locations
Date 4 October
Next time4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
FrequencyAnnual

The patronal feast of Saint Francis and Saint Catherine (Italian : festa patronale di san Francesco e santa Caterina) [lower-alpha 1] is a religious and civil celebration annually held on 4 October in Italy [1] and other locations influenced by Christianity.

Contents

Patronage

Francis
This section is an excerpt from Francis of Assisi § Patronage.[ edit ]
A relic of Francis of Assisi Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Grove City, Ohio) - St. Francis of Assisi relic.jpg
A relic of Francis of Assisi

On 18 June 1939, Pope Pius XII named Francis a joint patron saint of Italy along with Catherine of Siena with the apostolic letter "Licet Commissa". [2] Pope Pius also mentioned the two saints in the laudative discourse he pronounced on 5 May 1949, in the Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[ citation needed ]

Francis is the patron of animals and ecology. [3] As such, he is the patron saint of the Laudato Si' Movement, a network that promotes the Franciscan ecological paradigm as outlined in the encyclical Laudato Si'. [4]

He is also considered the patron against dying alone; against fire; patron of the Franciscan Order and Catholic Action; [5] of families, peace, and needleworkers. [6] and a number of religious congregations. [5]

He is the patron of many churches and other locations around the world, including: Italy; [6] San Pawl il-Baħar, Malta; Freising, Germany; Lancaster, England; Kottapuram, India; General Trias, Philippines; San Francisco; [6] Santa Fe, New Mexico; Colorado; Salina, Kansas; Metuchen, New Jersey; and Quibdó, Colombia.
Catherine
This section is an excerpt from Catherine of Siena § Patronage.[ edit ]

In his decree of 13 April 1866, Pope Pius IX declared Catherine of Siena to be a co-patroness of Rome. On 18 June 1939 Pope Pius XII named her a joint patron saint of Italy along with Francis of Assisi. [7]

On 1 October 1999, Pope John Paul II made her one of Europe's patron saints, along with Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and Bridget of Sweden. [8] [9] She is also the patroness of the historically Catholic American woman's fraternity, Theta Phi Alpha. [10]

Feast day

This section is an excerpt from Francis of Assisi § Feast day.[ edit ]
Francis' last resting place at Assisi Tomb of Saint Francis - Basilica di San Francesco - Assisi 2016.jpg
Francis' last resting place at Assisi

Francis' feast day is observed on 4 October. A secondary feast in honor of the stigmata received by Francis, celebrated on 17 September, was inserted in the General Roman Calendar in 1585 (later than the Tridentine calendar) and suppressed in 1604, but was restored in 1615. In the New Roman Missal of 1969, it was removed again from the General Calendar, as something of a duplication of the main feast on 4 October, and left to the calendars of certain localities and of the Franciscan Order. [11] Wherever the Tridentine Missal is used, however, the feast of the Stigmata remains in the General Calendar. [12]

Francis is honored with a Lesser Festival in the Church of England, [13] the Anglican Church of Canada, the Episcopal Church USA, the Old Catholic Churches, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and other churches and religious communities on 4 October. [14] [15]

His patronal feast is also celebrated in Somerville, Massachusetts (United States); in Yucuaquín [16] [17] (El Salvador); in Bucalemu [18] (Chile); in Huamachuco [19] [20] [21] (Peru); in Panajachel, [22] and San Francisco, Petén [23] (Guatemala); in Tlalcilalcalpan [24] and Valle de Bravo, Mexico; [25] in Tonalá, Chiapas; [26] in Acachuén [27] and Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán [28] (Mexico).

World Animal Day
This section is an excerpt from World Animal Day.[ edit ]

World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

The World Animal Day movement is supported and endorsed by a number of celebrities, such as Anneka Svenska, Brian Blessed and Melanie C. [29]
On the same date

On 4 October 1970, Pope Paul VI named Catherine a Doctor of the Church; [30] this title was almost simultaneously given to Teresa of Ávila (27 September 1970), [31] making them the first women to receive this honour. [32]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Usually shortened as feast of Saints Francis and Catherine (Italian: festa dei santi Francesco e Caterina).

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  2. ↑ Pope Pius XII (18 June 1939). "Licet Commissa" (Apostolic Letter AAS 31, pp. 256–257)
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  31. ↑ (in Italian) Proclamation of Saint Teresa of Ávila to Doctor of the Church, Homily, 27 September 1970.
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