^"Lesser Festivals". Church of England. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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Common Worship - Daily Prayer
Oremus (Let us pray) web site
January 01, 1970
lesser, festival, anglicanism, lesser, festivals, type, observance, anglican, communion, including, church, england, considered, less, significant, than, principal, feast, principal, holy, festival, more, significant, than, commemoration, whereas, principal, f. Lesser Festivals are a type of observance in the Anglican Communion including the Church of England considered to be less significant than a Principal Feast Principal Holy Day or Festival but more significant than a Commemoration Whereas Principal Feasts must be celebrated it is not obligatory to observe Lesser Festivals They are always attached to a calendar date and are not observed if they fall on a Sunday in Holy Week or in Easter Week In Common Worship each Lesser Festival is provided with a collect and an indication of liturgical colour Contents 1 Lesser Festivals in the Church of England 1 1 January 1 2 February 1 3 Other examples 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 SourcesLesser Festivals in the Church of England editSource C of E website 1 January edit 2 January Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus Bishops Teachers of the Faith 379 and 389 12 January Aelred of Hexham Abbot of Rievaulx 1167 13 January Hilary Bishop of Poitiers Teacher of the Faith 367 17 January Antony of Egypt Hermit Abbot 356 19 January Wulfstan Bishop of Worcester 1095 21 January Agnes Child Martyr at Rome 304 24 January Francis de Sales Bishop of Geneva Teacher of the Faith 1622 26 January Timothy and Titus Companions of Paul 28 January Thomas Aquinas Priest Philosopher Teacher of the Faith 1274 30 January Charles King and Martyr 1649 February edit 3 February Anskar Archbishop of Hamburg Missionary in Denmark and Sweden 865 14 February Cyril and Methodius Missionaries to the Slavs 869 and 885 17 February Janani Luwum Archbishop of Uganda Martyr 1977 23 February Polycarp Bishop of Smyrna Martyr c 155 27 February George Herbert Priest Poet 1633 Other examples edit 17 March Patrick Bishop Missionary Patron of Ireland c 460 10 April William Law Priest Spiritual Writer 1761 20 May Alcuin of York Deacon Abbot of Tours 804 30 May Josephine Butler social reformer 1906 16 June Richard Bishop of Chichester 1253 11 July Benedict of Nursia Abbot of Monte Cassino Father of Western Monasticism c 550 14 July John Keble a leader of the Oxford Movement 1866 20 August Bernard Abbot of Clairvaux Teacher of the Faith 1153 13 September John Chrysostom Bishop of Constantinople Teacher of the Faith 407 25 September Lancelot Andrewes overseer of the King James Version of the Bible 4 October Francis of Assisi Friar Deacon Founder of the Friars Minor 1226 26 October Alfred the Great King of the West Saxons Scholar 899 20 November Edmund King of the East Angles Martyr 870 13 December Lucy Martyr at Syracuse 304See also edit nbsp Christianity portal List of Anglican Church calendars Principal Feast Principal Holy Day Festival Anglicanism Commemoration Anglicanism References editCitations edit Lesser Festivals Church of England Retrieved 27 October 2016 Sources edit Common Worship Daily Prayer Oremus Let us pray web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lesser Festival Anglicanism amp oldid 1152047842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
