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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (French: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec.
In France, the "Fête de la Saint-Jean" (feast of St John), traditionally celebrated with bonfires (le feu de la Saint-Jean) that are reminiscent of Midsummer's pagan rituals, is a Catholic festivity in celebration of Saint John the Baptist. It takes place on June 24, (St John's day). Nowadays it is seldom celebrated. In certain French towns, a ...
Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Zechariah writing, "His name is John". Pontormo, on a desco da parto, c. 1526.. Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ, and the circumstances of his birth, as recorded in the New Testament, are miraculous.
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (/ l ə ˈ s æ l /) (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist də la sal]; 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and the patron saint for teachers of youth.
St. John's Day may refer to: Feasts celebrating the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist: January 7, an Eastern Orthodox feast; June 24, Midsummer Day. an Eastern Orthodox feast celebrating his birth; a Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican feast celebrating his birth Fête St-Jean-Baptiste; Festival of San Juan; Saint Jonas Day; Jaaniõhtu ...
"St. Jean Baptiste" is French for John the Baptist. It is used in the names of some churches and places, and two other saints have names derived from him. St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, the patron saint of teachers. John Vianney, the patron saint of priests, sometimes styled St. Jean Baptiste Mary Vianney
Marianne Jean-Baptiste was 'yearning' to reteam with Mike Leigh for Hard Truths' “Hard Truths” reunites Jean-Baptiste with Leigh, 81, after 1996’s “Secrets & Lies,” which picked up five ...
The choice of the date was the object of a debate at the convention between those wishing for Acadians to celebrate June 24, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, and National Day of French Canadians since 1834 and National Holiday of Quebec since 1977, and others wishing the celebration to occur on August 15.