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Michaelmas (/ ˈ m ɪ k əl m ə s / MIK-əl-məs; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 September, and on 8 November in the Eastern Christian traditions.
The public image of the eponymous protagonist, Laurent Michaelmas, is that of a world-renowned newsman. In fact, Michaelmas controls world events just as much as he reports them. His means of influence is an immensely powerful self-aware artificial intelligence called Domino, which originated as a modest telephony appliance in Michaelmas' youth.
Michaelmas (/ ˈ m ɪ k əl m ə s / MIK-əl-məs) term is the first academic term of the academic year in a number of English-speaking universities and schools in the northern hemisphere, especially in the United Kingdom. Michaelmas term derives its name from the Feast of St Michael and All Angels, which falls on 29 September. The term runs ...
The English quarter days (also observed in Wales and the Channel Islands) are Lady Day (25 March, the Feast of the Annunciation); Midsummer Day (24 June, the Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist); Michaelmas Day (29 September, the Feast of St Michael and All Angels); and; Christmas Day (25 December, the Feast of the Nativity of Jesus).
Michaelmas is a day in the Christian calendar. Michaelmas may also refer to: Michaelmas, a science fiction novel by Algis Budrys; Michaelmas Island, an island in Western Australia; Michaelmas term, the first term of the academic years of several United Kingdom universities
Michaelmas The Hon. C. J. Shore: Trinity 1816 Lent Mr G. Stainforth [a] Trinity 1816 Easter Mr E. Leycester: St John's: 1816 Michaelmas Mr R. Whitcombe [b] Trinity 1817 Lent Mr W. Whewell: Trinity 1817 Easter Mr C. Thirlwall: Trinity 1817 Michaelmas Mr H. J. Rose: Trinity 1818 Lent Mr B. H. Malkin: Trinity 1818 Easter Mr T. Thorp: Trinity 1818 ...
Saint Michael's Lent is a period of fasting observed in the Catholic Church, from the Feast of the Assumption on August 15 to Michaelmas (the feast of St Michael) on September 29, excluding Sundays. [1] According to Bonaventure, St. Michael's Lent originates in Franciscan tradition. [2] It is also mentioned in Little Flowers of St. Francis. [3]
Michaelmas, a saints day in the Christian calendar; St Michael and All Angels Church (disambiguation) — various churches of that name; Community of St. Michael & All Angels, a religious order in South Africa