| Saint James' Day | |
|---|---|
 Etching of Saint James | |
| Observed by | |
| Type | National |
| Date | July 25 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | James the Great |
The Feast of Saint James, also known as Saint James' Day, is a commemoration of the apostle James the Great celebrated on July 25 of the liturgical calendars of the Roman Catholic church and of the Anglican,[1] Lutheran and some other Protestant churches. The Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar commemorates James on April 30.[2]
July 25 is also the National Day of Galicia of which James is its patron saint (Galician: Festas do Apóstolo).[3]
- ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar, April 30 currently falls on May 13 of the modern Gregorian Calendar)
- ^ "Celebrating the Feast of St. James in Santiago de Compostela". National Catholic Register. July 25, 2020. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.