At a Glance
August 26
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
Religious observance
Feast of Alexander of Bergamo (Roman Catholic Church)
Italy
Religious observance
Feast of August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed John Paul I
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Lavrentia Herasymiv
Religious observance
Feast of Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages
Religious observance
Feast of Mariam Baouardy (Melkite Greek Catholic Church)
Greece
Religious observance
Feast of Melchizedek
Religious observance
Feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa
Religious observance
Feast of Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus
Religious observance
Feast of Teresa Jornet Ibars
Observance
Heroes' Day (Namibia)
Observance
International Dog Day, an observance promoting dog adoption and animal welfare (2004).
Observance
Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea)
Observance
Women's Equality Day (United States)
United States