April 23rd is the feast day of Saint George the martyr.
Saint George
Since he was a Roman soldier, it is doubtful that George carried any saint into battle.
April 13 is represented as XIII IV in Roman numerals.
April 11th (since this is the day of her death and therefore the day that she took flight to heaven) however the Passionist Congregation celebrates her feast day on May 16 ---St Gemma is considered a lay Passionist-- See also the external link in the box below for more info.
It was celebrated since before the year 500 in honour of the event of Mary's body being taken to heaven.
It is on: FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014Refer to link below.Catholic AnswerSt. Benedict is rather unique among the saints who are founders of Orders in that he has two feasts on the Roman calendar, one, his traditional feast - the date of his death - is on March 21, and this is observed by all Benedictines as a Solemnity. The other, on July 11 each year is the feast in the general Roman Calendar since Vatican Council II, it is observed as a Memorial throughout the Church, and a Solemnity in Benedictine Houses.
We do not know the actual date but it is celebrated on June 24 since scripture tells us he was born about 6 months before Our Lord. However, since December 25th was actually the birthday of the Roman sun god Mithras, the early church decided to make that Jesus' official day of birth to make the transition to Christianity easier for the Pagans. Jesus was most likely born around 1 October, making John's birthday probably around early April.
They held the feast to thank God for helping them survive through the harsh winter.
That's not very likely. Roman soldiers were trained to be loyal to the end. They would rather die nobly than defect. There would be some who would defect, though, since there are always exceptions to every rule.
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.
To celebrate the pilgrims first harvest
To celebrate the pilgrims' first harvest.