Feast of Saint James

Saint James' Day
Etching of Saint James
Observed by
TypeNational
DateJuly 25
FrequencyAnnual
Related toJames 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 Catholic Church and the Church of England.[1] The Eastern Orthodox 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]

  1. ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  2. ^ those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar, April 30 currently falls on May 13 of the modern Gregorian Calendar)
  3. ^ "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.