Public holidays in Vatican City
The following days are
Prefecture of the Pontifical Household.[1] These largely correspond to events in the liturgical year of the Catholic Church
.
Date | English name | Italian name | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
1 January | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Maria Santissima Madre di Dio | |
6 January | Epiphany | Epifania del Signore | |
11 February | Lateran Treaty Day | Anniversario della istituzione dello Stato della Città del Vaticano | Commemorates the 1929 signing of the Lateran Treaty, which established Vatican City as a sovereign state. |
13 March | Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis | Anniversario dell'Elezione del Santo Padre | Varies with each reigning pope.
Marks the Election of Pope Francis on March 13, 2013. |
19 March | Saint Joseph’s Day | San Giuseppe | |
Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | Lunedì dell'Angelo | Moveable feast, depending on Easter. |
23 April | Saint George | Onomastico del Santo Padre | Varies with each reigning pope.
Name day of Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) |
1 May | Saint Joseph the Worker | San Giuseppe lavoratore | |
29 June | Saints Peter and Paul | Santi Pietro e Paolo | |
15 August | Assumption Day | Assunzione di Maria in Cielo | |
8 September | Nativity of Mary | Festa della natività della Madonna | |
1 November | All Saints | Tutti i santi, Ognissanti | |
8 December | Immaculate Conception | Immacolata Concezione | |
25 December | Christmas Day |
Natale | |
26 December | Saint Stephen's Day |
Santo Stefano |
In addition, all Sundays of the year are public holidays as well.
By tradition, both the
Corpus Christi have not been listed since 2009.[3]
See also
- Index of Vatican City-related articles
References
- ^ "Bank and public holidays for Vatican City". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ "Vatican Annual Public Holidays Amended". Q++Studio - The Professional Source of World Public Holidays. April 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Vatican 2013 Public Holidays announced".