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==Saint Palmer==
==Saint Palmer==
Saint Palmer was a 6th/7th -nationality tbd- Christian missionary and Bishop in Gotneska. Much of what we know about Saint Palmer comes from
Tradition holds that he died on 2 April and was buried at [[Oiniún]], Over the centuries, many legends grew up around Palmer and he became Gotneska’s foremost saint.


==Celebration and tradition==
==Celebration and tradition==

Latest revision as of 03:48, 22 March 2024

Saint Palmer’s Day or the Festival of Saint Palmer (Meallaigian: Lá Fhéile Maolómhair, lit. ‘the Day of the Festival of Palmer’) is a religious and cultural holiday held on 2 April, the traditional death date of Saint Palmer (c.442 - c.514), the foremost patron saint of Gotneska.

Saint Palmers Day
Corranban St. Finnian’s Church Window St. Palmer.png
Saint Palmer depicted in a Stained-glass window at Saint Finnian’s Church, Gotneska
Official nameSaint Palmer’s Day
Also called
  • Feast of Saint Palmer
  • Lá Fhéile Maolómhair
  • Palmers Day
  • (St) Palm Day
Observed byGotneskan People and people of Gotneskan descent
Solvrigean Christians
Cordic People
Catholic Church
TypeEthnic, national, Christian
SignificanceFeast Day of Saint Palmer, commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Gotneska
Date2 April
Next time2 April 2025 (2025-04-02)
FrequencyAnnual

Saint Palmer

Saint Palmer was a 6th/7th -nationality tbd- Christian missionary and Bishop in Gotneska. Much of what we know about Saint Palmer comes from

Tradition holds that he died on 2 April and was buried at Oiniún, Over the centuries, many legends grew up around Palmer and he became Gotneska’s foremost saint.

Celebration and tradition

Gotneska

Solvrige

Mordern era

Celebrations elsewhere