Saint Palmer's Day
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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 | |
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Official name | Saint Palmer’s Day |
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Observed by | Gotneskan People and people of Gotneskan descent Solvrigean Christians Cordic People Catholic Church |
Type | Ethnic, national, Christian |
Significance | Feast Day of Saint Palmer, commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Gotneska |
Date | 2 April |
Next time | 2 April 2025 |
Frequency | Annual |
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.