Because of the importance of Sts. Peter and Paul to the Catholic Church, many Catholic-majority countries observe their feast day as a public holiday. The feast is observed in Rome because St. Paul and St. Peter are patron saints of the Eternal City.[15] In the Apulia region of southeastern Italy, the feast has been associated with the Tarantella dance since the Middle Ages.[16]
In Malta, the solemnity is a public holiday and in Maltese is known as L-Imnarja. It is celebrated with festivals the preceding weekend in Nadur Gozo and as well as Buskett Gardens in Rabat.[17]
It is also a public holiday of the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, as well as parts of the Swiss cantons of Lucerne and Graubünden.[18] It is a public holiday in Peru[19] and in various municipalities of the Philippines. In Ormoc, festivals, bazaars, parades, and pageants are held annually on the feast day, as Peter and Paul are the city's patron saints.[20]
In 1577, Jan Rubens named his son Peter Paul, because he was born during the office of vespers of this day.[21]
↑Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, Concessiones, n°. 20, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 4th edition, 2004, p. 67. ISBN88-209-2785-3. Latin quote: "Partialis indulgentia conceditur christifideli qui orationem Sancti Apostoli Petre et Paule devote recitaverit. 'Sancti Apostoli Petre et Paule, intercedite pro nobis. Protege, Domine, populum tuum; et Apostolorum tuorum Petri et Pauli patrocinio confidentem, perpetua defensione conserva. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.'"
↑Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, Normae, n°. 17, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 4th edition, 1999. Official Latin text: "Christifidelis qui pietatis obiecto (crucifixo, cruce, corona, scapulari, numismate), a quovis sacerdote rite benedicto, pia utitur mente, consequitur indulgentiam partialem. Si autem pietatis obiectum a Summo Pontifice aut a quolibet Episcopo fuerit benedictum, christifidelis, eodem obiecto pia utens mente, assequi potest etiam indulgentiam plenariam die festo SS. Apostolorum Petri et Pauli, addita tamen, qualibet legitima formula, fidei professione." (accessed 26 June 2025.)
↑Corcoran, James Andrew; Ryan, Patrick John; Prendergast, Edmond Francis (1886). "American Catholic Quarterly Review, Volume 11". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
↑"The Church's Year". The Church of England. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
↑Scaramuzzino, Maria (29 June 2020). "Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome, the Eternal City". italiani.it. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑Anon (1968). Tarantism: St. Paul and the Spider, in Essays and Reviews form the Times Literary Supplement. London: Oxford University Press, pp.172–183. Originally published in the Times Literary Supplement, 27 April 1967. pp. 173–174
↑"Feast of Saints Peter and Paul | religious festival". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑"Liste der Feiertage in der Schweiz"(PDF). Datumsrechner (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
↑"Holidays 2023 in Peru: List of public and long holidays in Peru". Noticias Financieras. 22 June 2023.
↑Reyes, Ronald. "Philippine city holds on to faith despite disasters – UCA News". ucanews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
↑Historische levensbeschryving van P.P. Rubens Door Jean François Marie Michel p.14
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