apostles' days

Feasts of commemoration of the apostles. In the Roman and Anglican churches these are: Matthew, 21 September; John, 27 December; Peter, 29 June (and in the Roman Catholic Church, Paul, who is commemorated in the Church of England only on the feast of his conversion, 25 January); Thomas, 21 December; Philip and James, 1 May (now in the Roman calendar 3 July and 3 May); Simon the Canaanite and Jude, 28 October; Bartholomew, 24 August; Andrew, 30 November; Matthias, 24 February; James the son of Zebedee, 25 July.

In the Greek Church the following dates are different: Matthew, 16 November; John, 26 September; Thomas, 6 October; Philip and James, 9 October; Bartholomew, 25 August; Matthias, 9 August; James the son of Zebedee, 30 April.