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Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Vatican News identifies 29 June as the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul; the 2026 Vatican liturgical page confirms the same date.

Date / rule29 June annually in the Roman Catholic calendar
ScopeCatholic Church / Roman liturgical calendar
VerificationOfficial Faith Recurring Verified
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-08
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveTuesday, June 29, 2027See everything on June 29 →
Authority summary

What is Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles?

Vatican News identifies 29 June as the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul; the 2026 Vatican liturgical page confirms the same date.

Date and recurrence

29 June annually in the Roman Catholic calendar

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Catholic Church / Roman liturgical calendar. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Vatican News — Saints Peter and PaulOfficial Faith Authority
  2. Vatican News — Word of the Day, 29 June 2026Official Faith Authority
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles?

29 June annually in the Roman Catholic calendar The stored recurrence guidance is: 29 June.

Does Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Catholic Church / Roman liturgical calendar. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles?

The stored designation basis is: Vatican News identifies 29 June as the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul; the 2026 Vatican liturgical page confirms the same date.. Supporting provenance includes Vatican News — Saints Peter and Paul. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Catholic Church / Roman liturgical calendar. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.

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