Feast of St. Roch
Vatican News’ calendar of saints lists St. Roch, Pilgrim, on August 16.
Date and recurrence
16 August
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 / saint commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
St. Roch’s Day
Topic and context
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.
Sources
- Vatican News — Saint of the Day, August 16Vatican Source
Frequently asked questions
When is Feast of St. Roch?
16 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 16 August.
Does Feast of St. Roch 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 Feast of St. Roch an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Catholic / saint commemoration. 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 Feast of St. Roch?
The stored designation basis is: Vatican News’ calendar of saints lists St. Roch, Pilgrim, on August 16.. Supporting provenance includes Vatican News — Saint of the Day, August 16. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Feast of St. Roch international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Catholic / saint commemoration. 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 2026-09-09.
Other observances on August 16
These records also resolve to August 16, 2027 under the current authority data.
Bennington Battle Day
Vermont statute 1 V.S.A. §371 lists Bennington Battle Day on 16 August as a legal holiday, and the Vermont historic-preservation agency documented the 2026 commemoration.
National Airborne Day
United States presidential proclamation, documented by the U.S. Army
National Backflow Prevention Day
Watts states that August 16 has marked National Backflow Prevention Day since 2021.
National Independent Worker Day
National Day Archives records National Independent Worker Day on August 16 and attributes its creation to iPSE-U.S. in 2019; current brand recognition provides additional corroboration.
National Rum Day
Bacardi Limited first-party releases on August 16 explicitly identify the date as National Rum Day, including separate BACARDÍ and Santa Teresa brand material.
National Tell a Joke Day
National Day Archives states that August 16 is National Tell a Joke Day.