Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

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The Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul or properly the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul is a solemnity on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints observed on June 29. As a solemnity, it is one of the higher ranking holy days during the year, but is not a holy day of obligation in most countries.

The feast commemorates the martyrdom at Rome of the two great Apostles, St. Peter and St. Paul.

For Eastern Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox this feast also signifies the end of the Fast of the Apostles, which lasts from the Monday following All Saints' Sunday in most all traditions. It is considered a day of recommended attendance, whereby one should attend Orthros, Divine Liturgy, or Vespers. However, there are no "Days of Obligation" in the Eastern Church, per se.

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