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Catholic or protestant : Christian recognition of service to people and appreciation of the natural world, as practiced by the Jesuit Order which he founded.

Banks only : (7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), was a Navarrese Catholic missionary who was a co-founder of the Society of Jesus. Born in Javier, Kingdom of Navarre (in present-day Spain), he was a companion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who took vows of poverty and chastity at Montmartre, Paris, in 1534.[3] He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time and was influential in evangelization work, most notably in India. The Goa Inquisition was proposed by St. Francis Xavier.[4][5] He also was the first Christian missionary to venture into Japan, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, and other areas. In those areas, struggling to learn the local languages and in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India. Xavier was about to extend his missionary preaching to China when he died on Shangchuan Island. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : After the Vietnam War ended that the Communist-led Pathet Lao eventually took entire political control of the country and forced King Savāngvatthanā to abdicate on 2 December 1975. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : George Tupou I (known until 1875 as Siaosi Taufa'ahau Tupou Maeakafauawas) was the king of Tonga from 1845 until his death in 1893. In 1845,after the death of his uncle, he became the 19th and last Tu'i Kanokupolu. On November 4, 1875, Tonga officially became a kingdom, and Siaosi changed his name to George Tupou I. http://planet-tonga.com/language_journal/Emancipation_in_Tonga/index.shtml

Secular holiday : A Celebration of Sabans’ Resilience, Culture and Heritage

Secular holiday : Westland Day in Westland only