The patronal feast of Saint Francis and Saint Catherine () is a religious and civil celebration annually held on 4 October in Italy and other locations influenced by Christianity.
The Feast Day of Francis of Assisi marks the conclusion of the season of Creationtide in various Christian denominations that begins on the Feast of Creation (September 1).
His patronal feast is also celebrated in Somerville, Massachusetts (United States); in YucuaquÃÂn (El Salvador); in Bucalemu (Chile); in Huamachuco (Peru); in Panajachel, and San Francisco, Petén (Guatemala); in Tlalcilalcalpan and Valle de Bravo, Mexico; in Tonalá, Chiapas; in Acachuén and Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán (Mexico).
On 4 October 1970, Pope Paul VI named Catherine a Doctor of the Church; this title was almost simultaneously given to Teresa of ÃÂvila (27 September 1970), making them the first women to receive this honour.