St Stephen’s Day 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Andorra

The tiny kingdom of Andorra is very religious and very Roman Catholic. Like other Catholics, they celebrate Saint Stephen’s Day on the day after Christmas. Unlike many, however, they do so as a public holiday and not merely a church holy day.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	26 Dec	Tue	St Stephen's Day
2024	26 Dec	Thu	St Stephen's Day
2025	26 Dec	Fri	St Stephen's Day
2026	26 Dec	Sat	St Stephen's Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Stephen was not known as a “saint” any more than other believers in his own day. According to the biblical accopunt, he was just a godly Christian in the first local church in Jerusalem. He was a deacon there, along with six others, and dedicated his life to proclaiming the Gospel and helping people with their needs.

However, when summoned to give an account of his activities before the Sanhedrin around A.D. 33 or 34, Stephen enraged the council with his long speech designed to show Jesus was the long-awaited Jewish Messiah and that the Jewish religious leaders knew the Law of Moses but did not keep it. In response, they stoned Stephen to death, while he called out to God to forgive them for their sin.

Today, Saint Stephen’s Day is largely a “Second Christmas” and a time to relax and recover from the “first Christmas” before heading back to work.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	26 Dec	Mon	St Stephen's Day
2021	26 Dec	Sun	St Stephen's Day
2020	26 Dec	Sat	St Stephen's Day
2019	26 Dec	Thu	St Stephen's Day
2018	26 Dec	Wed	St Stephen's Day
2017	26 Dec	Tue	St Stephen's Day