On November 6, 5 Orthodox church holidays are celebrated. The list of events informs you about church holidays, fasts, and days of honoring the memory of saints. The list will help you find out the date of a significant religious event for Orthodox Christians.
Orthodox Church holidays 6 November 2024
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Commemoration of Saint Arefa, ruler of the town of Negran in Gravia, and other 4299 inhabitants who were martyred for their faith in Christ in the sixth century by order of the Jewish King of Arabia, Dunaan. |
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| The Grieving Mother of God (Svetets)
Icons of the Mother of God "Joy to All who grieve"
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A holiday in honor of the image of the Virgin called "Joy to All who grieve". It was installed as a sign of gratitude for the miraculous healing of Patriarch Joachim's sister from an incurable disease in 1688 with her help. |
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Veneration of Saint Zosima (1768-1833; birth name-Zacharias Verkhovsky), schemamonk, spiritual writer, founder of two women's monasteries. He was canonized in 2004. |
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| Holy Martyrs Lavrenty (Knyazev), Bishop of Balakhna, Alexy Porfiriev, Presbyter, Martyr Alexy Neidhardt |
Commemoration of the three martyrs. Lavrenty (birth name - Evgeny Knyazev) was a bishop, came under mass arrests of pastors and was shot along with the priest Alexy Porfiriev and Alexey Neidgardt. |
| St. Athanasius I, Patriarch of Constantinople |
Celebration of the memory of the Patriarch of Constantinople Athanasius I (birth name - Alexy) originally from Adrianople. He had the gift of miracle-working. The last years of his life he devoted himself to monastic feats. Lived for 100 years. |
