On November 8, 4 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 8 November 2023
| Holiday | Description |
|---|---|
| Dmitriev Day
Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica
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Saint Demetrius Memorial Day is a native of the city of Thessaloniki (Greece). After the death of his father, he was appointed proconsul by the Emperor Maximian Galerius, ruler of the region of Thessalonica. He was imprisoned by order of the emperor for disobedience (extirpating pagan customs instead of exterminating Christians)and killed with a spear in 306. |
| Martyr Luppus |
It is dedicated to Saint Luppus, a disciple of Demetrius of Thessalonica. He voluntarily surrendered to the persecutors of the Christians and was beheaded by the sword on the orders of the Emperor Maximian Galerius. |
| Remembrance of the great and terrible quake (earthquake) that took place in Constantinople |
The church celebrates the memory of a powerful earthquake in Constantinople in 740, during the reign of the iconoclastic emperor Leo III Isaurus. |
| St. Theophilus of the Caves, Archbishop of Novgorod |
The church honors the memory of Archbishop Theophilus of Novgorod. He died of a serious illness. The remains of the saint rest in Distant (Feodosiev) caves. |
