On October 12, 3 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 12 October 2023
Holiday | Description |
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St. Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine |
Celebration of the memory of Saint Cyriacus originally from Corinth. Lived for 109 years. The nickname "hermit" was given for the fact that he often changed his place of stay. |
Finding of the relics of St. John the Wonderworker (Maximovich), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco |
Commemoration by the Church of the event of finding the holy relics of Archbishop John Maximovich. He had the gift of insight and miracle-working. |
Holy Martyr John (Pommer), Archbishop of Riga and Latvia |
It is dedicated to Archbishop John (birth name - Ivan Andreevich Pommer). He was glorified as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2001. |