On June 15, 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 15 June 2023
Holiday | Description |
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St. Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople |
Dedicated to Patriarch Nikephoros (second half of the 8th century-828). During the reign of the iconoclast Leo the Armenian, he was exiled to the island of Proconnis; he spent his last years in exile. |
Great Martyr John the New of Sochava |
In honor of St. John of Sochava. Lived in the XIV century. He was martyred for the Christian faith in Belgrade of the Bosporus. |
Finding the relics of the Blessed Princess Juliania of Vyazma, Novotorzhsky |
Holiday in honor of finding the relics of the Martyr Juliania - the wife of Prince Simeon Mstislavich of Vyazma. Juliania was killed by Prince Yuri Svyatoslavich of Smolensk. Her relics were found in 1815 during the dismantling of the old Transfiguration Cathedral. |