On April 17, 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 17 April 2023
| Holiday | Description |
|---|---|
| St. George of the Peloponnese |
St. George's Memorial Day. Lived in the IX century. He was a monk of the monastery on Mount Maloe in the Peloponnese. |
| Joseph the Hymn-Singer
St. Joseph the Hymn-Writer
|
Honoring the memory of St. Joseph the Hymn-Writer. Lived in the IX century. He was the presbyter of a monastery in Thessalonica. He survived imprisonment and exile under the iconoclast emperors Leo the Armenian and Theophilus. He compiled 300 canons. |
| Great lent
31 days of the holiday
|
The main multi-day fast. Installed in honor of the memory of the 40-day fast of Jesus Christ in the desert. The duration of Lent is 48 days. |
