On November 18, 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 18 November 2024
| Holiday | Description |
|---|---|
| Martyrs Galaktion and Epistymia |
The church celebrates the memory of the spouses Galaktion and Epistymia, originally from the city of Emesa. They suffered for their faith in Christ during the reign of the Emperor Decius and the viceroy Secundus. |
| Jonah's Day
St. Jonah, Archbishop of Novgorod
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The church honors the Archbishop of Novgorod Jonah (lay name-John). The saint founded a church in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh in 1463, and helped establish the Solovetsky Monastery. |
| St. Tikhon (Belavin), Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia |
The church honors the memory of St. Tikhon (1865-1925). Birth name - Vasily Ivanovich Belavin. From 1917 to 1925-Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. He was canonized in 1989. |
