On April 19, 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 19 April 2023
Holiday | Description |
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Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius, Archbishop of Moravia |
Saint Methodius Day, Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia. Years of life: 815-885. Together with his brother Cyril, they created the Slavonic alphabet and translated liturgical books into Slavonic. |
Eutyches the Quiet and Erema the Proletarian
St. Eutyches, Archbishop of Constantinople
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Dedicated to Saint Eutyches, Archbishop of Constantinople. He spent 12 years in exile in the Amasi monastery for denouncing the heresy of the "incorruptible saints". He had the gift of prophecy, healing from diseases. |
Great lent
33rd day of the holiday
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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. |