On November 20, 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 20 November 2023
Holiday | Description |
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The Martyrs of Melitina |
In honor of the Holy Martyr Hieron and 33 with him who suffered for their faith in Christ in Melitene during the reign of the emperors Diocletian and Maximian. |
St. Lazarus of Galicia |
The church celebrates the memory of Saint Lazarus, originally from Lydia. He was a monk at the monastery of St. Sava. After being ordained a presbyter (priest), he moved to Mount Galicia, where he became a stylite and founded a church dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ. |
Holy Martyr Kirill (Smirnov), Metropolitan of Kazan and other cities |
It is dedicated to Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Sviyazhsk (birth name-Konstantin Ilarionovich Smirnov). Years of life: 1863-1937. He was arrested for "leading counter-revolutionary clergy", imprisoned and shot in the Fox Ravine near the city of Shymkent. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000. |