On June 21, 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 21 June 2024
Holiday | Description |
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Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates |
In honor of the holy military commander (Stratelates) in the city of Heraclea, Theodore. He was sentenced to death for his faith in Christ by the Emperor Licinius in 319. |
St. Theodore, Bishop of Rostov and Suzdal |
Homage to the memory of the first bishop of Rostov. Founder of the first Christian church in Rostov. |
Finding the relics of the blessed Princes Vasily and Konstantin of Yaroslavl |
is timed to coincide with the finding of the holy relics of two Yaroslavl princes during the invasion of the Mongol yoke in Russia. This event occurred during the construction of a new cathedral church two and a half centuries after their death. |