On November 22, 4 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 22 November 2024
Holiday | Description |
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Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyry |
Feast of Saints Onesiphorus and Porphyry, who suffered for their faith during the persecution of Christians under the Emperor Diocletian. |
Matryona winter
Reverend Matrona
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Day of honoring the holy Matrona (lived in the V century). She had the gift of healing. For a long time she stayed in the monastery under the name of Vavila (secretly from her family). She founded the Berit Monastery, a convent in Constantinople. |
Icons of the Mother of God, called |
the Feast in honor of the most ancient icon of the Mother of God - " Skoroposlushnitsa "(written in the X century). The image is located in the Dohiara Monastery on Mount Athos. |
Veneration of Saint Theoktista of Paros comes from the city of Mifimnos (Asia Minor). She was orphaned early. At the age of 18, she was captured by the Arabs. She managed to escape from them on the island of Paros. There she spent 35 years in prayer. |