December 26 is marked by 5 Orthodox church holidays. 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 26 December 2023
| Holiday | Description |
|---|---|
| Venerable Arkady of Vyazemsky and Novotorzhsky |
The church celebrates the memory of Saint Arkady, the recluse and hermit of Vyazemsky. |
| Evstratiev day
Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes
|
It is considered the day of remembrance of the five martyrs who suffered for their faith in Jesus Christ under Emperor Diocletian in Sebastia (Armenia). |
| Venerable Mardarius, the recluse of the Caves |
The church honors Saint Mardarius. He worked in Distant caves in the XIII century. |
| Venerable Arseny of Latria, Abbot |
The Church honors the memory of Saint Arseny, originally from Constantinople. The son of noble pious parents. He was a military commander. After the shipwreck, when all the soldiers (except him) died, he became a monk. Soon he was elected abbot of the Kellivor monastery on Mount Latr (Asia Minor). |
| Christmas post
29th day of the holiday
|
A multi-day fast. Its purpose is the spiritual purification of a person and preparation for the feast of the Nativity of Christ. The duration of the fast is 40 days. |
