December 29 marks 3 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 29 December 2023
| Holiday | Description |
|---|---|
| St. Sophia of Suzdal |
The feast of Grand Duchess Sofia (birth name - Solomonia), daughter of boyar Yu. Saburov. At the behest of her husband, Grand Duke Vasily Ioannovich, she was tonsured as a nun and sent into custody to the Suzdal Pokrovsky Monastery. She lived until 1542. |
| Ageev day
The Prophet Haggai
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The Church honors the memory of the tenth of the 12 minor prophets - Haggai. He lived 500 years before the Birth of Christ. |
| Christmas post
32nd day of the holiday
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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. |
