What a church holiday on 30 September 2023

Online Church - Calendar - 30 September 2023

September 30 marks the 1st Orthodox church holiday. 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 30 September 2023

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Day of Faith, Hope and Love
Martyrs of Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sofia

Saint Sophia and her three daughters, originally from Italy, are being honored. They suffered for their faith in Christ in Rome under the emperor Hadrian (II century).
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