holidays

Christian feast day: Quriaqos and Julietta (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox)

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Quriaqos and Julietta (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox) from July 15, null

Cyricus and Julitta

Mother and son Christian martyrs in the 4th-century AD

Cyricus and his mother Julitta are venerated as early Christian martyrs. According to traditional stories, they were put to death at Tarsus in AD 304.
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Eastern Orthodoxy

Major branch of Christianity

Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream Eastern Orthodox…
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Oriental Orthodox Churches

Branch of Eastern Christianity

The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 50 million members worldwide. The Oriental Orthodox Churches adhere to the Nicene Christian tradition. Oriental Orthodoxy is one of the oldest branches in…
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