holidays
March 26,
Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel (Eastern Christianity)
Synaxis
A synaxis is a liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity.
Gabriel
In the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran.
Eastern Christianity
Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean region or locations further east, south or north. The term does not describe a single communion or religious denomination. Eastern Christianity is a category distinguished from Western Christianity, which is composed of those Christian traditions and churches that originally developed further west.