November 6 is a church holiday, why you can't speak badly about the dead
What church holiday is celebrated in Ukraine today according to the new calendar and to whom the faithful pray – read in the material of TSN.ua.
Today, November 6, in the Orthodox calendar the day of commemoration of Saint Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Tsargorod. He lived in the 4th century and was an outstanding figure of the early Christian church. He was born in Seleucia, Cilicia (modern Turkey), and was marked by deep faith and piety from an early age.
Saint Paul was elected Archbishop of Constantinople after the death of the previous Archbishop Alexander in 337. His appointment took place during the struggle between the Arians, who denied the divine nature of Jesus Christ, and the supporters of the Nicene Creed, which affirmed the equality of the Son of God with God the Father. Paul was an ardent defender of Orthodox Christianity,…