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Old Calendarists (Greek: palaioimerologitai [5] or palaioimerologites [6]), also known as Old Feasters (palaioeortologitai), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; Greek: Γνήσιοι Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί, romanized: Gnisioi Orthodoxoi Christianoi), are traditionalist groups of Eastern Orthodox Christians that separated from mainstream Eastern ...
Various ancient Greek calendars began in most states of ancient Greece between autumn and winter except for the Attic calendar, which began in summer.. The Greeks, as early as the time of Homer, appear to have been familiar with the division of the year into the twelve lunar months but no intercalary month Embolimos or day is then mentioned, with twelve months of 354 days. [1]
Holy Protection Greek Orthodox Monastery, White Haven, Pennsylvania. Abbess Olympiada. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephraim of Arizona. St. John Chrysostom Greek Orthodox Monastery, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Abbess Melanie. Spiritual Father: Elder Ephraim of Arizona. The Living Spring Greek Orthodox Monastery, Dunlap, California. Abbess Markella.
The True Orthodox movement remained united in Romania. However, in Greece in 1937 the Greek Old Calendarists "divided"; the reason for their division was a disagreement on whether the sacraments performed by members of churches which have adopted the reformed calendar are valid or not. [3]
On January 3/16, 1969, with the blessing of his spiritual father, Elder Philotheos (Zervakos) of Paros, Kyprianos and his monastery joined the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece, a Greek Old Calendarists denomination. On February 7, 1979, he was consecrated bishop of Oropos and Fili.
It has been suggested that this article be merged with New Calendarists. ( Discuss ) Proposed since January 2025. The Revised Julian calendar , or less formally the new calendar and also known as the Milanković calendar , is a calendar proposed in 1923 by the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković as a more accurate alternative to both Julian ...
According to the constitution, Greek Orthodoxy is the prevailing religion of Greece; this is reinforced by displays of the Greek flag and national emblem at church properties. Adherence to the Eastern Orthodox Church was established as a definitive hallmark of Greek ethnic identity in the first modern Greek constitution, the " Epidaurus Law ...
The Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, Russian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church, Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church, Polish Orthodox Church, Macedonian Orthodox Church and the Greek Old Calendarists did not accept the Revised Julian calendar, and continue to celebrate Christmas on 25 December in the Julian calendar, which is 7 ...