The Orthodox Church connects it primarily with ... The feast of Epiphany as a single holiday of the Nativity of Christ and the Baptism of the Lord has been preserved by the ancient Eastern ...

The Russian Orthodox Church did not recognize these ... In 1918, the All-Russia Central Executive Committee removed the Nativity of Christ from the list of public holidays and canceled the day ...

Today our churches are filled with people who have come to glorify the newly-born Divine Infant Jesus Christ and his Most Pure Mother the Virgin Mary. The Nativity of Christ is the central event in ...

“We are celebrating the nativity of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the savior who came to ... which has Christmas on Dec. 25, some orthodox churches follow a revised Julian calendar.

“We’re all celebrating the birth of Christ ... Church in Allison Park said Orthodox Christians prepare for Christmas 40 days ahead of time with a Nativity fast. The week before Christmas ...

At the Church of the Nativity, three rival Christian groups ... believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ, reflect the difficulty of housing three Christian denominations under a single ...