Name day of Cyril according to the church calendar. List of Saints

They say that the person's name has a huge influence on how his fate will turn out. Of course, each of us scrupulously wins his happiness and believes only in his strength, but the wisdom of his ancestors should not be discounted. History knows a lot of cases when people changed the names given to them at birth, to others, and their lives changed radically. Is it not proof that the name is inextricably linked with fortune? That is why his choice should be treated not simply as a set of sounds, but as a symbol of luck, happiness and harmony. In this article, we'll talk about when to celebrate Angel Day to people named Cyril.

Between the two calendars

Many people celebrate Christmas holidays, while not knowing what kind of holiday it is. In fact, this is the day in which the memory of that saint is honored, in honor of which a person is baptized.

Names of Cyril are celebrated more than once a year. The day of the angel among people with this name happens almost in each of 12 months, and besides several times. This is due to the fact that all Orthodox believers in the Lord and the Savior, use at once two calendars - Julian (old) and Gregorian (the one that is now used everywhere).

The Julian calendar was used in Russia until 1918 and the day when the Bolsheviks, having overthrown the old power and rejecting the church, introduced a new Gregorian calendar. In our time, the difference in dates for these two calendars is 13 days. Thus, the name day of Cyril according to the Orthodox calendar in accordance with the new system of calculating time is noted:

• January 31;
• 8, 17 and 27 February;
• 22 and 31 March;
• 3 and 11 April;
• 11, 17 and 24 May;
• 22nd of June;
• 22 July;
• 20 November;
• 21 December.

Before the introduction of the Gregorian (that is, modern) calendars of the name day of Cyril, according to the church calendar, they noted:

• 18 and 26 January;
• 4 and 14 February;
• 9, 18, 21 and 29 March;
• 28 April;
• 4 and 11 May;
• the 9th of June;
• 9 July;
• 7 November;
• 8 December.

If you compare all of the above dates, you can see that now the name day of Cyril on the Orthodox calendar comes 13 days later than it was almost 100 years ago.

Winter Christmas Day

And do you know, in honor of which saint now use the name Cyril? Name day - this is not just an occasion for congratulations, but also a time to honor the memory of your guardian angel.

December 21 is the day of the memory of St. Cyril Chelmogorsky, famous for having converted many pagans to Christianity. He also built a temple and a monastery in honor of the Epiphany of the Lord.

On January 31, we honor St. Cyril of Alexandria, one of the most influential figures in church history, a gifted theologian, an extraordinary and energetic person. It was he who fought all the forces with the heresy of Nestorius, the Syriac, who taught that God is the spirit that dwelled in Jesus Christ, and Mary did not give birth from the Lord, but from the ordinary man, and therefore should be called the Christ-Bearer.

Name days of Cyril, falling on February 8, is the memory of the Holy Martyr Cyril, Metropolitan of Kazan and Sviyazhsky. He was a very charismatic person and attracted people like a magnet. He was listened and honored for his love and unshakable faith in the Lord, as well as for direct utterances and inner light. Cyril of Kiev was one of the first to introduce national singing in church services in order to fully integrate people to the church.

February 17 revered the memory of the Monk Cyril of Novoyezersky, who built two churches: in the name of the Most Holy Theotokos and in the name of the Resurrection of Christ.

The names of Cyril, celebrated on February 27, is a day of memory of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril, the teacher of Slovene, who together with his brother Mefodiy invented our alphabet.

Spring Christmas Day

March 22 is the day in which we pay tribute to one of the forty martyr warriors, Cyril of Sevastia, who took a cruel death in the name of Christ. He, along with 39 soldiers, was stripped naked and driven into ice-bound lake by the Romans-Gentiles. Nearby heated the bathhouse, where you can keep warm, only to deny Christ. After a while, the Romans saw that the soldiers did not freeze, and in anger they killed their legs and burned alive.

March 31 - the birthday of Cyril of Jerusalem, the hierarch and archbishop, who dedicated his life to the struggle against the Arian and Macedonian heresy.

April 3 is the day of remembrance of the apostle Peter, St. Cyril of Catania, Bishop of Sicily Catania.

April 11 - the name day of the martyr Cyril deacon.

May 11 revered St. Cyril of Turov - a wonderful preacher and an outstanding writer who performed many feats for the glory of the church.

May 17 - the birthday of Cyril Alfanov, who together with his brothers founded the Sokolnitsk Monastery in Novgorod.

Summer and Autumnal Christmas Eve

June 22 is the day of the memory of the Monk Cyril of Belozersk, one of the most important Old Russian saints. Kirill Belozersky is not only the creator of one of the most authoritarian charters, but also the founder of the Belozersky monastery.

July 22 - the feast day of the Holy Martyr Cyril, who was the bishop of Gortinia for 50 years. He was beheaded at a very old age for the Christian faith.

On November 20, the relics of the Monk Cyril of Noyozersk are celebrated.