Saint George Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Saint George Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

So here we have the Russian ruble, nominal - 3. The year of issue of this coin is 2020, Mint: Moscow, Russia. Total circulation – 500.000.

Saint George is very much honoured by the Eastern Orthodox Church, wherein he is referred to as a "Great Martyr", and in Oriental Orthodoxy overall. His major feast day is on 23 April (Julian calendar 23 April currently corresponds to Gregorian calendar 6 May). If, however, the feast occurs before Easter, it is celebrated on Easter Monday, instead.

The Russian Orthodox Church also celebrates two additional feasts in honour of George. One is on 3 November, commemorating the consecration of a cathedral dedicated to him in Lydda during the reign of Constantine the Great (305–37). When the church was consecrated, the relics of George were transferred there. The other feast is on 26 November for a church dedicated to him in Kiev.

Object data

Title

Saint George Feast in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Artist

Obverse: A.A. Dolgopolova, E.V. Kramskaya. Reverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov.

Founder

Moscow, Russia.

Date

2020.

Culture

Russia.

Medium

Silver 0.999.

Dimensions

31.5x39x3.1.

Classification

Coin.

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