What holiday is celebrated on February 9 in Ukraine: everything about this day

On Sunday, February 9, the Church commemorates the martyr Nikephoros, St. Pancratius, hieromonk, and hermit of the Kyiv Cave Monastery. St. Nikephoros gave his life for his faith in Christ. His name, which means "to bear victory" in Greek, reflects his fearless and victorious testimony of faith in the face of martyrdom.

St. Pancratius of the Caves is one of the most revered saints of Kyivan Rus. His life and deeds have become a model for many generations of believers. Not much is known about the life of St. Pancratius. He lived in the 13th century and was a hieromonk of the Kyiv Cave Monastery.

He spent his days in severe asceticism, prayerful deeds, and fasting. During his lifetime, St. Pancratius became famous for the gift of healing. Many people came to him for help, and he, praying and anointing them with holy oil, healed them of their ailments.

St. Pancratius died in the Kyiv Cave Monastery and was buried in the Far Caves. His relics have been preserved incorrupt and are still a place of pilgrimage for believers.

International holidays on February 9

Today is celebrated:

• Autism Sunday, or the International Day of Prayer for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
• Volleyball Birthday - this day marks the birth of the popular game in the United States.
• World Marriage Day - the holiday originated in the United States in 1983. Couples from Louisiana wanted to improve their marital relations in this way.
• International Pizza Day - was established in honor of the appearance of pizza in Naples in the 1830s.
• International Day of the Dentist - Ukraine began celebrating this holiday in 1993.

Historical events on February 9

• 1234 - the Mongols captured Kaifeng in China
• 1667 - a truce was signed between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Muscovy, dividing Ukraine in half
• 1722 - the Russian tsar issued a decree to send 10 thousand Cossacks to build the Ladoga Canal and 10 thousand Cossacks to build the Don Canal

• 1893 - the first world striptease session in Paris "Moulin Rouge"
• 1904 - the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War
• 1918 - Red Army troops capture the capital of the Ukrainian People's Republic, Kyiv
• 1918 - Brest Peace Treaty is signed, according to which the UPR is recognized as an independent state
• 1923 - uprising of prisoners in Lukianivska prison in Kyiv
• 1942 - in Kyiv, the Germans arrested Olena Teliha, a number of Ukrainian intellectuals, and members of the OUN (M)
• 1961 - The Beatles first performed under this name at the Cavern Club in Liverpool
• 1991 - Citizens of Lithuania voted for independence
• 2015 - in Logvinove, the Russian military shot prisoners from the 30th Brigade
• 2018 - A convoy of Russian mercenaries was defeated in Hisham, Syria.

Name days on February 9

Ivan, Yosyp, Dmytro, Petro, Tyt.

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