The Feast of the Holy Maccabean Martyrs is celebrated on August 1st to honor seven brave Jewish brothers, their mother St. Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar.
After the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches split, the celebration falls on different dates. The Ukrainian church celebrates on August 1, the Russian one 13 days later, according to the Gregorian and Julian calendars. The Ukrainian church has a larger number of believers, the Russian one has more church parishes.
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