Orthodox Calendar
The Serbian Orthodox Calendar — in English
Daily feast days, saints' lives, Lenten and slava recipes, and prayers from the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC). Used by Orthodox Christians around the world.
Key concepts
Krsna slava
The family patron saint — a uniquely Serbian Orthodox tradition. Each family honors the saint on whose feast their ancestors were baptized into Christianity. The slava is celebrated annually with the slavski kolač (sweet bread), žito (boiled wheat) and a candle.
Julian vs Gregorian
The Serbian Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar. To convert to civil (Gregorian) dates: add 13 days. So St Nicholas Day on December 6 (Julian) falls on December 19 (Gregorian/civil). Christmas (Roždestvo) is January 7 civil.
The four major fasts
Great Lent (40 days before Pascha), Apostles' Fast (variable, ends Jun 29 Julian), Dormition Fast (Aug 1–14 Julian), and Nativity Fast (Nov 15 – Dec 24 Julian). Plus all Wednesdays and Fridays year-round.
Pascha (Easter)
The greatest feast — Christ's Resurrection. Calculated by the Julian Paschalion, which often differs from Western Easter by one to five weeks. Always falls on a Sunday between April 4 and May 8 (Gregorian).
12 Great Feasts
Nativity of the Theotokos, Exaltation of the Cross, Entry of the Theotokos, Nativity of Christ, Theophany, Meeting of the Lord, Annunciation, Palm Sunday, Pascha, Ascension, Pentecost, Transfiguration, Dormition.
St Sava — Patron of Serbia
The first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church (1219), translator, legislator, and educator. His feast day is January 27 (Gregorian) and is also celebrated as the patron saint of all Serbian schools.
About this calendar
kalendarcrkveni.com is a comprehensive digital resource for the Serbian Orthodox liturgical calendar. The primary content (saints' lives, prayers, recipes) is published in Serbian — the working language of the Serbian Orthodox Church — but anyone interested in following the Orthodox calendar will find the daily fasting status, feast date, and Pascha computations valuable.
Features include:
- Daily calendar with saints, fasting status, and feast days
- Pascha (Easter) calculator for any year
- Catalog of popular krsne slave with traditional recipes
- Lenten (posni) recipe collection by fast type
- Save your slava and receive reminders before the feast day
- Julian–Gregorian date converter
- Calculator for the next Memorial Saturday (zadušnice)
Note on language
Saints' lives (žitija), prayers, and recipes are published in Serbian (Latin script, with optional Cyrillic toggle). For best experience as a non-Serbian reader, we recommend using your browser's built-in translation feature on individual saint pages. This English landing serves as an orientation; the daily liturgical content is naturally bound to the Serbian Orthodox tradition and is preserved in the original.