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The Ascension of Our Lord

The Orthodox Church in America’s 2026 calendar identifies 21 May as the Ascension of Our Lord.

Date / rule21 May 2026 in the Orthodox Church in America calendar
ScopeOrthodox Church in America / 2026 liturgical calendar
VerificationOfficial Faith Current Edition Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-08
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is The Ascension of Our Lord?

The Orthodox Church in America’s 2026 calendar identifies 21 May as the Ascension of Our Lord.

Date and recurrence

21 May 2026 in the Orthodox Church in America calendar

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Orthodox Church in America / 2026 liturgical calendar. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Orthodox Ascension Day

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
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What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Orthodox Church in America — Ascension 2026Official Faith Authority
  2. Orthodox Church in America — saints, 21 May 2026Official Faith Authority
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is The Ascension of Our Lord?

21 May 2026 in the Orthodox Church in America calendar The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 21 May 2026 in the Orthodox Church in America calendar.

Does The Ascension of Our Lord fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is The Ascension of Our Lord an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Orthodox Church in America / 2026 liturgical calendar. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes The Ascension of Our Lord?

The stored designation basis is: The Orthodox Church in America’s 2026 calendar identifies 21 May as the Ascension of Our Lord.. Supporting provenance includes Orthodox Church in America — Ascension 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is The Ascension of Our Lord international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Orthodox Church in America / 2026 liturgical calendar. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.

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