Great and Holy Friday
The Orthodox Church in America’s 2026 liturgical calendar identifies 10 April 2026 as Great and Holy Friday.
Date and recurrence
10 April 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 Good Friday
Topic and context
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.
Sources
- Orthodox Church in America — Great and Holy Friday, 2026Official Faith Authority
Frequently asked questions
When is Great and Holy Friday?
10 April 2026 in the Orthodox Church in America calendar The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 10 April 2026 in the Orthodox Church in America calendar.
Does Great and Holy Friday fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Great and Holy Friday 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 Great and Holy Friday?
The stored designation basis is: The Orthodox Church in America’s 2026 liturgical calendar identifies 10 April 2026 as Great and Holy Friday.. Supporting provenance includes Orthodox Church in America — Great and Holy Friday, 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Great and Holy Friday 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.