Orthodox calendar: October 2 is the day of remembrance of Saint Prince Igor of Chernigovtranslated
18th Week after Pentecost.
Today, October 2, 2026, the Orthodox Church celebrates the post-feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord and honors the memory of the martyr. Trophima, Savvatiya and Dorimedonta (276); martyr Zosima the hermit (IV); blgv. led book Igor of Chernigov and Kyiv (1147); blgvv. princes Theodore of Smolensk (1299) and his children David (1321) and Constantine, Yaroslavl miracle workers; St. Alexy Zosimovsky (1928); sschmch. Constantine and with him two martyrs (1918); sschmch. Nicholas the Presbyter (1919); sschmch. Constantine (1937); sschmch. Neil the Presbyter, Primt. Maria (1938); sschmch. Nikandra presbytera (1939).
Fast day.
In baptism George, in monasticism Gabriel. The middle of the 12th century was a mournful time for Rus' of continuous internecine warfare for the reign of Kiev between two princely groups: the Olgovichs and the Mstislavichs. Saint Igor, who by the will of God entered into the struggle for the reign of Kiev, had to atone for the hereditary sin of princely strife through martyrdom.
On August 1, 1146, Prince Vsevolod died, whose proud reign was not liked by the people of Kiev, but it served to incite hatred towards his brother Igor and all the Olgovichs. St. Igor, drawn against his will into the very center of events...
