Remembrance of All Orthodox Warriors, Killed in Battle for Faith, Czar, and Fatherland

The remembrance of all Orthodox soldiers who died for their faith and their country was established in 1769, during the Russo-Turkish war, by a decree of Empress Catherine II. It was set for 29 August, the day of the Beheading of John the Baptist, and on it the Church prays for the departed soldiers of every war.