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†) Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers

Orthodox Calendar November 8 †) Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts, Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers: Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel, and Jeremiel was established at the beginning of the fourth century at the Council of Laodicea,…

Nov 8, 2025basilica.ro

Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene; St. Lazarus the Wonderworker of Mt. Galesion near Ephesus

Orthodox Calendar November 7 Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene Holy martyr Hieron was born in the city of Tiana in great Cappadocia. Raised by a pious mother, he was a kindly and good Christian. The co-ruling emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (284-305) sent a large military detachment headed by Lysias to Cappadocia to eradicate Christianity there,…

Nov 7, 2025basilica.ro

St. Paul the Confessor, archbishop of Constantinople; Venerable Luke of Sicily

Orthodox Calendar, November 6 St. Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople Saint Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople, was chosen to the patriarchal throne after the death of Patriarch Alexander (†340), when the Arian heresy had again flared up. Many of the Arians were present at the Council which selected the new Archbishop of Constantinople.…

Nov 6, 2025basilica.ro

Venerable Joannicius the Great; Martyrs Nicander and Hermas; St. Venerable George, The Confessor of Drama

Orthodox Calendar, November 4 Saint Joannicius the Great He was born in Bithynia in the year 752 in the village of Marikat. His parents were destitute and could not provide him even the basics of an education. From childhood he had to tend the family cattle, their sole wealth. Love for God and prayer completely…

Nov 4, 2025basilica.ro

Martyrs Acepsimas the Bishop, Joseph the Presbyter, and Aeithalas the Deacon, of Persia; Dedication of the Church of the Great-martyr George in Lydda

Orthodox Calendar, November 3 Martyrs Akepsimas the Bishop, Joseph the Presbyter and Aethalas the Deacon of Persia They were leaders of the Christian Church in the Persian city of Naesson. His flock devotedly loved their hierarch for his ascetic life and tireless pastoral work. The emperor Sapor ordered his men to seek out and kill…

Nov 3, 2025basilica.ro

The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia

Orthodox Calendar, November 1 The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian The Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian and their mother Saint Theodota were natives of Asia Minor (some sources say Mesopotamia). Their pagan father died while they were still quite small children. Their mother raised them in Christian piety. Through…

Nov 1, 2025basilica.ro

Apostles Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, and Aristobulus of the Seventy; Martyr Epimachus of Pelusium, who suffered in Alexandria

Orthodox Calendar, October 31 Apostles Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles, and Aristobulus of the Seventy Saint Stachys, one of the Seventy Apostles, was made Bishop of Byzantium by Saint Andrew (November 30). He built a church at Argyropolis, and many people gathered there to hear him preach. He was a good shepherd to his flock,…

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Hieromartyr Zenobius and his sister Zenobia of Aegae, Cilicia; Apostle Cleopas

Orthodox Calendar October 30 Hieromartyr Zenobius and his sister Zenobia The Hieromartyr Zenobius, Bishop of Aegea, and his sister Zenobia suffered a martyr’s death in the year 285 in Cilicia. From childhood, they were raised in the holy Christian Faith by their parents, and they led pious and chaste lives. In their mature years, shunning…

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Virgin-martyr Anastasia the Roman; St. Abramius the Recluse and his niece St. Mary, of Mesopotamia

Martyr Anastasia the Roman She lost her parents in infancy, and was then taken to be reared by the abbess of a women’s monastery, named Sophia. She raised Anastasia in fervent faith, in the fear of God and obedience. The persecution against Christians by the emperor Decius (249-251) began at that time. The city administrator,…

Oct 29, 2025basilica.ro

Saint Hyacinth, Metropolitan of Wallachia; St Theophano Basarab; Martyrs Terence, his wife Neonila and their 7 children; Saint Firmilian, Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia

Orthodox Calendar October 28 Saint Hyacinth, Metropolitan of Wallachia He was born at the end of the 13th century. He attended the high schools of the time, completing his theological education in Constantinople, where he defended the Orthodox teaching of hesychasm together with Saint Gregory Palamas. Given his worthiness, he was elected metropolitan of Vicina…

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†) St. Demetrius the New; Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica; Martyr Lupus of Thessalonica

Orthodox Calendar October 27 Saint Demetrius the New He was born early in the thirteenth century to a peasant family in the village of Basarabov, then part of Bulgaria. Even in childhood, he gave himself to fasting and prayer. Once, walking across a field, he accidentally stepped on a bird’s nest in the grass, killing…

Oct 27, 2025basilica.ro