life of saints

Leavetaking of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; Apostle Quadratus; Prophet Jonah

Orthodox Calendar, September 21 Saint Quadratus, Apostle of the Seventy Saint Quadratus, Apostle of the Seventy, preached the Word of God at Athens and at Magnesia (eastern peninsula of Thessaly), and was Bishop of Athens. His biographer called him “a morning star” among the clouds of paganism. He converted many pagans to the true faith…

Sep 21, 2026basilica.ro

Greatmartyr Eustathius (Eustace) Placidas, his wife Martyr Theopistes, and their children Martyrs Agapius and Theopistus, of Rome

Orthodox Calendar, September 20 Greatmartyr Eustathius Placidas, his wife Theopistes and their children Agapius and Theopistus The Holy Great Martyr Eustathius was named Placidas before his Baptism. He was a military commander under the emperors Titus (79-81) and Trajan (98-117). Even before he came to know Christ, Placidas performed acts of charity, helping the poor…

Sep 20, 2026basilica.ro

Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon

Orthodox Calendar – September 19 Holy Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon He suffered for Christ during the reign of the Roman emperor Probus (276-282). A pagan festival was being celebrated in the city of Antioch. Sacrificial offerings were brought, the wine was poured, and vile acts were performed. The Christians Trophimus and Sabbatius arrived in the city…

Sep 19, 2026basilica.ro

Holy Priest-Martyr Hilarion Felea; St. Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna; Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia

Orthodox Calendar September 18 Holy Priest-Martyr Hilarion Felea He was a Romanian priest who became the confessor of the youth in the Transylvanian city of Arad. He was sentenced by the communist regime to 20 years in prison for “intense activity against the working class and the revolutionary movement”, i.e. for not preaching in the…

Sep 18, 2026basilica.ro

†) Saint Dionysius, Bishop of Cetatea Alba and Ismail; Martyrs Sophia and her three daughters at Rome

Orthodox Calendar, September 17 Saint Dionysius the Bishop of Cetatea Alba and Ismail The worthy of remembrance Bishop Dionysius Erhan (1868-1943) is one of the most outstanding church personalities from Bessarabia of the first half of the 20th century. He was ordained to the Episcopate on July 22, 1918, the year when Romania’s Great Union took…

Sep 17, 2026basilica.ro

†) Confessor Saint Sofian of St Anthimos Monastery; Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-praised; Martyrs Melitina and Ludmilla

Orthodox Calendar, September 16 Confessor Saint Sofian of St Anthimos Monastery “Bucharest’s Spiritual Guide” was born in Bessarabia and was a first-grade student during primary and secondary schhol. He took the monastic vows at Dobrușa Monastery near the city of Soroca, when he was only 14 years old. He crossed the Prut River to Romania…

Sep 16, 2026basilica.ro

†) Saint Joseph the New of Partos, metropolitan of Banat; † Great-martyr Nicetas the Goth; † Saint Bessarion, Archbishop of Larisa

Orthodox Calendar, September 15 Saint Joseph the New of Partos, metropolitan of Banat Saint Joseph the New was born in 1568 at Raguza in Dalmatia, and was given the name Jacob at his Baptism. When he was very young, his father died, and he was raised by his mother. At the age of twelve, he…

Sep 15, 2026basilica.ro

(†) The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross (Fast)

Orthodox Calendar, September 14 (†) The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord: The pagan Roman emperors tried to completely eradicate from human memory the holy places where our Lord Jesus Christ suffered and was resurrected for mankind. The Emperor Hadrian (117-138) gave…

Sep 14, 2026basilica.ro

Forefeast of Lifting of the Holy Cross; + Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection at Jerusalem;+) Ven. John of Prislop; Martyrs of Dobrogea: Macrobius, Gordian, Elias, Zoticus, Lucian and Valerian; Hieromartyrs Cornelius the Centurion and Cyprian, bishop of Carthage; Sunday before the Lifting of the Holy Cross

Orthodox Calendar, September 13 Forefeast of Lifting of the Holy Cross The Dedication of the Temple of the Resurrection of Christ at Jerusalem celebrates the dedication of the Church of the Resurrection, built by Saint Constantine the Great and his mother, the empress Helen. After the voluntary Passion and Death on the Cross of our…

Sep 13, 2026basilica.ro

Leave-taking of Nativity of Birthgiver of God; Hieromartyrs Autonomus, Macedonius & Theodulus

Orthodox Calendar, September 12 Hieromartyrs Autonomus, Macedonius & Theodulus The Hieromartyr Autonomus was a bishop in Italy. During the time of the persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305), Saint Autonomus left his own country and resettled in Bithynia, in the locality of Soreus with a man named Cornelius. Saint Autonomus did his apostolic…

Sep 12, 2026basilica.ro

St. Theodora of Alexandria; St. Euphrosynus the Cook of Alexandria

Orthodox Calendar, September 11 Venerable Theodora of Alexandria She lived with her husband in Alexandria, Egypt. Love and harmony ruled in their family, and this was hateful to the Enemy of salvation. Goaded on by the devil, a certain rich man was captivated by the youthful beauty of Theodora and began with all his abilities…

Sep 11, 2026basilica.ro