saints of the day

Apostle Philip, one of the 7 deacons; Holy Hierarch Theophanes the Confessor, bishop of Nicea; Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council

Orthodox Calendar, October 11 Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council Today the Church remembers the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council under the holy Patriarch Tarasius (February 25). The Synod of 787, the second to meet at Nicea, refuted the Iconoclast heresy during the reign of Empress Irene and…

Oct 11, 2026basilica.ro

Martyrs Eulampius & his sister Eulampia; Ven. Bassian and Theophilus the Confessor

Orthodox Calendar, October 10 Saints Eulampius and Eulampia They were brother and sister. They lived at the beginning of the fourth century in the city of Nicomedia. Eulampius became upset after reading the decree of the emperor Maximian (284-305) sentencing all Christians to execution. Eulampius was horrified that the emperor was taking up arms against…

Oct 10, 2026basilica.ro

Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus; St. Andronicus and his wife, St. Athanasia of Egypt

Orthodox Calendar October 9 Holy Apostle James, the son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles He was the brother of the holy Evangelist Matthew. He heard the Lord’s words and witnessed His miracles. After the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle James Alphaeus and the Apostle Andrew the First-Called (November 30), made missionary…

Oct 9, 2026basilica.ro

Ven. Pelagia and Thais

Orthodox Calendar October 8 Saint Pelagia the Penitent Saint Pelagia lived in Antioch during the second half of the 5th century. Before her conversion to Christianity, she was a woman of loose morals and had amassed considerable wealth, which she used to adorn her body. She also had many servants who accompanied her on her…

Oct 8, 2026basilica.ro

Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus; Martyrs Julian the Priest, Caesarius the Deacon, and Polychronius

Orthodox Calendar October 7 Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus The Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus in Syria were appointed to high positions in the army by the emperor Maximian (284-305), who did not know that they were Christians. Envious people informed Maximian that his two trusted counselors did not honor the pagan gods. This was considered to…

Oct 7, 2026basilica.ro

Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas; Martyr Heroteida

Orthodox Calendar October 6 Holy Apostle Thomas He was born in the Galileian city of Pansada and was a fisherman. Hearing the good tidings of Jesus Christ, he left all and followed after him. According to Holy Scripture, the holy Apostle Thomas did not believe the reports of the other disciples about the Resurrection of…

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†) Venerable Saints Daniel and Misael from Turnu Monastery; Martyr Charitina

Orthodox Calendar October 5 Venerable Saints Daniel and Misael from Turnu Monastery Venerable Hermits Saints Daniel and Misael were born in the second half of the sixteenth century in the region of Oltenia. Still in their youth, they were lovers of struggles for the sake of God and willing to attain to holy life, having…

Oct 5, 2026basilica.ro

Holy Confessor Priest Dumitru Stăniloae; Hieromartyr Hierotheus, bishop of Athens; 19th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar October 4 Holy Confessor Priest Dumitru Stăniloae Saint Dumitru Stăniloae was born on November 16, 1903, in the village of Vlădeni, Brașov County, as the youngest son of the devout Christians Ieremia and Reveca. His mother, a priest’s niece, had a deep desire for her youngest son to become a servant of God,…

Oct 4, 2026basilica.ro

Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite; Martyr Theoctistus

Orthodox Calendar, October 3 Saint Dionysius lived originally in the city of Athens. He was raised there and received a classical Greek education. He then went to Egypt, where he studied astronomy at the city of Heliopolis. It was in Heliopolis, along with his friend Apollophonos where he witnessed the solar eclipse that occurred at…

Oct 3, 2026basilica.ro

Hieromartyr Cyprian; Virgin-martyr Justina

Orthodox Calendar, October 2 1. Hieromartyr Cyprian, Virgin Martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctistus suffered for Christ at Nicomedia in the year 304. Saint Cyprian was a pagan and a native of Antioch. From his early childhood his misguided parents dedicated him to the service of the pagan gods. From age seven until thirty, Cyprian studied…

Oct 2, 2026basilica.ro

(†) The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary; Apostle Ananias of the Seventy; †) Ven. Joseph and Kyriakos of Bisericani; St. Romanus the Melodist of Constantinople

Orthodox Calendar, October 1 The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos: “Today the Virgin stands in the midst of the Church, and with choirs of Saints she invisibly prays to God for us. Angels and Bishops venerate Her, Apostles and prophets rejoice together, Since for our sake she…

Oct 1, 2026basilica.ro