saints of the day

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…

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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…

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†) Holy and Glorious Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica

Orthodox Calendar October 26 Holy and Glorious Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica The Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica was the son of a Roman proconsul in Thessalonica. Three centuries had elapsed and Roman paganism, spiritually shattered and defeated by the multitude of martyrs and confessors of the Savior, intensified its persecutions. The parents…

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Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the Notaries of Constantinople; St. Tabitha the widow, raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter

1. The Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius, Notaries of Constantinople served in a Constantinople cathedral. Marcian was a reader and Martyrius a subdeacon. They both performed in the capacity of notaries, i.e. secretaries, for Patriarch Paul the Confessor (November 6). Arian heretics expelled and secretly executed the righteous Patriarch Paul. His throne was given to the…

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Great-martyr Arethas; Martyrs Mark, Sotirichos and Valentine

Orthodox Calendar 24 October Great-martyr Arethas The Martyr Arethas and with him 4299 Martyrs suffered for the Lord Jesus Christ in the sixth century. Arethas was prefect of the Christian city of Negran in Arabia. The Arabian (or Omirite) king, Dunaan, who was Jewish, decided to eliminate Christianity from the land. He issued an edict…

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Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord; Holy Priest-Martyr Constantine Sârbu; St. Macarius the Roman of Mesopotamia

Orthodox Calendar, October 23 Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord Holy Apostle James, the Brother of God (Adelphotheos) was the son of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed of the Most Holy Theotokos (December 26). From his early years James was a Nazarene, a man especially dedicated to God. The Nazarenes vowed to preserve their…

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Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Abercius, bishop and wonderworker of Hierapolis; 7 Holy Youths of Ephesus

Orthodox Calendar, October 22 Saint Abercius Saint Abercius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis lived in the second century in Phrygia. The city of Hieropolis was inhabited by many pagans and very few Christians. The saint prayed to the Lord for the salvation of their souls and that they might be numbered among God’s chosen flock.…

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