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November 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Nov. 19 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Nov. 21

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All fixed commemorations below are observed on December 3 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For November 20, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 7.

Feasts

  • Forefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos.

    • Saints

  • Martyr Dasius of Dorostolum, Romania (303)
  • Martyrs Eustathios the Deacon, Thespesios, and Anatolios, of Nicaea (312)
  • Martyrs of Persia, under Shapur II (343):
  • Hieromartyrs Nerses and Joseph, Bishops of Persia.
  • Hieromartyrs John, Saverius and Isaac, Bishops of Persia (by stoning); Hypatius (Papias) and Isaac, Presbyters (by beheading); and Jonam the ascetic.
  • Martyrs Geithazet the eunuch (Azades), Sasannis, Noelmaris and Zarouantinis, lanced for refusing to sacrifice to the sun god of the Persians.
  • Virgin-martyrs Thekla, Bautha, Denachis, Tentis, Mama, Malachia, Anna, Nana, Asti and Malach, by the sword, for refusing to worship the Persian fire god.
  • Martyrs Bassus and 42 companions in Heraclea in Thrace.
  • Saint Isaac, Bishop of Armenia (440)
  • Saint Proclus of Constantinople, Archbishop of Constantinople (447)
  • Venerable Gregory Decapolites (816)
  • Venerable Theoctistus the Confessor, Patrician (855)

    • Pre-Schism Western saints

  • Martyrs Octavius, Solutor and Adventor, patron-saints of Turin in Italy where they were martyred (297)
  • Martyrs Ampelus and Gaius, in Messina in Sicily under Diocletian (c. 302)
  • Saint Maxentia, born in Ireland, she settled as an anchoress near Senlis in France, where she was put to death at the place now called Pont-Sainte-Maxence.
  • Saint Benignus of Milan, Archbishop of Milan (c. 477)
  • Saint Silvester, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Saône in France (c. 525)
  • Saint Simplicius of Verona, Bishop of Verona in Italy (c. 535)
  • Saint Eval (Uvol, Urfol), a Bishop in Cornwall (6th century)
  • Saint Autbodus (Autbod), born in Ireland, he preached in Artois, Hainault and Picardy in the north of France and Belgium (690)
  • Saint Eudo (Eudon, Eudes Odo), a monk at Lérins Abbey in France, he founded the monastery of Corméry-en-Velay (Charmillac), later called Saint-Chaffre (c. 760)
  • Saint Hippolyte of Belley, Bishop of Belley, then hermit in Saint-Claude in Franche-Comté (769)
  • Saint Edmund the Martyr, King of East Anglia (869)
  • Saint Leo of Nonantula, monk and abbot of Nonantola Abbey near Modena in Italy (1000)
  • Saint Bernward of Hildesheim, Bishop of Hildesheim in Germany (1022)

    • Post-Schism Orthodox saints

  • Saint Sozomenos, Bishop of Karpaseia in Cyprus, and Wonderworker (12th century) ( see also: November 21 )
  • Venerable Diodorus of George Hill, Solovki, Abbot of Yuregorsk (1633)

    • New martyrs and confessors

  • New Hieromartyrs (1937):
  • Macarius (Karmazin), Bishop of Ekaterinoslav,
  • Alexis Nikatov, Alexander Sakharov, and Vladimir Medvediuk, protoprebysters; and John, Alexis, Basil, Nicholas, John, Emilian, Nicholas, Priests;
  • Hieromartyrs Arsenius, Eutychius and Hilarion;
  • Woman Hieromartyr Ioannikia, Hegumenia (Abbess).
  • New Woman Hieromartyr Tatiana (after 1937)

    • References

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