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October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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

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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 2 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

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

Saints

  • Martyrs Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine, Germanus, Nicephorus and Antoninus (308) (see also: November 12 )
  • Virgin-martyr Manatho (Maratho), burned alive in Scythopolis in Syria Palaestina (c. 286-305) (see also: November 12 )
  • Martyrs Aborsam (Eboras) and Senoe (Eunos), of Persia (c. 341)
  • Great-martyr Artemius, at Antioch (362)
  • Venerable Basil of Trabzon, Bishop of Trabzon (early 10th century)

    • Pre-Schism Western Saints

  • Saint Maximus of Aquila, a zealous deacon of Aquila, who was martyred by being thrown off an overhanging cliff under Decius (250)
  • Saint Felician of Foligno, Bishop of Foligno, martyr (251)
  • Martyrs Martha, Saula and Companions, martyrs in Cologne in Germany.
  • Saint Caprasius of Agen, martyr (303)
  • Saint Irene of Tomar, a nun martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal, honoured especially in Santarém (653)
  • Saint Sindulf of Rheims, a hermit in Aussonce near Rheims in France, Confessor (660)
  • Saints Bradan and Orora, two saints venerated in the Isle of Man (c. 7th century)
  • Saint Acca of Hexham, Bishop of Hexham in England, Confessor (c. 740)
  • Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, St Rupert's successor as Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and Archbishop (717-745)
  • Saint Aidan, Bishop of Mayo in Ireland (768)
  • Saint Bernard of Bagnorea (of Castro), Bishop of Vulcia in Tuscany, Italy (c. 800)
  • Saint Aderald, an Archdeacon of Troyes, who led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and built the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre at Samblières (1004)

    • Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

  • Venerable Matrona of Chios the Wonderworker (1462)
  • Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola (1545)
  • Venerable Theodosius, Hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1850)

    • New Martys and Confessors

  • New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl (1918)
  • New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr (1937)
  • New Hieromartyrs Zosima Pepenin, John Ganchev, John Rechkin, John Rodionov, Nicholas Figurov, Leonid Nikolsky, John Talızin and Alexander Orlov, Priests (1937)
  • New Hieromartyrs Michael Isaev and Peter Kravets, Deacons (1937)
  • New Martyr Paul Bocharov (1937)
  • Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia, Confessor and Fool for Christ (1995)

    • Other commemorations

  • Translation of the relics (1581) of Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic (1579)
  • Translation of the relics (1814) of New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mt. Athos from Constantinople to Mt. Athos (1814)
  • Translation of the relics (1979) of Venerable Gregory (Kallides) of Herakleia (1925)
  • Uncovering of the relics (2012) of New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov), Bishop of Belgorod (1918)
  • Repose of Abbot Theodosius (Popov) of Optina Monastery (1903)
  • Repose of Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg (1995)

    • References

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