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October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 19 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For October 6th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on September 23.

Saints

  • Holy and glorious Apostle Thomas (1st century)
  • Virgin-martyr Erotheis of Cappadocia, by fire.

    • Pre-Schism Western Saints

  • Martyrs of Trier, innumerable martyrs slain for Christ in divers ways, in Trier in Germany under Diocletian (287)
  • Saint Faith (Foi. Foy), a holy virgin in Agen in the south of France, burnt to death under Maximian Herculeus (3rd century)
  • Saint Romanus of Auxerre, Bishop of Auxerre in France (564)
  • Saint Magnus of Oderzo, born in Venice in Italy, he became Bishop of Oderzo on the Adriatic and later of Heraclea (c. 660)
  • Saint Cumine the White, born in Ireland, he became Abbot of Iona and wrote a life of St Columba (669) (see also: February 24)
  • Saint Ceollach, Bishop of the Mercians or Mid-Angles, before going to Iona and then returning to Ireland (7th century)
  • Saint Pardulphus (Pardoux), born in Sardent near Guéret in France, he became a hermit, then went to the monastery of Guéret where he became abbot (c. 738)
  • Saint Aurea, a nun in Boves who became the abbess of a large convent (8th century)
  • Saint Epiphania of Pavia, a nun at the convent of Santa Maria della Caccia, in Pavia in Italy (c. 800)

    • Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

  • Venerable Cindeus of Cyprus (Kendeas) the Wonderworker, one of the "300 Allemagne Saints" in Cyprus (12th century).
  • The Holy Six "Allemagne Saints", in Cyprus (12th century):
  • Hilarion the New; John; Joseph, at Lythrodontas; Calantius of Tamassos; Cassianos of Glypha; Cassianos of Axylou.
  • New Monk-martyr Macarius of St. Anne’s Skete on Mt. Athos, at Prusa in Bithynia (1590)

    • New Martys and Confessors

  • New Hieromartyr John Rybin, priest (1937)

    • Other commemorations

  • Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "O All-Hymned Mother".
  • Glorification (1977) of Saint Innocent, the Metropolitan of Moscow and Enlightener of the Aleuts, Apostle to the Americas (1879)

    • References

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