September 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Updated on Oct 30, 2023

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Sep. 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Sep. 27

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 9 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For September 26th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on September 13.

Saints

Righteous Gideon, Judge of Israel (c. 1307 BC)

Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian (2nd century)

Virgin-martyrs Thekla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, and Ennatha, five nuns beheaded in Persia under Shapur II (4th century) (see also: June 9 )

Martyr Kyra (Cyra).

Saint Senator, a saint honoured in Albano in Italy.

Saint Eusebius of Bologna, Bishop of Bologna, Confessor (c. 400)

Saint Vigilius, Bishop of Brescia in Lombardy in Italy (c. 506)

Saint Meugan (Mawghan, Morgan), a disciple of St Illtyd who lived as a hermit and reposed on the Isle of Bardsey in Wales (6th century)

Saint Amantius, a priest in Città di Castello near Perugia in Italy, who was personally known to St Gregory the Great who revered him (c. 600)

Saint Colmán Elo, a nephew of St Columba, he founded monasteries in Lynally (Land-Elo, Lin-Alli) and in Muckamore, Ireland (c. 610)

Saint Nilus the Younger, of Rossano, Calabria, founder of the monastery of Grottaferrata (Crypta-Ferrata) (1004)

Venerable Ephraim, founder of Perekop Monastery, Wonderworker of Novgorod (1492)

Saint Neagoe Basarab, Prince of Wallachia (1521)

Venerable John the Cave-Dweller, ascetic of Sia, Cyprus, Wonderworker.

New Hieromartyrs Athanasius Dokukin, Alexander Levitsky, and Demetrius Rozanov, Priests (1937)

Martyrs John Zolotov, and Nicholas Gusev (1937)

New Hieromartyr Vladimir Viatsky, Priest (1939)

Translation (1964) of the Honorable Skull of the Apostle Andrew the First-called to Patras.

Glorification (1989) of New Hiero-confessor Tikhon (Bellavin), Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia (1925)

Arrival of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Georgia (1989)

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