October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct. 21
October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Oct. 18 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct. 20-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 1 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Righteous John of Kronstadt, Wonderworker *Prophet Joel...
- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct. 21
October 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Oct. 20 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct. 22-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 3 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*St. Hilarion the Great of Gaza...
Fixed commemorations
All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 2 by Old CalendaristsOld Style and New Style dates
Old Style and New Style are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January even though documents written at the time use a different start of year ; or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian...
Saints
- MartyrMartyrA martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
ArtemiusArtemiusArtemius , known as Challita in the Maronite tradition, was a general of the Roman Empire, dux Aegypti . He is considered a saint by the Orthodox Church, with the name of Artemius of Antioch,...
at AntiochAntiochAntioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
(363363Year 363 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iulianus and Sallustius...
) - VenerableVenerableThe Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
Gerasimus of Cephalonia, the "New Ascetic" (1579) - MartyrMartyrA martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
s Eboras and Eunos of Persia (341341Year 341 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellinus and Probinus...
) - Martyrs Aborsam and Senoe, of Persia (ca. 341)
- SaintSaintA saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
Matrona of ChiosMatrona of ChiosOur venerable Mother Matrona of Chios was born during the 15th century in the village of Volissos on the island of Chios, Greece. This is the same village in which St. Markella was martyred...
(1462) - Martyr Zebinas of Caesarea in PalaestinaPalestinePalestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
(308308Year 308 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Valerius...
) - Greatmartyr Artemius of Verkolsk (1542)
- Repose of HieromonkHieromonkHieromonk , also called a Priestmonk, is a monk who is also a priest in the Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholicism....
TheodosiusTheodosiusTheodosius is a name which might refer to one of several people:* One of three emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium:** Theodosius I , son of Count Theodosius...
of Svyatogorsk MonasteryMonasteryMonastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
(1850) - Repose of AbbotAbbotThe word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
Theodosius (Popov) of Optina (1903) - New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, priest of Latskoye village, YaroslavlYaroslavlYaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
(1918) - New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokkel), bishop of AlatyrAlatyrAlatyr may refer to:*Alatyr River, a river in Russia*Alatyr, Chuvash Republic, a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia*Alatyr, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a village in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia...
(1937)