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October 31 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
October 30 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 1 All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 13 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For October 31st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 18. Saints * Apostles of the Seventy: Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles and Aristobulus (1st century)October 31/November 13 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής. 31 Οκτωβρίου '' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyr |
Saint-Quentin, Aisne
Saint-Quentin (; pcd, Saint-Kintin; nl, label=older Dutch, Sint-Kwintens ) is a city in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It has been identified as the ''Augusta Veromanduorum'' of antiquity. It is named after Saint Quentin of Amiens, who is said to have been martyred there in the 3rd century. Administration Saint-Quentin is a sub-prefecture of Aisne. Although Saint-Quentin is by far the largest city in Aisne, the capital is the third-largest city, Laon. Mayors The mayor of Saint-Quentin is Frédérique Macarez, a member of the centre-right LR Party. History The city was founded by the Romans, in the Augustean period, to replace the ''oppidum'' of Vermand (11 km away) as the capital of ''Viromandui'' (Celtic Belgian people who occupied the region). It received the name "''Augusta Viromanduorum''", ''Augusta'' of the ''Viromandui'', in honor of the emperor Augustus. The site is that of a ford across the River Somme. During the late Roman pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Baring-Gould
Sabine Baring-Gould ( ; 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers", "Sing Lullaby", and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English. Origins Sabine Baring-Gould was born in the parish of St Sidwells, St Sidwell, Exeter, on 28 January 1834. He was the eldest son and heir of Edward Baring-Gould (1804–1872), lord of the manor of Lew Trenchard, a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant of Devon, formerly a lieutenant in the Madras Army#Madras Light Cavalry, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Quentin
Saint Quentin ( la, Quintinus; died 287 AD) also known as Quentin of Amiens, was an early Christian saint. Hagiography Martyrdom The legend of his life has him as a Roman citizen who was martyred in Gaul. He is said to have been the son of a man named Zeno, who had senatorial rank. Filled with apostolic zeal, Quentin traveled to Gaul as a missionary with Saint Lucian, who was later martyred at Beauvais, and others (the martyrs Victoricus and Fuscian are said to have been Quentin's followers). Quentin settled at Amiens and performed many miracles there. Because of his preaching, he was imprisoned by the prefect Rictiovarus, who had traveled to Amiens from Trier. Quentin was manacled, tortured repeatedly, but refused to abjure his faith. The prefect left Amiens to go to Reims, the capital of ''Gallia Belgica'', where he wanted Quentin judged. But, on the way, in a town named ''Augusta Veromanduorum'' (now Saint-Quentin, Aisne), Quentin miraculously escaped and again started hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoa
A stoa (; plural, stoas,"stoa", ''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd Ed., 1989 stoai, or stoae ), in ancient Greek architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use. Early stoas were open at the entrance with columns, usually of the Doric order, lining the side of the building; they created a safe, enveloping, protective atmosphere. Later examples were built as two stories, and incorporated inner colonnades usually in the Ionic style, where shops or sometimes offices were located. These buildings were open to the public; merchants could sell their goods, artists could display their artwork, and religious gatherings could take place. Stoas usually surrounded the marketplaces or agora of large cities and were used as a framing device. Other examples were designed to create safe, protective atmospheres which combined useful inside and outside space. The name of the Stoic school of philosophy derives from "stoa". Famous stoas *Stoa Poikile, "Painted Porch", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 19 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
Sep. 18 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 20 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on ''October 2'' by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For September 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''September 6''. Saints * ''Martyrs Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon of Synnada'' (276-282)September 19/October 2 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής. 19 Σεπτεμβρίου '' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). ''(see also: |
Nusaybin
Nusaybin (; '; ar, نُصَيْبِيْن, translit=Nuṣaybīn; syr, ܢܨܝܒܝܢ, translit=Nṣībīn), historically known as Nisibis () or Nesbin, is a city in Mardin Province, Turkey. The population of the city is 83,832 as of 2009 and is predominantly Kurds, Kurdish. Nusaybin is separated from the larger Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli by the Syria–Turkey border. The city is at the foot of the Mount Izla escarpment at the southern edge of the Tur Abdin hills, standing on the banks of the Jaghjagh River (), the ancient Mygdonius ( grc, Μυγδόνιος). The city existed in the Assyrian Empire and is recorded in Akkadian language, Akkadian inscriptions as ''Naṣibīna''. Having been part of the Achaemenid Empire, in the Hellenistic period the settlement was re-founded as a ''polis'' named "Antioch on the Mygdonius" by the Seleucid dynasty after the conquests of Alexander the Great. A part of first the Roman Republic and then the Roman Empire, the city (; ) was mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Of Nisibis
Saint Jacob of Nisibis ( syr, ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ, '; Greek language, Greek: Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος Ἐπίσκοπος Μυγδονίας; Armenian language, Armenian: Յակոբ Մծբնայ, '), also known as Saint Jacob of Mygdonia, Saint Jacob the Great, and Saint James of Nisibis, was the Bishop of Nisibis until his death. He was lauded as the "Moses of Mesopotamia", and was the spiritual father of the renowned writer and theologian Saint Ephrem the Syrian.Venables (1911) Saint Jacob was present at the First Council of Nicaea, first ecumenical council at Nicaea, and is venerated as a saint by the Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Biography Saint Jacob was the son of prince Gefal, and was born in the city of Nusaybin, Nisibis in Mesopotamia in the 3rd century AD. It is claimed that he was a relative of Saint Gregory the Illuminator. Saint Jacob became a Confessor of the Fait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 9 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
May 8 – Eastern Orthodox Church calendar – May 10 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 22 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For May 9th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 26. Saints * Prophet Isaiah (8th century BC) * Great-martyr Christopher of Lycia (c. 249–251), and with him: :* Martyrs Callinica (''Callinike of Lycia''), and Aquilina (''Aquilina of Lycia'') (c. 249 – 251) * Saint Maximus III of Jerusalem, Patriarch (350) ''(see also: August 26)'' * Saint Shio of Mgvime, monk, of Georgia (6th century)9 мая (ст.ст.) 22 мая 2013 (нов. ст.) . Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * Monk-martyr Nicholas of Vouneni, in |
