July 10 Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. * 645 – Isshi Incident: Prin ...

Eastern Orthodox Church calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rule ...

July 12 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple. * 927 – King Constantine II of ...

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 24 by

Old Calendar Old Calendarists (Greek language, Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Easte ...

. For July 11th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

June 28 Events Pre-1600 * 1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch. * 1360 – Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II. * 1461 – ...

Saints

* Hieromartyr Cindeus the Presbyter, of

Pamphylia Pamphylia (; grc, Παμφυλία, ''Pamphylía'') was a region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus (all in modern-day Antalya province, Turkey). It was bounded on the north by ...

(283-305)July 11/July 24
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
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'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyr Marcian, by the sword.
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'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. (''see also:

July 13 Events Pre-1600 * 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England. * 1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. *1260 – The Livon ...

'') * Martyr Martyrocles, shot with arrows. * Martyrs Januarius and Pelagia, of

Nicopolis in Armenia Nicopolis ( el, Νικόπολις, "city of victory") was a Roman colony in Lesser Armenia founded by Pompey in 63 BC after conquering the Kingdom of Pontus in the Third Mithridatic War. It became part of the Roman province of Armenia Prima. Tod ...

(c. 310)July 24 / July 11
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * ''Commemoration of the Miracle'' (451) ''of Great-martyr

Euphemia Euphemia ( el, Εὐφημία; "well-spoken f), known as the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a virgin, who was martyred for her faith at Chalcedon in 303 AD. According to tradition, Euphemia was arrested for refusing to offer ...

the All-praised, of Chalcedon'' (304) * ''Blessed

Equal-to-the-Apostles Equal-to-apostles or equal-to-the-apostles (; la, aequalis apostolis; ar, معادل الرسل, ''muʿādil ar-rusul''; ka, მოციქულთასწორი, tr; ro, întocmai cu Apostolii; russian: равноапостольный, ...

Olga, Princess of Russia, named Helen in holy baptism'' (969) * Venerable Leo, monk, of Mandra (''of the Sheepfold''). * Saint

Arsenius of Alexandria Arsenius ( gr, Ἀρσένιος) served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 1000 and 1010. Arsenius was most likely of Byzantine Greeks, Byzantine Greek origin, possibly of the provincial aristocracy of Sicily who were captured in the wars a ...

, martyred

Patriarch of Alexandria The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation "pope" (etymologically "Father", like "Abbot"). The Alexandrian episcopate was revered as one of the three major episco ...

(1010)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Pius I Pope Pius I was the bishop of Rome from 140 to his death 154, according to the ''Annuario Pontificio''. His dates are listed as 142 or 146 to 157 or 161, respectively. He is considered to have opposed both the Valentinians and Gnostics during h ...

, Pope of Rome from c.142 to c.155 (c. 155)July 11
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. *

Saint Sidronius Saint Sidronius (died ) was a Roman martyr. His life is confused with a French saint of the same name. His feast date is 8 September or 11 July. Church The village of Saint-Cydroine in the commune of Laroche-Saint-Cydroine near Sens in Yonne, Fr ...

, a martyr in Rome under Aurelian (c. 270) * Saint Sabinus (''Savinus'') and Cyprian, two martyrs and brothers venerated in Brescia in Italy. * Saint Sabinus, a saint venerated near Poitiers in France, said to have been a disciple of St Germanus of Auxerre, confessor (5th century) * Saint Leontius II (the Younger), a soldier who served against the

Visigoths The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is ...

, he became

Bishop of Bordeaux The Archdiocese of Bordeaux (–Bazas) (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Burdigalensis (–Bazensis)''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bordeaux (–Bazas)''; Occitan: ''Archidiocèsi de Bordèu (–Vasats)'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or a ...

and participated in the Council of Paris of 553 (c. 565) * Saint

Drostan Saint Drostan (d. early 7th century), also Drustan, was the founder and abbot of the monastery of Old Deer in Aberdeenshire. His relics were translated to the church at New Aberdour and his holy well lies nearby. Biography Drostan was a Scotti ...

, founder and first Abbot of

Old Deer Old Deer ( sco, Auld Deer, gd, Dèir) is a parish and village in the district of Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The population in 2011 was 152. The village lies on the Deer or South Ugie Water, west of Peterhead and from Mintlaw. Industries ...

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

(c. 610) * Saint Amabilis (''Mable''), daughter of an English noble, she became a nun at Saint-Amand in Rouen in France (c. 634) * Saints Sigisbert and Placid, founders of

Disentis Abbey Disentis Abbey (german: Reichskloster Disentis) is a Benedictine monastery in the Graubünden, Canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland, around which the present town of Disentis ( rm, Mustér) grew up. Early history Formerly the date of the f ...

(c. 650 or c. 750) * Saint John of Bergamo,

Bishop of Bergamo The Diocese of Bergamo ( la, Dioecesis Bergomensis; it, Diocesi di Bergamo; lmo, Diocesi de Bergum) is a Episcopal see, see of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.Hidulf HidulfAlso: Hildulf, Hidulfus, Hidulphus, Hiduiphus, Hidulphe, Hydulphe. (died 707) was an abbot, founder of Moyenmoutier Abbey, and reputed bishop of Trier. He may have been born in Regensburg. A contemporary view is that he was not a diocesan ...

(''Hidulphus''), founder of

Moyenmoutier Abbey Moyenmoutier (; german: Mittelmünster) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Inhabitants are called ''Médianimonastériens''. Geography The little town of Moyenmoutier is positioned along the lower part of ...

, and reputed

Bishop of Trier The Diocese of Trier, in English historically also known as ''Treves'' (IPA "tɾivz") from French ''Trèves'', is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany.Hieromartyr of Córdoba, Spain (854) * Saint Thurketyl (''Turketil''), the brother of King Edred of England, he became

Abbot of Crowland The Abbot of Crowland was the head of Crowland Abbey, an English monastery built up around the shrine of Saint Guthlac of Crowland by King Æthelbald of Mercia, and refounded as a Benedictine house circa 948. The last abbot was John Wells (also ca ...

and also of

Bedford Abbey Bedford Abbey was a short-lived Benedictine monastery, recorded in 10th-century England. Bedford Priory, perhaps representing the same institution two centuries later, was an Augustinian priory that within two decades of its foundation moved to n ...

(975)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Nicodemus of Hilandar and Vatopedi,

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...

, instructor of St.

Gregory Palamas Gregory Palamas ( el, Γρηγόριος Παλαμᾶς; c. 1296 – 1359) was a Byzantine Greek theologian and Eastern Orthodox cleric of the late Byzantine period. A monk of Mount Athos (modern Greece) and later archbishop of Thessaloniki, h ...

(1320) * New Martyr Nicodemus of Elbasan and

(1722) * New Monk-martyr Nectarius of St. Anne’s Skete, Mount Athos, at Vryoulla, Ephesus (1820) * Venerbale Cyril the New, monk, of

Paros Paros (; el, Πάρος; Venetian: ''Paro'') is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of ...

(1833)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyrs, Priests, of Serbia (1941-1945): :* Momcilo Grgurevic, Dobroslav Blazenovic, Milan Bozic, Mihailo Djusic, Jovan Zecevic, Bozidar Jovic, Bogdan Lalic, Trifun Maksimovic, Velimir Mijatovic, Bozidar Minic, Miladin Minic, Marko Popovic, Dimitrije Rajanovic, Budimir Sokolovic, Relja Spahic, Lazar Culibrk, Savo Siljac, Savo Skaljka, Milorad Vukojicic, Ratomir Jankovic, Mihailo Jevdjevic, Dusan Prijovic, Dobrosav Sokovic, Nestor Trkulja, Serafim Dzaric, Andrija Siljak, Slobodan Siljak, and Jovan Rapajic. * Venerable Archimandrite

Sophrony (Sakharov) Saint Sophrony (23 September 1896, in Moscow – 11 July 1993, in Tolleshunt Knights), known also as Elder Sophrony or Father Sophrony was an archimandrite and one of the noted ascetic Christian monks of the twentieth century. He is best known a ...

of Essex (1993) (''see also:

'')

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics of Venerable

Benedict of Nursia Benedict of Nursia ( la, Benedictus Nursiae; it, Benedetto da Norcia; 2 March AD 480 – 21 March AD 548) was an Italian Christian monk, writer, and theologian who is venerated in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Orient ...

, writer of the

Rule of Saint Benedict The ''Rule of Saint Benedict'' ( la, Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin in 516 by St Benedict of Nursia ( AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. The spirit of Saint Benedict's Ru ...

(c. 547)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article X.—Translation of St. Benedict's Relics." In: '' Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons.'' VOL. VII. Dublin, 1875. pp. 209-210. (''see also:

March 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. * 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguen ...

'') * Transfer of the Relics of Great-martyr Barbara to Kiev, by Barbara of Byzantium (d. 1125), third wife of

Sviatopolk II of Kiev Sviatopolk II Iziaslavich ( orv, Свѧтополкъ Изѧславичь; rus, Святополк Изяславич, Svyatopolk Izyaslavich; uk, Святополк Ізяславич; November 8, 1050 – April 16, 1113) was supreme ruler of ...

. * Icon of the Mother of God of Rzhevsk (1539) * Uncovering of the relics (1677) of Venerable Arkadius of Vyazemsk and Novotorzhsk (1077) * Uncovering of the relics (1998) of Hieromartyr Hilarion, Archbishop of Verey (1929)
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'' Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Repose of cave-dweller Anastasia of St. Cornelius of Padan Hermitage, in

Olonets Olonets (russian: Оло́нец; krl, Anus, olo, Anuksenlinnu; fi, Aunus, Aunuksenkaupunki or Aunuksenlinna) is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Olonka River to th ...

(1901)

Icon gallery

File:St Euphemia.jpg, Great-martyr

the All-praised, of Chalcedon. File:Olga by Roerich 2.jpg, Blessed

Olga, Princess of Russia, named Helen in holy baptism. File:Benedict of Nursia.jpg, St.

. File:Ilarion (Troickiy).jpg, Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey. File:Eldersophrony.jpg, Archimandrite

of Essex.

Notes

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