July 22 Events Pre-1600 * 838 – Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffers a heavy defeat by the Abbasids. *1099 – First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of J ...

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 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1132 – Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. * 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. * 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Sti ...

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on ''August 5'' 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 23rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

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 ...

''.

Saints

* Righteous Hannah (Anna), mother of the

Prophet In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the s ...

Samuel Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

(1100 BC)July 23/August 5
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).August 5 / July 23
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). ''(see also:

December 9 Events Pre-1600 * 536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flees the capital. * 730 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al- ...

)'' * ''Prophet

Ezekiel Ezekiel (; he, יְחֶזְקֵאל ''Yəḥezqēʾl'' ; in the Septuagint written in grc-koi, Ἰεζεκιήλ ) is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Ezekiel is acknow ...

'' (6th century BC) Συναξαριστής.
23 Ιουλίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts.
23/07/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. (''see also:

July 21 Events Pre-1600 * 356 BC – The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson. * 230 – Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the ...

'') * Martyr Vitalius, at Ravenna (62) * Hieromartyr Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna (c. 75) * Hieromartyr Apollonius, at Rome (183) * Martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus, and 13 others in

Lycia Lycia (Lycian language, Lycian: 𐊗𐊕𐊐𐊎𐊆𐊖 ''Trm̃mis''; el, Λυκία, ; tr, Likya) was a state or nationality that flourished in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean ...

(284-305)5 августа (23 июля)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). ''(see also:

)'' * The Holy 7 Martyrs at Carthage (''or at

Chaldia Chaldia ( el, Χαλδία, ''Khaldia'') was a historical region located in the mountainous interior of the eastern Black Sea, northeast Anatolia (modern Turkey). Its name was derived from a people called the ''Chaldoi'' (or ''Chalybes'') that i ...

''). * Venerable Symeon of Emesa,

Fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ ( el, διά Χριστόν σαλότητα, cu, оуродъ, юродъ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting socie ...

(590) (''see also:

'') * The (250) Holy Martyrs tortured and killed in Bulgaria, during the reign of Nicephorus the Emperor (802-811) * Venerable Anna of Leucadia (''or Susanna'') (c. 829-842 or 919) * Saint Therissos (''Thyrsos''), Bishop of

Karpasia Karpasia may refer to: * Karpass Peninsula, the long, finger-like peninsula of northeastern Cyprus * Karpasia (town) Karpasia ( grc, Καρπάσεια and Καρπασία), Latinized as Carpasia, and also known as Karpasion (sometimes mistaken f ...

in Cyprus. (''see also:

August 5 Events Pre-1600 *AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. * 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are ...

'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saints Apollonius and Eugene, early Roman martyrs, the former was pierced with arrows at the stake, the latter was beheaded. * Saint Rasyphus, a martyr venerated in Rome from early times. * Saint

Liborius of Le Mans Liborius of Le Mans (c. 348–397) was the second Bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. The year of his birth is unknown; he died in 397, reputedly on 23 July. Le Mans and Paderborn As ...

Bishop of Le Mans The Catholic Diocese of Le Mans (Latin: ''Dioecesis Cenomanensis''; French: ''Diocèse du Mans'') is a Catholic diocese of France. The diocese is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo but had previously been suffraga ...

in France from 348 to 390, he is the patron saint of Paderborn in Germany where his relics were moved in 836 (390) * Venerable

John Cassian John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman ( la, Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, ''Ioannus Cassianus'', or ''Ioannes Massiliensis''; – ), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern c ...

the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

, Abbot of Monastery of St Victor,

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

(435) (''see also:

February 29 February 29, also known as leap day or leap year day, is a date added to leap years. A leap day is added in various solar calendars (calendars based on the Earth's revolution around the Sun), including the Gregorian calendar standard in mos ...

- East'') * Saint Valerian, a monk at Lérins in the south of France who became

Bishop of Cimiez The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nice (Latin: ''Dioecesis Nicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Nice'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Départment of Alpes-Maritimes. The diocese is a ...

(c. 460) * Saints Rasyphus and Ravennus, born in Britain, they became hermits in the north of France and were martyred in Macé (5th century) * Saints Romula, Redempta and Herundo, three holy virgins who lived as ascetics near the church of St Mary Major in Rome (c. 580) * Saint Vitalian, Pope of Rome from 657 to 672 (672)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Pelagia of Tinos, nun, of Tinos (1834) * Saint John Jacob the Chozebite, of Neamț (1960) (''see also:

'')

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Michael Troitsky, Priest, and Martyr Andrew Argunov (1938) * New Hieromartyr Nectarius (Trezvinsky), Bishop of

Yaransk Yaransk (russian: Яра́нск; chm, Яраҥ, ''Yaraň'') is a town and the administrative center of Yaransky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaran River ( Vyatka's basin), southwest of Kirov, the administrative center of ...

Other commemorations

* ''

Translation of the relics Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''transla ...

(403-404) of Hieromartyr

Phocas Phocas ( la, Focas; grc-gre, Φωκάς, Phōkás; 5475 October 610) was Eastern Roman emperor from 602 to 610. Initially, a middle-ranking officer in the Eastern Roman army, Phocas rose to prominence as a spokesman for dissatisfied soldiers ...

, Bishop of Sinope'' (117) (''see also:

'') *

Synaxis {{For, the moth genus, Synaxis (moth) A synaxis ( el, σύναξις "gathering"; Slavonic: собор, ''sobor'') is a liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity (the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the ...

of the Holy Prophet and Baptist John, in the district of Olympus, by Saint Thomas. * Commemoration of the Miraculous Appearance of the Mother of God at

Pochaev Lavra __NOTOC__ Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra ( uk, Свято-Успенська Почаївська Лавра, translit=Sviato-Uspenska Pochaivska Lavra, russian: Свято-Успенская Почаевская Лавра, pl, Ławra Poczajowska) ...

, which saved the monastery from the assault of the Tatars and Turks (1675) * ''Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Pochaev"'' (1675) * ''Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Joy of All Who Sorrow" (with coins) of

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

'' (1888)
Иконы Божией Матери, именуемой «Всех скорбящих Радость» (с грошиками)
'' Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Translation of the Relics (2000) of St. Herman (Germanus), Archbishop of

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

(1567) to

Sviyazhsk Sviyazhsk (russian: Свия́жск; tt-Cyrl, Зөя, ''Zöya'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga River, Volga a ...

. * Glorification (2001) of St. Theodore Ushakov, Admiral of the Russian Navy.

Icon gallery

File:Anne BnF Grec 139 fol. 428v.jpg, Righteous Hannah (Anna), mother of the

. File:Ezekiel-icon.jpg, Prophet

. File:Saint Apollenaris.jpg, Hieromartyr Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna. File:John Cassian.jpeg, Venerable

the

, Abbot of Monastery of St Victor,

. File:Palestine, Wadi Qelt, (The St. George's Monastery)(Relics of St. Ioan Iacob Hozevitul).jpg, Relics of St. John Jacob the Chozebite, of Neamț, ('' St. George's Monastery,

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

''). File:Phocas of Sinope.jpg, Hieromartyr

, Bishop of Sinope. File:Pochaevskaya.jpg, Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Pochaev". File:Vseh skorbyaschih Radost (original).jpg, Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Joy of All Who Sorrow" (with coins) of

(''original icon''). File:German Kazanski.jpg, St. Germanus, Archbishop of

. File:Ushakov FF.jpg, St. Theodore Ushakov.

Notes

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Cardinal Gibbons James Cardinal Gibbons (July 23, 1834 – March 24, 1921) was a senior-ranking American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Apostolic Vicar of North Carolina from 1868 to 1872, Bishop of Richmond from 1872 to 1877, and as ninth ...

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23 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
23 Ιουλίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
23/07/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. ; Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
23 июля по старому стилю / 5 августа по новому стилю
СПЖ "Союз православных журналистов". . *
23 июля (ст.ст.) 5 августа (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:July 23 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) July in the Eastern Orthodox calendar