June 11 Events Pre-1600 * 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle ...

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 ...

June 13 Events Pre-1600 * 313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. * 1325 – Ibn Battuta ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 25 by Orthodox Churches on the

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 June 12th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

May 29 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city. * 1108 – Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under ...

Saints

* Virgin-martyr Antonina, of

Nicaea Nicaea, also known as Nicea or Nikaia (; ; grc-gre, Νίκαια, ) was an ancient Greek city in Bithynia, where located in northwestern Anatolia and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and s ...

in Bithynia (c. 286-305) Συναξαριστής.
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March 1 Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Diocletian ...

)'' * Saints Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius, and those with them, soldiers, at Rome (304) * Saint Amphianus, Bishop and Confessor, in

Cilicia Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...

(c. 310)June 12/25
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Saint Triphyllius, Bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia), in Cyprus (370) * Saint Zenon, Bishop of

Kyrenia Kyrenia ( el, Κερύνεια ; tr, Girne ) is a city on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. While there is evidence showing that the wider region ...

in Cyprus. * Saint Olympius, Bishop and Confessor, in Thrace (4th century)June 25 / June 12
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Saint Timothy the Hermit, of Egypt (4th century) * Saints John, Andrew, Heraclemon, and Theophilus, hermits of Egypt (4th century)12 июня по старому стилю / 25 июня по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. ''(see also:

December 2 Events Pre-1600 *1244 – Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon. * 1409 – The University of Leipzig opens. 1601–1900 *1697 – St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir Christopher Wren followin ...

)'' * ''Venerable

Onuphrius Onuphrius ( el, Ὀνούφριος, Onouphrios; also ''Onoufrios'') lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries. He is venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic churches, as Vene ...

the Great'' (4th century) * Saint John the Soldier, of Egypt (6th-7th century) * ''Venerable Peter of Mount Athos'' (734) * Venerable Julian of Dagaz ''(Dogazou''), of the Dagouta Church in Constantinople. * Saint John (Tornicus) of Mt. Athos and Georgia (998)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Virgin-martyr Cunera of

Rhenen Rhenen () is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. The municipality also includes the villages of Achterberg, Remmerden, Elst and Laareind. The town lies at a geographically interesting location, namely on the southernmost par ...

, Netherlands (451) * Saint

Ternan Saint Ternan (''fl.'' fifth or sixth century) is venerated as the "Bishop of the Picts". Not much is known of his life. Different historians place him either at the mid-fifth century or the latter part of the sixth. Those who place him in the earl ...

, an early missionary bishop among the Picts in Scotland (5th century)June 12
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Leo III, Pope of Rome, who refused to add the

filioque ( ; ) is a Latin term ("and from the Son") added to the original Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (commonly known as the Nicene Creed), and which has been the subject of great controversy between Eastern and Western Christianity. It is a term ...

to the Nicene Creed (816) * Saint Odulphus (''Odulph''), Confessor and Priest (c. 855)Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 265-267. * Saint

Gerebald :''There is another saint Gerbold of the same name, a bishop of Bayeux from the seventh century; and a bishop of Liège A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institut ...

, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Seine in France (885)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* New Martyr John of Trebizond, who contested in

Akkerman Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi ( uk, Бі́лгород-Дністро́вський, Bílhorod-Dnistróvskyy, ; ro, Cetatea Albă), historically known as Akkerman ( tr, Akkerman) or under different names, is a city, municipality and port situated on ...

(''Asprokastron, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi'') (1330 or 1492) * Venerable Arsenius of Konevits, founder of Konevits Monastery,

Wonderworker Thaumaturgy is the purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking. A practitioner of thaumaturgy is a "thaumaturge", "thauma ...

(1447) * Venerable Onuphrius of Malsk, founder of Malsk Monastery in Pskov,

(1492) * Saints Onuphrius and Auxentius, monks, of

Vologda Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population: The city serves as a major transport hu ...

(15th-16th century) * Venerable Stephen of Komel, founder of Ozersk Monastery in

(1542) * Saints Jonah and Bassian, monks of Pertomsk in Solovki (1561) * Saint Onuphrius of Katrom Monastery, founder of Katrom Monastery in

(16th century) * Venerable Serapion the Wonderworker, of

Izborsk Izborsk (russian: Избо́рск; et, Irboska; vro, Irbosk, Irbuska, label=Seto) is a rural locality (village) in Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It contains one of the most ancient and impressive fortresses of Western Russia. ...

, Igumen (16th century) * Saint Onuphrius the Fool-for-Christ, of Romanov-Borisoglebsk. * Venerable Onuphrios of

Preveza Preveza ( el, Πρέβεζα, ) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epiru ...

, of the Monastery of the Birth of the Theotokos, in Coronisia in Arta, Greece (18th century) * Hieromartyr Benedict of

Serres Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe ...

and

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

, priest, by beheading, and other monk-martyrs with him (1821): :* Monk-martyr Paul of Ioannina and Thessaloniki (c. 1821) :* Monk-martyr Synesios of Thessaloniki (1821) :* Monk-martyr Timotheos of

Veria Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of ...

and Thessaloniki (1822)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Martyrs Onuphrius, Bishop (1938), and those with him: :* Anthony, Barsanuphius and Joseph (1937), and Bishop Alexander Kharkovsky.

Other commemorations

* Synaxis of Venerable

Alypius the Stylite Saint Alypius the Stylite ( grc-gre, Ἀλύπιος ὁ Στυλίτης) was a seventh-century ascetic saint. He is revered as a monastic founder, an intercessor for the infertile, and a protector of children. During his lifetime he was a ...

of Adrianopolis, in Constantinople. * First (1650) and second (1909)
Second glorification of the Holy Right-Believing Princess Anna of Kashin
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. glorifications of St.

Anna of Kashin Saint Anna of Kashin (russian: Святая �лаговерная великая княгиня - инокиняАнна Кашинская) (1280 – 2 October 1368) was a Russian princess from the Rurik Dynasty, who was canonized in 1650. Life ...

(1368), princess of Kashin (Euphrosyne in monasticism). * Uncovering of the relics (1672) of St.

John of Moscow John of Moscow also known as Blessed John the Fool for Christ was a 16th-century Russian saint. He was born on the outskirts of Vologda in Russia. He was considered a wonderworker in Moscow and spent his youth as a labourer in a local saltworks a ...

, Fool-for-Christ (1589) * Synaxis of the Saints of the St. Onuphrius Monastery at

Jabłeczna Jabłeczna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sławatycze, within Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-east of Sławatycze, south-east o ...

in Poland. * Miracle-working icons of the Theotokos and St. Onuphrius, at St. Onuphrius Monastery in Poland (14th century) * Repose of Elder Peter of Katounakia, Mt. Athos (1867) * Repose of Blessed Hermit Philaretus of Mt. Athos (1961)

Icon gallery

File:Saint Triphyllius.jpg, Saint Triphyllius, Bishop of Leucosia. File:OnuphriusByzantineIcon4thCentury.jpg, Venerable

the Great. File:Onufrije Veliki i Petar Atonski.jpg, Venerables

the Great and Peter of Mount Athos. File:Onuphrius, Macarius of Egypt, and Peter of Athos.jpg, Venerables

the Great, Macarius of Egypt, and Peter of Mount Athos. File:INTERIEUR, glas-in-lood, HEILIGE CUNERA - Woudsend - 20285631 - RCE (cropped).jpg, Virgin-martyr Cunera of

. File:Arseny Konevsky.jpg, Venerable Arsenius of Konevits. File:Iona and Vassian.jpg, Sts. Jonah and Bassian, monks of Pertomsk in Solovki. File:Anna Kashinskaya.jpg, St.

. File:Jableczna-042.jpg, St. Onuphrius Monastery at

in Poland.

Notes

References

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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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