June 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1358 – The Republic of Ragusa is founded. * 1497 – Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England. * 1499 – Americo Vespucci, on Spanish financed trip, sights coas ...

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 29 Events Pre-1600 * 226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei. *1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi. * 1194 – Sverre is crowned King of Norway, ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 11 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 28th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

June 15 Events Pre-1600 * 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of So ...

Saints

* Martyrs Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Heron, Rhaïs, Potamiœna and her mother Marcella, at Alexandria, under

Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus (; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa (Roman province), Africa. As a young man he advanced thro ...

(203)
28 Ιουνίου
'' Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece).July 11 / June 28
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Hieromartyr Donagus, Bishop of Libya, by fire.

'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. Retrieved: 11 June 2018. Συναξαριστής.
28 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyr Macedonius. * The holy Two Children, who were crucified. * The holy Three Martyrs of Galatia, by the sword. * The holy 70 Martyrs of Scythopolis, by the sword. * Venerable Magnus, who reposed while praying to the Lord. * Venerable Moses the Anchorite. * Saint Vulkian, monk. * Saint Sennuphius the

Standard-bearer A standard-bearer, also known as a flag-bearer is a person (soldier or civilian) who bears an emblem known as a standard or military colours, i.e. either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used (and often honoured) as a ...

, of Egypt (late 4th century)June 28/July 11
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). (''see also:

March 25 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. * 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to vi ...

'') * Saint Paul the Physician, of

Corinth Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part o ...

(7th century) * Saint Sergius the Magistrate, of

Paphlagonia Paphlagonia (; el, Παφλαγονία, Paphlagonía, modern translit. ''Paflagonía''; tr, Paflagonya) was an ancient region on the Black Sea coast of north-central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia to the west and Pontus to the east, and s ...

, founder of the Nikitiatus Monastery in

Nicomedia Nicomedia (; el, Νικομήδεια, ''Nikomedeia''; modern İzmit) was an ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey. In 286, Nicomedia became the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire (chosen by the emperor Diocletia ...

(866)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Irenaeus of Lyons Irenaeus (; grc-gre, Εἰρηναῖος ''Eirēnaios''; c. 130 – c. 202 AD) was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the deve ...

, a

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

cleric noted for expanding

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

communities in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, combatting

heresy Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization. The term is usually used in reference to violations of important religi ...

and defining

Orthodoxy Orthodoxy (from Greek: ) is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion. Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical councils in Antiquity, but different Churc ...

(202)June 28
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (''see also

August 23 Events Pre-1600 *30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Cae ...

'') * Martyr Pappias (''Papius''), possibly in Sicily, under Diocletian, by beheading (c. 303) * Saint Crummin of Lecua (''Crummine''), a disciple of St Patrick at Leccuine (Lackan) in

Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = , subdivis ...

in Ireland (5th century) * Saint Austell of Cornwall (''Austol'') (6th century) * Saint Benignus,

Bishop of Utrecht List of bishops and archbishops of the diocese and archdioceses of Utrecht. Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580 Founders of the Utrecht diocese * * * * * Bishops * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

in Holland (6th century) * Saint Theodichildis (''Theodehilda, Telchildis''), a nun at

Faremoutiers Abbey Faremoutiers Abbey (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Faremoutiers) was an important Merovingian Benedictine nunnery (re-established in the 20th century) in the present Seine-et-Marne department of France. It formed an important link between the Merovin ...

in France, she became the first Abbess of Jouarre (c. 660) * Saint Argymirus of Córdoba, martyr (856) * Saint Egilo (''Egilon, Eigil''), a monk and later Abbot of Prüm near Trier in Germany (871) * Saint Heimerad (''Heimrad''), a priest at Baden in Germany who after many pilgrimages lived as a monk at

Hersfeld Abbey Hersfeld Abbey was an important Benedictine imperial abbey in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Hesse (formerly in Hesse-Nassau), Germany, at the confluence of the rivers Geisa, Haune and Fulda. The ruins are now a medieval festival venue. History H ...

and then as a hermit at Hasungen in

Westphalia Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants. The territory of the regio ...

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Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Xenophon of Robeika, founder of Robeika Monastery,

Novgorod Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...

(1262)28 июня по старому стилю / 11 июля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. * Saints Sergius and

Herman Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Min ...

, founders and abbots of

Valaam Monastery The Valaam Monastery (russian: Валаамский монастырь; Finnish version: ''Valamo Monastery'') is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Euro ...

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 ...

s (c. 1353) * Saint Heliodorus, Schema-Archimandrite of

Glinsk Hermitage __NOTOC__ The Glinsk Hermitage (formally known as the Nativity of the Theotokos Stavropegial Male Monastery) is a Ukrainian Orthodox stavropegial monastery located in Ukraine, near the Russian border. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it was ...

(1879)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Basil Sitnikov, Deacon (1918) * Virgin-martyr Sebastiana Ageyev-Zueva (1938) * New Hieromartyr Gregory Samarin, Deacon (1940)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the

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s (412) of the Holy Wonderworking Unmercenaries and Martyrs

Cyrus and John Saints Cyrus and John ( it, Ciro e Giovanni; ar, أباكير ويوحنا, Abākīr wa-Yūḥannā; died or 311 AD) are venerated as martyrs. They are especially venerated by the Coptic Church and surnamed Wonderworking Unmercenaries (''thaum ...

(311) * Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy

Theotokos ''Theotokos'' (Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are ''Dei Genitrix'' or ''Deipara'' (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are " ...

"Of the Three Hands" of

Hilandar The Hilandar Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Хиландар, Manastir Hilandar, , el, Μονή Χιλανδαρίου) is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian monastery there. It wa ...

Trojeručica ''Bogorodica Trojeručica'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Богородица Тројеручица, Greek: Παναγία Τριχερούσα, Panagia Tricherousa, meaning ''"Three-handed Theotokos"'') or simply ''Trojeručica'' (Тројеручица, ...

, Tricherousa"),

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(8th century)
Icon of the Mother of God of "the Three Hands"
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. (''see also:

December 4 Events Pre-1600 * 771 – Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne as sole king of the Frankish Kingdom. * 963 – The lay papal protonotary is elected pope and takes the name Leo VIII, being consecrated on 6 ...

'') * Repose of 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:

July 11 Events Pre-1600 * 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death. * 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abd ...

'') * Repose of Archimandrite Methodius (Popovich) of Jerusalem (1997)

Icon gallery

File:Irais of Alexandria (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyr Irais of Alexandria. File:San Ireneo, vitral (cropped).jpg, St.

Irenaeus Irenaeus (; grc-gre, Εἰρηναῖος ''Eirēnaios''; c. 130 – c. 202 AD) was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the dev ...

, Bishop of Lyons. File:Преподобный Ксенофонт Робейский.jpg, St. Xenophon of Robeika. File:SergiyandHermanofValaam.jpg, Saints Sergius and

Herman of Valaam Herman of Valaam (russian: Герман Валаамский) is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. Herman of Valaam together with Sergius of Valaam are considered to be the founders of the Valaam Monastery. The exact time of the monastery est ...

. File:Cyrus and John.jpg, Unmercenaries and Martyrs

. File:VergineTricherusa.jpg, Icon of Panagia Tricherousa ("Three-handed Theotokos").

Notes

References

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
July 11 / June 28
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
June 28
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. *

'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). pp. 47–48. *

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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 ...

. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 187–188. * 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. 292–293. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
28 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *

'' Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece). *
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'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
28 июня по старому стилю / 11 июля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. *
28 июня (ст.ст.) 11 июля 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:June 28 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) June in the Eastern Orthodox calendar