June 1 Events Pre-1600 *1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen people, Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu. *1252 – Alfonso X is pr ...

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 3 Events Pre-1600 * 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. * 713 – The Byzantine Empire, Byzantine emperor Philippikos Ba ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on ''June 15'' 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 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

May 20 Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose her ...

''.

Saints

* Hieromartyr

Pothinus Pothinus or Potheinos ( grc-gre, Ποθεινὸς; early 1st century BC – 48 or 47 BC), a eunuch, was regent for Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. He is most remembered for turning Ptolemy against his sister and co ...

Bishop of Lyons The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis''; French language, French: ''Archidiocèse de Lyon''), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitan archdioce ...

(177)June 2/15
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).June 15 / June 2
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).

'' Pravoslavie.ru. Moscow, March 10, 2017. Retrieved: 13 March 2017.

'' Русская Православная Церковь - Официальный сайт Московского Патриархата (Patriarchia.ru). 9 марта 2017 г. 20:08. Retrieved: 11 May 2018. ''(see also:

July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. ...

)'' ** Martyrs

Blandina Saint Blandina (french: Blandine, c. 162–177 AD) was a Christian martyr who died in Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France) during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Context In the first two centuries of the Christian era, it was the local Roman of ...

and Ponticus of Lyons, and companions (177) ** Martyr Alcibiades, at

Lugdunum Lugdunum (also spelled Lugudunum, ; modern Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon. The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, but continued an existing Gallic settlem ...

(Lyons) (177)
02/06/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. * Holy 38 martyrs, sealed inside a bath house. * Three children-martyrs and their mother, by the sword. * Venerable Dodo of the St David-Gareji Monastery, Georgia (623)2 июня по старому стилю / 15 июня по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на год.
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). (see also:

May 17 Events Pre-1600 *1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. * 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason. * 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Flo ...

) * Saint Nicephorus the Confessor,

Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople (Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of th ...

(828) Συναξαριστής.
2 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Venerable Marinus of Constantinople, son of St. Mary the New, of Byzia (c. 930)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyrs Marcellinus the priest, and Peter the exorcist, at Rome (304) * Hieromartyr

Erasmus of Formia Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), was a Christianity, Christian saint and Christian martyrs, martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Hel ...

, Bishop of Formia in

Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...

, and 20,000 martyrs with him (303) * Martyrs Cyriacus and Apollinaris, in North Africa. * Saint

Eugene I Pope Eugene I ( la, Eugenius I; died 2 June 657) was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans II over the dispute about Monothelitism. ...

, Pope of Rome, Confessor (657) * Venerable Adalgis of Novara (''Adalgis of

Thiérache The Thiérache () is a region of France and Belgium united by similar geography and architecture, including the presence of hedgerows, grassland, hilly terrain, scattered settlements, and traditionally-built stone or brick houses with stone dividi ...

, Adelgis, Algis''), disciple of St Fursey who preached around Arras and Laon in the north of France (c. 686) * Venerable Bodfan (''Bobouan''), patron saint of Abern in

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...

in Wales (7th century) * Saint

Nicholas the Pilgrim Nicholas the Pilgrim ( it, Nicola il Pellegrino; el, Άγιος Νικόλαος ο Προσκυνητής; 1075 – 2 June 1094), sometimes Nicholas of Trani, is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born at Steiri in Boeotia, Greece, w ...

(''Nicholas Peregrinus''), a Greek

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 ...

, confessor (1094) * Saint

Odo Odo or ODO may refer to: People * Odo, a given name; includes a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Franklin Odo (born 1939), Japanese-American historian * Seikichi Odo (1927–2002), Japanese karateka * Yuya Odo (born 1990), J ...

(''Oda, Odo the Good''),

Archbishop of Canterbury The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...

(958)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. 251–252.

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Nicephorus, Bishop of Milet (11th century) * Great-martyr John the New of Suceava (''John of Trebizond''), at

Belgorod Belgorod ( rus, Белгород, p=ˈbʲeɫɡərət) is a city and the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River north of the border with Ukraine. Population: Demographics The population of Be ...

( Cetatea Alba) (1330-1340) * Right-believing Prince Andrew of Nizhegorod (1365) * New Martyr Demetrius of Philadelphia (1657) * New Martyr Constantine the former Hagarene, at Constantinople (1819) * Martyr Leander, of Epirus.

Other commemorations

* Icon of the Mother of God of Kiev-Bratsk (1654) * Uncovering of the relics (1819) of St. Juliana, Princess of Vyazma, Novotorzhok (1406)
Uncovering of the relics of the Venerable Juliana the Princess of Vyazma
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. * Slaying of Monk Chariton of Holy Archangels Monastery, Kosovo (1999)

Icon gallery

File:Vitrail de St-Pothin par Bégule.jpg, Hieromartyr

. File:Sainte irenee sainte blandine.jpg, Martyr

of Lyon. File:Santa Blandina.jpg, Martyr Blandina, half-roasted on a grill and then thrown to wild bulls. File:ChristPeterPaul.jpg, Christ between

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

and

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

, and below them the martyrs

Gorgonius Saint Gorgonius of Nicomedia ( el, Ἅγιος Γοργόνιος Νικομηδείας) was a Christian martyr, part of the group Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus, who died in 304 AD at Nicomedia during the Diocletianic Persecution. ...

, Peter, Marcellinus, and Tiburtius
(''4th century'') File:Flagellation St Erasmus Crypta Balbi.jpg, Flagellation St.

. File:Papa Eugenio I (1).jpg, St.

, Pope of Rome, Confessor. File:S.Nicola.Pell.JPG, St.

(''Nicholas Peregrinus''), a Greek

. File:Martiriul Sf Ioan cel Nou (Voronet) - part 2.jpg, Scenes of the martyrdom St. John the New of Suceava ( Voroneț Monastery).

Notes

References

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June 2
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * 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). p. 41. *

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'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence

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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Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на год. *
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Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:June 2 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) June in the Eastern Orthodox calendar