November 15 Events Pre-1600 * 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. * 1315 – Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I in the Battle of Mo ...

Eastern Orthodox liturgical 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 rul ...

November 17 Events Pre-1600 * 887 – Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November. *1183 &n ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 29 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 November 16, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

November 3 Events Pre-1600 * 361 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor. *1333 – The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Fl ...

Saints

* Holy Apostle and Evangelist

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

(60)November 16 / December 29
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).November 29 / November 16
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). Συναξαριστής.
16 Νοεμβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Saint Fulvianus (in holy baptism Matthew), prince of

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, (1st century)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. 86.29 ноября (16 ноября)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Virgin-martyr

Ephigenia of Ethiopia Saint Ephigenia of Ethiopia or Iphigenia of Ethiopia ( es, Efigenia; pt, Ifigénia/Ifigênia; french: Iphigénie; gr, Ἰφιγένεια), also called Iphigenia of Abyssinia (1st century), is a folk saint whose life is told in the ''Golden Lege ...

(Iphigenia of Ethiopia) (1st century).
St. Ephigenia of Ethiopia
'' The Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Retrieved: 6 September, 2016.

'' Ss. Mary and Martha Orthodox Monastery, Wagener, SC. Retrieved: 10 September, 2016. * Hieromartyr

Hypatius of Gangra Saint Hypatius the Wonderworker, Hypatius of Gangra () – Hieromartyr; titular Bishop of Gangra, Asia Minor; present at the First Ecumenical Council where he supported Saint Athanasius the Great against the Arian heresy. The Eastern Orthodox ...

, Bishop of Gangra, Wonderworker (326) (''see also:

March 31 Events Pre-1600 * 307 – After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine the Great, Constantine marries Fausta, daughter of the retired Roman emperor Maximian. *1146 – Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at V� ...

'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Fidentius Armenus Fidentius Armenus ( it, Fidenzio Armeno), also called Fidentius of Padua (Italian: ''Fidenzio di Padova''), was a saint whose cultus was kept at Padua in the Middle Ages. His feast day is on 16 November. Nothing is known about him. He is traditio ...

, an early saint in

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

in Italy (2nd century)November 16
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs Elpidius, Marcellus, Eustochius and Companions (362) ''(see also:

)'' * Saint

Eucherius of Lyons Eucherius (c. 380c. 449) was a high-born and high-ranking ecclesiastic in the Christian church in Roman Gaul. He is remembered for his letters advocating extreme self-abnegation. From 439, he served as Archbishop of Lyon, and Henry Wace ranked h ...

(449) * Saints Rufinus, Mark, Valerius and Companions, martyrs in North Africa. * Saint Afan, a bishop who gave his name to the church of Llanafan in Powys in Wales (6th century) * Saint Africus,

Bishop of Comminges The former French Catholic diocese of Comminges existed at least from the sixth century, to the French Revolution. The seat of the bishops was at Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, now no more than a village, in the modern department of Haute-Garonne in ...

in France, celebrated for his zeal for Orthodoxy (7th century) * Saint

Gobrain Saint Gobrain ( 630s – November 16, 725) was a monk in Brittany. France and Bishop of Vannes. At the age of 87 he retired from his position to be a hermit. Gobrain died of natural causes in 725. His feast day The calendar of saints is th ...

, a monk who became

Bishop of Vannes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Venetensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Vannes'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 5th century, the Episcopal see is Vannes Cathedral in ...

in Brittany and at the age of eighty-seven went to live as a hermit (725) * Saint

Otmar Othmar, also spelled Otmar or Ottmar, is a masculine German given name, derived from the Germanic name ''Audamar'', from the elements ''aud'' "wealth, prosperity" and ''mar'' "fame". Notable people with the name include: * Saint Othmar *Othmar A ...

, abbot and monastic founder in Switzerland (759) * Saint Lubuinus, missionary to Friesland (773) * Saint

Ælfric of Abingdon Ælfric of Abingdon and also known as Ælfric of Wessex. (died 16 November 1005) was a late 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury. He previously held the offices of abbot of St Albans Abbey and Bishop of Ramsbury, as well as likely being the ab ...

(''Aelfric''), monk and Abbot of Abingdon, later Bishop of Wilton and twenty-ninth

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 ...

in 995 (1005)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Sergius, Priest and missionary, of Malopinega,

Vologda Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. ...

(1585)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyrs Theodore Kolierov, Priest, and with him Martyrs Ananius Boikov and Michael Boldakov (1929)16 ноября по старому стилю / 29 ноября по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год. * New Hieromartyrs Michael Abramov, Protopresbyter, and priests Basil Sokolov, Victor Voronov, John Tsvetkov, Makarius Soloviev and Nicholas Troitsky (1937) * New Hieromartyr Panteleimon (Arzhanykh), Abbot of

Optina Monastery The Optina Pustyn (russian: Óптина пýстынь, literally ''Opta's hermitage'') is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia. In the 19th century, the Optina was the most important spiritual centre of the Russian Ortho ...

(1937) * Martyr Demetrius Spiridonov (1938) * New Hieromartyr

Philoumenos (Hasapis) of Jacob's Well New Martyr Archimandrite Philoumenos (Hasapis) of Jacob's Well (; ; or , 15 October 1913 – 29 November 1979) was the Hegumen of the Greek Orthodox monastery of Jacob's Well,in the city of Nablus (''Neapolis''), in the West Bank. He was murdered ...

(1979)
CLASSIFICATION TO THE HAGIOLOGION OF THE NEW HIEROMARTYR FILOUMENOS
'' Synodic Decisions. Jerusalem Patriarchate - Official News Gate. Holy City of Jerusalem, September 11th 2009.
на сайте Патриархия.Ru. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
Άγιος Φιλούμενος ο Νεοιερομάρτυρας
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. 16/11/2015. (''see also:

November 29 Events Pre-1600 * 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom. * 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over t ...

'')

Other commemorations

* Repose of Schemamonk John the Fingerless (1843), disciple of St.

Paisius Velichkovsky Saint Paisius Velichkovsky or Wieliczkowski (''Paisie de la Neamţ'' in Romanian; Паисий Величковский in Russian; Паїсій Величковський in Ukrainian; 20 December 1722 – 15 November 1794) was an Eastern Orthodo ...

Icon gallery

File:BriLibAddMs5111GospelBookFol12r.jpg, Holy Apostle and Evangelist

. File:10d Andrea Orcagna and Jacopo di Cione St. Matthew and Four Stories from His Life. Detail 1367-68 Uffizi, Florence.jpg, The Martyrdom of St. Matthew, with St.

Iphigenia In Greek mythology, Iphigenia (; grc, Ἰφιγένεια, , ) was a daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus a princess of Mycenae. In the story, Agamemnon offends the goddess Artemis on his way to the Trojan War by hunting ...

of Ethiopia on the right. ''(Altarpiece of St. Matthew, c.1367-70).'' File:Menologion of Basil 064.jpg, Hieromartyr

. File:Heiliger Othmar.jpg, St.

. File:Wall painting of Saint Philoumenos of Jacob's Well Church in Palestine.jpg, Martyrdom of St.

Notes

References

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
November 29 / November 16
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November 16
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'' Orthodoxy in China.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * '' The Roman Martyrology.'' 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 ...

. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 353-354. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 544–550. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
16 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
16 Νοεμβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
16/11/2015
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
16 ноября по старому стилю / 29 ноября по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год. {{DEFAULTSORT:November 16 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) November in the Eastern Orthodox calendar