September 30 Events Pre-1600 * 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. * 737 – The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their b ...

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 ...

October 2 Events Pre-1600 * 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. * 939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and ot ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on ''October 14'' by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...

es 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 October 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

September 18 Events Pre-1600 * 96 – Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. * 96 – Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor a ...

''.

Feasts

* ''The

Protection Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

of Our Most Holy Lady

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 " ...

and Ever-Virgin

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

, at the Blachernae church in

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

'' (911) ''(see also:

October 28 Events Pre-1600 * 97 – Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor. * 306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor. * 312 – Constantine I defeats ...

Greek Orthodox Church The term Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also call ...

)''

Saints

* ''Saint

Ananias of Damascus Ananias ( ; grc, Ἀνανίας from Hebrew חנניה, ''Hananiah'', "favoured of the ") was a disciple of Jesus at Damascus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible, which describes how he was sent by Jesus to restore the sight of ...

, Bishop and one of the

Seventy Apostles The seventy disciples or seventy-two disciples, known in the Eastern Christian traditions as the seventy apostles or seventy-two apostles, were early emissaries of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. The correct Greek terminology is evdomikont ...

'' (1st century) * Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (4th century) * King

Mirian III of Iberia Mirian III ( ka, მირიან III) was a king of Iberia or Kartli (Georgia), contemporaneous to the Roman emperor Constantine the Great ( r. 306–337). He was the founder of the royal Chosroid dynasty. According to the early medieval Geo ...

(c. 361) and Queen

Nana Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to: People and fictional characters * Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name * Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname * Nana (c ...

Mtskheta Mtskheta ( ka, მცხეთა, tr ) is a city in Mtskheta-Mtianeti province of Georgia. It is one of the oldest cities in Georgia as well as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the World. Itis located approximately north of T ...

(c. 364) - Equals-of-the-Apostles, St. Abiathar of Mtskheta, and St.

Sidonia Sidonia or Sidonie is a feminine given name which may refer to: People * Sidonie of Bavaria (1488–1505), eldest daughter of Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich, wife of the Elector Palatine Louis V * Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449–1510), daughte ...

, disciple of St. Nina (4th century) October 1/14
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * ''Venerable

Romanos the Melodist Romanos the Melodist (; late 5th-century — after 555) was a Byzantine hymnographer and composer, who is a central early figure in the history of Byzantine music. Called "the Pindar of rhythmic poetry", he flourished during the sixth century ...

, "Sweet-singer"'' (c. 556) * Monk-Martyrs Michael, Abbot of Zovia Monastery near Sebaste, and 36 fathers with him (c. 790) ''(see also:

)'' * Venerable Melchizedek I,

Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia ''Catholicos-Patriarch'' has been the title of the heads of the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1010. The first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia was Melkisedek I (1010–1033). In the 15th century the Georgian Orthodox Church was divided into th ...

(c. 1030)

Pre-Schism Western saints

Saint Piatus Piatus of Tournai (also Piaton, Platon, Piat, Piato) (died c. 286) was a Belgian saint. He was a native of Benevento, Italy, and is traditionally said to have been sent by the pope to evangelize the cities of Chartres and Tournai. Tradition also ...

of Tournai, he enlightened the areas around Tournai in Belgium and Chartres in France (c. 286)October 1
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs Verissimus, Maxima and Julia, in Portugal under Diocletian (c. 302) * Martyrs Aretas, and five-hundred-and-four other martyrs, at Rome. * Saint Aladius (''Albaud''),

Bishop of Toul The Diocese of Toul was a Roman Catholic diocese seated at Toul in present-day France. It existed from 365 until 1802. From 1048 until 1552 (''de jure'' until 1648), it was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire. History The diocese was erect ...

in France. (c. 520) * Saint

Wasnulf Saint Wasnulf (or Vasnolfo, Wasnan, Wasnon, Wasnulphus, Wasnul; died ) was a Scottish missionary in what is now Belgium. His feast day is 1 October. Monks of Ramsgate account The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate wrote in their ''Book o ...

(died c. 650), missionary in

Condé-sur-l'Escaut Condé-sur-l'Escaut (, literally ''Condé on the Escaut''; pcd, Condé-su-l'Escaut) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the border with Belgium. The population as of 1999 was 10,527. Residents of the area are kno ...

in Hainaut, Austrasia. * Saint

Bavo of Ghent Saint Bavo of Ghent (also known as Bavon, Allowin, Bavonius, Baaf; AD 622–659) is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint. He was the son of Pepin of Landen and the brother of saints Begga and Gertrude of Nivelles. Life Bavo was born near ...

penitent Penance is any act or a set of actions done out of repentance for sins committed, as well as an alternate name for the Catholic, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession. It also plays a part i ...

and

hermit A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions. Description In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...

, confessor and patron of

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(659) * Saint Dodo, Abbot of Wallers-en-Faigne (750) * Saint Fidharleus, restorer of the monastery of Rathin in Ireland (762) * Martyr-prince Mylor of Brittany (''

Melor Melor (also known in Latin as Melorius; in Cornish as Mylor; in French as Méloir; and other variations) was a 10th-century Breton saint who, in England, was venerated in Cornwall and at Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, which claimed some of his ...

ius'').October 14 / October 1
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A Parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Saint Virila, Abbot of the Monastery of the Saviour in Leyre in Spain (c. 1000)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Gregory the Singer of the

Great Lavra The Monastery of Great Lavra ( el, Μονή Μεγίστης Λαύρας) is the first monastery built on Mount Athos. It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of . The founding of the monastery in AD 963 by Athanasiu ...

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...

(''Gregory Domesticus'') (1355) * Saint

John Kukuzelis John Koukouzelis ( gr, Ιωάννης Κουκουζέλης, ''Ioannis Koukouzelis''; ) was a Byzantine composer, singer and reformer of Byzantine chant. He was recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church after his death. Among the mo ...

(1360) * Venerable Sabbas, abbot of

Vishera Vishera may refer to: * Vishera FX-series CPU, codename for a line of CPU by AMD * Vishera Nature Reserve, in Perm Krai, Russia * Malaya Vishera, town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia * Vishera River (disambiguation) Vishera River is the name of several ...

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 ...

, the

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", "thaumatu ...

(1461)

New Martys and Confessors

* New Hieromartyr Alexis Stavrovsky, priest (1918)1 октября (ст.ст.) 14 октября 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. * New Hieromartyr Michael (Vologodsky), priest of Krasnoyarsk (1920).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.73 * New Hieromartyr George (Archangelsky), priest (1937) * New Hieromartyrs Alexander Agafonikov, Gregory, Nicholas Kuligin, priests (1937) * Martyr John Artemov (1937) * New Hieromartyr Archpriest Ismael (Rozhdestvensky) of

Strelna Strelna ( rus, Стре́льна, p=ˈstrʲelʲnə) is a municipal settlement in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, about halfway between Saint Petersburg proper and Petergof, and overlooking the shore of ...

, St. Petersburg (1938) * New Hieromartyr Theodore (1940)

Other commemorations

* Commemoration of the Apparition of the Pillar over the Robe of the Lord at

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

(c. 330) * ''Translation of the relics of Saint Remigius of Rheims, Apostle to the Franks'' (533)Rev.

Sabine Baring-Gould Sabine Baring-Gould ( ; 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 ...

(M.A.). "S. REMIGIUS, B. OF RHEIMS. (ABOUT A.D. 532.)". In: '' The Lives of the Saints.'' Volume the Eleventh: October – Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 2-12. ''(see also:

January 13 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. * 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the racing ...

)'' *

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 Most-Holy

Gorgoepikoos ("She who is quick to hear"), at the

Dochiariou monastery The Docheiariou monastery ( el, Μονή Δοχειαρίου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The is located in the monastery complex. History It was founded during the late 10th or early 11th ...

on Mount Athos (1664) * ''Synaxis of the Saints of Moldova''.14 октября (1 октября)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Repose of Hiero-

schemamonk The degrees of Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic monasticism are the stages an Eastern Orthodox monk or nun passes through in their religious vocation. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the process of becoming a monk or nun is intentionally slo ...

Euthemius of Valaam (1829)

Icons

* Icon of the Most Holy

“ Pokrov” (

Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...

-Protection Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos) (1581) * Icon of the Theotokos of Brayiliv-

Pochaiv Pochaiv ( uk, Почаїв, pl, Poczajów, yi, פּאטשאיעװ, Pitshayev) is a town in the Ternopil Oblast (Oblast, province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the Kremenets Raion (Raion, district), and is located 18 km south-west of ...

(''Brailovska'') at Brayiliv near

Vinnitsa Vinnytsia ( ; uk, Вінниця, ; yi, װיניצע) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. Ad ...

. * Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

(Liublinsk) * Transfer of the Terebovlya Icon of the Most Holy

Mother of God ''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 " ...

from

Terebovl Terebovlia ( uk, Теребовля, pl, Trembowla, yi, טרעבעוולע, Trembovla) is a small city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is an ancient settlement that traces its roots to the settlement of Tere ...

ya to

Lvov Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in Western Ukraine, western Ukraine, and the List of cities in Ukraine, seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is o ...

(1672) * Icon of the Mother of God of Gerbovets (''Herbovetska'') (1790, 1859) * Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov (''Kasperivska''), defended the city of

Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...

during the

Crimean War The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia. Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...

(1853-1855) * Icon of the Mother of God of Barsk (''Barska'') (1887) * Icon of the Mother of God “Eleutherotrias” (Deliveress) (1889)
Σύναξη της Παναγίας της Ελευθερώτριας στον Βασσαρά
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. ''(see also:

October 17 Events Pre-1600 * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China. *1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. *1346 – The English capture King Davi ...

and

April 4 Events Pre-1600 * 503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrates a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. * 190 – Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground. * 611 – ...

)''

Icon gallery

File:Pokrov (icon, 1399).jpeg, The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. File:Protection de la Mere de Dieu Ecole de Novgorod Moscou, Galerie Tretiakov.jpg, The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos (Novgorod Icon, 1401-1425). File:Ananias of Damascus (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyrdom of Saint

. File:Domninus of Thessaloniki (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica. File:Svetitskhoveli fresco. King Mirian.jpg, King

. Fresco from Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Georgia. File:Romanos the Melodist (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, St.

Romanus the Melodist Romanos the Melodist (; late 5th-century — after 555) was a Byzantine hymnographer and composer, who is a central early figure in the history of Byzantine music. Called "the Pindar of rhythmic poetry", he flourished during the sixth century ...

. File:1649. Пакроў.jpg, St.

. File:Michael, Abbot in Sebastia (Armenia) and 36 fathers with him.jpg, Monk-Martyrs Michael, Abbot of Zovia Monastery near Sebaste, and 36 fathers with him. File:Ioannis Koukouzelis.jpg, St Ioannis Koukouzelis. File:Savva of Vishera.jpg, St. Savva of Vishera. File:Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov.jpg, Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov.

Notes

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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. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 303–304. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). *

Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. {{DEFAULTSORT:October 1 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) October in the Eastern Orthodox calendar