October 23 Events Pre-1600 *4004 BC – James Ussher's proposed creation date of the world according to the Bible. *42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Batt ...

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 25 Events Pre-1600 * 285 (or 286) – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers. * 473 – Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II a ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 6 by

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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 24th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

October 11 Events Pre-1600 *1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever. *1142 – A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars. * 1311 – The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of Engl ...

Saints

* Martyr Sebastiani (1st century) Συναξαριστής.
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HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Martyrs Sotiricus and Valentinos, from

Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

, by being dragged over sharp stones. * Hieromartyr Akakios the Presbyter, by the sword. * Martyr Nerdonus, by fire. * Saint

Proclus of Constantinople Proclus (died 24 July 446) was an archbishop of Constantinople. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Catholic Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy. Biography Proclus became secretary to Arch ...

, Archbishop of Constantinople (447) * Great-martyr Arethas of Omir and 4,299 martyrs with him, including Martyr Syncletica and her two daughters (523)October 24 / November 6
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * A holy woman martyr and her child, together with Martyr Arethas of Omir and his companions (523) * Blessed

Elesbaan Kaleb (), also known as Saint Elesbaan, was King of Aksum, which was situated in modern-day Eritrea and Ethiopia. Procopius calls him "Hellestheaeus", a variant of grc-koi, Ελεσβόάς version of his regnal name, gez, እለ አጽብ� ...

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Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Felix (Africanus), Audactus (Adauctus), Januarius, Fortunatus and Septimus (303)October 23
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Evergislus (''Ebregesilus, Eberigisil''), a

Bishop of Cologne The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and is also a historical state in the Rhine holding the birthplace of Beethoven and northern Rhineland-Palati ...

in Germany, martyred by heathen robbers (5th century) * Saint Maglorius of

Sark Sark (french: link=no, Sercq, ; Sercquiais: or ) is a part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. It is a royal fief, which forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of l ...

(''Maelor''), Bishop of Dol-de-Bretagne in Brittany (575)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. 512-513. * Saint

Senoch Saint Senoch (french: Sénoch; la, Senoc(h)us) was a Taifal abbot and saint, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Tiffauges, in Poitou. He founded a monastery in 536, serving as abbot. They establis ...

the Healer, Abbot, of

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...

, Gaul (576) * Saint Cadfarch, a disciple of St Iltyd, he founded churches in

Penegoes Penegoes () is a village in Powys, Wales, between Cemmaes Road and Machynlleth, on the A489 road, and the primary settlement of the community of Cadfarch. The Afon Crewi, one of several streams feeding into Afon Dulas, itself a tributary of th ...

and

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in Wales (6th century) * Saint

Martin of Vertou Saint Martin of Vertou (527–601) was a hermit and abbot, founder of Vertou Abbey, and the evangelist of the region around Nantes in Francia. He is sometimes known as the Apostle of the Herbauges. Life Martin was distinguished by his virtue, ...

, founder of the monastery of Vertou near Nantes, also of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes and other monasteries (601) * Saint Marcius (''Mark, Martin''), a hermit at

Montecassino Monte Cassino (today usually spelled Montecassino) is a rocky hill about southeast of Rome, in the Latin Valley, Italy, west of Cassino and at an elevation of . Site of the Roman town of Casinum, it is widely known for its abbey, the first h ...

in Italy (c. 679) * Saint Fromundus (''Frodemundus''), Monk, Abbot and then

Bishop of Coutances The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coutances (–Avranches) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Constantiensis (–Abrincensis)''; French: ''Diocèse de Coutances (–Avranches)'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Its mother church is the Cathe ...

in France (c. 690)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Arethas, recluse, of the Kiev Caves (1190) * Venerable Sisoes of the Kiev Caves (13th century) * Venerable Theophilus the Silent, of the Kiev Caves (12th-13th century) * Saint

Athanasius I of Constantinople Athanasius I (1230 – 28 October 1310) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two terms, from 1289 to 1293 and 1303 to 1309. He was born in Adrianople and died in Constantinople. Chosen by the emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus ...

, Patriarch of Constantinople (1311) ''(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 defe ...

)'' * Saint John, recluse, of the Pskov Caves (1616) * Venerable Zosima (Verkhovsky), Elder, of Siberia (1833) * Saint George the New Confessor, of

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(1959) (''see also:

November 4 Events Pre-1600 *1429 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. *1493 – Christopher Columbus reaches Leeward Island and Puerto Rico. *1501 – Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's ...

- Greek'')

New Martys and Confessors

* New Hieromartyr Lawrence (Knyazev), Bishop of Balakhnin, and Alexis Porfiriev, Archpriest, and with them New Martyr Alexis Neidhardt (1918) * New Hieromartyr Arethas (Mitrenin), Hieromonk of Valaam (1932), * New Hieromartyrs John Smirnov and Nicholas Nikolsky, Priests (1937) * New Martyr Peter Bogorodsky, Priest (1938)

Other commemorations

* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos The "

Joy of All Who Sorrow In Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christianity, the Joy of all who sorrow, or the Joy of all afflicted (russian: Всех скорбящих Радость) is a title given to the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus). The iconography is ...

" (Moscow) (1688)
«ВСЕХ СКОРБЯЩИХ РАДОСТЬ», ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ
'' Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Repose of Blessed Eudocia of Ryazan (1890) * Repose of Hieroschemamonk Barsanuphius of Valaam (1910)

Icon gallery

File:Arethas (al-Haarith) and over 4,000 with him (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Great-martyr Arethas of Omir and 4,299 martyrs with him. File:Proclus of Constantinople (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, St.

, Archbishop of Constantinople. File:Kaleb.jpg, Coin of Blessed

(''Caleb''), King of Ethiopia. File:Léhon (22) Abbatiale 7.jpg,

Relic In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangi ...

s of St. Maglorius of

(''Maelor''), Bishop of Dol-de-Bretagne. File:Nantes Cathedral chapel of St. Martin of Vertou.jpg, Chapel of St.

, Cathédrale de Nantes. File:Saint Arefa.jpg, Venerable Arethas, recluse, of the Kiev Caves. File:Zosima Verkhovsky.jpg, Venerable Zosima (Verkhovsky), Elder, of Siberia. File:George (Karslidis) of Drama.jpg, Venerable George (Karslidis) of Drama. File:Bishop Lavrentiy Knjazev.jpg, New Hieromartyr Lawrence (Knyazev), Bishop of Balakhnin. File:Neidgart Alexey Borisovich.jpg, New Martyr Alexis Neidhardt. File:Radost ordynka.jpg, Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of all who Sorrow".

Notes

References

Sources

October 24 / November 6
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
November 6 / October 24
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
October 24
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. 79. *

'' 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. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 328. * 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. 512–513. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *

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