October 26 Events Pre-1600 * 1185 – The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire. * 1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally 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 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 ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 9 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 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

October 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. * 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's ...

Saints

* Saint Claudia Procula, wife of

Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate (; grc-gre, Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, ) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of J ...

(1st century)October 27 / November 9
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
27 Οκτωβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyrs Capitolina and Eroteis, of Cappadocia (304) * Martyrs Mark of the island of Thasos and those with him (304)November 9 / October 27
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. * Martyr Nestor of Thessaloniki (306) * Martyrs Mabrianos and Valentine.
27/10/2017
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. * Saint Kyriakos II, Patriarch of Constantinople (606)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Florentius, a martyr in Trois-Châteaux in

Burgundy Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The c ...

in France (3rd century)October 25
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs Vincent, Sabina and Christeta, martyrs in Avila in Spain (303) * Saint

Gaudiosus of Naples Saint Gaudiosus of Naples or Gaudiosus the African ( la, Sanctus Gaudiosus Africanus) was a bishop of Abitina ( Abitine, Abitinia; '' Abitinae article'') in Africa Province during the 5th century AD Abitina was a village near Carthage in prese ...

, Bishop of Abitina in North Africa (c. 455) * Saint

Namatius Saint Namatius ( French: ''Namace'') is a saint in the Roman Catholic church. He was the eighth or ninth bishop of Clermont (then called ''Arvernis'') from 446 to 462, and founded Clermont's first cathedral, bringing the relics of Saints Vital ...

(''Namace''), ninth

Bishop of Clermont The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the department of Puy-d ...

in France (c. 462) * Saint

Abbán Abbán moccu Corbmaic ( la, Abbanus; d. 520? AD), also Eibbán or Moabba, is a saint in Irish tradition. He was associated, first and foremost, with Mag Arnaide (Moyarney or Adamstown, County Wexford, near New Ross) and with Cell Abbáin (Kil ...

(''Eibbán, Moabba''), founder of many monasteries, mostly in the south of Ireland (c. 520) * Saint Oran of Iona (''Otteran, Odhran, Odran''), monk of

Iona Abbey Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianit ...

(c. 563) * Saint

Desiderius of Auxerre Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Des ...

Bishop of Auxerre The diocese of Auxerre ( la, dioecesis Antissiodorensis) is a former French Roman Catholic diocese. Its historical episcopal see was in the city of Auxerre in Burgundy, now part of eastern France. Currently the non-metropolitan Archbishop of Sens, ...

in France (c. 625) * Saint Colman of Senboth-Fola (''Colman Na Fiachrach''), a disciple of St Aidan of Ferns, he was Abbot of Senboth-Fola (''Seuboth-Folu, Seanboth-Colmain''), near

Ferns A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except th ...

(c. 632)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable

Nestor the Chronicler Saint Nestor the Chronicler ( orv, Несторъ Лѣтописецъ; 1056 – c. 1114, in Principality of Kiev, Kievan Rus') was the reputed author of ''Primary Chronicle'' (the earliest East Slavic letopis), ''Life of the Venerable Theodo ...

, of the Kiev Caves (1114)9 ноября (27 октября)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Venerable Nestor the Unlettered (not the Chronicler), of the Far Kiev Caves (14th century) * Venerable Demetrius of Basarabov in Bulgaria (13th century, or 1685) (''see also:

'') * Saint Alexander (Okropiridze), Bishop of Guria and Mingrelia, Georgia (1907)

New Martys and Confessors

* New Hieromartyr Sergius (Chernukhin), Abbot, of

Danilov Monastery Danilov Monastery (also ''Svyato-Danilov Monastery'' or ''Holy Danilov Monastery''; Данилов монастырь, Свято-Данилов монастырь in Russian) is a walled monastery on the right bank of the Moskva River in Moscow. S ...

, Moscow (1942)

Other commemorations

* Narrative about the

Iberians The Iberians ( la, Hibērī, from el, Ἴβηρες, ''Iberes'') were an ancient people settled in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BC. They are described in Greek and Roman sources (among ...

, involving a certain ascetic woman who healed the sick, including their queen, converting many to Christ (c. 332) * Uncovering of the relics (1539), in Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, of St. Andrew, Prince of Smolensk (1390)
Uncovering of the relics of St Andrew the Prince of Smolensk
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. * Repose of Hieroschemamonk Antiochus of Svir, disciple of Elder Theodore of Svir (1832)

Icon gallery

File:Pontius Pilate's wife.jpg, St. Claudia Procula, wife of

. File:Capitolina and Eroteis of Cappadocia (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyrs Capitolina and Eroteis, of

Cappadocia Cappadocia or Capadocia (; tr, Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revo ...

. File:Nestor-Nikolaos-Kasnitzi.jpg, Martyr Nestor of Thessaloniki. File:Namacius Cl-Fd St-Eutrope.jpg, St.

. File:Dimitry of Basarabov.jpg, Saint Demetrius of Basarabov, Bulgaria. File:Alexander Roinashvili. Alexandre Oqropiridze and Leonide Oqropiridze. 1890.jpg, St. Alexandre Oqropiridze
and his nephew Leonide Oqropiridze. File:Андрей Смоленский.jpg, St. Andrew, Prince of Smolensk.

Notes

References

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
November 9 / October 27
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
October 27
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. 80. *

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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. p. 331. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
27 Οκτωβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
27/10/2017
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Russian Sources *

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

Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. {{DEFAULTSORT:October 27 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) October in the Eastern Orthodox calendar