October 29 Events Pre-1600 * 312 – Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand '' adventus'' in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber ...

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 31 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor. * 683 – During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down. * 802 – Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspi ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 12 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 30th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

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 ...

Saints

* ''Apostle

Cleopas Cleopas (Greek Κλεόπας, ''Kleopas''), also spelled Cleophas, was a figure of early Christianity, one of the two disciples who encountered Jesus during the Road to Emmaus appearance According to the Gospel of Luke, the road to Emmaus ap ...

of the

Seventy 70 (seventy) is the natural number following 69 and preceding 71. In mathematics 70 is: * a sphenic number because it factors as 3 distinct primes. * a Pell number. * the seventh pentagonal number. * the fourth tridecagonal number. * the fif ...

, brother of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed'' (1st century)October 30/November 12
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * ''Apostles Tertius (Terence)'', ''Mark'', ''

Justus Justus (died on 10 November between 627 and 631) was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arrivin ...

'', ''and

Artemas Saint Artemas of Lystra ( el, Ἀρτεμᾶς) was a biblical figure. He is mentioned in Paul's Epistle to Titus (). He is believed to have served as the Bishop of Lystra, and to have been one of the Seventy Disciples The seventy disciples or ...

'', ''of the

Seventy Disciples 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) Συναξαριστής.
30 Οκτωβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Hieromartyr Marcian, Bishop of Syracuse (2nd century) ''(see also:

February 9 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. * 1539 – The first recorded race is hel ...

)'' * Virgin-martyr Apollonia of Alexandria the deaconess (''parthénos presbytis''), and those with her in Alexandria (249)
Αγία Απολλωνία, η Παρθένος και Πρεσβύτης, και οι συν αυτή εν Αλεξάνδρεια Μάρτυρες
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. ''(see also:

)'' * Martyrs Alexander, Cronion, Julian, Macarius, and 13 companions, at Alexandria (250)Great Synaxaristes:
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κοϊντᾶς, Μήτρας, Νεμεσίων, Πτολεμαῖος, Θεόφιλος, Ἰγένης, Ἰσίδωρος, Κλαύδιος, Ἐπίμαχος, Εὐτρόπιος, Ζήνων, Ἤρων, Ἄμμων, Ἀτῆρ, Βήσας, Διόσκουρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Κρονίων, Ἰουλιανός, Μακάριος καὶ ἄλλοι 13 Μάρτυρες
'' 30 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Martyr Eutropia of Alexandria (250) * ''Hieromartyr Zenobius, Bishop of Aegae in

Cilicia Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...

, and his sister Zenobia'' (285) * Martyrs Claudius, Asterius, Neon and Neonilla, siblings, of Laranda in

, by beheading (c. 288) ''(see also:

)'' * Martyr Manuel (''Emmanuel''). * Martyr Dometios of Phrygia, by the sword.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. 81. ''(see also:

March 23 Events Pre-1600 *1400 – The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official. *1540 – Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of ...

)'' * Martyr Demios, the former executioner. ''(see also: March 25)'' * Holy Nine Martyrs. * Saint Asterius, Metropolitan of Amasea (before 431) * Venerable Therapon, Ascetic and Wonderworker of Lythrodontas, Cyprus (c. 7th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Marcellus of Tangier Saint Marcellus of Tangier or Saint Marcellus the Centurion ( es, San Marcelo) (c. mid 3rd century – 298 AD) was a Roman centurion who is today venerated as a martyr-saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day i ...

, a Roman

centurion A centurion (; la, centurio , . la, centuriones, label=none; grc-gre, κεντυρίων, kentyríōn, or ) was a position in the Roman army during classical antiquity, nominally the commander of a century (), a military unit of around 80 ...

in Tangier in North Africa (298)October 30
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saints Claudius, Lupercus and Victorius, three brothers, sons of the centurion St

, martyred in Léon in Spain under Diocletian (c. 300) * Saint

Saturninus of Cagliari Saint Saturninus of Cagliari ( it, San Saturnino, Saturno) is venerated as the patron saint of Cagliari. According to Christian tradition, Saturninus was a local martyr –that is, he was killed at Cagliari by order of governor Barbarus.

, a martyr in Cagliari in Sardinia under Diocletian, beheaded during a pagan festival of Jupiter (303) * Saint

Theonestus Saint Theonistus (''Theonist, Teonesto, Thaumastus, Thaumastos, Theonestus, Thonistus, Onistus, Teonisto, Tonisto'') is a saint venerated by the Catholic Church. Theonistus is venerated with two companions, Tabra and Tabratha (also ''Tabraham and ...

, by tradition Bishop of

Philippi Philippi (; grc-gre, Φίλιπποι, ''Philippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides ( grc-gre, Κρηνῖδες, ''Krenides'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colon ...

, later martyred in Altino in Italy (425) * Martyrs of North-West Africa. * Saint Arilda of Oldbury, virgin-martyr in Gloucestershire, England (c. 5th century) * Saint Eutropia, a holy woman who lived in Auvergne in France (5th century) * Saint Lucanus, a martyr in Lagny in France, where his relics were enshrined (5th century) * Saint

Germanus of Capua Germanus (died 541) was the bishop of Capua from 519 or shortly before until his death. He played a major role in bringing to an end the Acacian schism, the first major schism that divided the Christian church between east and west. After his dea ...

Bishop of Capua The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua ( la, Archidioecesis Capuana) is an archdiocese (originally a suffragan bishopric) of the Roman Catholic Church in Capua, in Campania, Italy, but its archbishop no longer holds metropolitan rank and has no ...

and a friend of St Benedict (c. 545) * Saint Talarican, probably Pictish, St Talarican was a bishop in Scotland and several churches were dedicated to him (8th century) * Saint Herbert (''Haberne, Herbern''), Abbot of Marmoutier and later

Archbishop of Tours The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tours (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Turonensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Tours'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The archdiocese has roots that go back to the 3rd cent ...

in France (916) * Saint Ethelnoth, called 'the Good' and famed for his wisdom, was a monk at Glastonbury, became thirty-second

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 ...

(1038) * Saint Nanterius (''Nantier, Nantère''), Abbot of

Saint Mihiel Abbey Saint-Mihiel Abbey is an ancient Benedictine abbey situated in the town of Saint-Mihiel, near Verdun in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The benedictine abbey was built in 708 or 709 by a Count Wulfoalde and his wife Ada ...

in Lorraine in France (1044)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint

Joseph I Galesiotes Joseph I Galesiotes ( el, Ἰωσὴφ Α´ Γαλησιώτης; ? – 23 March 1283) was a Byzantine monk who served twice as Patriarch of Constantinople, from 1266 to 1275 and from 1282 until shortly before his death in 1283. He is most notabl ...

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 ...

(1283)November 12 / October 30
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Saint

Stephen Milutin Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Stefan Milutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Милутин, Stefan Milutin), was the King of Serbia between 1282&nd ...

, King of Serbia (1320), his brother St. Dragutin (monk Theoctistus) (1316), and their mother St.

Helen Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, ...

(1306)12 ноября (30 октября)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Martyr Jotham Zedginidze, near

Lake Paravani __NOTOC__ Paravani lake ( ka, ფარავნის ტბა; hy, Փարվանա (Parvana)) is a volcanic lake in Georgia, located in Javakheti Plateau between Abul-Samsari and Javakheti Ranges. Geography and hydrography Paravani Lake is lo ...

, Georgia (1465) * Saint St Eutropia (Isayenkova) of Kherson, Nun in Crimea, aged 105 years (1968)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Nicanor (Kudriavtsev) bishop of Bogoroditsk (1923) * New Hieromartyr Eugene (Zernov), Metropolitan of Gorkovsky (Nizhni Novgorod) (1935) * New Hieromartyr Leonid Vinogradov, Priest (1941) * New Hieromartyr Matthew Kazarin, Protodeacon of Alma Ata (1942)30 октября по старому стилю / 12 ноября по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2015 год. * New Hiero-confessor

Varnava Nastić Saint Varnava the New Confessor ( sr, Свети Варнава Нови Исповедник; 31 January 1914 – 12 November 1964) was the titular bishop of Hvosno and a saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church. His feast is October 30 on Julian C ...

of Bosnia, Bishop of Hvosno (1964)

Other commemorations

* Finding of the relics of Great-martyr Stephen-Urosh III of Decani, Serbia (1338) * Icon of the Mother of God of Ozeryanka (16th century) * Uncovering of the relics of St. Agafangel (Preobrazhensky), Metropolitan of Yaroslavl, Confessor of the Faith (1998) * Uncovering of the relics (2009) of St. Eutropia (Isayenkova) of Kherson (1968)
В ХЕРСОНСКОЙ ЕПАРХИИ ОБРЕТЕНЫ МОЩИ МОНАХИНИ ЕВТРОПИИ (ИСАЕНКОВОЙ)
'' Pravoslavie.ru. Херсон, 17 ноября 2009 г. * Repose of Archimandrite Boris (Kholchev) of Tashkent (1971)

Icon gallery

File:Joseph von Führich 001.jpg, Apostle

of the

. File:110525 Pinerolo Duomo di Pinerolo CS (117).JPG, Virgin-martyr Apollonia of Alexandria. File:Menologion of Basil 015.jpg, Martyr Eutropia of Alexandria. File:Marcellus Cassian.jpg, St

and

Cassian of Tangier Saint Cassian of Tangier (or of Tangiers or of Tingis) was a Christian saint of the 3rd century. He is traditionally said to have been beheaded on 3 December, AD 298, during the reign of Diocletian. The ''Passion'' of Saint Cassian is appended to ...

. File:Milutinst.jpg, St.

, King of Serbia. File:Fresco of Stefan Dragutin, Arilje.jpg, St.

Stephen Dragutin of Serbia Stefan Dragutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Драгутин, hu, Dragutin István; 1244 – 12 March 1316) was King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282. From 1282, he ruled a separate kingdom which included northern Serbia, and (from 1284) the neig ...

(monk Theoctistus). File:Helen of Anjou and her son King Milutin, Gračanica.jpg, St.

and her son, King Milutin. File:Bishop Eugene Zernov.jpg, New Hieromartyr Eugene (Zernov), Metropolitan of Gorkovsky (Nizhni Novgorod). File:Варнава (Настич).jpg, New Hiero-confessor

of Bosnia, Bishop of Hvosno. File:Stefan Decanski ktitor.jpg, Great-martyr Stephen-Urosh III of Decani, Serbia. File:Озерянская икона Божьей матери.Харьков.jpg, Icon of the Mother of God of Ozeryanka. File:Митрополит Агафангел (Преображенский).jpg, St. Agafangel (Preobrazhensky), Metropolitan of Yaroslavl.

Notes

References

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
November 12 / October 30
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
October 30
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. 81. *

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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. 333-334. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 518–519. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
30 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
30 Οκτωβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
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'' 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 2015 год. {{DEFAULTSORT:October 30 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) October in the Eastern Orthodox calendar