October 6 Events Pre-1600 * 105 BC – Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio accelerates the Marian reforms of the Roman army of the mid-Republic. * 69 BC – Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdue Armenia. *A ...

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 8 Events Pre-1600 * 314 – Constantine I defeats Roman Emperor Licinius, who loses his European territories. * 451 – The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins. * 876 – Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger preven ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 20 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 October 7th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

September 24 Events Pre-1600 *787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia. *1568 – Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near ...

Saints

* Hieromartyrs Julian the Presbyter, and Caesarius the Deacon, at

Terracina Terracina is an Italian city and ''comune'' of the province of Latina, located on the coast southeast of Rome on the Via Appia ( by rail). The site has been continuously occupied since antiquity. History Ancient times Terracina appears in anci ...

(1st century or 268)October 7/20
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
7 Οκτωβρίου
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'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. * Hieromartyr Eusebius the Priest and martyr Felix, at Terracina (1st century or 268)Great Synaxaristes:
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Λεόντιος ὁ Ὑπατικὸς, Εὐσέβιος ὁ Πρεσβύτερος καὶ Φήλιξ
'' 7 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Saint Leontius the Governor, at Terracina (1st century or 268) * Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (287)October 20 / October 7
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. (''see also:

- Greek'') * Martyrs

Sergius and Bacchus Sergius (or Serge) and Bacchus were fourth-century Roman Christian soldiers revered as martyrs and military saints by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Their feast day is 7 October. According to their hagiography, S ...

, in Syria (290-303) * Hieromartyr Polychronius, Priest, of Gamphanitus (4th century) * Ten companions with Hieromartyr Polychronius (4th century): :* Saints Parmenias, Polyteleios, Elymos, Mocius, Chrysotelis, Maximus, Luke, Obadiah, Semnios and Olympiada.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Justina of Padua Justina of Padua ( it, Santa Giustina di Padova) is a Christian saint and a patroness of Padua. Her feast day is October 7. She is often confused with Justina of Antioch. She was devoted to religion from her earliest years and took the vow of per ...

, a virgin-martyr 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 under Diocletian (c. 300)October 7
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs

Marcellus and Apuleius Marcellus and Apuleius were third- or fourth-century martyrs who were inserted in the General Roman Calendar in the 13th century. They were recognized as saints by the Catholic Church, with 7 October as their feast day. Apuleius is considered pure ...

, in Capua in Italy. * Saint

Mark Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * F ...

, Pope of Rome (336) * Saint Canog (''Cynog''), martyred by barbarians in

Merthyr Cynog Merthyr Cynog is a hamlet and a community in the modern county of Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Brecknockshire. The population of the community at the 2011 Census was 245. The Welsh name signifies the 'shrine of Cynog'. The grade II* li ...

(c.492) * Saint

Dubthach the First Dubthach is a masculine personal name in early Ireland. It may refer to: * Dubthach Dóeltenga, a character in the Ulster Cycle, ally of Fergus * Dubthach maccu Lugair, legendary Irish poet and lawyer in the time of St Patrick * Dubthach the Fir ...

, Archbishop of Armagh in Ireland from 497 (513) * Saint

Palladius of Saintes Palladius or more often in French Pallais was a 6th-century bishop of Saintes. According to Gregory of Tours, the family of Palladius was wealthy, and had produced several bishops and teachers throughout the 5th century in Gaul. Palladius plott ...

Bishop of Saintes The former French diocese of Saintes existed from the 6th century to the French Revolution. Its bishops had their see in the cathedral of Saintes in western France, in the modern department of Charente-Maritime. After the Concordat of 1801, the ...

in France (c.590) * Saint Augustus, Abbot of Bourges in France and a friend of St Germanus of Paris (6th century) * Saint Helanus, priest, in the diocese of Rheims in France (6th century) * Martyr

Osyth Osgyth (or Osyth; died 700 AD) was an English saint. She is primarily commemorated in the village of Saint Osyth, Essex, near Colchester. Alternative spellings of her name include Sythe, Othith and Ositha. Born of a noble family, she founded ...

(''Osith''), Princess of Chich, England (c. 700) * Saint Adalgis,

Bishop of Novara The Diocese of Novara ( la, Dioecesis Novariensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

. * Venerable Sergius the Obedient of the

Kiev Caves Monastery Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

(13th century) * Venerable Sergius of Nurma in

Vologda Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population: The city serves as a major transport hu ...

, Abbot (1412), disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh. * Venerable Joseph, Elder and Wonderworker, of

Khevi Khevi ( ka, ხევი) is a small historical-geographic area in northeastern Georgia. It is included in the modern-day Kazbegi district, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region (mkhare). Located on the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus mountains, it c ...

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 ...

(1763) * Saint

Jonah of Manchuria Bishop Jonah (secular name Vladimir Pokrovsky, russian: Владимир Покровский; April 17, 1888 – October 20, 1925), was a bishop of Hankou of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR). He served in Northern China in the y ...

, Bishop of Hankou, Manchuria,

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", "thauma ...

(1925)

New Martys and Confessors

* New Hieromartyr Valentine Sventsitsky, Archpriest, of Moscow (1931) * New Hieromartyr Nicholas Kazansky, Priest (1942)

Other commemorations

* Uncovering (1514) of the

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. Martinian of Byelozersk, Abbot of

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (russian: Кирилло-Белозерский монастырь), translated into English as White Lake ranslation of the town name of BeloozeroSt. Cyril's Monastery, used to be the largest monastery and the stron ...

(White Lake) (1483) * Icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness" of the Pskov Caves (1524) *

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 Panagia Nafpaktiotissa (''Virgin of

Nafpaktos Nafpaktos ( el, Ναύπακτος) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, west of the mouth of the river Mornos. It is named for Naupaktos (, Latini ...

'') (1571) * Uncovering of the relics (1906) of St. John Triantaphyllides, the New Chrysostom and Merciful, of Chaldia in Asia Minor (1903)
Saint John Triantaphyllides, the New Chrysostom and Merciful (+1903)
'' Mystagogy Resource Center. June 13, 2016.

Icon gallery

File:Sergebac7thcentury.jpg, Martyrs

. File:Sergius and Bacchus (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus. File:Pelagia of Tarsus (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus. File:Saint Polychronius.jpg, Hieromartyr Polychronius. File:Saint Jean l'Ermite Jeremiah Palladas.JPG, Vernable John the Hermit and 98 Venerable Fathers of

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

. File:Иона (Покровский).jpg, St.

, Bishop of Hankou. File:Свенцицкий Валентин Павлович.jpg, New Hieromartyr Valentine Sventsitsky. File:Pherapont and Martinian icon.jpg, Sts. Ferapont and Martinian, of

. File:Umilenie.jpg, Icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness" of the Pskov Caves File:PERGAMHNH.jpg, An 11th-century parchment showing the "Virgin of Nafpaktos". File:Saints Serge et Bacchus Sainte Justine de Padoue Michael Damaskinos.JPG, Sts.

and

(''By Damaskinos, commemorating the naval victory at Lepanto'')

Notes

References

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October 7
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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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 7 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) October in the Eastern Orthodox calendar