October 27 Events Pre-1600 * 312 – Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. * 1275 – Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam. * 1524 – French troops lay siege to Pavia. * 1553 – Condemned as ...

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 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 ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 10 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 28th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

October 15 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later. * 1211 ...

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

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, at the Blachernae church in

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(911). (''see also:

October 1 Events Pre-1600 * 331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. * 366 – Pope Damasus I is consecrated. * 959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig. ...

- traditional date'')

Saints

* Martyrs Terence and Neonilla, of Syria, and their children (249):October 28/November 10
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). :* Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus, Bele, and Eunice * Great-martyr

Paraskevi of Iconium Saint Paraskevi of Iconium (also known as ''Paraskeva Pyatnitsa'') is venerated as a Christian virgin martyr. According to Christian tradition, she was born to a rich family of Iconium. Her parents were Christian, and Paraskevi was named as ...

(3rd century) * Venerable Saints Firmilian, Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (c. 269), and Malchion, priest of Antioch (late 3rd century) * Hieromartyr

Cyriacus Cyriacus ( el, Ἅγιος Κυριακός, fl. 303 AD), sometimes Anglicized as Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the Diocletianic Persecution. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them marty ...

Chorepiscopus A chorbishop is a rank of Christian clergy below bishop. The name chorepiscope or chorepiscopus (plural chorepiscopi) is taken from the Greek and means "rural bishop". History Chorepiscopi are first mentioned by Eusebius as existing in the seco ...

of Jerusalem, and his mother, Martyr Anna (both 363) (''see also:''

October 18 Events Pre-1600 * 33 – Heartbroken by the deaths of her sons Nero and Drusus, and banished to the island of Pandateria by Tiberius, Agrippina the Elder dies of self-inflicted starvation. * 320 – Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philos ...

) * Venerable Diomedes the Young, of Cyprus,

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 ...

(c. 4th century) * Saint Abramius of Ephesus, Bishop of Ephesus (6th century) * Saint Febronia (632), daughter of Emperor Heraclius. * Venerable Stephen of Mar Sabbas monastery in Palestine, hymnographer (807) * Saint John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (532) (''See also:

October 3 Events Pre-1600 * 2457 BC – Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day. * 52 BC – Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Juliu ...

- Greek'') * Hieromartyr Neophytus, bishop of

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, Georgia (7th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Terence, Africanus, Maximus, Pompeius, and 36 others, at Carthage (250) ''(see also:

March 13 Events Pre-1600 *624 – The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. *1567 – The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War. *1591 – At the Battle of Tond ...

April 5 Events Pre-1600 * 823 – Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I. * 919 – The second Fatimid invasion of Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, sets out from Raqqada at the head of his a ...

April 10 Events Pre-1600 * 428 – Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. * 837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). * 1407 ...

)'' * Martyrs Anastasia and Cyril, early martyrs in Rome (c. 253)October 28
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. ''(see also:

- East)'' * Martyr Cyrilla, the daughter of St Tryphonia (c. 268) * Martyr

Fidelis of Como Fidelis may refer to: ;People: * ''See Fidelis (name)'' ;Places: * Fidelis, Florida, an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. * São Fidélis, a municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * ...

, an Italian soldier-saint, martyred in Lombardy under Maximian Herculeus (304) * Saint Honoratus of Vercelli,

Bishop of Vercelli The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli (in Latin, ''Archidioecesis Vercellensis'') is a Latin rite Metropolitan see in northern Italy, one of the two archdioceses which, together with their suffragan dioceses, form the ecclesiastical region ...

(c. 415) * Saint Ferrutius of Mainz, Germany. * Saint Salvius (''Saire''), a hermit in France who lived at the place now called

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after him (6th century) *

Saint Faro Saint Faro (or Burgundofaro; died 675 AD), Count of Guînes, was bishop of Meaux. The family to which Faro belonged is known as the Faronids and is named after him. He is canonized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Chur ...

Bishop of Meaux The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meaux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Meldensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Meaux'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the entire department of Seine-et-Marne. It was suff ...

in France (626), he greatly encouraged monasticism, confessor (675) * Saint

Godwin of Stavelot Saint Godwin of Stavelot was a Benedictine abbot of the monastery of Stavelot-Malmedy, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by ...

, Abbot of the monastery of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium (c. 690) * Saint Dorbheneus (''Dorbhene''),

Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, until the Synod of ...

(713) * Saint Anglinus, tenth Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy near Liège in Belgium (c. 768) * Saint Alberic, Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium (779) * Saint

Remigius of Lyon Remigius (died October 28, 875) was archbishop of Lyon. He worked closely with his predecessor, Archbishop Amulo, Amulo of Lyons, before his elevation to the episcopate on March 31, 852. He played a prominent part in French ecclesiastical history. ...

Archbishop of Lyons The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Lyon''), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Archbishops ...

in France (875) * Saint Eadsin (''Eadsige''), thirty-third Archbishop of

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

, England, who Crowned King

Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor ; la, Eduardus Confessor , ; ( 1003 – 5 January 1066) was one of the last Anglo-Saxon English kings. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 to 1066. Edward was the son of Æth ...

(1050)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Arsenius of Srem, Archbishop of Serbia (1266) * Venerable

Athanasius I Athanasius I may refer to: * Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 293 – 373), also called Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria, Christian theologian * Athanasius I Gammolo (died 631), Syriac Patriarch of Antioch * Athanasius I (bishop of Naples) (830–872) * ...

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 ...

(

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 ...

) (1340) ''(see also:

October 24 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius. * 1260 – Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. * 1360 – The Treaty ...

)'' * Saint Nestor (not the Chronicler) of the

Kiev Caves 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 ...

(14th century) * Righteous Virgin Parasceva of Pirimin on the

Pinega River The Pinega (russian: Пинега) is a river in Verkhnetoyemsky, Pinezhsky, and Kholmogorsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina. It is long, and the area of its basin . Its main tributarie ...

(Arkhangelsk) (16th century) * Venerable

Job of Pochayiv Job of Pochayev (russian: Иов Почаевский; c. 1551 – 28 October 1651), to the world Ivan Ivanovich Zheleza (russian: Иван Иванович Железа), in Great Schema John (russian: Иоанн) was an Eastern Orthodox monk and ...

, Abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev (1651) * Saint Demetrius of Rostov, Metropolitan of Rostov (1709) * New Martyrs Angelis, Manuel, George, and Nicholas, at Rethymno on Crete (1824) * Repose of St. Theophilus,

Fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ ( el, διά Χριστόν σαλότητα, cu, оуродъ, юродъ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting socie ...

, of Kiev (1853) * Venerable

Arsenios the Cappadocian Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian (Greek: Ὅσιος Ἀρσένιος ὁ Καππαδόκης; April 7, 1840 – November 10, 1924), born in Kephalochori, Cappadocia ( el, Κεφαλοχώρι) was a Greek dean and the spiritual father of Elder P ...

(1924)November 10 / October 28
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).28 октября (ст.ст.) 10 ноября 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). (''See also:

November 10 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. * 937 – Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang ...

- Greek'')

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr John Vilensky, Priest of Yaroslavl-Rostov (1918)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. * New Hieromartyr Michael Lektorsky, Archpriest of Kuban (1921)

Other commemorations

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 Shrine of Panagia Eleftherotria ("Our Lady of Deliverance") of

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, Greece. * Synaxis of the Church of Panagia Eleftherotria ("Our Lady of Deliverance") of

Didymoteicho Didymoteicho ( el, Διδυμότειχο, Didymóteicho ) is a city located on the eastern edge of the Evros regional unit of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in northeastern Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town ...

, Greece. * Synaxis of the Icon of Panagia Ponolytrias of

Serres Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe ...

, Greece.
Σύναξη της Παναγίας Πονολύτριας στις Σέρρες
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. 28/10/. * Repose of Elder Epiphanius (Theodoropoulos) of Athens (1989)

Icon gallery

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:St. Paraskeva, with Scenes from Her Life - Tver school.jpg, Scenes from the Life of St. Paraskeva. Russian icon. File:Menologion of Basil 003.jpg, Martyrdom of Cyriacus of Jerusalem and his mother, martyr Anna. File:San Fedele, Como.jpg, The Basilica of San Fedele in Como. File:Saint Arsenije I Sremac.jpeg, Saint Arsenius of Srem, Archbishop of Serbia. File:Jov.jpg, Venerable

, Abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev. File:Dimitry rostovsky 17c.jpg, Saint Demetrius of Rostov, Metropolitan of Rostov. File:Arsenios the Cappadocian († 1924).jpg, Venerable Arsenius of Cappadocia. File:Virgin Mary and Child, Cathedral of Athens.jpg, The Most Holy Theotokos the "ELEFTHEROTRIA"
(the Deliverer), Athens. File:Church in didimoteixo.jpg, Orthodox Church of Panagia Eleftherotria ("Our Lady of Deliverance"), built 1992-94,

, Evros, Greece.

Notes

References

Sources

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
November 10 / October 28
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
October 28
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.

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. 332. * 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. 516–517. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
28 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
28 Οκτωβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
28 октября (ст.ст.) 10 ноября 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:October 28 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) October in the Eastern Orthodox calendar