October 19 Events Pre-1600 *202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage. * 439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in Nor ...

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 21 Events Pre-1600 *1096 – A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade. *1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of A ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 2 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 20th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

October 7 Events Pre-1600 * 3761 BC – The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar. * 1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. * 1477 ...

Saints

* Martyrs Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine, Germanus, Nicephorus and Antoninus Συναξαριστής.
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November 12 Events Pre-1600 * 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. *1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros. * 13 ...

'') * Virgin-martyr Manatho (''Maratho''), burned alive in Scythopolis in

Syria Palaestina Syria Palaestina (literally, "Palestinian Syria";Trevor Bryce, 2009, ''The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia''Roland de Vaux, 1978, ''The Early History of Israel'', Page 2: "After the revolt of Bar Cochba in 135 ...

(c. 286-305) (''see also:

'') * Martyrs Aborsam (''Eboras'') and Senoe (''Eunos''), of Persia (c. 341)November 2 / October 20
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). ''(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 ...

)'' * Saint

Barsabias Saint Barsabias (d. 342) was an abbot and missionary who was martyred in Persia. His feast day is 20 October. Monks of Ramsgate's account The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate, in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921) wrote, Butler's account ...

, abbot and missionary who was martyred in Persia (342) * Great-martyr

Artemius Artemius ( la, Flavius Artemius; grc, Ἀρτέμιος; died 362) or Shalliṭā ( syc, ܫܠܝܛܐ) was a general of the Roman Empire and ''dux Aegypti'' or imperial prefect of Roman Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Catholic and the Ortho ...

, at Antioch (362)Great Synaxaristes:
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρτέμιος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας
'' 20 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Venerable Basil of

Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the Bl ...

, Bishop of Trabzon (early 10th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Maximus of Aquila Saint Maximus of Aveia (d. ca. 250 AD) (sometimes also known as ''Saint Maximus of Aquila'') is one of the patron saints of L'Aquila, Italy. He was born in Aveia, nowadays known as Fossa (Italy), Fossa. A deacon, he was martyred for his faith. T ...

, a zealous deacon of Aquila, who was martyred by being thrown off an overhanging cliff under Decius (250)October 20
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint

Felician of Foligno Felician(us) of Foligno ( it, San Feliciano di Foligno) (c. 160 – c. 250) is the patron saint of Foligno. Biography According to Christian tradition, he was born in ''Forum Flaminii'' (present-day San Giovanni Profiamma), on the Via Flaminia, o ...

Bishop of Foligno The Diocese of Foligno ( la, Dioecesis Fulginatensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Umbria, Italy. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pe ...

, martyr (251) * Martyrs Martha, Saula and Companions, martyrs in Cologne in Germany. * Saint

Caprasius of Agen Saint Caprasius of Agen (french: Saint Caprais) is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint of the fourth century. Relics associated with him were discovered at Agen in the fifth century.Alban Butler, David Hugh Farmer, Paul Burns, ''Butler' ...

, martyr (303) * Saint

Irene of Tomar Saint Irene of Tomar ( pt, Santa Iria) (c.635 – c.653) was a Christian who was martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal. Her parents, wishing to protect her, sent her to a convent school and a private tutor. The only times she left her hous ...

, a nun martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal, honoured especially in Santarém (653) * Saint Sindulf of Rheims, a hermit in Aussonce near Rheims in France, Confessor (660) * Saints Bradan and Orora, two saints venerated in the

Isle of Man ) , anthem = "O Land of Our Birth" , image = Isle of Man by Sentinel-2.jpg , image_map = Europe-Isle_of_Man.svg , mapsize = , map_alt = Location of the Isle of Man in Europe , map_caption = Location of the Isle of Man (green) in Europe ...

(c. 7th century) * Saint

Acca of Hexham Acca of Hexham ( 660 – 740/742) was an early medieval Northumbrian prelate, serving as bishop of Hexham from 709 until 732, and subsequently commemorated as a Christian saint. Life Born in Northumbria, Acca first served in the household of B ...

Bishop of Hexham The Bishop of Hexham was an episcopal title which took its name after the market town of Hexham in Northumberland, England. The title was first used by the Anglo-Saxons in the 7th and 9th centuries, and then by the Roman Catholic Church sinc ...

in England, Confessor (c. 740)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. 507-508. * Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, St Rupert's successor as Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

(717-745) * Saint Aidan,

Bishop of Mayo The Bishop of Mayo was an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which took its name after Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo in Ireland. After the English Reformation, Reformation, the title was briefly used by the Church of Ireland until 1559 and by the Roman ...

in Ireland (768) * Saint Bernard of

Bagnorea Bagnoregio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio, located about northwest of Rome and about north of Viterbo. History The current main town was in ancient times a suburb of the hill town in ...

(of Castro), Bishop of Vulcia in Tuscany, Italy (c. 800) * Saint

Aderald Aderald (died 1004) was a canon and archdeacon of Troyes, France, from where he led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He brought back a piece of the Holy Sepulchre, and founded a monastery named after it—Saint-Sépulcre—in Villacerf. He was ...

, an

Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

, who led a

pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...

to the

Holy Land The Holy Land; Arabic: or is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. The term "Holy ...

, and built the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre at Samblières (1004)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable

Matrona of Chios Saint Matrona of Chios (also called "Saint Matrona Chiopolitis") was born during the 15th century in the village of Volissos on the island of Chios, Greece. This is the same village in which St. Markella was martyred in 1462. The Church celebrates ...

the

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 ...

(1462) * Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola (1545)20 октября по старому стилю / 2 ноября по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. * Venerable Theodosius, Hieromonk of

Svyatogorsk Sviatohirsk ( uk, Святогі́рськ, ) is a city in the northern part of the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. A part of the Sloviansk Municipality, it stands on the banks of the Seversky Donets River, Siverskyi Donets River, from the city of Sl ...

Monastery (1850)

New Martys and Confessors

* New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village,

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...

(1918) * New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr (1937) * New Hieromartyrs Zosima Pepenin, John Ganchev, John Rechkin, John Rodionov, Nicholas Figurov, Leonid Nikolsky, John Talızin and Alexander Orlov, Priests (1937) * New Hieromartyrs Michael Isaev and Peter Kravets, Deacons (1937)2 ноября (20 октября)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * New Martyr Paul Bocharov (1937) * Venerable

Gabriel (Urgebadze) Father Gabriel ( ka, მამა გაბრიელი, tr), born Goderdzi Urgebadze (; 26 August 1929 – 2 November 1995) was a Georgian Orthodox monk venerated for his dedicated monastic life and piety. With many miracles ascribed to him, ...

, Archimandrite of

Samtavro Monastery Samtavro Monastery ( ka, სამთავროს მონასტერი) is a Georgian Orthodox Christian monastery complex that combines Samtavro Transfiguration Church and Nunnery of St. Nino in Mtskheta, Georgia (country), Georgia. Bui ...

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 ...

, Confessor and

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 soci ...

(1995)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics (1581) of Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic (1579) * Translation of the relics (1814) of New Monk-martyr

Ignatius of Bulgaria Ignatius ( bg, Игнатий) was a Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the 13th century during the rule of Emperor Konstantin Tih (r. 1257–1277). He is listed as the fourth Patriarch presiding over the Bulgarian Church from Tarnovo ...

and

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 ...

from Constantinople to Mount Athos (1814) * Translation of the relics (1979) of Venerable Gregory (Kallides) of Herakleia (1925)
Saint Gregory Kallides of Herakleia (+ 1925)
'' Mystagogy. July 30, 2014. Retrieved: 14 March, 2017. * Uncovering of the relics (2012) of New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov),

Bishop of Belgorod The Diocese of Belgorod and Stary Oskol (russian: Белгородская и Старооскольская епархия) is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. History The bishop of Belgorod 1244 was a certain Peter who served as vic ...

(1918) (''see also:

October 22 Events Pre-1600 * 451 – The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council. * 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (no ...

'') * Repose of Abbot Theodosius (Popov) of

Optina Monastery The Optina Pustyn (russian: Óптина пýстынь, literally ''Opta's hermitage'') is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia. In the 19th century, the Optina was the most important spiritual centre of the Russian Ortho ...

(1903) * Repose of Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg (1995)

Icon gallery

File:Artemios.jpg, Great-martyr

of Antioch. File:Artemius of Antioch (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Great-martyr

of Antioch. File:Craponne-sur-Arzon Église Saint-Caprais4.JPG, St.

, martyr. File:Santa-Iria.jpg, Saint

, virgin-martyr. File:Saint Matrona of Chios.jpg, St.

. File:Artemy of Verkola.jpeg, Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola. File:Любомудров Николай Иванович.jpg, New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village,

. File:Епископ Герман (Коккель).jpg, New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr. File:Monk Gabriel-4.jpg, Venerable

, Archimandrite of

. File:Никодим (Кононов).jpg, New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov),

Notes

References

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October 20
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. 78. *

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'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 507–508. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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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 20 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) October in the Eastern Orthodox calendar