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 ...

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 10 Events Pre-1600 * 680 – The Battle of Karbala marks the Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali. * 732 – Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France. *1471 – Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 22 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 9th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

September 26 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus. * 715 – Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. *1087 – William II is crown ...

Saints

* Righteous Forefather

Abraham Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jew ...

and his nephew righteous

Lot Lot or LOT or The Lot or ''similar'' may refer to: Common meanings Areas * Land lot, an area of land * Parking lot, for automobiles *Backlot, in movie production Sets of items *Lot number, in batch production *Lot, a set of goods for sale togethe ...

(c. 2000 B.C.)October 9/22
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
9 Οκτωβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (1st century) * Saint

Demetrius Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumit ...

Bishop of Alexandria The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation "pope" (etymologically "Father", like "Abbot"). The Alexandrian episcopate was revered as one of the three major episco ...

(231)October 22 / October 9
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Saint Publia the

Confessor Confessor is a title used within Christianity in several ways. Confessor of the Faith Its oldest use is to indicate a saint who has suffered persecution and torture for the faith but not to the point of death.Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ� ...

(361-363)9 октября по старому стилю / 22 октября по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). ''(see also:

September 5 Events Pre-1600 * 917 – Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu. * 1367 – Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava * 1590 – Alexander Farnese's army forces Hen ...

October 12 Events Pre-1600 * 539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon, ending the Babylonian empire. (Julian calendar) * 633 – Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed by an alliance u ...

)'' * Venerables Andronicus and his wife St. Athanasia, of Egypt (6th century) (''see also:

March 2 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his ''bucellarii'' are almost cut o ...

'') * Saint Peter of Galatia (9th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyr Dionysius (''Denis, Dennis, Denys''),

Bishop of Paris The Archdiocese of Paris (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Parisiensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Paris'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is one of twenty-three archdioceses in France ...

, with his companions Rusticus and Eleutherius (c. 258)October 9
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint

Domninus of Fidenza Saint Domninus of Fidenza ( it, San Donnino di Fidenza) is an Italian Catholic saint. According to tradition, he died in 304 AD and was a native of Parma. The cathedral at Fidenza (a town once called ''Borgo San Donnino'') is dedicated to him. T ...

(''Donnino''), martyr (304) * Saint Gislenus (''Ghislain, Guislain''), a confessor and anchorite in Belgium (680) * Saints Lambert and Valerius (''Bellère, Beriher''), disciples of St Gislenus in Belgium and the north of France (c. 680) * Saint Geminus, A monk at San Paterniano de

Fano Fano is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by popula ...

in Umbria, Italy (c. 815) * Saint Savin (''Sabinus''), venerated as one of the Apostles of the

Lavedan The Lavedan (; in Gascon eth/lo Lavedan, /et/lu laβedã/), or occasionally vallées des Gaves, denotes a mountainous natural region of France, located at the heart of the Pyrénées, and forms a group of valleys upstream of Lourdes. The Lavedan ...

, in the

Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C ...

, France (c. 820) * Saint Deusdedit, a monk at

Montecassino Monte Cassino (today usually spelled Montecassino) is a rocky hill about southeast of Rome, in the Latin Valley, Italy, west of Cassino and at an elevation of . Site of the Roman town of Casinum, it is widely known for its abbey, the first h ...

in Italy, chosen abbot about the year 830 (836) * Saint Gunther of Bohemia, a Bohemian hermit (1045)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Blessed

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...

, King of Serbia (1427) * Saint Stephen the Blind, King of Serbia (1468)

New Martys and Confessors

* New Hieromartyrs Constantine Sukhov and Peter Vyatkin, Priests (1918) * New Hieromartyr Constantine Aksenov, Priest (1937)

Other commemorations

* Icon of the Most Holy

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 " ...

"Korsun" (Cherson) (988) * Icon of the Most Holy

"Assuage My Sorrow" (12th century) * Glorification (1989) of New Hiero-confessor Tikhon (Bellavin),

Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia The Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' (russian: Патриарх Московский и всея Руси, translit=Patriarkh Moskovskij i vseja Rusi), also known as the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, is the official title of the Bishop of Mo ...

(1925)
09/10/2017
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. (''see also:

'') * Uncovering of the relics (1997) of New Hiero-confessor Sebastian (Fomin), Archimandrite, of Optina and Karaganda (1966) * Uncovering of the relics (2007) of St. Job (Kundrya), Archimandrite, of Malaya Ugolka, Carpatho-Russia (1985)
СОСТОЯЛОСЬ ЗАСЕДАНИЕ СВЯЩЕННОГО СИНОДА УКРАИНСКОЙ ПРАВОСЛАВНОЙ ЦЕРКВИ
'' Православие.Ru. Киев, 15 апреля 2009 г. (''see also:

July 15 Events Pre-1600 *484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome * 70 – First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. ( 17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar). * 756 – ...

'')

Icon gallery

File:John in Korovniki church - patriarch 09 Abraham (c. 1654, Yaroslavl).jpg, Patriarch

. File:Saint James the Less (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus. File:Publia (Poplia) the Confessor and Deaconess of Antioch (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Saint Publia the Confessor, Deaconess, of Antioch. File:Juventinus and Maximinus (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyrs Juventinus and Maximinus, soldiers, at

Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, ''Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou'', Learned ; also Syrian Antioch) grc-koi, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπ� ...

. File:Saint Maxim.jpg, Martyr Maximinus (Maxym), soldier. File:Master of Sir John Fastolf, Saint Denis Holding His Head - Getty Museum.jpg, Hieromartyr Dionysius,

. File:Gunther of Bohemia.jpg, St. Gunther of Bohemia, tombstone effigy. File:Stefan Lazarevic-freska.JPG, Blessed

, King of Serbia. File:Our Lady of Korsun.jpeg, Icon of the Most Holy

"Korsun" (Cherson). File:Sevastian.jpg, Reliquary containing the relics of New Hiero-confessor Sebastian (Fomin).

Notes

References

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HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
October 9
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9 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. {{DEFAULTSORT:October 9 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) October in the Eastern Orthodox calendar