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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 ...

- Sep. 22 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 4 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 September 21st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

September 8 Events Pre-1600 * 617 – Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty. *1100 – Election of Antipope Theodo ...

Feasts

* Apodosis of the Exaltation of the Cross.September 21/October 4
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
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Saints

* Prophet

Jonah Jonah or Jonas, ''Yōnā'', "dove"; gr, Ἰωνᾶς ''Iōnâs''; ar, يونس ' or '; Latin: ''Ionas'' son of Amittai, is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran, from Gath-hepher of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th cent ...

(8th century BC)
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'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. (''see also:

September 22 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. * 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of th ...

'') * Apostle

Quadratus Quadratus is Latin for square. Quadratus was also a cognomen from the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. It may refer to: People * Lucius Ninnius Quadratus, a tribune of the plebs in 58 BC and a warm friend to Roman Senator Marcus Tullius Cicero * G ...

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 ...

Apologist Apologetics (from Greek , "speaking in defense") is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their beliefs against critics and ...

(c. 130) * Martyr Eusebius of

Phoenicia Phoenicia () was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. The territory of the Phoenician city-states extended and shrank throughout their histor ...

(2nd century) * Holy Six Martyrs, by the sword (298) * Martyr Priscus of

Phrygia In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; grc, Φρυγία, ''Phrygía'' ) was a kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires ...

. * Martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus, Zeno, brothers, with Nestor and Busiris, of Gaza (360-363) * Martyr Bassa of Tyre. * Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and his

Presbyter Presbyter () is an honorific title for Christian clergy. The word derives from the Greek ''presbyteros,'' which means elder or senior, although many in the Christian antiquity would understand ''presbyteros'' to refer to the bishop functioning as ...

Andrew (730)October 4 / September 21
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). ''(see also:

September 20 Events Pre-1600 * 1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland. *1066 – At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin. * 1187 – Saladin ...

)'' * Venerable Jonah the Sabbaite, the Presbiter (9th century), father of Sts. Theophanes the Hymnographer and Theodore Graptus (''see also:

'') * Venerables Isaacius (''Akakios'') and Meletius, Bishops of Sitis (''Σίτης'') in Cyprus.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Alexander, a bishop in the neighbourhood of Rome (2nd century)September 21
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Pamphilus, a martyr in Rome. * Saint

Mabyn Mabyn, also known as Mabena, Mabon, etc., was a medieval Cornish saint. According to local Cornish tradition she was one of the many children of Brychan, king of Brycheiniog in Wales in the 5th century. The village and civil parish of St Mabyn ...

(''Mabena''), a Cornish saint (6th century) * Saint Gerulfus (''Gerulph''), a saint of Flanders (c. 746) * Saint Maura, a holy virgin in Troyes, she reposed at the age of twenty-three after a life of prayer and good works (850)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Daniel, founder of Shuzhgorsk Monastery, Belozersk (16th century) * Saint Joseph, founder of Zaonikiev Monastery, Vologda (1612)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyrs Alexander Fedoseyev, Alexis Stabnikov, Constantine Shirokinsky, and John Flerov, Priests (1918)21 сентября по старому стилю / 4 октября по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. * New Hieromartyr Archimandrite Platon (Aivazidis),

Protosyncellus A protosyncellus or protosynkellos ( el, πρωτοσύγκελλος) is the principal deputy of the bishop of an eparchy for the exercise of administrative authority in an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church. The equivalent position in t ...

of Metropolitan

Germanos Karavangelis Germanos Karavangelis ( el, Γερμανός Καραβαγγέλης, also transliterated as ''Yermanos'' and ''Karavaggelis'' or ''Karavagelis'', 1866–1935) was known for his service as Metropolitan Bishop of Kastoria and later Amaseia, Pon ...

Amasya Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th ...

(1921) * New Hieromartyr Theophan (Tuliakov), Metropolitan of

Lipetsk Lipetsk ( rus, links=no, Липецк, p=ˈlʲipʲɪtsk), also romanized as Lipeck, is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, southeast of Moscow. Populatio ...

and

Belorussia Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

(1937) * New Hieromartyr Maurice (Poletaev), Archimandrite, of Yuriev-Polsky, and with him Martyr Basil Kondratiev (1937) * New Hieromartyrs Valentine Nikolsky, Alexander Belyakov, John Lazarev, Andrew Benedictov, Peter Sakharovsky, and John Nikolsky, Priests (1937) * New Hieromartyr John Bystrov, Priest (1938) * New Hieromartyr Basil Krymkin, Priest (1942)

Other commemorations

* Uncovering 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 (1752) of St.

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 ...

, Metropolitan of

Rostov Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population: While t ...

(1709) * Repose of Arseny (Chagovstsov), Archbishop of Winnipeg (1945)
Holy Synod of Bishops Reviews Plans for Centennial of St. Tikhon Monastery, Establishes Canonization Commission
'' OCA News. October 23, 2004. * Repose of Priest

Dumitru Staniloae Dumitru is a Romanian surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include: *Alina Alexandra Dumitru (born 1982), Romanian judoka *Alexe Dumitru (1935–1971), Romanian sprint canoer *Ion Dumitru (born 1950), Romanian footballer *Nicolao ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

(1993) * Synaxis of the Saints of Uglich. * Synaxis of the Church of "Panagia Giatrissa" (''"The Healer"''), on

Therasia Therasia, also known as Thirasía ( el, Θηρασία), is an island in the volcanic island group of Santorini in the Greek Cyclades. It lies north-west of Nea Kameni, a small island formed in recent centuries by volcanic activity and thus mark ...

in the Greek

Cyclades The Cyclades (; el, Κυκλάδες, ) are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The nam ...

(1950s)

Icon gallery

File:Menologion of Basil 008.jpg, Prophet

. File:Quadratus of Athens (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Apostle

of the

. File:Priscus of Phrygia (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyr Priscus of

. File:Isaac and Meletius of Cyprus (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Venerables Isaac and Meletius of Cyprus. File:Платон Айвазидис.jpg, New Hieromartyr Platon (Aivazidis) of Amasya. File:Димитрий Ростовский.jpg, St. Demetrius of Rostov. File:Епископ Виннипегский Арсений (Чаговец).jpg, Abp. Arseny (Chagovstsov) of Winnipeg. File:Stamps of Romania, 2003-37.jpg, Priest

Notes

References

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October 4 / September 21
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
September 21
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). pp. 70–71. *

'' Orthodoxy in China.

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. pp. 291–292. * 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. 454–455. 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:September 21 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) September in the Eastern Orthodox calendar