July 29 Events Pre-1600 * 587 BC – The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple. * 615 – Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12. * 904 – Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo ...

Eastern Orthodox Church 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 rule ...

- July 31 All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on ''August 12'' by

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 July 30th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

July 17 Events Pre-1600 * 180 – Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. *1048 – Damasu ...

''.

Saints

* '' Apostles of the Seventy

Silas Silas or Silvanus (; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey. Name and ...

and Silvanus, and with them Apostles

Crescens Crescens was an individual who appears in the New Testament. He is traditionally considered one of the 72 disciples sent out by Jesus in Luke 10. He was a missionary in Galatia and became a companion of Paul. The name 'Crescens' is the pres ...

, Epenetus, and Andronicus'' (1st century)July 30/August 12
Orthodox Calendar (provoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
30 Ιουλίου
'' ecclesia.gr. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. * Martyrs under Decius (c. 251):August 12 / July 30
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (a parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). :* Hieromartyr Polychronius, Bishop of Babylon in Egypt; :* Hieromartyrs Parmenius, Helimenas (''Elimas''), and Chrysotelus, Priests; :* Luke and Mocius, Deacons; :* Martyrs Maximus and Olympius. * Martyrs Abdon and Sennen, princes of Persia, at Rome (251)July 30
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Hieromartyr Valentine, Bishop of Interamna (

Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...

) in Italy, and his martyred disciples Proculus, Ephebus, Apollonius, and Abundius (c. 273) (''see also: February 14,

July 6 Events Pre-1600 * 371 BC – The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility. * 640 – Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt ...

'') * ''Martyr John the Soldier, at Tralles in Asia Minor'' (361-363) ''(see also:

)'' * Martyr Julitta of Caesarea in Cappadocia (4th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Rufinus of Assisi According to legend, Rufinus of Assisi (Italian ''Rufino''), was the first bishop of this city and a martyr. Sources concerning the life of Saint Rufino are a sermon of eleventh century Peter Damian, (''Miracula Sancti Rufini Martyris''), and a ...

, a martyr in one of the early persecutions in Assisi in Italy. * Saints Maxima, Donatilla and Secunda, three holy virgins (Secunda was aged twelve), martyred in Tebourba in North Africa under Diocletian (304) * Saint

Peter Chrysologus Peter Chrysologus ( el, Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, ''Petros Chrysologos'', "Peter the Golden-worded"; c. 380 – c. 450) was Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death. He is known as the “Doctor of Homilies” for ...

Archbishop of Ravenna This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna and, from 1985, of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.Ursus of Auxerre, a hermit at the church of St Amator in Auxerre in France, who was made bishop of that city when he was aged seventy-five (508) * Saint Ermengyth, a sister of St Ermenburgh, she lived as a nun at

Minster-in-Thanet Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is the site of Minster in Thanet Priory. The village is west of Ramsgate (which is the post town) and to the north east of Cant ...

in England (c. 680)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. 368-371. * Saint

Tatwine Tatwine ( – 30 July 734) was the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury from 731 to 734. Prior to becoming archbishop, he was a monk and abbot of a Benedictine monastery. Besides his ecclesiastical career, Tatwine was a writer, and riddles he compo ...

, the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury (734) * Martyr-King Olaf II Haraldsson, Enlightener of Norway (1030)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Stephen Vladislav of Serbia (1243) (''see also:

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 ...

'') * Prince Tsotne Dadiani the Confessor, of Mingrelia, Georgia (13th century) * Saint Angelina (Brancovic), Despotina of Serbia (c. 1520)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr John Plotnikov, Deacon (1918) * New Hiero-confessor Anatole II (Potapov) "the Younger", Elder 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 ...

(1922)

Other commemorations

* Uncovering of the relics (1484) of Venerable Herman of Solovki (1479) * ''Synaxis of the Saints of Samara.'' * ''Synaxis of the Saints of

Aegina Aegina (; el, Αίγινα, ''Aígina'' ; grc, Αἴγῑνα) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of the hero Aeacus, who was born on the island and ...

.'' * Sitka Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. (''see also: July 8'') * Icon of the Mother of God of Okonsk.
Icon of the Mother of God of Okonsk
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Icon gallery

Silas, apostle.jpg,

Apostle An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to send off". The purpose of such sending ...

. Silvanus-Crescens-Silas.jpg, Apostles Silvanus,

and Silas. Saint Epenet.jpg, Apsotle

Epenetus of Carthage Epenetus or Epaentus ( el, Ἐπαινετός) is a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, considered one of the seventy disciples and may have been the first Bishop of Carthage or Cartagena. In the 16th chapter of St. Pau ...

. Andronicus, Athanasius of Christianoupolis and Junia.jpg, Apostle

Andronicus of Pannonia Andronicus of Pannonia ( el, Ἀνδρόνικος) was a 1st-century Christian mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Romans (chapter 16): According to that verse, Andronicus was a kinsman of Paul and a fellow prisoner at some ti ...

, with Athanasius of Christianoupolis and Junia. John the warrior1.jpg, St. John the Warrior. Fresco of Stefan Vladislav, Mileševa, edited.jpg, St. Stephen Vladislav of Serbia. Trondhjem 1030 - 1930 - Forside (25646924867).jpg, Martyr-King Olaf II Haraldsson, Enlightener of Norway. Tsotne Dadiani (23).jpg, St. Tsotne Dadiani the Confessor. Krušedol monastery 49.JPG, St. Angelina (Brancovic), Despotina of Serbia. Anatolius of Optina.jpg, New Hiero-confessor Anatole II (Potapov) "the Younger", Elder of

. Gherman Solovetski.jpg, Venerable Herman of Solovki. The Sitka Mother of God Ikon (3581854487).jpg, Sitka Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.

Notes

References

Sources

July 30/August 12
Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru).
August 12 / July 30
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (a parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
July 30
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. *

'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. * 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. 56. *

'' 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 James Cardinal Gibbons (July 23, 1834 – March 24, 1921) was a senior-ranking American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Apostolic Vicar of North Carolina from 1868 to 1872, Bishop of Richmond from 1872 to 1877, and as ninth ...

. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 226. * 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. 368–371.

Greek Sources

* Great Synaxaristes:
30 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
30 Ιουλίου
'' ecclesia.gr. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
30/07/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

*

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
30 июля по старому стилю / 12 августа по новому стилю
СПЖ "Союз православных журналистов". . {{DEFAULTSORT:July 30 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) July in the Eastern Orthodox calendar