July 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 9 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 11

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 23 by Old Calendar.[note 1]

For July 10th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 27.

Saints

• Holy 45 Martyrs at Nicopolis in Armenia (c. 319), including:[1][2][3][4][5][6][note 2]

• Leontius, Maurice, Daniel, Anthony, Alexander, Anicetus, Sisinius, Meneus, Verelad, and Timothy.

• Martyr Apollonius of Sardis, Lydia, by crucifixion (3rd century)[1][3][8][9][10][note 3]
• Martyr Tithoes.[11][12]
• The Myriad (10,000) Venerable Fathers of the desert and caves of Nitria, martyred by the impious Patriarch Theophilus of Alexandria (c. 398)[1][5][13][14][15][16]
• Martyrs Bianor and Silvanus (Silouan), of Pisidia (4th century)[1][3][17][18][note 4]
• Saint Athanasios the Pentaschoinitis, near Amathous, in Cyprus (7th century)[19][20]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Alexander, an early martyr in Rome (c. 150)[21]
• Holy Seven Brothers, early martyrs in Rome: Januarius, Felix, Philip, Sylvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial, under Antoninus Pius (c. 150)[21][22][23][note 5] (see also: January 25 - East )
• Saints Rufina and Secunda, two virgin-martyrs in Rome under Valerian, buried at Santa Rufina on the Aurelian Way (257)[5][21][24][note 6]
• Saints Rufinus and Secundus, early martyrs buried on the Via Cornelia at the eleventh milestone from Rome.[21]
• Saints Januarius, Marinus, Nabor and Felix, martyrs in North Africa.[21][25][note 7]
• Saint Etto of Fescau (Hetto of Dompierre-sur-Helpe), Abbot of St Peter's at Fescau in Belgium and also bishop (c. 670)[21][26][27][note 8]
• Saint Pascharius (Pasquier), Bishop of Nantes in France, who founded the monastery of Aindre (c. 680)[21]
• Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge, a Merovingian nun (690)[12][21][note 9]
• Saints Lantfrid, Waltram and Elilantus, three brothers who founded the Monastery of Benediktbeuren in Bavaria, Germany and succeeded one another as abbots (c. 770)[21]
• Saint Amalberga of Temse, a nun at Munsterbilzen Abbey in Belgium (c. 772)[7][21][28][note 10]
• Saint Peter of Perugia (Peter Vincioli), founder of the monastery of San Pietro in Perugia (1007)[21]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Anthony of the Caves, Founder of Monasticism in Russia (1073)[1][5][12][29][30][31][32][note 11]
• Saint Gregory, Bishop of Assos near Ephesus (1150)[1][3][5][31][34][35] (see also: 1st Sunday after November 10; March 4 )
• Venerable Silouan of the Far Caves in Kiev (13th-14th century)[1][5][31][36][37]
• New Hieromartyr Archpriest Joseph of Damascus, and companions (1860)[1][31][38]
• Saints Eumenius (1920) and Parthenius (1905), restorers of Koudouma Monastery on Crete.[1][5][12][31][37]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyrs Basil Pobedonostsev, Peter Zefirov and Stephen Lukanin, Priests (1918)[31][37]
• New Hieromartyrs George Begma and Nestor Gudzovsky, Deacons (1918)[31][37]

Other commemorations

• The Placing of the Precious Robe of the Lord at Moscow (1625)[1][5][31][39]
• "Konevits" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.[1][5][31][37][40][note 12]
• Synaxis of the Saints of Vatopedi, Mt. Athos.[1][12][31]

Icon gallery

• 
  St. Nabor, martyr in North Africa.
• 
  Ordination of St. Hetto of Dompierre-sur-Helpe as Bishop.
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  St. Amalberga of Maubeuge.
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  Venerable Anthony of the Caves.
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  The Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Lord (Church of the Deposition of the Robe).
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  "Konevits" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. "At Nicopolis, in Armenia, the holy martyrs Leontius, Mauritius, Daniel, and their companions, who after being tortured in different manners, were finally cast into the fire, and thus terminated their long martyrdom, in the time of the emperor Licinius and the governor Lysias."[7]
3. "At Iconium, St. Apollonius, martyr, who consummated his glorious martyrdom by death on the cross."[7]
4. "In Pisidia, the holy martyrs Bianor and Silvanus, who merited an immortal crown by being decapitated, after enduring most bitter torments for the name of Christ.""[7]
5. "AT Rome, the martyrdom of the seven holy brothers, sons of the saintly martyr Felicitas, namely, Januarius, Felix, Philip, Sylvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial, in the time of the emperor Antoninus, under Publius, prefect of the city. Januarius, after being scourged with rods and detained in prison, died under the blows inflicted with leaded whips. Felix and Philip were scourged to death, Sylvanus was thrown headlong from an eminence. Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial were condemned to capital punishment."[7]
6. "Also, at Rome, in the persecution of Valerian and Gallienus, the holy virgins and martyrs Eufina and Secunda, sisters, who, after being subjected to torments, the one having her head split open, the other being decapitated, departed for heaven. Their bodies are kept with due honor in the Lateran Basilica, near the baptistery."[7]
7. "In Africa, the holy martyrs Januarius, Marinus, Nabor, and Felix, who were beheaded."[7]
8. See: (in French) Etton de Dompierre sur Helpe. Wikipédia. (French Wikipedia).
9. Born in Brabant in Belgium, she was married to and was the mother of Sts Gudula, Emebert and Reineldis. When Witger became a monk at Lobbes, she joined the convent at Maubeuge.
10. Her relics were later transferred to the Monastery of St Peter in Ghent.
11. MAGNIFICATION:
    "We magnify you, Venerable Father Anthony, and we honour your holy memory, Teacher of Monastics and Converser with the Angels."
    KONDAK, TONE 8:
    "Surrendering yourself to God whom you loved from your youth above all, you lovingly followed Him with your whole soul. Accounting the material things of the world as vanity, you made a cave in the earth and in it you struggled nobly against the snares of the invisible enemy. You illumined all the earth like a bright, radiant sun, and therefore you passed over, rejoicing, to the heavenly dwelling place. Standing now before the Throne of the Master together with the angels, remember us who honour your holy memory, that we may cry out to you: Rejoice, O Anthony, our venerable father."[33]
12. See: (in Russian) Коневская икона Божией Матери. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).

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18. Martyr Bianor of Pisidia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
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25. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. JANUARIUS, MARINUS, NABOR AND FELIX, MM. (DATE UNCERTAIN.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 256.
26. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. ETTO, B.C. (ABOUT A.D. 660.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 261.
27. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.—ST. ETTO, HETTO, OR ETHON, BISHOP AND CONFESSOR. [SEVENTH CENTURY.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. VII. Dublin, 1875. pp. 181-187.
28. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. AMALBERGA, V. (A.D. 772.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 262-264.
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30. Venerable Anthony of the Kiev Far Caves, Founder of Monasticism in Russia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
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