July 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 6 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 8

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 20 by Old Calendar.[note 1]

For July 7th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 24.

Saints

• Martyrs Peregrinus, Lucian, Pompeius, Hesychius, Pappias, Saturninus, and Germanus, of Dyrrachium in Macedonia (2nd century)[1][2][3][4][5][6][note 2]
• Saint Pantaenus the Confessor, head of the Orthodox School in Alexandria (c. 190 or 203)[1][8][9][10][note 3]
• Hieromartyr Evangelus, Bishop of Tomi (Constanţa) in Moesia (c. 284-305)[1][2][3][8][11][12]
• Saint Kyriaki the Great Martyr (Cyriaca, Dominica, Nedelja), of Nicomedia (289)[1][2][3][8][13][14][15][note 4]
• Hieromartyr Eustathios (Eustace), by fire.[2][3][8][16]
• Hieromartyrs Epictetus, presbyter, and Astion, monk, in Scythia (290)[8][17][18]
• Venerable Acacius of Sinai, who is mentioned in The Ladder of Divine Ascent (6th century)[1][3][8][17][19][20][note 5]
• Venerable Thomas of Mt. Maleon (Malevon), in Laconia (10th century)[1][2][3][8][21][22][note 6]
• Newly-Revealed (1923) Hieromartyr Vlasios of Akarnania (Blaise), and those with him (1006)[23][24][note 7]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Apollonius, an early Bishop of Brescia and Confessor.[7][9][26][27][28][note 8]
• Saint Illidius (Iflidius, Allyre), fourth Bishop of Clermont in Gaul, greatly revered by St Gregory of Tours (385)[3][7][9][29]
• Saint Prosper of Aquitaine, a married layman who devoted himself to theology (c.455)[9][note 9]
• Saint Palladius, first Bishop of the Scots (5th century)[9][note 10]
• Saint Bonitus, fourth Abbot of Monte Cassino (c. 582)[9][note 11]
• Saint Felix of Nantes, a great Bishop of Nantes in France for some thirty-three years (584)[9]
• Saints Medran and Odran, brothers and disciples of St. Kieran of Ossory (6th century)[9][30][31][note 12]
• Saint Æthelburh of Faremoutiers (Ethelburgh, Ethelburga, Aubierge), an Anglo-Saxon princess and Abbess of Faremoutiers Abbey (c. 664)[3][9][32][33][note 13][note 14]
• Saint Ampelius, Bishop of Milan in Italy under the Lombards (c. 672)[9][note 15]
• Saint Hædde (Hedda), Bishop of the West Saxons (705)[1][7][8][9][34][35][note 16]
• Saint Willibald, Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Germans, Bishop of Eichstätt and Enlightener of Bavaria (c. 787)[1][3][8][9][36][37][38][note 17][note 18]
• Saint Máel Ruain of Tallaght (Maolruain), founder of monastery of Tallaght in Co. Dublin, Ireland (787)[1][8][9][39][note 19]
• Saint Angelelmus, Abbot of Sts Gervase and Protase in Auxerre in France, and then Bishop of Auxerre (828)[9]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Eudoxia of Moscow, in monasticism Euphrosyne, Grand Duchess of Moscow (1407)[1][3][8][17][40][41]
• Martyr Polycarp the New.[2][3][8][42]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Paul Chernyshev, Priest (1918)[8][17]

Other commemorations

• Translation (1654) of the icon of the Theotokos Blachernitissa ("Vlaherensk") from Mount Athos to Moscow.[8][17][43][44]
• Kalynivka Miracle of the Bloody Crucifix (1923)[45]
• Uncovering of the relics (2001) of Venerable Gerasimus, Abbot of Boldin (1554)[8][17][46][note 20]
• Repose of Archimandrite Paisius (Tanasijevic), of the St. Prochorus of Pchinja Monastery, Serbia (2003)[1][47]

Icon gallery

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  St. Kyriaki the Great Martyr of Nicomedia.
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  Venerable Acacius of Sinai.
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  Venerable Thomas of Mt. Maleon.
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  St. Apollonius, an early Bishop of Brescia.
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  St. Prosper of Aquitaine.
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  St. Ampelius, Bishop of Milan.
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  St. Willibald, Bishop of Eichstätt and Enlightener of Bavaria.
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  Icon of the Theotokos kept in Moscow since 1653, considered to be the Blachernitissa.
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  Venerable Gerasimus, Abbot of Boldin.

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 Durazzo, in Macedonia, the holy martyrs Peregrinus, Lucian, Pompeius, Hesychius, Papius, Saturninus, and Germanus, natives of Italy. In the persecution of Trajan, they took refuge in the town of Durazzo, where seeing the saintly bishop Astius hanging on a cross for the faith of Christ, they publicly declared themselves to be Christians, when, by order of the governor, they were arrested and cast into the sea."[7]
3. "At Alexandria, the birthday of St. Pantaenus, an apostolic man, filled with wisdom. He had such an affection and love for the word of God, and was so inflamed with the ardor of faith and devotion, that he set out to preach the gospel of Christ to the Gentiles inhabiting the farthest recesses of the East. At length returning to Alexandria, he rested in peace, under Antoninus Caracalla."[7]
4. Name days celebrated today include:
   • Kyriake, Kyriaki, Kiki, Cyriaca, Kyriaca, Kyra, Ria, Domenica; Kyriakos, Domenic (Κυριακὴ).
5. See also: (in Russian) Акакий Синайский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
6. See also: (in Russian) Фома Малеин. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
7. One of the gifts from God to men is the revelation of Saint Vlasios of Akarnania and those martyred with him in the year 1006. This revelation took place in the year 1923 in the town of Palairos Sklavaina of Akarnania.[24] He was glorified by Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at its regular session from Monday, August 29th to Wednesday, 31st August 2016.[25]
8. See also: (in Italian) Apollonio vescovo. Wikipedia. (Italian Wikipedia).
9. He was a disciple of Saint Augustine of Hippo and was the first continuator of Jerome's Universal Chronicle.
10. A deacon from Rome or Auxerre in France who was sent in c 430 to preach the Gospel in Ireland. He landed near Wicklow and after some success left for Scotland, where he reposed.
11. At this time the Lombards plundered and destroyed the monastery.
12. One of the brothers remained with St Kieran, while the other founded a monastery in Muskerry.
13. The daughter of Anna, King of East Anglia in England. She became a nun at Faremoutiers-en-Brie in France, where she became abbess after St Fara.
14. "In England, St. Edelburga, virgin, daughter of an English king."[7]
15. He exerted a great influence for good among the invading Lombards.
16. A monk and abbot in England who in 676 became Bishop of Wessex. He lived in Dorchester-on-Thames and then in Winchester where his relics are preserved. He was a great benefactor of the monastery of Malmesbury. He was bishop for about forty years and was greatly esteemed for his wisdom.
17. Born in Wessex in England, he was a brother of Sts Winebald and Walburgh and a cousin of St Boniface. At the age of five he was given as a monk at Waltham in Hampshire. In 722 he accompanied his father St Richard and his brother St Winebald on a pilgrimage to Rome and the Holy Land. Here he visited all the holy places and many monasteries, staying in Constantinople for two years. On his return to Italy he lived at Montecassino for ten years. Then he was sent to Germany to help St Boniface and in 742 was consecrated Bishop of Eichstätt. With his brother St Winebald he founded the monastery of Heidenheim where their sister Walburgh became abbess. His relics are still in the Cathedral in Eichstätt.
18. "In Saxony, St. Willibald, first bishop of Eichstadt, who labored with St. Boniface in preaching the Gospel, and converted many nations to Christ."[7]
19. He was also an initial compiler of the Martyrology of Tallaght, and one of the authors of the Rule of the Céli Dé.
20. See also: (in Russian) Герасим Болдинский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).

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