June 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

June 18 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 20

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 2 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]

For June 19th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 6.

Saints

• Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, mother of the Apostle James (1st century)[1][2]
• Holy Apostle Jude, the Brother of the Lord (c. 80)[1][3][4][5][6]
• Martyr Zosimas the Soldier, of Apollonia, at Antioch in Pisidia (c. 89-117)[1][4][6][7][8][note 2]
• Saint Macarius of Petra (4th century)[1][2]
• Venerable Zeno, hermit, of Egypt, wonderworker (4th century)[1][2][4][10]
• Venerable Paisios the Great of Egypt, the God-bearer (5th century)[1][4][6][11][12][note 3]
• Saint John the Solitary of Jerusalem (586)[1][2][6][13][14]
• Hieromartyr Asyncretus, by the sword.[1][2][4][15]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Gervasius and Protasius, the twin sons of martyrs, under Nero (62 or 2nd century)[16][17][18][19][note 4][note 5] (see also: October 14 - in the East )
• Saint Ursicinus of Ravenna, a physician of Ravenna, martyred for being a Christian (c. 67)[16][note 6][note 7]
• Saint Zosimus, a martyr in Spoleto in Umbria in Italy under Trajan (110)[16]
• Saint Gaudentius, Culmatius and Companions, martyred under Valentinian I (364)[16][note 8][note 9]
• Saint Innocent, Bishop of Le Mans in France for over forty years (559)[16][20]
• Saint Deodatus of Nevers (Deodatus of Jointures, Dié, Didier, Dieu-Donné, Adéodat), a bishop who founded the monastery of Val-de-Galilée - Jointures in France (c. 680)[16][21][22][note 10]
• Saint Hildegrim of Châlons, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne in France and then Abbot of Werden in Germany (827)[16][note 11]
• Saint Bruno of Querfurt (Bruno-Boniface), a missionary bishop, the second "Apostle of the Prussians" (1009)[16][note 12][note 13]
• Saint Romuald, Abbot of Camaldoli, Ravenna, and a major figure in the eleventh-century "Renaissance of eremitical asceticism" (1027)[1][2][16][23][note 14][note 15]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Barlaam of Shenkursk, monk (1462)[1][2][6][24][25][26][note 16]
• Saint Job, Patriarch of Moscow (1607)[1][2][6][25][27][28]
• Venerable Paisius of Hilendar, the Bulgarian (18th century)[1][2][6][29][30]
• Saint John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1966)[1][2][6][31][note 17]

Other commemorations

• Repose of Schemamonk Theoktist, desert-dweller, of Valaam (1863)[1]
• Repose of Archbishop Leonty of Chile (1971)[1]

Icon gallery

• 
  Crypt of Bp. Ambrose and two martyrs, Saints Gervasius and Protasius.
• 
  Reliquary of Deodatus of Nevers.
• 
  St. Romuald, Abbot of Camaldoli, Ravenna.
• 
  Venerable Barlaam of Shenkursk.
• 
  St. Job, Patriarch of Moscow.
• 
  Venerable Paisius of Hilendar.
• 
  St. John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco.

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 Sozopolis, under the governor Domitian, during the persecution of Trajan, St. Zosimus, martyr, who suffered bitter tortures, was beheaded, and thus triumphantly went to heaven."[9]
3. Name days celebrated today include:
   • Paisios (Παΐσιος).
4. In 386, during the episcopate of St Ambrose, the relics of Sts Gervase and Protase, the protomartyrs of the city, were discovered in Milan in Italy.
5. "At Milan, the holy martyrs Gervasius and Protasius, brothers. The former, by order of the judge Astasius, was so long scourged with leaded whips, that he expired. The latter, after being scourged with rods, was beheaded. Through divine revelation their bodies were found by St. Ambrose. They were partly covered with blood, and as free from corruption as if they had been put to death that very day. When the translation took place, a blind man recovered his sight by touching their relics, and many persons possessed by demons were delivered."[9]
6. A doctor in Ravenna in Italy. Sentenced to death for being a Christian, he wavered but was encouraged by the soldier St Vitalis and accepted martyrdom.
7. "At Ravenna, St. Ursicinus, martyr, who remained firm through many torments in the confession of the Lord, and consummated his martyrdom by capital punishment, under the judge Paulinus."[9]
8. Gaudentius, a bishop, and Culmatius, his deacon, were martyred in Tuscany in Italy under Valentinian I. With them suffered Andrew, a layman, with his wife and children and a group of fifty-three companions.
9. "At Arezzo, in Tuscany, the holy martyrs Gaudentius, bishop, and Culmatius, deacon, who were murdered by the furious Gentiles, during the reign of Valentinian."[9]
10. Bishop of Nevers in France in 655, he later lived as a hermit in the Vosges. Later he founded a monastery at Ebersheimmünster near Strasbourg.
11. Younger brother of St Ludger, whom he helped in enlightening the Saxons.
12. Born in Querfurt in Germany, he accompanied the half-Greek Emperor Otto III to Italy in 996 and became a monk there. He became Archbishop of Mersburg and was sent to enlighten the heathen Prussians. He was martyred with eighteen companions.
13. "The same day, St. Boniface, martyr, a disciple of blessed Romuald, who was sent by the Roman Pontiff to preach the Gospel in Russia. Having passed through fire uninjured, and baptized the king and his people, he was killed by the enraged brother of the king, and thus gained the palm of martyrdom which he ardently desired."[9]
14. Born in Ravenna in Italy, in his youth he saw his father commit a murder and resolved to repent for it by becoming a monk at Classe near Ravenna. In 996 he became abbot of that monastery. However, he left it in 999 and led a wandering life, establishing hermitages and monasteries, among them Camaldoli near Arezzo in 1009.
15. "At Ravenna, St. Romuald, anchoret, founder of the monks of Camaldoli, who restored and greatly extended monastic discipline, which was much relaxed in Italy."[9]
16. See: (in Russian) Василий Степанович Своеземцев. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
17. He was an advocate of restoring ancient Western Rites to modern usage within the Orthodox Church. In ROCOR St. John's feast is celebrated on the nearest Saturday to June 19 OS (July 2 NS) if it does not already fall on a Saturday or Sunday.

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