September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Sep. 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 19

The Eastern Orthodox cross

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

For September 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on September 5.

Saints

• Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia (c. 117-139)[1][2][3][4][note 2]
• Martyrs Sophia and Irene, of Egypt, by the sword (3rd century)[1][3][5][6][7] (see also: August 28)
• Martyr Castor of Alexandria.[1][3][8]
• Venerable Eumenius, Bishop of Gortyna on Crete, Wonderworker (7th century)[1][3][9][10][note 3]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyr Ferreolus, an army officer, he was martyred in Vienne in France under Diocletian (3rd century)[11][note 4]
• Saint Eustorgius I, Bishop of Milan (c. 331)[11][note 5][note 6]
• Saint Ferreolus, fifth Bishop of Limoges in France (c. 591)[11]
• Saint Richardis, Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Charles the Fat, and was the first abbess of Andlau Abbey (c. 895)[11][note 7]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Arcadius, Bishop of Novgorod (1162)[1][12]
• Venerable Romilus the Sinaite, of Ravanica (1375)[1][3][13]
• Martyrs Bidzina, Elizbar, and Shalva, Princes of Ksani, Georgia (1660)[1][12][14][15][16]
• Venerable Hilarion, Elder, of Optina Monastery (1873)[1][12][14][17][18]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyrs Alexis Kuznetsov[19] and Peter Dyakonov, Priests (1918)[12][14]
• New Hieromartyr Amphilochius (Skvortsov), Bishop of Krasnoyarsk (1937)[1][12][14][20][note 8]
• New Hieromartyrs John Vasiliev, Boris Bogolepov,[21] Michael Skobelev, Vladimir Chekalov,[22] Benjamin Blagonadezdin,[23] Constantine Tverdyslov, Priests (1937)[12][14]
• Martyr Sergius Vedernikov (1937)[12][14]

Icons

• Icon of the Mother of God of Molchensk (1405)[14][24]
• Icon of the Mother of God "the Healer" (18th century))[14][25][26]
• Translation of the Icon of the Mother of God in Triumph to Russia (returned to Staraya Russa in 1888)[14][27][28][note 9]

Other commemorations

• Glorification (1698) of Venerable Euphrosyne, nun, of Suzdal (1250)[12][14][29]
• Repose of Blessed Irene of Zelenogorsk Monastery (Green Hill Monastery) (18th century)[1]

Icon gallery

• 
  St. Ariadne of Phrygia.
• 
  St. Eumenius, Bishop of Gortyna.
• 
  St. Eustorgius of Milan.
• 
  St. Richardis, Holy Roman Empress and first abbess of Andlau Abbey.
• 
  New Hieromartyr Amphilochius (Skvortsov), Bishop of Krasnoyarsk.
• 
  The Starorussk Icon of the Mother of God.

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. Name days celebrated today include:
   • Ariadne, Arianna (Ἀριάδνη).
3. "At Gortyna, in Crete, St. Eumenus, bishop and confessor."[7]
4. "In the diocese of Vienne, the holy martyr Ferreol, a tribune, who was arrested by order of the impious governor Crispinus, most cruelly scourged, then loaded with heavy chains, and cast into a dark dungeon. A miracle having broken his bonds, and opened the doors of the prison, he made his escape, but being taken again by his pursuers, he received the palm of martyrdom by being beheaded."[7]
5. A Greek by birth, in 315 he became Bishop of Milan in Italy, where he exerted his influence against the Arians.
6. "At Milan, St. Eustorgius, first bishop of that city, highly commended by blessed Ambrose."[7]
7. Married at the age of twenty-two to the Frankish Emperor Charles the Fat, after nineteen years of married life she was accused of unfaithfulness. Her innocence was established, but she became a nun at the convent of Andlau which she had founded.
8. See: (in Russian) Амфилохий (Скворцов). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
9. See: (in Russian) Старорусская икона Божией Матери. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).

References

1. September 18/October 1. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
2. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ἀριάδνη. 18 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
3. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 18 Σεπτεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
4. Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
5. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἁγίες Σοφία καὶ Εἰρήνη οἱ Μάρτυρες. 18 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
6. Martyr Sophia of Egypt. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
7. 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. p. 288.
8. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Κάστωρ. 18 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐμένιος ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἐπίσκοπος Γορτύνης. 18 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. St Eumenius the Bishop of Gortyna. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
11. September 18. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
12. October 1 / September 18. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
13. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ρωμύλος. 18 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. (in Russian) 18 сентября по старому стилю / 1 октября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.
15. Greatmartyr and Prince Bidzina of Georgia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
16. Zakaria Machitadze (Archpriest). Lives of the Georgian Saints. First English Edition. St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2006. pp. 335-338.
17. (in Greek) 18/09/2016. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
18. Venerable Hilarion of Optina. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
19. (in Russian) АЛЕКСИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
20. (in Russian) АМФИЛОХИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
21. (in Russian) БОРИС. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
22. (in Russian) ВЛАДИМИР. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
23. (in Russian) ВЕНИАМИН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
24. The Molchensk Icon of the Mother of God. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
25. Icon of the Mother of God "the Healer". OCA - Lives of the Saints.
26. The "Tselitel'nitsa" ("Healer") Icon of the Mother of God. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
27. Translation of the Icon of the Mother of God in Triumph to Russia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
28. The Starorussk Icon of the Mother of God. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
29. Venerable Euphrosyne of Suzdal. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Sources

• September 18/October 1. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• October 1 / September 18. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• September 18. 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). p. 70.
• The Eighteenth Day of the Month of September. Orthodoxy in China.
• September 18. 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. p. 288.
• 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. 451–452.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 18 ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 18 Σεπτεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• (in Greek) 18/09/2016. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 1 октября (18 сентября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 18 сентября по старому стилю / 1 октября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.