June 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

June 20 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 22

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 4 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]

For June 21st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 8.

Saints

Pre-Schism Western saints

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

New martyrs and confessors

  • New Hieromartyr John Budrin (1918)[13][31][32]
  • Venerable New Hieroconfessor George (Lavrov), Archimandrite, of Kaluga (1932)[1][13][31][33]
  • New Hieromartyr Jonah (Sankov), Hieromonk, of Alpatievo, Moscow (1938)[1][13][31][34]
  • New Hieromartyrs Alexis Skvortsov,[35] Paul Uspensky and Nicholas Rozanov, Priests (1938)[13][31]
  • New Martyr Nikita Sukharev (1942)[13][31]

Other commemorations

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 Iconium, in Lycaonia, St. Terentius, bishop and martyr."[5]
  3. "THE Greek Menaea contains an absurd story of this martyr, how a lioness was let loose upon him in the arena, but instead of devouring him, she stood up on her hind-legs and preached to the people, many of whom were converted by the singular preacher."[11]
  4. "In Africa, the holy martyrs Cyriacus and Apollinaris."[5]
  5. "At Syracuse, in Sicily, the birthday of the holy martyrs Rufinus and Martia."[5]
  6. "At Pavia, St. Urciscenus, bishop and confessor."[5]
  7. "Also, at Rome, St. Demetria, virgin, who was crowned with martyrdom under Julian the Apostate."[5]
  8. "At Mayence, St. Alban, martyr, who was made worthy of the crown of life, after long labors and severe combats."[5]
  9. "In the diocese of Evreux, St. Leutfrid, abbot."[5] He cared for poor children.
  10. Born in England, he became a monk at a very early age and then priest and abbot. He went to Friesland in Holland where he successfully preached with St Willibrord at Velsen, six miles north of Haarlem.
  11. He became a monk at the monastery of Solignac in France and later Abbot of St Medard in Soissons. In 840 he became Bishop of Bourges, founding monasteries and doing good works.

References

  1. June 21/July 4. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
  2. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Τερέντιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ἰκονίου. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  3. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 21 Ιουνίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
  4. Hieromartyr Terence the Bishop of Iconium. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  5. 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. pp. 180-181.
  6. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰουλιανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ Αἰγύπτιος. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  7. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀντώνιος, Ἀναστάσιος, Κέλσιος, Βασίλισσα, εἴκοσι δεσμοφύλακες καὶ ἑπτὰ ἀδελφοί οἱ Μάρτυρες μετὰ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἰουλιανοῦ μαρτυρήσαντες. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  8. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰουλιανὸς ἐξ Ἀναζαρβοῦ Κιλικίας. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  9. Martyr Julian of Tarsus, in Cilicia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  10. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀφροδίσιος ὁ Μάρτυρας ἐκ Κιλικίας. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  11. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. APHRODISIUS, M. (UNCERTAIN DATE.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 282.
  12. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κυριακὸς καὶ Ἀπολλινάριος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  13. July 4 / June 21. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
  14. 'St. Julius the Presbyter of Novara. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  15. (in Russian) ИУЛИЙ И ИУЛИАН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  16. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρχίλιος Β’ ὁ Μάρτυρας βασιλέας τῆς Γεωργίας. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  17. Martyr Archil II the King of Georgia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  18. June 21. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  19. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἁγίες Δημητρία καὶ Βιβιανὴ οἱ Παρθενομάρτυρες. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  20. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. ALBAN, M. (5TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 288.
  21. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.—ST. CORBMAC UA LIATHAIN, ABBOT OF DEARMAGH, NOW DURROW, KING'S COUNTY. [SIXTH CENTURY.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. VI. Dublin, 1875. pp. 754-761.
  22. 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. 278-281.
  23. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. MAEN, OR MEVEN, AB. (6TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 288-289.
  24. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. LEUTFRIED, AB. (A.D. 738.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 290-291.
  25. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. ENGELMUND, P. (8TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 291.
  26. Venerable Anastasia of Serbia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  27. (in Greek) 21/06/2018. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
  28. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Λουαρσάβος ὁ Μάρτυρας βασιλέας τῆς Γεωργίας. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  29. Martyr Luarsab II the King of Georgia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  30. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικήτας ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐκ Νισύρου. 21 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  31. (in Russian) 21 июня по старому стилю / 4 июля по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год.
  32. (in Russian) ИОАНН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  33. (in Russian) ГЕОРГИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  34. (in Russian) ИОНА. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  35. (in Russian) АЛЕКСИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  36. (in Russian) 21 июня (ст.ст.) 4 июля 2014 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
  37. (in Greek) Εύρεση της Ιεράς Εικόνας της Παναγίας της Ελεούσας στην Ξυνιάδα Δομοκού. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
  38. The Discovery of the Icon of Panagia Eleousa in Xyniada of Domokou in 1962. Mystagogy Resource Center. July 8, 2011.

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  • (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 21 Ιουνίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
  • (in Greek) 21 Ιουνίου. Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece).
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