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July 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 7 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 9

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All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 21 by Old Calendar.[note 1]

For July 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 25.

Saints

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  • Martyrs Theodosia (his mother),[10] tribunes Antiochus and Nicostratus,[11] martyrs Abdias and Sabbas,[12] and twelve women of senatorial rank,[13] all by the sword.

Pre-Schism Western saints

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Post-Schism Orthodox saints

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New martyrs and confessors

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  • New Hieromartyrs Alexander Popov, Theodore Raspopov, and Nikolai Bryantsev, Priests (1918)[3][29][35]
  • New Hieromartyr Procopius (Titov), Archbishop of Kherson (1937)[7][note 19] (see also: November 10 )

Icons

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  • Kazan (1579)
  • "Yaroslavl" (1588)
  • Moscow (1612)
  • "Viazniky" (1624)
  • Nizhnelomovskaya (1643)
  • Vitebsk (1655)
  • "Tobolsk" (1661)
  • "Kaplunovka" (1689)
  • "Tambov" (1695)[40]
  • Shlisselburg (1702)
  • "Penza" (1717) (see also: August 4)
  • Petersburg (1721)
  • "Peschanka" / "Peschanskaya" (1754)[1][note 20]
  • "Chimeev" (1770)
  • "Vysochinovsky" (18th century)
  • "Vyshensky" (1812)
  • "Jacobshtad" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (17th century)[3][29]
  • Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos Weeping "Umileniye" ("Of Tender Feeling") of Novgorod.[1][41]
  • Icon of the Mother of God "Our Lady of Sitka", Alaska (1850)[42]

Other commemorations

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Notes

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  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. ^ "In Palestine, in the reign of Diocletian, St. Procopius, martyr, who was brought from Scythopolis to Caesarea, and upon his first resolute answer was beheaded by the judge Fabian."[9]
  3. ^ Name days celebrated today include:
    • Prokopios, Prokopis, Procopius (Προκόπιος).
  4. ^ "Husband and wife, belonging to the Jewish diaspora, who worked as tentmakers at Rome and were exiled from there with all the other Jews under Claudius. They settled in Corinth, where they received the Apostle Paul into their house (Acts 18,3). Under Nero they returned to Rome and Paul sent greetings to them. A tradition in Rome says that they were martyred there."[15] Saint Aquila was Bishop of Heraclea, preached the word of God in Asia Minor and Achaia, and was killed by unbelievers.
  5. ^ "In Asia Minor, the Saints Aquila and his wife Priscilla, of whom mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles."[9]
  6. ^ He went into hiding during the last persecution under Diocletian.
  7. ^ See also: (in Italian) Apollonio di Benevento. Wikipedia. (Italian Wikipedia).
  8. ^ Several places are named after her, notably Morwenstow in Cornwall, where her relics are probably buried under the church floor and where she has appeared. She is often confused with St. Modwenna (July 5th), who lived two centuries later.
  9. ^ Her shrine was in the village church there, where her relics may still be buried under the floor.
  10. ^ "At Wurtzburg, in Germany, St. Kilian, bishop, who was commissioned by the Roman Pontiff to preach the Gospel. After having converted many to Christ, he was put to death with his companions, Column, a priest, and Totnan, a deacon."[9]
  11. ^ Kilian was Bishop of Wurzburg in Germany where he is still honoured.
  12. ^ Youngest daughter of King Anna of East Anglia in England. After her father had fallen in battle, she became a nun and lived as an anchoress at East Dereham in Norfolk, founding a convent there.
  13. ^ Apparently of Greek descent, he was famed for his charity to the poor. He has left his name to the village, Arnold-Villiers (Arnoldsweiler) near Jülich, now in Germany.
  14. ^ See also: (in German) Arnold von Arnoldsweiler.
  15. ^ A King of England who repented of a depraved youth and whose reign was marked by a strong religious revival in England.
  16. ^ By tradition, Sunniva was a princess who fled from Ireland with her brother and others. They were shipwrecked off the coast of Norway but landed on Selje Island. Here they were slain by people from the mainland and their relics were enshrined in Bergen.
  17. ^ Name days celebrated today include:
    • Theophilos (Θεόφιλος).
  18. ^ See: (in Russian) Прокопий Устьянский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
  19. ^ See: (in Russian) Прокопий (Титов). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
  20. ^ See: (in Russian) Песчанская икона Божией Матери. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
  21. ^ On Mount Athos the Synaxis of All Military Saints is celebrated on May 24th, and there is a Divine Office composed for this feast.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n July 8/July 21. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
  2. ^ Martyr Epictetus the Presbyter at Halmyris. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o July 21 / July 8. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
  4. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Προκόπιος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας. 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  5. ^ a b c d (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 8 Ιουλίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
  6. ^ Greatmartyr Procopius of Caesarea, in Palestine. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h July 8. The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts.
  8. ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. PROCOPIUS, M. (4TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 184-187.
  9. ^ a b c 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. 199-200.
  10. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Θεοδοσία ἡ Μάρτυς μητέρα τοῦ Ἁγίου Προκοπίου. 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  11. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀντίοχος καὶ Νικόστρατος οἱ Τριβούνιοι. 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  12. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἄβδας (ἢ Αὐδᾶς) καὶ Σάββας οἱ Μάρτυρες. 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  13. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἁγίες 12 Γυναῖκες Συγκλητικὲς. 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  14. ^ Royal Martyr Mirdat, King of Kartli. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m July 8. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  16. ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. AQUILA AND PRISCILLA. (1ST CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 182-183.
  17. ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. KILIAN, B.M. (A.D. 689.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 188-191.
  18. ^ Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.—THE ACTS OF ST. KILIAN, APOSTLE OF FRANCONIA, MARTYR AND BISHOP, AS ALSO OF HIS COMPANIONS, ST. COLMAN, PRIEST, AND ST. TOTNAN, DEACON, MARTYRS. [SEVENTH CENTURY.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. VII. Dublin, 1875. pp. 122-143.
  19. ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. LANDRADA, V. ABSS. (ABOUT A.D. 690.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 191-193.
  20. ^ 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. p. 325.
  21. ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. EDGAR, K.C. (A.D. 975.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 198-202.
  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. 326-328.
  23. ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. GRIMBALD, AB. (A.D. 903.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 197-198.
  24. ^ 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. 325-326.
  25. ^ Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. SUNNIFA, V.M. (END OF 10TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 195-197.
  26. ^ Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article IV.—St. Summiva, Sunnifa, Sumniva, or Sunneva, an Irish Virgin, Patroness of Bergen, in Norway, and her Companions, Martyrs." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. VII. Dublin, 1875. pp. 166-168.
  27. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Προκόπιος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός ὁ ἐν Οὐστούζῃ, ὁ θαυματουργὸς. 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  28. ^ Righteous Procopius the Fool-For-Christ and Wonderworker of Ustya, Vologda. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  29. ^ a b c d e (in Russian) 21 июля (8 июля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  30. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεόφιλος ὁ Ἀθωνίτης. 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  31. ^ Venerable Theophilus the Myrrhgusher of Macedonia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  32. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Προκόπιος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός ἐν Οὔσια Βόλογκντα (Ρῶσος). 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  33. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀναστάσιος ὁ νέος Ἱερομάρτυρας. 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  34. ^ Leonidas J. Papadopulos, Georgia Lizardos, et al (Transl.). "New Hieromartyr Anastasios of Ioannina." In: New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke. Seattle: St. Nectarios Press, 1985. pp. 238-240.
  35. ^ (in Russian) 8 июля (ст.ст.) 21 июля 2014 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
  36. ^ Miracle of the Annunciation Icon of the Mother of God at Ustiug. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  37. ^ (in Russian) «БЛАГОВЕЩЕНИЕ УСТЮЖСКОЕ» ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  38. ^ Appearance of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  39. ^ (in Russian) КАЗАНСКАЯ ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  40. ^ Icon of the Mother of God of Tambov. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  41. ^ Icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness" in Novgorod. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  42. ^ Icon of the Mother of God "Our Lady of Sitka". OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  43. ^ (in Greek) Σύναξη πάντων των Στρατιωτικών Αγίων. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. 08/07/2020.
  44. ^ Sanidopoulos, John. "Synaxis of All Military Saints". Retrieved 2020-07-08.

Sources

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Greek Sources

  • Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 8 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  • (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 8 Ιουλίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
  • (in Greek) ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ. Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece).
  • (in Greek) 08/07/2018. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

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