July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 21 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 23

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on August 4 by Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For July 22nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 9.

Saints

• Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene (1st century)^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][note 2][note 3]} (see also: May 4)
• Saint Cyril I, Patriarch of Antioch (298)^{[1][10][note 4]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Pancharius (Pancratius), Bishop of Besançon in France, he suffered much under the Arian Emperor Constantius (c. 356)^[11]
• Saint Movean (Biteus), a disciple of St Patrick and Abbot of Inis-Coosery in Co. Down in Ireland, he also lived in Perthshire in Scotland where he reposed as a hermit.^[11][12]
• Saint Dabius (Davius), a priest from Ireland who preached in Scotland, where churches are dedicated to him.^[11]
• Saint Wandregisilus of Caux, Gaul (668)^{[1][10][11][13][note 5][note 6]}
• Venerable Meneleus (Ménélé, Mauvier), a monk at Carméry in Auvergne, later restoring the monastery of Menat near Clermont (c. 720)^{[11][14][15][note 7][note 8]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Virgin-martyr Markella of Chios (14th century)^{[1][3][5][10][16][17][note 9][note 10]}
• Blessed Cyprian of Suzdal, Fool-for-Christ (1622)^[1][10]
• Venerable Cornelius of Pereyaslavl, monk, father-confessor of Alexandrov Convent (1693)^{[1][5][6][10][18][note 11]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Michael Nakaryakov, Priest (1918)^{[6][10][note 12]}
• New Hieromartyr Alexis Ilinsky, Priest (1931)^[6][10]

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics (403-404) of Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope (117)^{[1][6][10][19]} (see also: July 23, September 22)

Icon gallery

• 
  Holy Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene.
• 
  Icon of St. Mary Magdalene "Touch Me Not".
• 
  St. Wandregisel.
• 
  Abbey of Saint Wandrille (Fontenelle Abbey).
• 
  Virgin-martyr Markella of Chios.
• 
  Site of the martyrdom of Virgin-martyr Markella of Chios.
• 
  Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope.

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 Marseilles, the birthday of St. Mary Magdalen, out of whom our Lord expelled seven demons, and who deserved to be the first to see the Saviour after He had risen from the dead."^[9]
3. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Magdalene, Magdalini, Magdalena (Μαγδαληνή).
4. "At Antioch, the holy bishop Cyril, who was distinguished for learning and holiness."^[9]
5. Born near Verdun, he served in the king's palace and married. After a pilgrimage to Rome his wife became a nun and he became a monk at Roumain-Moutier. Some ten years later he founded the monastery of Fontenelle in the north of France which came to have over three hundred monks.
6. "In the monastery of Blandine, the abbot St. Vandrille, celebrated for miracles."^[9]
7. "In the territory of Auvergne, St. Meneleus, abbot."^[9] Name days celebrated today include:

   • Meneleus, Menelaos, Menelaus (Μενέλαος).
8. See: (in French) Ménélé. Wikipédia. (French Wikipedia).
9. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Markella, Marcella (Μαρκέλλα).
10. See also: (in Greek) Ιερό Προσκύνημα Αγίας Μαρκέλλας Χίου. Βικιπαίδεια. (Greek Wikipedia).
11. See: (in Russian) Корнилий Переяславский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
12. See: (in Russian) Накаряков, Михаил. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).