October 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

October 3 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 5

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 17 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For October 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on September 21.

Saints

• Hieromartyr Hierotheus of Athens, first Bishop of Athens (1st century)^{[1][2][3][4][note 2]}
• Venerable Theodore the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tamassos, Cyprus (2nd century)^[1][3][5]
• Martyrs Gaius,^[6] Faustus,^[7] Eusebius,^[8] and Chaeremon, Deacons, of Alexandria (3rd century)^{[1][9][10][note 3]} (see also: October 3)
• Martyrs Domnina and her daughters Berenice (Bernice) and Prosdoce, of Syria (302)^{[1][3][12][13][note 4]}
• Martyr Adauctus (c. 312) and his daughter St. Callisthene (c. 318), of Ephesus.^{[1][3][15][16][note 5]}
• Venerable Paul the Simple (c. 339)^[18] and Venerable Ammon (350),^{[3][19][20][21]} of Egypt, disciples of St. Anthony the Great.^[1][10][22]
• Hieromartyr Peter of Capitolia, Bishop of Bostra in Arabia (715)^{[1][3][10][22][23][24]}
• Venerable John (Lampadistes) of Cyprus (10th century)^{[1][3][10][25]}
• Saint Vladimir Yaroslavich, prince of Novgorod (1052),^[22][26] and his mother St. Anna of Novgorod (Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden) (1050)^[1][10][27]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Petronius of Bologna, Bishop of Bologna (c. 450)^{[28][note 6][note 7]}
• Saint Quintius of Tours (Quentin), a citizen of Tours, martyred at L'Indrois near Montrésor (6th century)^{[28][note 8][note 9]}
• Saint Aurea, a Syrian who moved to France and became Abbess of St Martial in Paris, where she remained for thirty-three years (666)^[11][28][30]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saints Helladius and Onesimus of the Near Caves in Kiev (12th-13th centuries)^[1][10][22]
• Saint Ammon, recluse, of the Far Caves in Kiev (13th century)^{[1][10][22][27][31]}
• Saint Stephen Stiljanovic, despot of Srem, Serbia (1540),^[22] and his wife St. Elena (Elizabeth in monasticism) (c. 1543)^[1][10][32]
• Saints Jonah and Nectarius, monks, of Kazan (16th century)^[1][10][33]
• Hieromartyr Evdemoz I, Catholicos of Georgia (1642)^[1][10][34]
• Saint Peter (Michurin) of Kuznetsk, Siberia (1820)^[1][10]

New Martyrs and Confessors

• New Hieromartyr Demetrius Voznesensky, Priest (1918)^[10][22][35]
• New Hieromartyrs Nicholas Vereschagin, Michael Tverdovsky, Jacob Bobirev^[36] and Tikhon Archangelsky, Priests (1937)^[10][22]
• New Hieromartyr Basil (Tsvetkov), Archimandrite, of Stary Kelets, Ryazan (1937)^{[1][10][22][37]}
• Saint Khionia Archangelsky, Confessor (1945)^[10][22][38]
• New Hiero-confessor Barsanuphius (Yurchenko) of Kherson (1954)^[1]

Other commemorations

• Uncovering of the relics (1595) of St. Gurias (1563), first Archbishop of Kazan, and St. Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver (1576)^{[1][10][22][39][40]}
• Synaxis of the Saints of Kazan.^{[1][10][22][41][note 10]}
• Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "Kitrinopetritissa" ("Yellow-stone") in Australia.^[27]

Icon gallery

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  Hieromartyr Hierotheus of Athens, first Bishop of Athens.
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  Hieromartyr Hierotheus of Athens, first Bishop of Athens.
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  Martyrs Gaius, Faustus, Eusebius and Chaeremon, Deacons of Alexandria.
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  Martyr Adauctus and his daughter St. Callisthene of Ephesus.
• 
  Venerable Paul the Simple of Egypt.
• 
  Venerable Ammon of Egypt.
• 
  St. Stephen Stiljanovic, of Srem, Serbia.
• 
  Hieromartyr Evdemoz I, Catholicos of Georgia.
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  St. Helladius of Kiev.

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:

   • Ierotheos (Ἱερόθεος);
   • Ierothea (Ἱεροθέα).
3. "At Alexandria, the holy priests and deacons Caius, Faustus, Eusebius, Chaeremon, Lucius, and their companions. Some of them were martyred in the persecution of Valerian; others, for serving the martyrs, received the reward of martyrs."^[11]
4. "Domnina and her two daughters, virgins, Berenice or Verinna and Prosdoce, in the persecution of Diocletian fled from home, but were pursued; and being taken by soldiers, to escape from their brutality flung themselves into a river and were drowned."^[14]
5. "Adauctus, a citizen of Ephesus, suffered martyrdom in Mesopotamia, in the persecution of Maximin. His daughter Callisthene cut her hair short, disguised herself as a young man, and concealed herself in Nicomedia. After eight years she went to Thrace, and lodged with a woman who had a daughter with delicate eyes. Callisthene, by careful attention, healed the girl, and the mother desired to marry the two, that they might settle in her house and be the comfort of her old age. Callisthene was then obliged to tell her story. She went next to Constantia, the wife of Licinius, and told her her case, and the empress procured for her the restoration of her father's property which had been confiscated. Callisthene recovered the body of her father, brought it to Ephesus, and built a church over it."^[17]
6. Probably the son of a prefect in France, he visited the monks in Palestine and prayed at the holy places. He became Bishop of Bologna in Italy and built the monastery of St Stephen there, reproducing the general lines of the buildings of the holy places in Jerusalem.
7. "At Bologna, St. Petronius, bishop and confessor, celebrated for learning, miracles and sanctity."^[11]
8. "Quintin of Tours, not to be confounded with his more famous namesake, was a native of Meaux, who came to Tours when Gunthram was King of Paris. The wife of his master fell desperately in love with him, and because he indignantly rejected her overtures she compassed his murder, which took place at L'Indrois, near Montresor."^[29]
9. A citizen of Tours in France, he worked at the court of the Frankish king. The reigning queen tried to seduce him and had him assassinated at L'Indrois near Montresor.
10. See: (in Russian) Собор Казанских святых. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).

References

1. October 4/17. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
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3. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 4 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
4. Hieromartyr Hierotheus the Bishop of Athens. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
5. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεόδωρος Ταμασοῦ. 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
6. Martyr Gaius of Alexandria. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
7. Martyr Faustus of Alexandria. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
8. Martyr Eusebius of Alexandria. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
9. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Φαῦστος, Γάϊος, Εὐσέβιος καὶ Χαιρήμων (ἢ Χαρήμων) οἱ Διάκονοι. 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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11. 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. 305-306.
12. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Δομνίνη ἡ Μάρτυς καὶ οἱ θυγατέρες αὐτῆς Βερνίκη καὶ Προσδόκη. 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. Martyr Domnina with her daughters of Syria. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
14. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. DOMNINA, BERENICE, AND PROSDOCE, MM. (a.d. 305.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Eleventh: October – Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 63.
15. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Αὔδακτος (ἢ Ἄδαυκτος) ὁ Μάρτυρας καὶ ἡ θυγατέρα του Καλλισθένη. 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. Martyr Adauctus and His Daughter of Ephesus. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
17. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. ADAUCTUS, M. AND CALLISTHENE, V. (4TH CENT.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Eleventh: October – Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 64.
18. Venerable Paul the Simple of Egypt. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
19. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀμμοῦν ὁ Αἰγύπτιος. 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
20. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. AMMON, H. (about a.d. 350.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Eleventh: October – Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 64-66.
21. Venerable Ammon. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. (in Russian) 4 октября по старому стилю / 17 октября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.
23. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ἐκ Καπιτωλίων. 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
24. Martyr Peter of Capetolis. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
25. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Λαμπαδιστὴς. 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
26. Right-believing Prince Vladimir Yaroslavich the Prince of Novgorod. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
27. (in Greek) 04/10/2016. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
28. October 4. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
29. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. QUINTIN, M. (end of 6th cent.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Eleventh: October – Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 66.
30. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. AUREA, V. ABSS. (about a.d. 666.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Eleventh: October – Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 66-68.
31. Venerable Ammon the recluse of the Kiev Caves. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
32. St Stephen Stiljianovitch of Serbia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
33. St Jonah of Kazan. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
34. Martyr Evdemoz the Catholicos of Georgia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
35. (in Russian) ДИМИТРИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
36. (in Russian) ИАКОВ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
37. (in Russian) ВАСИЛИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
38. (in Russian) 17 октября (4 октября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
39. Uncovering of the relics of St Gurias the First Archbishop of Kazan. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
40. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Γουρίας καὶ Βαρσανούφιος οἱ ἐν Κοζάνῃ (Ρώσοι). 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
41. Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Kazan. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

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Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 4 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 4 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
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