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.
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").
"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]
"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.
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.
"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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
(in Russian)21 июля (8 июля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
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.
(in Russian)«БЛАГОВЕЩЕНИЕ УСТЮЖСКОЕ» ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
(in Russian)КАЗАНСКАЯ ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
July 8. The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts.
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.50.
July 8. 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. pp.199–200.
(in Russian)21 июля (8 июля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).