November 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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All fixed commemorations below are observed on December 9 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For November 26, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 13.

Saints

• Venerable James the Solitary of Syria (457)^[1][2][3]
• Venerable Chaeremon.^{[2][4][note 2]}
• Saint Peter of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem (552)^{[2][5][note 3]}
• Venerable Stylianos of Paphlagonia, monk (6th century)^{[2][6][7][note 4]}
• Venerable Acacius of Mt. Latros (6th century)^[2][8]
• Venerable Silas, Bishop of Corinth in Persia.^[2][9]
• Saint Procopius of Persia.^{[2][10][note 5]}
• Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis (608)^[11][12]
• Venerable Nikon Metanoeite, "Preacher of Repentance" (988)^{[2][13][14][note 6]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Amator, Bishop of Autun in France (3rd century)^[15][16]
• Saint Siricius, Pope of Rome (399)^{[15][note 7]}
• Saint Basolus (Basle), a French Benedictine monk at Verzy near Rheims, then a hermit for forty years on a hill near the city, confessor, wonderworker (c. 620)^[15][16]
• Saint Martin of Arades, a monk at Corbie Abbey in France (726)^[15]
• Saint Conrad of Constance, Bishop of Constance in Germany, went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land three times (975)^[15][16]
• Saint Vacz, a hermit in Visegrád in the mountains of Pilis in Hungary (11th century)^[15]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerables Athanasius and Theodosius of Cherepovets, disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh (1388)^[17][18][19]
• Saint Innocent of Irkutsk, first bishop of Irkutsk, Apostle to Siberia and Wonderworker (1731)^{[2][18][20][21][22]}
• Martyr George of Chios (1807)^[2][23][24]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyrs John Vinogradov, George Kolokolov and Nicholas Postnikov, Priests (1937)^[18][19][25]
• New Hieromartyrs Nazarius, Basil Agafonnikov, Basil Kolosov, Elijah Zachatesky, Basil Studnicyn, Daniel Meshaninov, and Michael, Priests (1937)^[18][25]
• New Hieromartyr Tikhon (1937)^[18][25]
• New Hieromartyr Peter (after 1937)^[18][25]

Other commemorations

• Dedication of the Church of St. George at Kiev (1054)^{[18][22][26][27]}
• Dedication of the Church of St. George in the Kyparissia district of Constantinople.^{[28][note 8]}

Icon gallery

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  St. Siricius, Pope of Rome.

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  St. Stylianos of Paphlagonia.

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  Venerable Nikon Metanoeite, "Preacher of Repentance".

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  St. Innocent of Irkutsk, Apostle to Siberia.

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. He is not recorded in the Menaia and Synaxarion of St. Nicodemus. However he is referenced in the Parisian Codex on this day, which notes that he lived an ascetical life in the desert and reposed in peace.
3. He is unknown in the Synaxarion. His memory is preserved in the Jerusalemitic Codex, p. 119, published by Archimandrite Kallistos.
4. Name days celebrated today include:
   • Stylianos, Stelios (Στυλιανός);
   • Styliani, Stella (Στυλιανή).
5. He is unknown in the Synaxaria and the Menaia. His service is preserved in the Parisian Codex, where we learn that he fought against idolatry and suffered a martyric death after various and many tortures.
6. Patron saint of Sparta and the region of the Mani Peninsula (southern part of Ancient Sparta) where he brought Christianity to Mani and preached it to the Maniots.
7. "At Rome, St. Siricius, pope and confessor, celebrated for his learning, piety and zeal for religion, who condemned various heretics, and published salutary laws concerning ecclesiastical discipline."^[16]
8. This church was perhaps associated with Michael Attaleiates (1077 AD), because his family tomb was located there. The consecration of the church took place on April 24.^[29]

References

1. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰάκωβος ὁ Ἀναχωρητὴς. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
3. Venerable James the Solitary of Syria. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
4. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Χαιρέμων. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Πέτρος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἱεροσολύμων. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
6. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Στυλιανὸς ὁ Παφλαγόνας. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
7. Venerable Stylianus of Paphlagonia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
8. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀκάκιος ὁ ἐν τὴ Κλίμακι. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Σίλος Ἐπίσκοπος Κορίνθου τῆς Περσίας. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Προκόπιος ὁ Πέρσης. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀλύπιος ὁ Κιονίτης. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
13. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Νίκων ὁ «Μετανοεῖτε». 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. Venerable Nikon “Metanoeite,” the Preacher of Repentance. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
15. November 26. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
16. 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. p. 364-365.
17. St Athanasius, “the Iron Staff” and disciple of St Sergius of Radonezh. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
18. December 9 / November 26. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
19. 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. 88.
20. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰννοκεντίος ὁ Θαυματουργός. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
21. Repose of St Innocent the first Bishop of Irkutsk. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. Dr. Alexander Roman. November. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
23. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐκ Χίο. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
24. Leonidas J. Papadopulos, Georgia Lizardos, et al (Transl.). "The Holy New Martyr George of Chios." In: New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke. Seattle: St. Nectarios Press, 1985. pp. 346-358.
25. (Russian) 9 декабря (26 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
26. Dedication of the Church of the Greatmartyr George at Kiev. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
27. The Consecration of the Church of the GreatMartyr George at Kiev. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
28. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ἐγκαίνια Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Γεωργίου ἐν τῷ Κυπαρίσσῳ (ἢ Κυπαρισσίῳ). 26 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
29. (Greek) 26/11/2015. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Sources

• November 26 / December 9. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• December 9 / November 26. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• November 26. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. November. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• 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. 88.
• The Twenty-Sixth Day of the Month of November. Orthodoxy in China.
• November 26. 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. p. 364-365.
• 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. 566–567.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 26 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 26 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• (Greek) 26/11/2015. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• (Russian) 9 декабря (26 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).