October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 14 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For October 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on September 19.

Feasts

• The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, at the Blachernae church in Constantinople (911)^{[1][2][note 2]} (see also: October 28 - Greek Orthodox Church)

Saints

• Saint Ananias of Damascus, Bishop and one of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)^[4][5]
• Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (4th century)^{[6][note 3]}
• King Mirian III of Iberia and Queen Nana of Mtskheta - Equals-of-the-Apostles, St. Abiathar of Mtskheta, and St. Sidonia, disciple of St. Nina (4th century) ^[8][9]
• Venerable Romanos the Melodist, "Sweet-singer" (c. 556)^[10][11]
• Monk-Martyrs Michael, Abbot of Zovia Monastery near Sebaste, and 36 fathers with him (c. 790)^[8]
• St. Melchizedek, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia (c. 1030)^[8][12]

Pre-Schism Western Saints

• Saint Piatus of Tournai, he enlightened the areas around Tournai in Belgium and Chartres in France (c. 286)^{[13][note 4]}
• Martyrs Verissimus, Maxima and Julia, in Portugal under Diocletian (c. 302)^{[13][note 5]}
• Martyrs Aretas, and five-hundred-and-four other martyrs, at Rome.^{[13][note 6]}
• Saint Aladius (Albaud), Bishop of Toul in France. (c. 520)^[13]
• Saint Bavo of Ghent, penitent and hermit, confessor and patron of Haarlem in the Netherlands (659)^[8][13][7]
• Saint Dodo, Abbot of Wallers-en-Faigne (750)^[13]
• Saint Fidharleus, restorer of the monastery of Rathin in Ireland (762)^[13]
• Martyr-prince Mylor of Brittany (Melorius).^{[13][14][note 7]}
• Saint Virila, Abbot of the Monastery of the Saviour in Leyre in Spain (c. 1000)^[13]

Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

• Saint Gregory the Singer of the Great Lavra of Mount Athos (Gregory Domesticus) (1355)^[16][17]
• Saint John Kukuzelis of Mount Athos (1360)^[18][19]
• Venerable Sabbas, abbot of Vishera in Novgorod, the Wonderworker (1461)^[8][20][21]
• Saint Domna Slipchenko, Fool-for-Christ, native of Poltava (1872)^[3]

New Martys and Confessors

• New Hieromartyr Alexis Stavrovsky, priest (1918)^[14][22]
• New Hieromartyr Michael (Vologodsky), priest of Krasnoyarsk (1920).^[14][23]
• New Hieromartyr George (Archangelsky), priest (1937)^{[23][note 8]}
• New Hieromartyrs Alexander Agafonikov, Gregory, Nicholas Kuligina, priests (1937)^[14][22]
• Martyr John Artemov (1937)^[14][22]
• New Hieromartyr Archpriest Ismael (Rozhdestvensky) of Strelna, St. Petersburg (1938)^[8][14]
• New Hieromartyr Theodore (1940)^[14]

Other commemorations

• Commemoration of the Apparition of the Pillar over the Robe of the Lord at Mtskheta, Georgia (c. 330)^[8][24]
• Translation of the relics of Saint Remigius of Rheims, Apostle to the Franks (533)^{[8][note 9]}
• Synaxis of the Most-Holy Theotokos Gorgoepikoos ("She who is quick to hear"), at the Dochiariou monastery on Mount Athos (1664)^[25]
• Repose of Hiero-schemamonk Euthemius of Valaam (1829)^[8]
• Glorification (2008) of Petro Kalnyshevsky (1803), Koshovey-Commander of the Zaporozhian Cossacks (glorified by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kyivan Patriarchate)^{[3][note 10]}

Icons

• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Pokrov” (Pskov-Protection Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos) (1581)^[8][26][27]
• Icon of the Theotokos of Brayiliv-Pochaiv (Brailovska) at Brayiliv near Vinnitsa.^[3]
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos Lublin (Liublinsk)^[8]
• Transfer of the Terebovlya Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God from Terebovlya to Lvov (1672)^[28]
• Icon of the Mother of God of Gerbovets (Herbovetska) (1790, 1859)^[29]
• Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov (Kasperivska), defended the city of Odessa during the Crimean War (1853-1855)^[30][31]
• Icon of the Mother of God of Barsk (Barska) (1887)^[32]

Icon gallery

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  The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.

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  The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos (Novgorod Icon, 1401-1425).

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  Martyrdom of Saint Ananias of Damascus (Menologion of Basil (11th century).

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  King Mirian III of Iberia. Fresco from Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Georgia (17th century).

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  Icon of Romanus the Melodist (1649).

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  St Ioannis Koukouzelis (15th-century musical codex from Megisti Lavra Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece.).

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  St. Savva of Vishera.

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  Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov.

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. This is a great feast-day in Ukraine and commemorates several events during which the Mother of God appeared over embattled cities to save them with her Mantle of Protection (e.g. Pochaiv in 1675).^[3]
3. "At Thessalonica, St. Domninus, martyr, under the same Maximian."^[7]
4. "At Tournay, St. Piaton, priest and martyr, who, with blessed Quinctinus and his companions, went from Rome to Gaul to preach the faith, and afterwards, in the persecution of Maximian, having consummated his martyrdom, passed from earth to heaven."^[7]
5. "At Lisbon, in Portugal, the holy martyrs Verissimus, and his sisters, Maxima and Julia, who suffered in the persecution of Diocletian."^[7] They have a full Mozarabic service.
6. "At Rome, blessed Aretas and five hundred and four other martyrs."^[7]
7. "MELORIUS, whose name is also written MELIORUS, was venerated with great devotion in the Abbey Church of Amesbury. It appears that he was an early Martyr, and of the ancient British race, but we have no authentic record of his Acts. It is said that he was the son of a prince of Cornwall and one of the first converts to the Christian Faith, on which account he was put to a cruel death by his father; that he was buried in Cornwall, and afterwards translated to Amesbury."^[15]
8. For his biography see: (Russian) Октября 1 (14). Священномученик Георгий (Архангельский). (.pdf)

   • Дамаскин (Орловский), игумен. Мученики, исповедники и подвижники благочестия Русской Православной Церкви XX столетия. Кн. 6. Тверь, 2002.

9. "AT Rheinis, in France, St. Remigius, bishop confessor, who converted the Franks to Christ, regenerated Clovis, their king, in the sacred font of baptism and instructed him in the mysteries of . faith. After he had been many years bishop, and had distinguished himself by his sanctity and the power of working miracles, he departed this life on the 13th of January. His festival, however, is kept on this day, when his sacred body was translated."^[7]
10. St Petro was sent to the Solovki islands after the Sich was destroyed by Tsarist forces. He lived to be over 100 years old and lived in deep holiness of life at the Solovetsky monastery. He represents all the Holy Kozaks and those who died in battle fighting in defence of Holy Orthodoxy and against national oppression. On this feast day, it is also customary to commemorate the Ukrainian soldiers and fighters of various historical era of national struggle for freedom.^[3]

References

1. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Μνήμη Ἁγίας Σκέπης τῆς Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Βλαχερνῷ. 1 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
3. Dr. Alexander Roman. October. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
4. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀνανίας ὁ Ἀπόστολος. 1 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. Apostle Ananias of the Seventy. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
6. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Δομνίνος. 1 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
7. 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. 303–304.
8. October 1/14. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
9. Equal of the Apostles, Emperor of Georgia, Mirian. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
10. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μελῳδὸς. 1 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Venerable Romanus the Melodist, "Sweet-Singer". OCA - Feasts and Saints.
12. St Melchizedek I, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
13. October 1. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
14. October 14 / October 1. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A Parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
15. 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. 468-470.
16. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Γρηγόριος ὁ Δομέστικος. 1 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
17. Venerable Gregory Domesticus of the Great Lavra of Mt Athos. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
18. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ ψάλτης ὁ καλούμενος Κουκουζέλης. 1 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
19. Venerable John (Koukouzelis) the Hymnographer of Mt. Athos, Albania. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
20. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Σάββας ὁ Θαυματουργός ὁ ἐν Βησερίᾳ (Ρῶσος). 1 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
21. Venerable Sava the Abbot of Vishera, Novgorod. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
22. (Russian) 1 октября (ст.ст.) 14 октября 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
23. 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.73
24. Commemoration of the apparition of the Pillar with the Robe of the Lord under it at Mtskheta in Georgia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
25. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Γοργοϋπηκόου. 1 Οκτωβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
26. Icon of the Mother of God of Pskov "the Protection". OCA - Feasts and Saints.
27. The Feastday of the Most Holy Mother of God in Honour of Her Icon, named the Pskovo-Pokrovsk. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A Parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
28. Terebovlya Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
29. Icon of the Mother of God of Gerbovets. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
30. Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
31. The Kasperovsk Icon of the MostHoly Mother of God. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A Parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
32. Icon of the Mother of God of Barsk. OCA - Feasts and Saints.

Sources

• October 1/14. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• October 14 / October 1. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A Parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
• October 1. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. October. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• October 1. 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. 303–304.
• 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. 468-470.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 1 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ . ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 1 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• (Russian) 14 октября (1 октября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (Russian) 1 октября (ст.ст.) 14 октября 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).