October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

October 4 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - October 6

Fixed commemorations

All fixed commemorations below are observed on October 18 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar

Saints

• Martyr Charitina of Amisus (304)
• Saints Peter (1326), Alexis (1378), Jonah (1461), Macarius (1563), Philip (1569), and Hermogenes (1612), metropolitans of Moscow and Wonderworkers of all Russia
• Martyr Mamelta (Mamelchtha) Persia (344)
• Hieromartyr Dionysius of Alexandria, bishop (265)
• Saints Damian the Healer (1071); and Saints Jeremiah (1070) and Matthew (1085), clairvoyants, of the Kiev Caves
• Saint John (Mavropos), metropolitan of Euchaita (1100)
• Saint Charitina of Lithuania, princess (1281)
• Saint Cosmas of Bithynia (10th century)
• Saint Gregory (Grigol), archimandrite of Khandzta in the Klarjeti desert, Georgia (861)
• St. Sabbas the fool-for-Christ, of Vatopedi monastery, Mt. Athos (1350)
• St. Varlaam, desert-dweller of Chikoysk (1846)
• Saint Methodia of Cimola (1908)
• St. Seraphim (Amelin), schema-archimandrite of Glinsk Hermitage (1958)
• New Hiero-confessor Gabriel, archimandrite in Melekess (Saratov) (1959)

Other commemorations

• Repose of Nun Agnia (Countess Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya) (1848)
• Uncovering of the relics (1841) of St. Eudocimus the Unknown, monk of Vatopedi monastery, Mt. Athos
• Uncovering of the relics (1985) of New Hiero-confessor Basil (Preobrazhensky), bishop of Kineshma (1945)

References

• Protection of the Mother of God Church, List of Saints
• Pravoslavie Orthodox Calendar