September 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 19 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For September 6th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 24.

Saints

• Martyrs Romulus and 11,000 others, in Armenia (c. 107-115)^[1][2][3]
• Martyrs Cyriacus, Faustus, Abibus, and 11 others, at Alexandria (250)^{[1][4][note 2][note 3]}
• Martyrs Calodote,^[10] Macarius, Andrew, Cyriacus, Dionysius, Andrew the Soldier,^[11] Andropelagia, Thecla,^[12] Theoctistus,^[13] and Sarapabon the Senator,^[14] in Egypt (256)^[1][15]
• Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortyna on Crete (c. 303)^[1][15][16]
• Martyr Eudoxius, and with him Martyrs Zeno, Macarius, and 1,104 soldiers, in Melitene (311-312)^{[1][2][15][17]}
• Saint Archippus of Hierapolis (4th century)^[1][15][18]
• Saint David of Hermopolis in Egypt (6th century)^[1][15][19]

Pre-Schism Western Saints

• Saints Augustine, Sanctian and Beata, born in Spain, martyred near Sens in France, where they were venerated (273)^[20]
• Saint Petronius, Bishop of Verona and Confessor (c. 450)^[9][20]
• Saint Arator, fourth Bishop of Verdun in France (c. 460)^[20]
• Saint Maccallin (Macallan, Macculin Dus), Bishop of Lusk in Ireland, also venerated in Scotland (c. 497)^[20]
• Saints Donatian, Praesidius, Mansuetus, Germanus, Fusculus and Laetus, driven out of Africa into exile by Huneric the Arian King of the Vandals (5th century)^{[20][note 4]}
• Saint Eleutherius, Abbot of St Mark's Abbey in Spoleto, then a monk at San Gregorio Magno al Celio in Rome (c. 590)^{[20][note 5][note 6]}
• Saint Faustus, Abbot of the monastery of Santa Lucy in Syracuse in Sicily (c. 607)^{[20][note 7]}
• Saint Cagnoald (Chainoaldus, Cagnou), brother of St Faro and St Burgundofara, he became a monk at Luxeuil Abbey in France, and later the sixth Bishop of Laon (c. 635)^[20]
• Saint Beya (Bega, Begh, Bee), Virgin, first Abbess of Copeland in Cumbria (7th century)^{[1][15][20][note 8]}
• Saints Felix and Augebert, missionaries killed by pagans in Champagne (7th century)^{[20][note 9]}
• Saint Magnus of Füssen (Magnoaldus, Maginold, Mang), Enlightener of the Allgäu region of Germany (750-772)^{[1][15][note 10]}

Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

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New Martyrs and Confessors

• New Hieromartyr Maximus Sandovich, Priest, of Lemkovina, in the Carpathian Mountains (1914)^{[21][22][note 11]}
• New Hieromartyr Demetrius Spassky, Priest (1918)^[15][24][25]
• New Hieromartyrs John Pavlovsky^[26] and Vsevolod Poteminsky,^[27] Priests (1937)^[15][24]
• New Hieromartyr Constantine Bogoslovsky, Priest (1937)^[15][22][28]

Other Commemorations

• Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae (Chonae) (4th century)^{[1][15][24][29][30][31]}
• Synaxis of the Archangel Michael at Nimborio (the commercial port) of Symi island, Greece.^{[32][note 12]}
• Synaxis of the Archangel Michael of Perimpliotis, on Symi island, Greece.^{[33][note 13]}
• Second Consecration of the Church of the Theotokos "in the home of St. Irene (or of St. Anne)".^{[30][34][note 14]}
• Icon of the Theotokos of Kiev-Bratsk (1654)^{[15][24][28][30][35]} (see also: May 10)
• Icon of the Theotokos Arapet (Arabian).^{[15][24][36][37][note 15]}
• Repose of Ivan Yakovlevich Koreisha, Fool-for-Christ, of Moscow (1861)^[1]
• Repose of Archimandrite Paisius the New of Mt. Athos (1871)^[1]

Icon Gallery

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  Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae (Chonae).

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  Martyrs Eudoxius, Zeno, Macarius, and 1,104 soldiers, in Melitene.

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  Faustus the Presbyter, Abibas the Deacon, Cyriacus and 11 other martyrs.

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  St. Bega, Virgin, first Abbess of Copeland in Cumbria.

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  New Hieromartyr Maxim Sandovich, Priest, of Lemkovina.

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  Icon of the Theotokos Arapet (Arapetskaya, Arabian).

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. The references in the Greek Synaxarion are as follows:

   • Martyr Cyriacus the Novice.^[5]
   • Martyr Faustus.^[6]
   • Martyrs Macarius and Andreas.^[7]
   • Martyr Abibus.^[8]

3. "At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Faustus, priest, Macarius, and ten companions, who received the martyr's crown by being beheaded for the name of Christ, in the time of the emperor Decius and the governor Valerius."^[9]
4. "In Africa, in the persecution of the Vandals, the holy bishops Donatian, Praesidius, Mansuetus, Germanus, and Fusculus, who were most cruelly scourged and sent into exile, by order of the Arian king Hunneric, because they proclaimed the Catholic truth. Among them was one named Laetus, also a bishop, a courageous and most learned man, who was burned alive after a long imprisonment in a loathsome dungeon."^[9]
5. He is mentioned several times by St Gregory the Great as a wonderworker. He was Abbot of St Mark's in Spoleto in Italy, which he left for St Gregory's own monastery in Rome, where he lived as a monk for many years.
6. "At Rome, the holy abbot Eleutherius, a servant of God, who, according to the testimony of Pope St. Gregory, raised a dead man to life by his prayers and tears."^[9]
7. His disciple was Zosimus, the future Bishop of Syracuse.
8. A holy virgin from Ireland who founded a convent at what is now St Bees Head in Cumberland. The village of Kilbees in Scotland was also named after her.
9. Two slaves from England sold in France and ransomed by St Gregory the Great, who asked that they be taken to a monastery to be prepared as missionaries in England. Felix was ordained priest and Augebert deacon, but they were killed by pagans in Champagne before they could undertake their mission.
10. Born in Ireland, he preached with Sts Columbanus and Gall. He founded the Monastery of Füssen in Bavaria in Germany.
11. He was executed on Sunday, August 6th, 1914.^[23] He is commemorated on:

    • August 6 / July 24 (date of martyrdom);
    • September 6 / August 24 (glorification - feast day);
    • "Synaxis of the Saints of Galicia": (Russian) Собор Галицких святых, celebrated in the Third Week of Pentecost.

12. The chapel of the Archangel Michael is situated at the head of the port of Symi.
13. The chapel of the Archangel Michael is located at "Oxo Xisos" («Όξω Ξίσος») in Symi.
14. The meaning of the Greek is unclear and no further details are given in the Synaxarion:

    • (Greek) :Ἐγκαίνια Ναοῦ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου εἰς τὸ Δεύτερον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τῆς Ἁγίας Εἰρήνης (κατ’ ἄλλους Ἁγίας Ἄννης)".

15. See: (Russian) Арапетская икона Божией Матери. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).

References

1. September 6/September 19. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
2. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εὐδόξιος, Ρωμύλος, Ζήνων, Μακάριος, 11.000 Μάρτυρες καὶ 1.104 Στρατιῶτες οἱ Μάρτυρες. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
3. Martyr Romulus and with him many others. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
4. Martyr Cyriacus and 11 others at Alexandria. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
5. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Κυριάκος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ δημότης. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
6. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Φαῦστος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ Πρεσβύτερος. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
7. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Μακάριος καὶ Ἀνδρέας οἱ Μάρτυρες. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Βίβος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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10. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Καλοδότη ἡ Μάρτυς. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κυριάκος, Διονύσιος καὶ Ἀνδρέας (κατ’ ἄλλους Ἀνδρόνικος) οἱ Μάρτυρες. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἁγίες Ἀνδροπελαγία καὶ Θέκλα οἱ Μάρτυρες. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόκτιστος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ ναύκληρος. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Σαραπάβων ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ βουλευτὴς. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
15. September 19 / September 6. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
16. Hieromartyr Cyril the Bishop of Gortyna. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
17. Martyr Eudoxius."" OCA - Lives of the Saints.
18. St Archippus of Herapolis. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
19. St David of Hermopolis in Egypt. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
20. September 6. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
21. Hieromartyr Maxim Sandovich. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. 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. 66.
23. Small Synaxarion of The Saints Who Shone Forth In The Lands of Carpatho-Rus. American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
24. (Russian) 6 сентября по старому стилю / 19 сентября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.
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26. (Russian) ИОАНН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
27. (Russian) ВСЕВОЛОД. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
28. (Russian) 19 сентября (6 сентября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
29. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Θαῦμα Ἀρχαγγέλου Μιχαὴλ στὶς Χωναὶς. 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
30. (Greek) 06/09/2016. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
31. Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
32. (Greek) Σύναξη του Αρχαγγέλου Μιχαήλ του Νημπορίου. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
33. (Greek) Σύναξη του Αρχαγγέλου Μιχαήλ του Περιμπλιώτη. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
34. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ἐγκαίνια Ναοῦ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου εἰς τὸ Δεύτερον ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τῆς Ἁγίας Εἰρήνης (κατ’ ἄλλους Ἁγίας Ἄννης). 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
35. Icon of the Mother of God of Kiev-Bratsk. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
36. Icon of the Mother of God Arapet (Arabian). OCA - Lives of the Saints.
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