November 22 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 24
All fixed commemorations below are observed on December 6 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For November 23, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 10.
Feasts
- Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple.[1][2]
Saints
- Martyr Myrope of Chios, under Decius (251)[3][4] (see also: December 2 )
- Saint Sisinius the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus (c. 325)[1][4][5][6][7][note 2]
- Venerable Ischyrion, Bishop in Egypt and hermit of Scete.[1][4][5][9]
- Venerable Helenus, Bishop of Tarsus.[1][4][10]
- Martyr Theodore of Antioch (after 363)[1][5][11]
- Saint Amphilochius of Iconium, Bishop of Iconium (394)[1][4][5][12][13][note 3]
- Saint Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum, Sicily (690)[1][4][5][8][14][15][16][note 4]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Clement I, one of the Seventy Apostles, he was the third Pope of Rome (c. 101)[16][note 5] (see also: Jan 4, Apr 22, Sept 10 and Nov 25 - East)[note 6]
- Saint Felicity, a widow martyred with her sons either in Rome or else in North Africa under Decius, buried in Rome (c. 165)[16][note 7] (see also: January 25 - East)
- Virgin-martyr Lucretia, in Mérida in the west of Spain (306)[16][note 8]
- Saint Paternian, Bishop of Fano in Italy (c. 343)[16]
- Saint Clement, first Bishop of Metz in the east of France.[16]
- Saint Paulinus of Wales (Polin, Pewlin, Paulhen), an Abbot in Wales and disciple of St Illtyd, founder of the monastery of Whitland (c. 505)[16]
- Saint Columbanus, Irish missionary and founder of Luxeuil Abbey and Bobbio Abbey (615)[16][17][18][note 9] (see also: November 21)
- Saint Wilfetrudis, second Abbess of Nivelles in Belgium, founded by her aunt St Gertrude (c. 670)[16]
- Venerable Trudo (Trudon, Tron, Trond, Truyen, Trudjen), Abbot, of Zirkingen (c. 695)[1][5][16][note 10]
- Saint Rachildis, an anchoress who lived near the monastery of St Gall in Switzerland (c. 946)[16]
- Saint Adalbert, a monk at Cassoria in the Abruzzi in Italy, founder of the monastery of St Nicholas on Mt Caramanico near Chieti (c. 1045)[16]
- Saint Guy of Casauria, a monk at Farfa who became Abbot of Casauria Abbey near Chieti in Italy (1045)[16]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Amphilochius of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Vladimir, Volhynia (1122)[5] (see also: August 28 )
- Burial of Saint Alexander Nevsky (in schema Alexis), Grand Prince of Novgorod (1263)[1][4][5][19][20]
- Saint Dionysius I, Patriarch of Constantinople, "the Wise" (1492)[1][4][5][21]
- Saint Metrophanes (in schema Macarius), Bishop of Voronezh (1703)[1][4][5][19][22]
- Saint Anthony of lezeru-Vilcea, Romania (1714)[1][5][23][24]
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Tievar), Hieromonk, of Moscow (1931)[1][5][19][25][note 11]
- Saint John Vasiliev, Confessor (1932)[1][25][26]
- New Hieromartyr Boris (Voskoboinikov), Bishop of Ivanovo (1937)[1][5][24]
- New Hieromartyr Eleazar Spyridonov of Eupatoria, Priest, first rector of the Greek Church of St. Elijah (Yevpatoria) in Crimea (1937)[1][5][24][25][27]
- Martyr Alexander Uksusov of Yaroslavl-Rostov (1937)[1][24][25][28]
- New Hieomartyr Archimandrite Gregory (Peradze) of Georgia, who suffered in Auschwitz, Poland (1942)[1][5][24][29]
Icon gallery
- St Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum.
- St Clement I, one of the Seventy Apostles.
- St Clément of Metz.
- St Columbanus.
- Saint Metrophanes of Voronezh.
- New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Tievar), Hieromonk, of Moscow.
- New Martyr Archimandrite Gregory (Peradze) of Georgia.
Notes
- ↑ 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"). - ↑ "At Cyzicum, in Hellespont, St. Sisinius, martyr, who, after many torments, was put to the sword, in the same persecution."[8]
- ↑ "At Iconium, in Lycaonia, the holy bishop Amphilochius, who was the companion of St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen in the desert, and their colleague in the episcopate. After many combats for the Catholic faith, he rested in peace, with the reputation of a holy and learned prelate."[8]
- ↑ Born in Sicily, after a long time spent in Constantinople, he became Bishop of Girgenti, his native town. His commentary on Ecclesiastes still exists.
- ↑ One of the Seventy Apostles, he was the third Pope of Rome. Consecrated by the Apostle Peter, he is mentioned in Philippians 4,3 and wrote a letter to the Church of Corinth which still exists. He is venerated as a martyr and he is remembered in Rome by the church of San Clemente, which may have been built on the site of his home.
- ↑ "THE birthday of pope St. Clement, who held the sovereign Pontificate the third after the blessed apostle Peter. In the persecution of Trajan, he was banished to Chersonesus, where, being precipitated into the sea with an anchor tied to his neck, he was crowned with martyrdom. His body was taken to Rome during the pontificate of Nicholas I, and placed with due honors in the church which had been previously built under his invocation."[8]
- ↑ "At Rome, St. Felicitas, mother of seven sons, martyrs. After them she was beheaded for Christ, by order of the emperor Marcus Antoninus."[8]
- ↑ "At Merida, in Spain, St. Lucretia, virgin and martyr, who consummated her martyrdom in the persecution of Diocletian, under the governor Dacian."[8]
- ↑ Born in Leinster, he became a monk and ascetic at Bangor. In 580 he left Ireland with a group of monks and worked first in England, then in Brittany and finally in France where he founded a very strict monastery at Luxeuil. Here he was abbot for twenty-five years. His outspoken protest against the disorders of the Frankish court led to his exile. He ended his days in the north of Italy at Bobbio where he had also founded a monastery.
- ↑ "In the village of Hasbein, St. Tron, priest and confessor."[8] A monk with St Remaclus, he was ordained by St Clodulf of Metz and eventually founded a monastery (c 660), which was called St Trond after him. It is situated between Louvain and Tongres in Belgium.
- ↑ See: (in Russian) Серафим (Тьевар). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 December 6 / November 23. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- ↑ Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Μερόπη (ἢ Μυρώπη). 23 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 23 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 November 23 / December 6. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Σισίνιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής. 23 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Martyr Sisinius the Bishop of Cyzicus. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. p. 361-362.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσχυρίων ὁ Ἐπίσκοπος. 23 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἐλένος Ἐπίσκοπος Ταρσοῦ. 23 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Martyr Theodore of Antioch. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀμφιλόχιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἰκονίου. 23 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ St Amphilochius the Bishop of Iconium. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Γρηγόριος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀκραγαντίνων. 23 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ St Gregory the Bishop of Agrigentum. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 November 23. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ↑ (in Greek) 23/11/2015. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
- ↑ ANCIENT GEORGIAN AND WESTERN SAINTS OFFICIALLY ADDED TO RUSSIAN CHURCH CALENDAR. ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- 1 2 3 (in Russian) 6 декабря (23 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- ↑ Repose of St Alexander Nevsky. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Διονύσιος Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως. 23 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ St Metrophanes (in schema Macarius) the Bishop of Voronezh. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Venerable Anthony of Iezerul-Vilcea Skete. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- 1 2 3 4 5 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.
- 1 2 3 4 (in Russian) 23 ноября по старому стилю / 6 декабря по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год.
- ↑ (in Russian) ИОАНН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- ↑ (in Russian) ЕЛЕАЗАР. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- ↑ (in Russian) АЛЕКСАНДР. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- ↑ Hieromartyr Gregory (Peradze) of Georgia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
Sources
- November 23 / December 6. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- December 6 / November 23. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- November 23. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- 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-Third Day of the Month of November. Orthodoxy in China.
- November 23. 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. 361-362.
- 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. 562-563.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 23 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 23 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
- (in Greek) 23/11/2015. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
Russian Sources
- (in Russian) 6 декабря (23 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- (in Russian) 23 ноября по старому стилю / 6 декабря по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год.
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