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July 23 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 25-2005:*5th Sunday after Pentecost*Romans 10:1-10*Matthew 8:28-9:1-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 6 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Martyr Christina of Tyre...

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July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
July 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 27-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 8 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Hieromartyrs Hermolaus, Hermippus, and Hermocrates at Nicomedia...


Fixed commemorations

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 7 by Old Calendarists
Old Style and New Style dates
Old Style and New Style are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January even though documents written at the time use a different start of year ; or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian...


Saints

  • Repose of righteous Anna
    Saint Anne
    Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...

    , mother of the Most Holy Theotokos
    Theotokos
    Theotokos is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include God-bearer and the one who gives birth to God. Less literal translations include Mother of God...

  • Holy Olympias the Deaconess
    Olympias the Deaconess
    Saint Olympias was a widow, deaconess and friend of Saint John Chrysostom. Born in Constantinople, circa 368, to a wealthy family, but was left orphaned at a young age. Olympias would later go on marry a man by the name of Nebridius, who was Prefect of Constantinople...

     of Constantinople
    Constantinople
    Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...

     (410
    410
    Year 410 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year after the Consulship of Honorius and Theodosius...

    )
  • Virgin Eupraxia
    Euphrasia of Constantinople
    Saint Euphrasia was a Constantinopolitan nun who was venerated after her death as a saint for her piety and example of charity.-Life:...

     of Tabenna
    Tabenna
    Tabenna is considered the first cenobitic monastery. It was a community founded by Pachomius on an island of the Nile in Upper Egypt....

     (413
    413
    Year 413 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Herclianus and Lucius...

    )
  • Venerable
    Venerable
    The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...

     Macarius of Zheltovod and Unzha
    Macarius of Unzha
    Venerable Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and the Unzha, the Miracle Worker is a Saint of Russian Orthodox Church.He is credited with the founding of four monasteries in the Middle and Upper Volga regions of Russia....

    , abbot
    Abbot
    The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...

     (1444)
  • Saint
    Saint
    A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...

     Christopher of Solvychegodsk in Vologda
    Vologda
    Vologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage...

     (16th century)
  • Martyr
    Martyr
    A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...

    s Sanctus
    Sanctus
    The Sanctus is a hymn from Christian liturgy, forming part of the Order of Mass. In Western Christianity, the Sanctus is sung as the final words of the Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer, the prayer of consecration of the bread and wine...

    , Maturus, Attalus
    Attalus
    Attalus may refer to:*Several members of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon**Attalus I, ruled 241 BC–197 BC**Attalus II Philadelphus, ruled 160 BC–138 BC**Attalus III, ruled 138 BC–133 BC...

    , Blandina
    Blandina
    -Martyrdom:In the summer of 177, Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon, witnessed an increasing hostility to Christians in his own city. First they were prohibited from entering public places such as the markets and the baths. Then, when the provincial governor was outside the city, the mob broke loose....

    , and others of Lyon
    Lyon
    Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

     (177
    177
    Year 177 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Plautius...

    )

Other commemorations

Commemoration of the Holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553
553
Year 553 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 553 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* The Ostrogoth Kingdom is conquered by the...

)
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