June 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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June 6
- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 8
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 20 by Old Calendarists
June 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
June 5 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 7All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 19 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Venerable Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt *Saint Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery...
- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 8
June 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
June 7 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 9All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 21 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Saint Ephraim of Antioch, Patriarch *Saint Zosimas of Phoenicia, monk...
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 20 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
- HieromartyrMartyrA martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
Theodotus of AncyraTheodotus of Ancyra (martyr)-Hagiography:On 18 May the Roman Martyrology says: "At Ancyra, in Galatia, the martyr Saint Theodotus and the saintly virgins Thecusa, his aunt, Alexandra, Claudia, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona and Julitta", etc...
, bishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
(303303Year 303 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Valerius...
) - Martyrs Cyriaca, Kaleria, and Mary of Caesarea in PalaestinaPalestinePalestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
and others (4th century) - Hieromartyr Marcellus of Rome, bishop, and with him martyrs Sisinicus, Cyriacus, Largus; women-martyrs Priscilla and Lucina; deacons Smaragdus, Apronian, Saturninus, Pappias, Maurus, and Crescentian; also Princess Artemia (304304Year 304 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Valerius...
) - SaintSaintA 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...
Daniel of Scete in EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... - Hieromartyr MarcellinusPope MarcellinusPope Saint Marcellinus, according to the Liberian Catalogue, became bishop of Rome on June 30, 296; his predecessor was Pope St CaiusMarcellinus’ pontificate began at a time when Diocletian was Roman Emperor, but had not yet started to persecute the Christians. He left Christianity rather free and...
, PopePopeThe Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
of RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(296296Year 296 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Constantius...
) - Virgin-martyr Potamiaena of AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
(304304Year 304 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Valerius...
) - Martyr Zenais (Zenaida) of Caesarea in Palestine
- Holy martyrs Aesia and Susanna, disciples of Saint Pancratius of TaorminaTaorminaTaormina is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century...
and martyred with him - Martyr Lycarion of HermopolisHermopolisHermopolis Magna or simply Hermopolis or Hermopolis Megale or Hermupolis is the site of ancient Khmun, and is located near the modern Egyptian town of El Ashmunein in Al Minya governorate.-Etymology:Khmun, the Ancient Egyptian name of the city, means "eight-town", after the Ogdoad, a group of...
in Egypt - Saint Anthimus the Hieromonk
- Saint Sebastian the Wonderworker
- Saints Panagis and Paisius of Cephalonia
Other commemorations
- Repose of Anthony Ivanovich, Fool-for-Christ of ValaamValaamValaam, also known historically by the Finnish name Valamo, is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km². The largest island is also called Valaam. It is best known as...
(1832)