August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

August 9 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 11

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 23 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For August 10, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 28.

Feasts

• Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ.^{[1][note 2]}

Saints

• Holy Hieromartyrs Archdeacon Laurence,^{[3][note 3]} with Pope Sixtus II,^{[note 4]} and Hippolutus with Justin (258)^{[1][6][7][8][note 5]}
• Deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus of Rome (258)^[1][9]
• Martyrs Romanus the Soldier and others, at Rome (258)^[1] (see also August 9)
• Saint Heron the Philosopher.^[7][10]
• Holy 6 martyrs of Bizin (or of Libya).^[11]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Holy 165 Martyrs of Rome, soldiers, martyred in Rome under Aurelian (274)^[4][5][12]
• Virgin-martyrs Bassa, Paula and Agathonica, in Carthage in North Africa.^[4][5][13]
• Saint Asteria (Hesteria), a martyr venerated in Bergamo in Lombardy in Italy (c. 307)^{[4][5][note 6]}
• Saint Gerontius (Geraint), a Briton who was King of Damnonia (Devon), now in England, he fell in battle against the pagan Saxons (508)^[5]
• Saint Blane (Blaan, Blain), a disciple of Sts Comgall and Canice in Ireland, he was a bishop in Scotland, was buried at Dunblane which was named after him (6th century)^[5][14][15]
• Saint Deusdedit (6th century)^{[4][5][note 7]}
• Saint Aredius (Arige, Aregius), an outstanding Archbishop of Lyon in France (c. 614)^[5]
• Saint Agilberta (Aguilberta, Gilberta), second Abbess of Jouarre Abbey (c. 680)^{[5][note 8]}
• Saint Bertram (Bertelin, Bettelin, Beorhthelm), Wonderworker of Ilam & Stafford, England (8th century)^{[5][16][note 9]}
• Saint Thiento and Companions, Abbot of Wessobrunn in Bavaria in Germany, martyred with six of his monks by invading Hungarians (955)^[5]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Blessed Laurence of Kaluga, Fool-for-Christ (1515)^{[1][18][19][20]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Vyacheslav Zakedsky, Priest (1918)^[18]
• New Hieromartyr Athanasius Kislov, Priest (1937)^[18]

Other commemorations

• Second Uncovering and Translation of the relics of Venerable Sabbas of Storozhev or Zvenigorod (1998)^[18]
• Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki.^[1][18]

Icon gallery

• 
  Holy Hieromartyr Archdeacon Laurence of Rome.
• 
  Pope Sixtus II.

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 hymns of Vespers remind us that the Transfiguration is not merely a historical event, but something which also has implications for us. Those who “desire to see and hear things past understanding” must ascend from earthly concerns to "the height of the contemplation of the virtues." This may be achieved by “directing our minds to heavenly things” and by "being formed anew in piety into the image of Christ."^[2]
3. "AT Rome, on the Tiburtine road, the birthday of the blessed archdeacon Lawrence, a martyr during the persecution of Valerian. After much suffering from imprisonment, from scourging with whips set with iron or lead, from hot metal plates, he at last completed his martyrdom by being slowly consumed on an iron instrument made in the form of a gridiron. His body was buried by blessed Hippolytus and the priest Justin in the cemetery of Cyriaca, in the Veran field."^[4]
4. Born in Athens in Greece, this Pope was martyred. While celebrating the liturgy in the catacomb of Praetextatus in Rome, he was arrested together with his deacons Felicissimus, Agapitus, Januarius, Magnus, Vincent and Stephen. All of them were martyred and later the seventh deacon St Laurence followed them.^[5]
5. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Laurence (Λαυρέντιος);
   • Laurencia (Λαυρεντία).
6. he was a sister of St Grata and both were associated in the burial of the holy martyr Alexander.
7. A poor shoemaker in Rome and a contemporary of St Gregory the Great, who relates that he gave away to the poor every Saturday all that he had earned at his trade during the week.
8. Elected in about 660. She was a relative of St Ebrigisil, of St Ado, founder of Jouarre, and of St Agilbert, Bishop of Paris.
9. "ST. BETTELIN, or BERTHELM, as he is sometimes called, was a disciple of St. Guthlac, and lived, as did several others, in a cell near Croyland. This kind of life he continued under Kenulph, the Saint's successor, and ended his days in great sanctity. It is conjectured that his relics, or a considerable portion of them, were translated to Stafford, before the destruction of Croyland by the Danes. However this may be, it was in Stafford and the neighbourhood that St. Bettelin was honoured with especial veneration."^[17] The base of his shrine still exists at Ilam. See also: September 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).