June 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

June 5 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 7

The Eastern Orthodox cross

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

For June 6th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 24.

Saints

• Saint Justus, Bishop of Alexandria (130)^[1][2]
• Virgin-martyrs Archelais, Thecla, and Susanna, beheaded at Salerno (293)^[1][2][3][4] (see also: January 18 - West)
• Five Virgin-martyrs:^[2][5][6][7]

• Valeria, Kyria, Martha, Mary and Marcia, of Caesarea in Palaestina, martyred for refusing to sacrifice to idols. (see also: June 7)

• Martyr Gelasius, by beheading.^[2][5][8][9]
• Martyrs Amandus, Amantius, Alexander, Lucius, Alexander, Alexandria, Avdaldus, Donatus, and Peregrinus at Noviodunum (Niculitel) (320)^[1][2]
• Venerable Amon (or Anoub), the Standard-bearer, renowned ascetic of the Egyptian desert at Raithu (4th century)^[5][7][10]
• Venerable Bessarion the Great, Wonderworker of Egypt (4th-5th century)^{[1][2][11][12]}
• Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (845)^{[1][2][5][12][13][14]}
• Venerable Attalus the Wonderworker.^{[2][5][7][15]}
• Venerable Photius, monk.^{[2][5][7][16]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Romulus of Fiesole, a disciple of the Apostle Peter, martyred in Florence under Domitian (c. 81-96)^[17]
• Martyrs Artemius, Candida and Paulina, at Rome (302)^{[18][note 2][note 3]}
• Saint Vincent of Bevagna, first Bishop of Bevagna in Umbria in Italy, martyred under Diocletian (303)^[18]
• Martyrs Amantius, Alexander and Companions, at Noyon in France.^{[18][note 4]}
• Saint Ceratius (Cérase), Bishop of Grenoble in France (c. 455)^{[18][note 5]}
• Saint Eustorgius II, Bishop of Milan in Italy, Confessor (518)^{[18][19][note 6]}
• Saint Jarlath (Iarlaithe mac Loga), first Bishop of Tuam, founder of the monastery of Cluain Fois, Ireland (c. 540)^{[1][2][18][20][21][note 7]}
• Saint Alexander, Martyr-Bishop of Fiesole in Italy (590)^{[18][19][note 8]}
• Saint Gudwal (Curval), Welsh Bishop and Confessor and Abbot of 188 monks (6th century)^{[7][18][22][23][24][note 9][note 10]}
• Saint Cocca (Cucca, Cuach), patron-saint of Kilcock on the borders of Cos. Meath and Kildare in Ireland.^[18][26]
• Saint Claudius of Besançon (Claude), Gaul (699)^{[1][2][18][19][note 11]}
• Saint John of Verona, the successor of St Maurus in Verona in Italy (7th century)^[18][19]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Jonah, Bishop of Perm (1470)^{[1][2][7][12][27][28][note 12]} (see also: January 29 )
• Saint Paisius of Uglich, Abbot (1504)^{[1][2][7][12][29][30][note 13]}
• Saint Jonah of Klimetzk, founder of Klimets Monastery, Olonets (1534)^{[1][2][12][31][32][note 14]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hiero-confessor Raphael (Sheichenko), Hieromonk of Optina Monastery (1957)^{[1][2][12][33]}

Other commemorations

• Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Barlaam of Khutyn, founder of Khutyn Monastery, Novgorod (c. 1452),^[34] (see also: November 6 )
• Commemoration of the miracle of Archangel Michael, at Alexandria.^[35]
• Icon of the Mother of God of Pimen (1381 or 1387)^{[2][12][36][37][note 15]}
• Uncovering of the relics of blessed martyr Basil of Mangazea (1602)^{[2][38][note 16]} (see also: March 22 - Feast; and May 10 - Translation of Relics )
• Repose of Eldress Raisa of Serafimovich village near Volgograd (1957)^[1]
• Repose of Schemanun Macaria of Temkino in the Smolensk region (1993)^[1]

Icon gallery

• 
  St. Jarlath
  (Iarlaithe mac Loga), first Bishop of Tuam.
• 
  St. Jonah, Bishop of Perm
• 
  St. Paisius of Uglich, Abbot.

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. Artemius, a jailer in one of the Roman prisons, with his wife Candida and daughter Paulina, was converted to Christ by St Peter the exorcist and baptised by St Marcellinus. Artemius was beheaded and his wife and daughter buried alive under a pile of stones.^[18]
3. "At Rome, St. Artemius, with his wife Candida and his daughter Paulina. Artemius became a believer through the preaching and miracles of St. Peter the Exorcist, who was baptized with all his house by the priest St. Marcellinus. By order of the judge Serenus, he was scourged with whips strung with leaden balls, and struck with the sword. His wife and daughter were forced into a pit and overwhelmed with stones and earth."^[19]
4. "At Noyon, in France, the holy martyrs Amatius, Alexander, and their companions."^[19]
5. See: (in French) Cérat de Grenoble. Wikipédia. (French Wikipedia).
6. He became Bishop of Milan in Italy in 512 and spent large amounts of money paying the ransoms of many of his flock who had been taken prisoner by barbarians.
7. First Bishop of Tuam in Connaught in Ireland, where he established a monastery of which St Brendan of Clonard and St Colman of Cloyne were monks.
8. He was a brave defender of the Church against the Kings of Lombardy. His opponents waylaid him and drowned him in the River Reno near Bologna.
9. A bishop from Wales who founded monasteries in Devon and Cornwall. By many he is said to be the Gurval who succeeded St Malo at Aleth in Brittany. His relics are venerated in Ghent in Belgium.^[18]
10. [Venerated In the diocese of S. Malo. Gallican Martyrologies. Authority:—Life in the Lessons of the S. Malo Breviary.]

    S. Gurwall was born in Britain, and is said — but this is questionable — to have been for some time a disciple of S. Brendan in Ireland, and to have succeeded him as abbot. Thence he went into Brittany, and became known to S. Malo, bishop of Aleth, who designated him as his successor. But, after holding the see a year and a few months, he wearied of his charge, and having appointed Colfineth, his archdeacon, to succeed him, retired with some of his clergy to the monastery of Gurn, which he had built; but not finding there the solitude he desired, he spent the rest of his days in a cavern above the sea."^[25]

11. Born in Franche-Comté, in France, he became a priest and monk and then Abbot of Condat in the Jura mountains. In 685 he became Bishop of Besançon. After his repose his monastery became known as Saint-Claude.^[18]
12. See: (in Russian) Иона (епископ Пермский). Википе́дия. (Russian Wikipedia).
13. See: (in Russian) Паисий Угличский. Википе́дия. (Russian Wikipedia).
14. See: (in Russian) Иона Клименецкий. Википе́дия. (Russian Wikipedia).
15. This icon was brought to Moscow from Constantinople in 1381 by Metropolitan Pimen.
16. (in Russian) "Сначала днем памяти святого было 22 марта, когда святая Церковь вспоминала соименного ему священномученика Василия Анкирского. В последующее время память блаженного Василия стала совершаться и 10 мая — в память о перенесении его мощей из Мангазеи. Ранее память святому совершалась в монастыре еще и 6 июня, день явления его мощей (по другим источникам, кончина св. Мученика Василия Мангазейского приходится на 4 апреля 1602 года).^[39]