July 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 16

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 28 by Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For July 15th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 2.

Saints

• Martyrs Cyricus (Quiricus) and his mother Julitta, of Tarsus (c. 305)^{[1][2][3][4][note 2]}
• Martyr Lolianus, kicked to death.^[3][5][6]
• Martyr Abudimus of the isle of Tenedos (4th century)^{[1][3][7][note 3]}
• Saint Asiya the Wonderworker, of Tanis in Syria (5th century)^[1]
• Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir the Great (Basil in holy baptism), Enlightener of the Russian Land (1015)^{[1][3][9][10][11][12][13][note 4]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saints Eutropius, Zosima and Bonosa, martyrs in Porto near Rome under Aurelian (c. 273)^{[14][note 5]}
• Saints Secundinus, Agrippinus, Maximus, Fortunatus and Martialis, martyrs in Pannonia (4th century)^[14]
• Saints Catulinus (Cartholinus), Januarius, Florentius, Julia and Justa, martyrs in Carthage in North Africa.^{[14][note 6]}
• Saint Apronia (Evronie), the sister of Bishop Aprus of Toul, from whom she received the veil (sixth century)^[14][15]
• Saint Felix of Pavia, a martyr in Pavia in Italy.^{[14][note 7]}
• Saint Aeternus (Eternus), ninth Bishop of Evreux in France (c. 660)^[14]
• Saint Donald of Ogilvy (c. 716) and his nine virgin daughters, nuns of Abernathy, Scotland.^{[1][6][14][9][16]}
• Saint Benedict of Angers, Bishop of Angers in the west of France (c. 820)^[14]
• Saint Adalard of Corbie, called the younger, he was a monk at Corbie in France (c. 824)^[14]
• Saint Haruch, Bishop near Werden in Germany (c. 830)^[14][17]
• Saint Athanasius of Naples, Bishop of Naples in Italy (872)^{[14][note 8]}
• Saint Edith of Polesworth, Abbess of Polesworth in England and a sister of a King of England (c. 925)^[14][18]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Zosima, monk, of Alexandrov, Vladimir (c. 1713)^[1]
• Saint Job (Kundrya), Archimandrite, of Malaya Ugolka,^{[note 9]} Carpatho-Russia (1985)^{[1][19][20][21][note 10][note 11]} (see also: October 9 - Uncovering of relics)

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Peter Troitsky, Deacon (1938)^[9][23][24]

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics (971) of St. Swithun, Bishop and Wonderworker, of Winchester (863)^{[1][9][18][25]}
• Finding of the head of Saint Matrona of Chios (1462)^{[1][6][9][26]} (see also: October 20)
• Synaxis of All Saints of Kiev.^{[9][23][24][27][28]}

Icon gallery

• 
  Martyrs Cyricus (Quiricus) and his mother Julitta.
• 
  Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir the Great (Basil in holy baptism).
• 
  St. Job (Kundrya), Archimandrite, of Malaya Ugolka, Carpatho-Russia.
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  St. Job (Kundrya), Archimandrite, of Malaya Ugolka, Carpatho-Russia.
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  St. Swithun, Bishop and Wonderworker, of Winchester.
• 
  St. Matrona of Chios.

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. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Kirikos, Cyricus (Κήρυκος);
   • Julia (Ἰουλία);
   • Julitta (Ἰουλίtτα).
3. "In the island of Tenedos, St. Abudemius, a martyr, who suffered under Diocletian."^[8]
4. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Vladimir (Βλαδίμηρος).
5. "At Porto, the birthday of the holy martyrs Eutropius, and the sisters Zosima and Bonosa."^[8]
6. "At Carthage, blessed Catulinus, deacon, whose glories were proclaimed by St. Augustine in a sermon to his people, and the Saints Januarius, Florentius, Julia and Justa, martyrs, who were entombed in the church of St. Faustus."^[8]
7. "At Pavia, St. Felix, bishop and martyr."^[8]
8. "At Naples, in Campania, St. Athanasius, bishop of that city, who suffered much from his wicked nephew Sergius, by whom he was driven from his see. Consumed with afflictions, he departed for heaven at Veroli, in the time of Charles the Bald."^[8]
9. See: (in Ukrainian) Мала Уголька. Вікіпедія. (Ukrainian Wikipedia).
10. St. Job was a monk, abbot of the monastery in Mukachevo and later exiled by the Communist authorities to the remote village church in Malaya Ugolka. Here in the village church, Father Job faithfully served for 23 years, becoming known as a starets or elder as people flocked to him for advice and guidance. He was known to be clairvoyant and the worker of miracles. He died peacefully in 1985 and was glorified as a saint in 2008.^[22]
11. See: (in Russian) Иов Угольский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).