June 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

June 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 16

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 28 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

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

Saints

• Prophet Amos (8th century BC)^{[1][2][3][4][5]}
• Apostles Fortunatus, Achaicus, and Stephanas, of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)^[1][3][6]
• Saint Cedronus (Kedron), Patriarch of Alexandria (107)^[1][7]
• Martyr Hesychius the Soldier, of Dorostolum, and two others, in Moesia (297)^{[1][7][8][note 2]}
• Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia,^[10][11] at Lucania (c. 303)^{[1][7][12][13][14][note 3][note 4]}
• Virgin-martyrs Libya and Leonides, sisters, and Eutropia, a girl of twelve years, at Palmyra, in Syria (304)^{[7][16][17][note 5]}
• Martyr Dulas of Cilicia (c. 305–313)^{[1][3][18][19][20][note 6]}
• Martyr Grace, by the sword.^[7][21][22]
• Martyr Nerses.^[3][22][23]
• Saint Ortisios (Orsiesius) of Tabennisi, disciple of St. Pachomius the Great (c. 308 or 380)^{[1][3][7][24]}
• Blessed Jerome (Hieronymus) of Stridonium (419-420)^{[1][3][25][26][27]} (see also: September 30 - West)
• Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (430), and his mother St. Monica of Tagaste (387)^{[1][3][28][29][30][note 7]} (see also: August 28)
• Saint Dulas the Passion bearer, of Egypt (5th century)^[1][31][32]
• Saint Michael I of Kiev, first Metropolitan of Kiev (992)^{[1][7][33][34][35]}
• Venerable Joseph of Bethlehem, monk.^[7][17][36]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Abraham of Clermont, Abbot, of Auvergne in Gaul, Wonderworker (477)^{[1][7][15][37][note 8][note 9]}
• Saint Melanius II, Bishop of Viviers in France (c. 549)^[15][38]
• Saint Trillo of Llandrillo (Drillo, Drel), patron saint of two places in Gwynedd in Wales (6th century)^[7][15][39]
• Saint Vouga (Vougar, Veho, Feock, Fiech), a bishop from Ireland who settled in Brittany and lived there as a hermit near Lesneven (6th century)^{[15][40][note 10]}
• Saint Landelinus, former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion and became a monastic founder (c. 686)^{[15][42][43][44][note 11][note 12]}
• Saints Domitian and Hadelin (Adelinus), two disciples of St Landelinus at Lobbes in Belgium (c. 686)^[15][45]
• Saint Constantine, Bishop of Beauvais (706)^{[15][46][note 13]}
• Saint Benildis, martyr of Córdoba, Spain (853)^{[9][15][note 14]}
• Saint Edburgh of Winchester (Edburga), daughter of Edward the Elder and granddaughter of Alfred the Great (960)^{[15][47][note 15]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Sabbas the Fool-for-Christ, of Vatopedi monastery, Mount Athos (1350)^[22][48] (see also: October 5 )
• Saint Spyridon, Serbian Patriarch (1389)^[1][7][49]
• Great-martyr Tsar Lazar of Serbia (1389)^{[1][7][35][50][51]}
• Saint Ephraim, Serbian Patriarch (1400)^{[1][7][35][52][53][54]}
• Saint Symeon of Novgorod, Archbishop of Novgorod (1421)^{[1][7][55][note 16]}
• Saint Jonah of Moscow, Metropolitan and Wonderworker of Kiev, Moscow, and all Russia (1461)^{[1][7][35][56][57][58]} (see also: March 31 )
• Saints Sergius and Barbara of Oyatsk, monastics, parents of St. Alexander of Svir (1477-1480)^[1]
• Monk-martyrs Gregory, Abbot, and Cassian, monk, of Avnezhk Monastery in Vologda, Wonderworkers (1524)^{[1][7][35][59][60][61]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Amos Ivanov, Priest (1918)^{[7][35][62][63]}

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics (c. 9th century) of Saint Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis (613)^{[1][7][35][62][64]}
• Synaxis of All New Martyrs of the Serbian Land ("Vidovdan").^[1][7][65]
• "Marianica" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.^[1][66]
• Repose of Elder Theophan of the Roslavl Forests and Optina (1819)^[1][67]
• Repose of Blessed Jonah, Fool-for-Christ, of Peshnosha Monastery (1838)^[1][22]
• Repose of Metropolitan Innocent of Peking (1931)^{[1][note 17]}
• Repose of Elder Cosmas of Valaam and Riga (1968)^[1]
• Repose of Elder Anthimus of St. Anne's Skete, Mount Athos (1996)^[1]

Icon gallery

• 
  Prophet Amos.
• 
  Martyrdom of Sts. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia.
• 
  "Saint Jerome Writing" painting.
• 
  St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo and his mother St. Monica of Tagaste.
• 
  The earliest portrait of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in a 6th-century fresco, Lateran, Rome.
• 
  St. Michael I of Kiev, first Metropolitan of Kiev
• 
  St. Trillo of Llandrillo.
• 
  St. Landelinus.
• 
  St. Spyridon, Serbian Patriarch.
• 
  Great-martyr Tsar Lazar of Serbia.
• 
  St. Ephraim, Serbian Patriarch.
• 
  St. Jonah of Moscow, Metropolitan and Wonderworker of Kiev, Moscow, and all Russia.
• 
  St. Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis.
• 
  Celebration of Vidovdan (Synaxis of New Martyrs of the Serbia) at Gazimestan monument (2009).

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. "At Dorostorum, in Mysia, St. Hesychius, a soldier, who was arrested with blessed Julius, and after him crowned with martyrdom, under the governor Maximus."^[9]
3. Fleeing from Sicily, they were all martyred in Italy under Diocletian. St Vitus is called on in prayer against epilepsy and the nervous disorder called St Vitus's dance.^[15]
4. "IN Basilicata, near the river Silaro, the birthday of the holy martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, who were brought thither from Sicily, in the reign of Diocletian, and after being plunged into a vessel of melted lead, after being exposed to the beasts, and on the pillory, from which torments they escaped uninjured through the power of God, they ended their religious combats."^[9] Name days celebrated today include:

   • Vitus, Vito (Βίτος).
5. "At Palmyra, in Syria, the holy martyrs Libya and Leonides, sisters, and Eutropia, a girl of twelve years, who won the crown of martyrdom by various torments."^[9]
6. "At Zephirium, in Cilicia, St. Dulas, martyr, who, under the governor Maximus, was, for the name of Christ, scourged, laid on the gridiron, scalded with boiling oil, and after enduring other trials, received for his victory the palm of martyrdom."^[9]
7. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Augustine, Augoustinos (Αὐγουστίνος).
8. Born on the banks of the Euphrates, he travelled to Egypt, where he fell among thieves who held him prisoner for five years. He escaped and travelled to France. There he settled near Clermont in Auvergne as a hermit. Eventually he became abbot of the monastery of St Cyriacus (St Cyrgnes). He is called on in prayer against fever.
9. "At Clermont, in Auvergne, St. Abraham, confessor, illustrious by his holiness and miracles."^[9]
10. "S. VOUGAS, or Vie, is venerated especially at Treguenec, in Brittany, where his relics is said to have been preserved. He is thought to have been an Irish bishop who mounted a stone, and sailed across the sea on it; a tradition which has sprung up from the fact of a rock off the coast being called the Ship, from a fancied resemblance to one; and then, in course of time, it was supposed to be S. Vie's ship."^[41]
11. Born near Bapaume, Landelinus lived for a time as a robber, but he repented and became a monk. He was later ordained and founded monasteries in France and Belgium, at Lobbes in 654, Aulne (656), Walers (657) and Crespin (Crepy) in 670.
12. "At Valenciennes, the decease of St. Landelin, abbot."^[9]
13. A monk with St Philibert at Jumièges in France and then Bishop of Beauvais.
14. A woman of Cordoba in Spain who was so moved by the courage of the priest Athanasius during his martyrdom at the hands of the Moors, that she braved death at the stake on the following day. Her ashes were thrown into the Guadalquivir.
15. She was placed as a child in the convent which King Alfred's widow had founded in Winchester in England. Her shrine in Pershore in Worcestershire was famous for its miracles.
16. See: (in Russian) Симеон (архиепископ Новгородский). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
17. See: (in Russian) Иннокентий (Фигуровский). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).