June 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

June 24 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 26

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 8 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For June 25th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 12.

Saints

• Virgin-martyrs Libya, Leonis, and Eutropa, of Palermo in Sicily (303)^[1][2][3]
• Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis (304)^{[1][3][4][5][6][note 2]}
• Martyr Gallicanus the Patrician, in Egypt (362)^{[1][8][9][note 3][note 4]}
• Martyrs Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus, and Longinus, near Lazica (4th century)^[3][10] (see also: June 24 )
• Venerable Symeon of Sinai (5th century)^{[11][12][13][note 5]}
• Venerable Martyrios, Bishop.^{[3][12][15][note 6]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Prosper of Reggio, Bishop of Reggio in Emilia in Italy (c. 466)^[9][16][17]
• Saint Maximus of Turin, Bishop of Turin during the barbarian invasions of the north of Italy (470)^{[9][18][note 7][note 8]}
• Saint Salomon of Cornwall, by tradition born in Cornwall, the husband of St Gwen and father of St Cuby (Cybi), he lived in Brittany and was murdered by heathen (5th century)^[9]
• Saint Gallicanus II, fifth Bishop of Embrun in France (c. 541)^[9][19]
• Saint Moluac (Moluag, Molonachus, Moloc of Mortlach), a disciple of St Brendan, he became Bishop of Lismore in Argyle in Scotland, Apostle to the Picts (592)^{[1][9][13][20][note 9]}
• Saint Selyf (Selyr, Levan), a hermit in St Levan in Cornwall (6th century)^[9]
• Saint Adalbert of Egmond, hierodeacon (710 or 740)^{[1][9][13][21][22][23][24][note 10][note 11]}
• Virgin-martyr Eurosia (Orosia), at Jaca, Spain (714)^{[1][9][note 12]}
• Saint Gohardus, Bishop of Nantes in France, martyred by raiding Normans while celebrating the liturgy (843)^{[9][note 13]}
• Saint Solomon III, King of Brittany, a brave warrior against Franks and Northmen alike, martyr (874)^{[9][note 14]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Simeon od Sinai,^[25]
• Venerables Holy Prince Peter and Princess Febronia (tonsured David and Euphrosyne), wonderworkers of Murom (1228)^{[1][3][13][26][27][28][note 15]}
• Saint Theoleptus of Philadelphia, Metropolitan of Philadelphia (1322)^{[1][13][14][29]}
• Venerables Dionysius (c. 1389)^[30] and Dometius (1405-1410)^[31] of Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos.^[1][3][13]
• Saint Dalmatus, founder of the Dormition Monastery in Siberia (1697)^{[1][13][28][note 16]}
• Venerable Methodios of Nyvritos, near Gortyn in Crete, ascetic (17th century)^{[3][12][14][32][note 17]}
• New Monk-martyr Procopius of Varna and Mt. Athos, at Smyrna (1810)^{[1][3][13][33]}
• New Martyr George of Attalia, at Krene in Asia Minor (1823)^{[1][3][13][34]}
• Saint Cyprian, hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1874)^[1]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Basil Militsyn, Priest (1918)^[13][28][35]
• New Hiero-confessor Nikon (Belyaev), Hieromonk of Optina Monastery (1931)^{[1][13][28][36][37][note 18]}
• New Hieromartyr Basil Protopopov, Priest (1940)^[13][28][38]

Other commemorations

• Repose of Hierodeacon Serapion of Glinsk Hermitage (1859)^[1]

Icon gallery

• 
  Martyrdom of Saint Febronia (Byzantine Monastery of St. Febronia, Palagonia)
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  St. Maximus of Turin, Bishop of Turin.
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  St. Moluac, Bishop of Lismore, Apostle of the Picts.
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  Virgin-martyr Eurosia, whose hands have been cut off.
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  St. Gohardus martyred by the Normans.
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  St. Solomon III, King of Brittany.
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  Venerables Holy Prince Peter and Princess Febronia.
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  Saint Dalmatus, founder of the Dormition Monastery in Siberia.
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  New Hiero-confessor Nikon (Belyaev), Hieromonk of Optina Monastery.

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 Sibapolis, in Syria, under the governor Lysimachus, in the persecution of Diocletian, St. Febronia, virgin and martyr, who was scourged and racked for defending her faith and her chastity, then torn with iron combs and exposed to fire. Finally, having her teeth plucked out and her breasts cut off, she was condemned to capital punishment, and went to her spouse adorned with her sufferings as with so many jewels."^[7]
3. An officer in the army of Constantine and a consul in Rome, he went to live in Ostia where he founded a hospital and ministered to the sick.
4. "At Alexandria, St. Gallicanus, ex-consul and martyr, who had been honored with a triumph, and was held in affection by the emperor Constantine. Converted by Saints John and Paul, he withdrew to Ostia with St. Hilarinus, and devoted himself entirely to the duties of hospitality and to the service of the sick. The report of such an event spread through the whole world, and from all sides many persons came to see a man who had been a senator and consul, washing the feet of the poor, preparing their table, serving them, carefully waiting on the infirm, and performing other works of mercy. Driven from this place by Julian the Apostate, he repaired to Alexandria, where, for refusing to sacrifice to idols, at the command of the judge Raucian, he was put to the sword, and thus became a martyr of Christ."^[7]
5. Some of his writings are found in the Evergetinos.^[14]
6. He is referenced in the Jerusalemitic Canonarion, without any other details given.
7. He is remembered for his homilies and other ascetic writings, which survive.
8. "At Turin, the birthday of St. Maximus, bishop and confessor, most celebrated for his learning and sanctity."^[7]
9. Born in Scotland, he went to Ireland and then returned to his native land as a missionary. His main work as a bishop was the enlightenment of the Hebrides. After founding an island monastery on the Isle of Lismore, Moluag went on to found two other great centres in the land of the Picts at Rosemarkie and Mortlach. These were his three centres of teaching, and all three were to become the seats of the Catholic Sees of the Isles, Ross and Aberdeen. It is claimed in the biography of Saint Malachy that Moluag was the founder of 100 monasteries in Dark Ages Scotland. He died in Rossmarkie but his shrine was in Mortlach.
10. Born in Northumbria in England, he became a monk at Rathmelgisi in Ireland and accompanied St Willibrord as a deacon to Frisia. He worked around Egmont in Holland and became the patron-saint there.
11. "In Holland, St. Adelbert, confessor, disciple of the sainted bishop Willibrord."^[7]
12. Born in Bayonne in France, she was martyred by the Saracens in Jaca in the Pyrenees in Spain. She was also venerated in the south of France and in the north of Italy.
13. Many monks and priests suffered with him.
14. King of Brittany and a brave warrior against Franks and Northmen alike. The Bretons count him among their national heroes. He repented for the crimes of his youth and when he was murdered, he was proclaimed a martyr.
15. See: (in Russian) Пётр и Феврония. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
16. See: (in Russian) Далмат Исетский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
17. He was acquainted with Venerable Nicholas of Courtaliatis in Crete, monk (†1670) — September 1.
18. See: (in Russian) Никон Оптинский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).