November 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

November 8 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 10

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 22 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For November 9th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 27.

Saints

• Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus (284–305)^[1][2][3][4]
• Venerable Matrona of Perge, Abbess of Constantinople (492)^[1][3][5][6]
• Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica (c. 305)^{[1][7][8][note 2]}
• Martyrs Narses and Artemon, by the sword.^[3][8][10] (see also: December 9 )
• Martyrs Christopher and Maura, by the sword.^[3][8][11]
• The Four Crowned Martyrs:

• Claudius, Castor, Sempronian, and Nicostratus, of Pannonia (c. 306)^[1][8][12] (see also: November 8 - West)

• Venerable Helladius, monk.^[3][8][13]
• Venerable John the Short of Egypt (John Kolobos, John the Dwarf) (c. 407)^{[1][3][14][15]}
• Martyr Anthony of Apamea (5th century)^{[1][3][16][17]}
• Venerables Eustolia (610)^[18] and Sosipatra (625),^[19] of Constantinople.^{[1][3][20][note 3]}
• Venerable Theoctiste of Lesbos, of the Monastery Panagia "Ekatontapyliani" (Hundred Doors) in Paros (881)^{[1][3][21][22]}
• Venerable Symeon Metaphrastes ('the Translator') of Constantinople (960)^{[1][3][8][23]}
• Venerable Saints Euthymius (990) and Neophytus (c. 1118), founders of Docheiariou, Mount Athos.^{[1][3][24][25]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Agrippinus of Naples (Arpinus), Bishop of Naples (2nd or 3rd century)^{[26][note 4][note 5]}
• Saint Ursinus of Bourges, first Bishop of Bourges in France (3rd century)^{[26][note 6]}
• Saint Benignus of Armagh (Benen), Bishop of Armagh (468)^{[1][26][note 7]}
• Saint Pabo, founder of the monastery later called Llanbabo, in Anglesey, Wales (c. 510)^[26]
• Saint Vitonus (Vanne, Vaune), Bishop of Verdun (c. 525)^{[26][note 8]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Onesiphorus the Confessor, of the Kiev Caves (1148)^{[1][8][12][27][28][29]}
• Saint Nektarios (Kephalas) of Aegina, Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina (1920)^{[1][3][8][12][27][30][31][note 9][note 10]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Parthenius (Bryansky), Bishop of Ananyevsk (1937)^{[1][12][27][32][note 11]}
• New Hieromartyr Alexis (Zadvornov), Hieromonk of the Afanasiev Convent, Yaroslavl (1937)^{[1][12][27][32]}
• New Hieromartyrs Constantine Cherepanov, Demetrius Rusinov, Nestor Panin, Theodore Chichkanov, Constantine Nemeshaev, Victor Klimov, Elias Rylko and Paul Ansimov,^{[note 12]} Priests (1937)^[12][27]
• New Hieromartyr Joseph Schensnovich, Deacon (1937)^[12][27]

Other commemorations

• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "She Who Is Quick to Hear" (Gorgoepēkoos) of Docheiariou, Mount Athos (10th century)^{[1][8][12][27][32][33][note 13][note 14]}
• Repose of Righteous Eldress Matrona of Penza (1937)^{[1][note 15]}

Icon gallery

• 
  Venerable Matrona of Perge, Abbess of Constantinople.
• 
  St. John the Short of Egypt
  (John Kolobos).
• 
  St. Benignus of Armagh, St. Patrick's Psalm singer.
• 
  St. Nektarios of Aegina.
• 
  St. Nektarios of Aegina.
• 
  New Hieromartyr Parthenius (Bryansky), Bishop of Ananyevsk.
• 
  New Hieromartyr Paul Ansimov, Priest.
• 
  Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "She Who Is Quick to Hear".

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 Thessalonica, St. Alexander, martyr, during the reign of Maximian."^[9]
3. "At Constantinople, the holy virgins Eustolia, a native of Rome, and Sopatra, daughter of the emperor Maurice."^[9]
4. Bishop of Naples in Italy, where he has been greatly venerated from time immemorial. His relics are enshrined under the altar of the Cathedral of Naples with Sts Eutychius and Acutius, companions of St Januarius.
5. "At Naples, in Campania, St. Agrippinus, a bishop renowned for miracles."^[9]
6. "At Bourges, St. Ursinus, confessor, who was ordained at Rome by the successors of the apostles and appointed first bishop of that city."^[9]
7. 'Benen, son of Sessenen, St Patrick's Psalmsinger'. A favourite disciple of St Patrick, whom he succeeded as the main bishop in Ireland. He preached mainly in Clare and Kerry and founded a monastery in Drumlease.
8. A monastery in Lorraine was later dedicated to him.
9. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Nectarios (Νεκτάριος);
   • Nectaria (Νεκταρία).
10. The translation of his relics took place on September 3, 1953 and on April 20, 1961, when he was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
11. See: (in Russian) Парфений (Брянских). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
12. See: (in Russian) Ансимов, Павел Георгиевич. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
13. In 1938, the Dochiariou monastery presented a copy of the wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God "Quick to Hear" to the Russian Spiritual Mission at Jerusalem.
14. See: (in Russian) Икона Божией Матери Скоропослушница. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
15. (in Russian) Спасо-Преображенский монастырь в Пензе.