September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Sep. 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 3

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 15 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For September 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 20.

Saints

• Righteous Eleazar, son of Righteous Aaron, and Righteous Phineas (c. 1400 B.C.)^[1][2][3]
• Martyrs Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his parents, Theodotus and Rufina (3rd century)^[1][3][4][5]
• 3,628 Martyrs at Nicomedia (303-305)^[1][6][7][8] (see also: September 4)
• Martyr Diomedes, by the sword.^{[3][9][note 2]}
• Martyr Julian, beaten to death.^[3][11]
• Martyr Philip, by the sword.^[3][12]
• Martyr Eutychianos, roasted alive on a gridiron.^[3][13]
• Martyr Hesychius, by hanging.^[3][14]
• Martyr Leonides, by fire.^[3][15]
• Martyr Eutychios, by crucifixion.^[3][16]
• Martyr Philadelphos, by tying a heavy stone around his neck.^{[3][17][note 3]}
• Martyr Melanippos, by fire.^[3][18]
• Martyr Parthagape, by drowning.^[3][19]
• Martyrs of Aeithalas and Ammon of Adrianople, Thrace, by severe whipping.^[3][6][20]
• Saint John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople (595)^{[1][3][6][8][21][22]}
• Saint Kosmas the Hermit and Confessor, of Crete (658)^[23][24]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Antoninus of Pamiers, an early martyr at Pamiers in France.^{[25][note 4]}
• Saint Maxima, a Roman slave who was scourged to death in Rome, condemned to death together with St Ansanus (304)^{[25][note 5]}
• Saint Justus of Lyon, Bishop of Lyon (390)^{[25][note 6][note 7][note 8]}
• Saint Valentine, fourth Bishop of Strasbourg in France (4th century)^[25]
• Saint Castor of Apt, Bishop of Apt (c. 420)^{[25][note 9]}
• Saint Elpidius, Bishop of Lyon, Confessor (422)^{[10][25][note 10]}
• Saint Nonnosus, a monk at the monastery of Mt Soracte in Italy; his wonderful deeds were recorded by St Gregory the Great (c. 575)^{[25][note 11]}
• Saint Hieu, Abbess of Tadcaster, England (c. 657)^{[1][6][25][note 12]}
• Saint Agricola of Avignon (Agricolus), Bishop of Avignon (c. 700)^{[25][note 13]}
• Saint Lolanus, a bishop in Scotland (c. 1034)^[25]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saints Anthony (1073)^[26] and Theodosius (1074),^[27] founders of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and monasticism in Rus'.^{[1][6][8][23]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Barsanuphius (Lebedev), Bishop of Kyrillov (1918)^{[1][6][8][28][29][note 14]}
• New Hieromartyr John Ivanov, Priest (1918)^{[1][6][8][28][30]}
• New Martyr Seraphima (Sulimova), Abbess of the Therapontov Convent (1918)^{[1][6][8][28]}
• New Martyrs Anatoly Barashkov,^[31] Nicholas Burlakov, Michael Trubnikov, and Philip Marishev, at the St. Cyril of White Lake Monastery (1918)^{[1][6][8][28]}
• New Hieromartyr Damascene (Tsedrik), Bishop of Starodub (1937)^{[1][6][8][28][32][note 15]}
• New Hieromartyrs Ephemius Goryachev,^[33] John Melnichenko,^[34] John Smolichev,^[35] Vladimir Morinsky,^{[36][note 16]} Victor Basov,^[37] Basil Zelensky, Theodotus Shatokhin, Peter Novoselsky, Stephen Yaroshevich,^[1] Priests (1937)^[6][8][28]
• New Hieromartyr Herman (Ryashentsev), Bishop of Vyaznikov (1937)^{[1][6][8][38][note 17]}
• New Hieromartyr Stephen Ermolin, Priest (1937)^[8]
• Martyr Paul Elkyn (1937)^[6][8]
• Virgin-martyr Xenia (1937)^[6][28]

Other commemorations

• "Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1771)^{[1][6][8][28][39][note 18]}
• Translation of the relics (1796) of Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma (1568)^{[6][8][note 19]}
• Synaxis of the Saints of Saratov.^[1]
• Repose of Archbishop Vladimir (Petrov) of Kazan (1897)^{[1][note 20]}

Icon gallery

• 
  Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia.
• 
  Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia.
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  Saint John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople.
• 
  Sts. Anthony and Theodosius with the Theotokos Panachrantos.
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  New Hieromartyr Barsanuphius (Lebedev), Bishop of Kyrillov.
• 
  New Hieromartyr Damascene (Tsedrik), Bishop of Starodub.
• 
  New Hieromartyr Herman (Ryashentsev), Bishop of Vyaznikov.
• 
  "Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.
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  Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma
• 
  Archbishop Vladimir (Petrov) of Kazan.

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. "Also, the holy martyrs Diomedes, Julian, Philip, Euthychian, Hesychius, Leonides, Philadelphus, Menalippus, and Pantagapas. They consummated their martyrdom, some by fire, some by water, others by the sword or by the cross."^[10]
3. (in Greek) «λίθῳ τὸν τράχηλον βαρυνθεῖς τελειούται».
4. "At Pamiers, in France, St. Antoninus, martyr, whose relics are kept with great veneration in the church of Palencia."^[10]
5. "At Rome, the holy martyr Maxima, who confessed Christ with St. Ansanus in the persecution of Diocletian, and yielded up her soul whilst she was beaten with rods."^[10]
6. A deacon in Vienne who became Bishop of Lyons in France in 350. In 381 he attended the Council of Aquileia and then went to Egypt and lived as a hermit.
7. "At Lyons, in France, St. Justus, bishop and confessor, who was endowed with extraordinary sanctity, and a prophetic spirit. He resigned his bishopric, and retired into a desert of Egypt, with his lector Viator. When he had for some years led an almost angelical life, and the end of his meritorious labors had come, he went to our Lord to receive the crown of justice, on the 14th day of October. His holy body, together with the relics of his blessed lector Viator, was afterwards taken to Lyons on this day."^[10]
8. See: (in French) Just de Lyon. Wikipédia. (French Wikipedia).
9. Born in Nîmes in France, he married and settled in Marseilles. After a short time they separated by mutual consent and both entered monasteries. Castor founded the monastery of Manauque, and shortly afterwards became Bishop of Apt.
10. The successor of St Antiochus as Bishop of Lyons in France. His relics were enshrined in the church of St Justus.
11. "On Mount Soractes, the abbot St. Nonnosus, who, by his prayers removed a rock of huge dimensions, and was renowned for other miracles."^[10]
12. She became a nun and then Abbess of Tadcaster in Yorkshire in England.
13. Son of St Magnus, Bishop of Avignon. At the age of sixteen he became a monk at Lérins where he stayed for sixteen years. His father called him to Avignon and in 660 he became bishop there and is considered to be the patron-saint of the town.
14. See: (in Russian) Варсонофий (Лебедев, Василий Павлович). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
15. See: (in Russian) Дамаскин (Цедрик). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
16. See: (in Russian) Моринский, Владимир Александрович. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
17. See: (in Russian) Герман (Ряшенцев). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
18. See: (in Russian) Калужская икона Божией Матери. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
19. See: (in Russian) Феодосий Тотемский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
20. See: (in Russian) Владимир (Петров). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).