June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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June 16 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 18

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 30 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]

For June 17th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 4.

Saints

• Martyr Djan Darada (Aetius the Eunuch), the Ethiopian eunuch of Queen Candace, baptized by the Apostle Philip (1st century)[1][2] (see also: January 4, August 27)
• Hieromartyr Isaurus, deacon, and with him Martyrs Basil, Innocent, Felix, Hermias and Peregrinus, of Athens and Appolonia in Macedonia[3] (284)[1][4][5][6][note 2] (see also: July 6)
• Hieromartyr Philoneides, Bishop of Kourion in Cyprus (c. 306)[1][5][6][8] (see also: August 30)
• Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael of Persia, at Constantinople (363)[1][5][6][9][10][11][note 3]
• Venerables Joseph[12] and Pior (395),[13][14] of Scetis, disciples of Saint Anthony the Great (4th century)[1][5][6]
• Venerable Bessarion the Great, Wonderworker of Egypt (4th-5th century)[5][7][15][16] (see also: February 20)
• Venerable Hypatius, Abbot, of the monastery of the Rufinianes, Confessor (446)[1][5][6][17][note 4]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Antidius (Antel, Antible, Tude), disciple and successor of St Froninus as Bishop of Besançon in France; put to death by the Vandals at the hamlet called Ruffey (c. 265)[18][19]
• Saint Montanus, a soldier who was taken to the island of Ponza in Italy and martyred (c. 300)[18][20][note 5][note 6]
• 262 Martyrs of Rome, under Diocletian, buried on the old Via Salaria in Rome.[18][note 7]
• Saint Avitus (Avy), Abbot of Micy near Orleans, Confessor (c. 530)[7][18][21][22][note 8]
• Saint Himerius of Cremona, Bishop of Ameila in Umbria (c. 560)[18][23][note 9][note 10]
• Venerable Herveus of Plouvien (Hervé), blind from childhood, he became Abbot of Plouvien, from where he moved with some of his monks to Lanhouarneau (c. 575)[1][18][24][25]
• Saint Briavel, a hermit at St Briavels, now in Gloucestershire in England (6th century)[1][18]
• Saint Gundulphus (Gondulph), a bishop in France who is said to have reposed in Bourges (6th century)[7][18][26]
• Martyr Nectan of Hartland, in Devon, hermit (6th century)[1][6][18][27][28][note 11]
• Saint Agrippinus, Bishop of Como in the north of Italy (615)[18]
• Saint Botolph, Abbot and Confessor, of Ikanhoe, England (680), and his brother, Saint Adolph the Confessor, Bishop of Maastricht (7th century)[1][18][29][30][31][32][note 12]
• Saint Molling (Mo Ling, Myllin, Molignus, Dairchilla), a monk at Glendalough, later Abbot of Aghacainid (Teghmolin, St Mullins), then Bishop of Ferns (697)[18][33][34]
• Saint Fulk the Venerable, archbishop of Reims (900)[35]
• Saint Rambold (Ramwod, Ramnold), a monk at St Maximinus in Trier in Germany, then Abbot of St Emmeram in Regensburg, centenarian (1001)[18]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Martyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe, Georgia (1227)[1][6][36][37]
• Saint Ananias the Iconographer, of Novgorod (1581)[1][6][38]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Averky Severovostokov, Priest (1918)[6][39][40][note 13]
• New Hieromartyr Nicander (Prusak), Hieromonk, of Yaroslavl (1918)[1][6]
• New Hiero-confessor Maximus (Popov), Hieromonk, of Ryabash (Bashkiria) (1934)[1][6][39][41][note 14]
• Virgin-Martyr Pelagia Balakireva (1943)[6][39][41]

Other commemorations

• Uncovering of the relics of the Alfanov Brothers of Novgorod (1562):[1][6][42][note 15]

• Sts. Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac, founders of the Sokolnitzki Monastery in 1389.

• Repose of Elder Gervasius (Paraskevopoulos) of Patras (1964)[1][note 16]

Icon gallery

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  Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (Menologion of Basil II).
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  Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael of Persia, at Constantinople.
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  St. Gondulph of Maastricht, looking up from his grave.
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  Martyr Nectan of Hartland.
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  Portrait of St. Rambold on the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram.

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 Apollonia, in Macedonia, the holy martyrs Isaurus, deacon, Innocent, Felix, Jeremias, and Peregrinus, natives of Athens, who were tortured in different manners by the tribune Tripontius, and finally decapitated."[7]
3. "At Chalcedon, the holy martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael, whom the king of Persia sent as ambassadors to Julian the Apostate to treat of peace. Having firmly refused to worship idols, as they had been commanded by the emperor, they were put to the sword."[7]
4. "In Phrygia, St. Hypatius, confessor."[7]
5. A soldier who was taken to the island of Ponza in Italy and martyred by being thrown into the sea with a heavy stone tied round his neck. Christians recovered his body and enshrined it in Gaeta.
6. "At Terracina, St. Montanus, a soldier, who received the crown of martyrdom after suffering many torments, in the time of the emperor Adrian and the ex-consul Leontius."[7]
7. "AT Rome, during the persecution of Diocletian, the birthday of two hundred and sixty-two holy martyrs, who were put to death for the faith of Christ, and buried on the old Salarian road, at the foot of Cucumer hill."[7]
8. First of all a monk at Menat in Auvergne in France, then Abbot of Micy near Orleans, and finally a hermit in the Perche, where he was forced by his numerous disciples to build and become abbot of a new monastery.
9. Born in Calabria in Italy, he became a monk and then Bishop of Ameila in Umbria. He is described as a great ascetic. In 995 his relics were translated to Cremona where he is one of the main patron-saints.
10. "At Amelia, in Umbria, the bishop St. Himerius, whose body was translated to Cremona."[7]
11. "NECTAN appears to have been one of the numerous children of Brechan, Prince of Brecknock. Like nearly all of his family he became a Saint, and is said to have suffered martyrdom, but on what occasion is not related. He was buried at Hartland, - the church of which place was served originally by secular canons; but in the reign of Henry II was converted into a Monastery of Augustinians."[29]
12. Brothers and monks in England. Though little is known of Adulf, Botulf founded a monastery at Iken in Suffolk and was famed for his piety. Over seventy churches were dedicated to St Botulf, including four at the gates of the City of London.
13. See: (in Russian) Северовостоков, Аверкий Яковлевич. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
14. See: (in Russian) Максим (Попов). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
15. Their feast day is on May 4.
16. See: (in Greek) Γερβάσιος Παρασκευόπουλος. Βικιπαίδεια. (Greek Wikipedia).

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24. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἐρβέος ὁ ἐν Γαλλία. 17 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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27. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Νέκταν ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 17 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
28. Martyr Nectan of Hartland. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
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37. St. Shalva of Akhaltsikhe. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
38. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀνανίας ὁ εἰκονογράφος. 17 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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40. (in Russian) АВЕРКИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
41. (in Russian) 30 июня (17 июня). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
42. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἰσαάκ, Κλήμης, Κύριλλος, Νικήτας καὶ Νικηφόρος ἐκ Ρωσίας. 17 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

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