October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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October 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 3

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 15 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]

For October 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on September 19.

Saints

• Saint Damaris of Athens (1st century)[1][2] (see also: October 3)
• Hieromartyr Cyprian and Virgin-martyr Justina of Antioch,[3][4] and with them Martyr Theoctistus of Nicomedia (304)[1][5][note 2]
• Martyrs David and Constantine, Princes of Argveti, Georgia (740)[1][6][7]
• Venerable Monk-Martyrs Michael, Abbot of Zovia Monastery near Sevastoupolis and 36 fathers with him, by beheading (c. 780)[8] (see also: October 1)
• Venerable Theophilus the Confessor, under the iconoclasts (8th century)[4][6][9][note 3]
• Blessed Andrew, Fool-for-Christ, at Constantinople (936)[1][6][11][12] (see also: May 28)

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Leudomer (Lomer), Bishop of Chartres in France (c. 585)[13][14]
• Saint Gerinus (Garinus, Werinus), brother of St Leodegarius (Leger), persecuted by the tyrant Ebroin, stoned to death near Arras in the north of France (677)[13][note 4]
• Hieromartyr Leodegarius (Leger), Bishop of Autun, imprisoned, blinded and finally murdered by the tyrant Ebroin (679)[1][13][15][note 5][note 6]
• Saint Beregisus, a priest who founded the monastery of Saint Hubert in the Ardennes in France (c. 725)[13]
• Saint Ursicinus, Abbot of Disentis Abbey in Switzerland, he became Bishop of Chur in 754 (760)[13]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Great-martyr Theodore Gabras of Atran in Chaldia, of Pontus (1098)[1][4][6][16][17][note 7]
• Blessed Great Princess Anna of Kashin (Euphrosyne in monasticism) (1368)[1][6][12][19]
• Saint Cassian the Greek, monk, of Uglich (1504)[1][6][12][17][20][note 8]
• Blessed Cyprian of Suzdal, Fool-for-Christ and Wonderworker (1622)[1][6][17][21]
• New Martyr Hadji-George of Philadelphia in Asia Minor, from Mount Athos (1794)[1][4][17][22]
• Righteous Admiral Theodore Ushakov of the Russian Naval Fleet (1817)[1][6][12][17][23]

New Martys and Confessors

• Virgin-martyr Alexandra Bulgakova (1938)[6][12][24]

Other commemorations

• Repose of Hieroschemamonk Theodosius of Karoulia, Mt. Athos (1937)[1]
• Repose of Monk Roman the Soldier, of Valaam, martyred in Bosnia (1994)[1][25]
• Repose of Schema-Archimandrite Alexander (Vasiliev) of the Pskov-Caves Monastery (1998)[1]

Icon gallery

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  Hieromartyr Cyprian and Virgin-martyr Justina.
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  Hieromartyr Cyprian and Virgin-martyr Justina.
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  Monk-Martyrs Michael, Abbot of Zovia Monastery near Sebaste and 36 fathers with him.
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  Venerable Theophilus the Confessor.
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  St. Andrew of Constantinople.
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  Hieromartyr Leodegarius, Bishop of Autun.
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  Blessed Great Princess Anna of Kashin (Euphrosyne in monasticism).
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  Righteous Admiral Theodore Ushakov.

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. Name days celebrated today include:
   • Cyprian, Kiprianos (Κυπριανός);
   • Justine, Ioustini (Ἰουστίνη).
3. "At Constantinople, St. Theophilus, a monk, who was most cruelly scourged by Leo the Isaurian, for the defence of holy images, was driven into exile, and went gloriously to heaven."[10]
4. "Also, the holy martyr Gerinus, brother of the blessed Leodegarius, who was overwhelmed with stones in the same city."[10]
5. Nephew of the Bishop of Poitiers in France, in 653 he became Abbot of St Maxentius. In 659 he became Bishop of Autun. His connection with the court brought on him the fury of the tyrant Ebroin who had the saint imprisoned, blinded and finally murdered.
6. "In the vicinity of Arras, the martyrdom of blessed Leodegarius, bishop of Autun. After being subjected to various insults and torments for the truth, he was put to death by Ebroin, chief minister of Theodoric."[10]
7. The glorious great-martyr and brave athlete of the Lord Theodore Gavras or Theodore Gabras (Greek: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας ὁ Γαβρᾶς, †1098), was a Byzanatine general who recaptured Trebizond from the Danishmend Turks in 1075 AD, and ruled it as the center of the Byzantine theme of Chaldia as a virtually autonomous state from 1081–1098. He fought with success against the Danishmend Turks and the Georgians, and later became a heroic figure in both Pontic Greek and Turkoman poetry.[18] He was tortured and martyred in the region of Theodosiopolis (Erzurum) by the Danishmend Turks for refusing to convert to Islam, under one of the generals of Emir Danishmend Gazi, named Amir Ali (Amiralis, Amyrali).
8. See: (in Russian) Кассиан Грек. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).

References

1. October 2/15. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
2. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Δάμαρις ἡ Ἀθηναία. 2 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
3. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κυπριανὸς καὶ Ἰουστίνη. 2 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
4. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 2 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
5. Hieromartyr Cyprian of Nicomedia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
6. October 15 / October 2. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
7. Martyr David the Prince of Georgia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
8. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Μιχαὴλ ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ 36 Ὁσιομάρτυρες. 2 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεόφιλος ὁ Ὁμολογητής. 2 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 304.
11. Blessed Andrew the Fool-For-Christ at Constantinople. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
12. (in Russian) 2 октября по старому стилю / 15 октября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.
13. October 2. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
14. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. LEUDOMER, B.C. (ABOUT A.D. 585.)". In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Eleventh: October – Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 15-16.
15. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. LEODEGAR OR LEGER, B.M. (ABOUT A.D. 678.)". In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Eleventh: October – Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 19-31.
16. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας ὁ Γαβρᾶς. 2 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
17. (in Greek) 02/10/2016. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
18. Bryer, Anthony M. "A Byzantine Family: The Gabrades, c.979 – c.1653". University of Birmingham Historical Journal, (Birmingham), 1970, XII: 164–187.
19. Repose of the Holy Right-believing Princess Anna of Kashin. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
20. Venerable Cassian of Uglich. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
21. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Κυπριανὸς ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός ἐκ Σουντὰλ (Ρῶσος). 2 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
22. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἢ Χατζὴ – Γεώργιος. 2 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
23. Righteous Admiral Theodore Ushakov of the Russian Naval Fleet. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
24. (in Russian) АЛЕКСАНДРА. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
25. Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes. New Martyred Soldiers For Christ Our Lord. January 30, 2004. (Excerpts from Valaam Patericon -Book of Days- Valaam Society of America, New Valaam Monastery, Alaska 1999. p. 103.)

Sources

• October 2/15. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• October 15 / October 2. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• October 2. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 73.
• The Second Day of the Month of October. Orthodoxy in China.
• October 2. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 304.
• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 471–473.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 2 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 2 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• (in Greek) 02/10/2016. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 15 октября (2 октября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 2 октября по старому стилю / 15 октября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год.