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August 23 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
August 22 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 24 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''September 5'' by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For August 23, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''August 10''. Feasts * '' Apodosis of the Dormition''.August 23 / September 5 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής. 23 Αυγούστου '' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Saints * Hieromartyr |
March 26 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
March 25 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 27 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''April 8'' by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For March 26th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''March 13''. Feasts * ''Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel''.March 26/April 8 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής. 26 Μαρτίου '' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Apodosis (Leavetaking) of the Annunciation. Saints * Martyr |
Éogan Of Ardstraw
Saint Éogan (pronounced "Owen") was the founder of the monastery of Ardstraw. Name The name is an Old Irish, early Irish male name, derived from the Primitive Irish ''*'', and equates to the Welsh and the Latin Eugene (given name), Eugene. In more modern forms of Irish it is written as or (/'oːəun/).''Surnames of the United Kingdom'' (1912), reprinted for Clearfield Company, INC by Genealogical Publishing Co. INC, Baltimore 1995, 1996. Cormic gives this origin for Eogan (one MS, Eogen); and Zimmer considers Owen to be borrowed from Latin , as noted by MacBain, p. 400. The mediaeval Latinization of Owen as led to a belief that the etymology was the Welsh and Breton , "lamb". With much stronger reason it was at one time considered that the name represented Irish = Gael. [f. Old Irish Welsh , young], ‘youth’. ''Surnames of the United Kingdom'' cites Tomás Ua Concheanainn, (p. 126), that " is a diminutive of , = Owain, Eugene" It means "born under the protection of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Vitensis
Victor Vitensis (or Victor of Vita; born circa 430) was an African bishop of the Province of Byzacena (called Vitensis from his See of Vita). His importance rests on his ''Historia persecutionis Africanae Provinciae, temporibus Genserici et Hunirici regum Wandalorum'' (''A History of the African Province Persecution, in the Times of Genseric and Huneric, the Kings of the Vandals''). Life Little is known of the author or his circumstances and so historians have put forward deductions based on the internal evidence of his work. It has been argued by John Moorhead that Victor wrote the ''Historia persecutionis'' whilst he was a priest in Carthage and that he 'had access to the archives of the See of Carthage'. The 'text originated in the Church of Carthage' and was published circa 488; however, scholars contend that Victor wrote much of his work in 484 but subsequently added perspectives from after Huneric's death. Danuta Shanzer has argued that the use of medical terminology in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil () is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, who according to legend was slain at Merthyr by pagans about 480 CE. generally means "martyr" in modern Welsh, but here closer to the Latin : a place of worship built over a martyr's relics. Similar place names in south Wales are Merthyr Cynog, Merthyr Dyfan and Merthyr Mawr. Noted for its industrial past, Merthyr was known as the 'Iron Capital of the World' in the early 19th century, due to the scale of its iron production. The world's first steam-powered railway journey happened in Merthyr in 1804, travelling from the ironworks at Penydarren to the Glamorganshire Canal on the Merthyr Tramroad. The 1851 census found Wales to be the world's first industrialised nation, as more people were employed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tydfil
Saint Tydfil ( Welsh: Tudful; martyred ) is the legendary dedicatee of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The old parish church of St Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, is dedicated to her and is reputed to be the site of her death. According to legend, Tydfil was the twenty-third daughter of Brychan, king of Brycheiniog, by his fourth wife. Tydfil was murdered with her brother Rhun in Merthyr Tydfil, by either Welsh pagans or Anglo-Saxon pagans, and buried in the town. No trace remains of her holy well Ffynnon Dydfil, which is thought to have been near the southern end of Well Street in Merthyr Tydfil. The daughter church of St Tydfil's Well is in the area of Merthyr Tydfil known as 'The Quar' (quarry). St Tydfil's Church in Llysworney in the Vale of Glamorgan is dedicated to her, as was a chapel in Llantwit Major church until it was given to Tewkesbury Abbey The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury, commonly known as Tewkesbury Abbey, is located in the town of Tewkesbury in the cere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euboea
Euboea ( ; , ), also known by its modern spelling Evia ( ; , ), is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete, and the sixth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest point). In general outline it is a long and narrow island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to . Its geographic orientation is from northwest to southeast, and it is traversed throughout its length by a mountain range, which forms part of the chain that bounds Thessaly on the east, and is continued south of Euboia in the lofty islands of Andros, Tinos and Mykonos. It forms most of the regional unit of Euboea, which also includes Skyros and a small area of the Greek mainland. Name Like most of the Greek islands, Euboea was known by other names in antiquity, such as ''Macris'' (Μάκρις) and ''Doliche'' (Δολίχη) from its elongated shape, or ''Ellopia'' (after El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Sardis
The See of Sardis or Sardes (, ''Sardeis'') was an episcopal see in the city of that name. It was one of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse, held by metropolitan bishops since the middle to late 1st century,Otto F. A. Meinardus. 1974. "The Christian Remains of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse." ''The Biblical Archaeologist''. Vol. 37, No. 3. p. 78–80. with jurisdiction over the province of Lydia, when this was formed in 295. After 1369 it became a titular see both for the Greek Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. History According to the ''Menologion'', Clement, a disciple of Paul of Tarsus and one of the Seventy ( Philippians 4:3), was the first bishop of Sardis. Little is known about the ancient bishopric of Sardis, with the notable exception of Saint Melito, a contemporary of Marcus Aurelius from the 2nd century, whom some sources refer to as the second bishop of Sardis—citing the "improbability of seventy years in the episcopate"—making him the succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriarch Callinicus I Of Constantinople
Callinicus I of Constantinople (Greek: Καλλινίκος; died November 711) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 693 to 705. Callinicus I helped to depose Emperor Justinian II and place Leontius on the Byzantine throne. Upon Justinian II's triumphant return to Constantinople and reinstatement as Emperor, Callinicus I was arrested and blinded before being imprisoned in a monastery. He is recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church; his feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context does n ... is celebrated on 23 August. Notes and references Bibliography * - Total pages: 256 7th-century patriarchs of Constantinople Twenty Years' Anarchy Byzantine prisoners and detainees Byzantine saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church {{Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursia
Norcia (), traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia (), is a town and comune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeastern Umbria. Unlike many ancient towns, it is located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Sibillini, a subrange of the Apennines with some of its highest peaks, near the Sordo River, a small stream that eventually flows into the Nera. The town is popularly associated with the Valnerina (the valley of the Nera). It is a member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The area is known for its air and scenery, and is a base for mountaineering and hiking. It is also widely known for hunting, especially of the wild boar, and for sausages and ham made from wild boar and pork. Such products have been named after Norcia; in Italian, they are called ''norcineria''. History Traces of human settlement in Norcia's area date back to the Neolithic Age. The town's known history begins with settlement by the Sabines i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 26 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
Events Pre-1600 * 1185 – The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire. *1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor. *1377 – Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia. *1520 – Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor. *1597 – Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang. 1601–1900 *1640 – The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles I of England. *1689 – General Enea Silvio Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he dies of the disease soon afterwards. * 1774 – American Revolution: The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. *1813 – War of 1812: A combined force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
