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December 1 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
November 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), November 30 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), December 2 All fixed Synaxarium, commemorations below celebrated on December 14 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Julian Calendar, Old Calendar. For December 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), November 18. Saints * ''Prophet Nahum'' (7th century BC) * St. Onesimus, Archbishop of Ephesus (c. 107–17) * Saints Ananias and Solochonus, Archbishops of Ephesus. ''(see also: December 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), December 2)'' * ''Hieromartyr Ananias of Persia'' (345) * Saint Porphyrus of Antioch, Porphyrios, Patriarch of Antioch (404-413) * ''Righteous Philaret the Merciful, of Amnias, Amnia in Asia Minor'' (792) * Saint Anthony the New, monk of Kios in Bithynia (865) * Saint Theokletos, Archbishop of Sparta and Lacedaemonia (870) Pre-Schism Western saints * Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porphyrus Of Antioch
Porphyrus of Antioch was a Patriarch of Antioch. He succeeded Flavian I of Antioch in 404 and died in 414 to be replaced by Patriarch Alexander of Antioch. In the aftermath of John Chrysostom's deposal by the Synod of the Oak and a subsequent Synod in 404, John's opponents Severian, Acacius and Antiochus sought to place priests opposed to John into positions of influence. When Flavian I died shortly after the exile of JohnKelly, J. N. D., p. 252 they pushed through a rapid election and consecration of Porphyrus while many residents were at the Olympic games customarily held in July or August. The populace was offended that Constantius, Flavian's adjunct and a supporter of John's, was not installed. Notes and references Bibliography * Kelly, J. N. D. (1995), ''Golden Mouth, the Story of John Chrysostom, Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop'', New York, Cornell University Press The Cornell University Press is the university press of Cornell University, an Ivy League university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javron-les-Chapelles
Javron-les-Chapelles () is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Javron and Les Chapelles. '''' n° 0008, 10 January 1973, pp. 479-480. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department
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Micy
Micy Abbey or the Abbey of Saint-Mesmin, Micy (), sometimes referred to as Micy, was a Benedictine abbey near Orléans at the confluence of the Loire and the Loiret, located on the territory of the present commune of Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin. Since 1939 it has hosted a community of Carmelites. History Early period The 9th century Life of Saint Maximin records that Euspicius, the archpriest of Verdun, went to meet Clovis I, who had come to punish the city for its revolt. After Euspicius obtained the royal pardon, the king attached himself to both him and his nephew Mesmin. While seeking a retreat in 508, Euspicius discovered an unoccupied royal villa named Micy near Orleans, situated at the confluence of the Loire and Loiret rivers. He received the domain of Micy from Clovis in order to establish a monastery there. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassian
John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman (, ''Ioannes Cassianus'', or ''Ioannes Massiliensis''; Greek: Ίωάννης Κασσιανός ό Ερημίτης; – ), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern churches for his mystical writings. Cassian is noted for his role in bringing the ideas and practices of early Christian monasticism to the medieval West. Biography Cassian was born around 360, most likely in the region of Scythia Minor (now Dobruja, a historical region shared today by Romania and Bulgaria), although some scholars assume a Gallic origin. The son of wealthy parents, he received a good education: his writings show the influence of Cicero and Persius. He was bilingual in Latin and Greek. Cassian mentions having a sister in his first work, the ''Institutes'', with whom he corresponded in his monastic life; she may have ended up with him in Marseille. As a young adult he traveled to Palestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leontius Of Fréjus
Leontius () (d. 488) was a bishop of Fréjus, in Provence. He was probably born at Nîmes, towards the end of the fourth century;Clugnet, Léon. "St. Leontius." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 20 October 2017 he died in his episcopal town in 488, according to some authorities, though others say 443 or 448. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches; his is 1 December. Life The date of his episcopal ordination is uncertain, but most likely it took place between the y ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Evasius
Evasius (; probably third century AD) is believed to have been a missionary and bishop of Asti, in north-west Italy. He was forced to flee to the great Padan plain, Padan forest known as the Selva Cornea, where he and numerous followers were beheaded by pagan, or alternatively by Arianism, Arian enemies, in the area of what is now Casale Monferrato. He is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and is the patron saint, patron of a number of towns in Piedmont and Lombardy. His Cult (religious practice), cult is liveliest at Casale, where his remains are conserved in the cathedral dedicated to him. Life No account of Evasius's life is regarded by scholars of hagiography as reliable. According to the ''Historia e vita di Sant'Evasio Vescovo e Martire'' by the Augustinians, Augustinian Fulgenzio Emiglio, published in 1708, he was born in Benevento, moved to Rome in 260 and was sent as a bishop to Asti in 265. There he suffered persecution at the hands of pagan opponents o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Sardica
The Council of Serdica, or Synod of Serdica (also Sardica located in modern-day Sofia, Bulgaria), was a synod convened in 343 at Serdica in the civil diocese of Dacia, by Emperors Constans I, Augustus in the West, and Constantius II, Augustus in the East. It attempted to resolve "the tension between East and West in the Church." “The council was a disaster: the two sides, one from the west and the other from the east, never met as one.” Calling of the Council "Constans decided to take the initiative ... His brother Constantius … agreed to permit, at the suggestion of Constans, that a grand Ecumenical Council should take place, with the intention of resolving the tension between East and West in the Church, at Serdica, modern Sofia, a city carefully chosen as standing between the Eastern and Western halves of the Roman Empire.”Hanson RPC, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy, 318-381. 1988, page 293 Traditionally, it had been claimed that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursicinus Of Brescia
Ursicinus of Brescia was an Italian saint, and bishop of Brescia in Lombardy. 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 November 2016 He participated in the in 347, in which year he died; his may still be seen. His feast day
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Ansanus
Saint Ansanus () (died 304 AD), called ''The Baptizer'' or ''The Apostle of Siena'', is the patron saint of Siena, a scion of the Anician family of Rome. Legend His legend states that he was born of a noble Roman family in the third century. While still a child, Ansanus was secretly baptized by his nurse Maxima (venerated as ''St. Maxima of Rome'') and was secretly brought up as a Christian. Ansanus openly declared his Christian faith during the persecutions of Diocletian, when he was nineteen years old. According to tradition, St. Ansanus preached the Gospel in Bagnoregio (then Bagnorea) and the church of Santa Maria delle Carceri outside the Alban Gate was said to have been built above the prison in which he was confined. According to tradition, Ansanus and Maxima were scourged; Maxima died from this. Ansanus, however, survived this torture, as well as the next one: being thrown into a pot of boiling oil. He was then taken to the city of Siena as a prisoner. He manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numerian
Numerian (; died November 284) was Roman emperor from 283 to 284 with his older brother Carinus. They were sons of Carus, a general raised to the office of praetorian prefect under Emperor Probus in 282.Leadbetter, "Carus." Early life and Carus' reign Numerian was the younger son of Carus.Leadbetter, "Carus." In 282, the legions of the upper Danube in Raetia and Noricum proclaimed as emperor Numerian's father, the praetorian prefect Marcus Aurelius Carus, after a mutiny against the emperor Probus, in which the latter was killed. By one account, Carus had ''himself'' rebelled against the emperor, and Probus' army, stationed in Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia), decided they did not wish to fight Carus and assassinated their emperor instead. According to the ''Historia Augusta'', Carus was not responsible for Probus's death, and inflicted severe punishment upon the murderers. Carus, already sixty, wished to establish a dynasty and immediately elevated Carinus and Numerian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castritian
Castritian (, ) was Bishop of Milan in mid 3rd-century. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is on December 1. Life Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Castritian, except that he was bishop of Milan in mid 3rd-century, and that his corpse was allegedly buried in a cemetery in the area of Porta Romana, not far from the present Basilica of Saint Calimerius. His relics were later translated into the church of San Giovanni in Conca, which was demolished between the 19th and 20th century. Middle age texts, such as the ''Historia Dataria'' dated 11th-century, add biographic details which are to be considered legendary. Among these legendary traditions, is the length of his episcopate (41 years), the start of his reign shortly after the Emperor Domitian in 97 and the consequent date of death in 138. Also legendary is his consecration as church of a house donated by a certain Philips, even if modern scholars, supported by 4th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
