June 30 Events Pre-1600 * 296 – Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy. * 763 – The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus. * 1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Mil ...

Eastern Orthodox Church calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rule ...

July 2 This date marks the halfway point of the year. In common years, the midpoint of the year occurs at noon on this date, while in leap years, it occurs at midnight (start of the day). Events Pre-1600 * 437 – Emperor Valentinian III begin ...

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 14 by

Old Calendar Calendar reform or calendrical reform is any significant revision of a calendar system. The term sometimes is used instead for a proposal to switch to a different calendar design. Principles The prime objective of a calendar is to unambiguo ...

. For July 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

June 18 Events Pre-1600 * 618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. * 656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. * 860 – Siege of Constantinople (860), Byzantine� ...

Saints

* Holy and

Wonderworking Thaumaturgy () is the practical application of magic to effect change in the physical world. Historically, thaumaturgy has been associated with the manipulation of natural forces, the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical feats th ...

Unmercenaries Holy Unmercenaries () is an epithet applied to a number of Christian saints who did not accept payment for good deeds. These include Christian healers or physicians who, in conspicuous opposition to medical practice of the day, tended to the ...

Cosmas and Damian Cosmas and Damian ( – or AD) were two Arab physicians and early Christian martyrs. They practised their profession in the seaport of Aegeae, then in the Roman province of Cilicia. Cosmas and Damian were third century Arabian-born twin ...

of Rome, brothers (284)July 1/14
Orthodox Calendar (Orthodox Christianity).
Holy Wonderworking Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian at Rome
'' OCA - Feasts and Saints. * Saint Potitus od Gargara, martyr (2nd century) * Holy 2000 Martyrs, by the sword. * Holy 25 Martyrs in Nicomedia, by fire. *

Saint Maurice Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, Maurits, or Mauritius; ) was an Egyptians, Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Roman Empire, Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of tha ...

. * Saint

Shenoute Shenoute of Atripe, also known as Shenoute the Great or Saint Shenoute the Archimandrite ( Coptic: ), was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Oriental Orthodox Churches and is one of the most renowned sa ...

, Archimandrite, Father of the Third Ecumenical Council (d. 465). * Venerable

Peter the Patrician Peter the Patrician (, , ''Petros ho Patrikios''; –565) was a senior Byzantine official, diplomat, and historian. A well-educated and successful lawyer, he was repeatedly sent as envoy to Ostrogothic Italy in the prelude to the Gothic War o ...

(''Peter of Constantinople''), monk (854) * Venerable Basil, founder of the Monastery of the Deep Stream,

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(10th century) * Saint Leo the Hermit, Ascetic.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Martin of Vienne, third

Bishop of Vienne The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon. History The legend according to wh ...

in France (c. 132)July 1
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyr Potitus at

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

(161) ''(see also:

January 13 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. * 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the ra ...

)'' * Martyrs

Julius and Aaron Julius and Aaron (also Julian) were two Christianity in Roman Britain, Romano-British Christian list of Welsh saints, saints who were martyred around the third century AD. Along with Saint Alban, they are the only named Christian martyrs from Ro ...

, Protomartyrs of Wales, suffered in

Caerleon-on-Usk Caerleon ( ; ) is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies northeast of Newport city centre, and southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman legionary fo ...

under Diocletian (304) * Saints Castus and Secundinus, much venerated in the south of Italy; they were born in

Sinuessa Sinuessa () was a city of Latium, in the more extended sense of the name, situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea, about 10 km north of the mouth of the Volturno River (the ancient ''Vulturnus''). It was on the line of the Via Appia, and was the last ...

(Mondragone) near Caserta (305) * Saint Domitian (c. 337-440) * Saint Theodoric (''Thierry, Theodericus''), Abbot of Mont d'Or near Rheims in the north of France; priest and disciple of the blessed Bishop Remigius (c. 533) * Saint Carilefus (''Calais''), a companion of St Avitus, founded the monastery of Anisole in Maine in France (c. 536) * Saint Gal I (''Gallus of Clermont''),

Bishop of Clermont The Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French language, French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is a Latin Church, Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Departments of Fr ...

, uncle and teacher of St

Gregory of Tours Gregory of Tours (born ; 30 November – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the "father of French history". He was a prelate in the Merovingian kingdom, encom ...

(c. 553) * Saint Leonorius (''Léonor, Lunaire'') (c. 570)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. 297-302. * Saint Eparchius (''Cybar''), born in a noble family in

Périgord Périgord ( , ; ; or ) is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne department, now forming the northern part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is divided into f ...

in France, he renounced his title to become a monk at Sessac in Gaul (581) *

Saint Serf Saint Serf or Serbán (''Servanus'') () is a saint of Scotland. Serf was venerated in western Fife. He is called the apostle of Orkney, with less historical plausibility. Saint Serf is connected with Saint Mungo's Church near Simonburn, Northumbe ...

(''Servanus''), the Apostle of West Fife in East Scotland, who reposed and was buried in Culross (c. 583) * Saint Veep (''(Veepus, Veepy, Wimp, Wennapa''), patron saint of

St Veep St Veep () is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated above the east bank of the River Fowey about three miles (5 km) south-east of Lostwithiel. It is bordered by the parishes of St Winnow to the north-west, Boconnoc t ...

in Cornwall (6th century) * Saint Cewydd, a saint of Anglesey in Wales and at

Lancaut Lancaut is a deserted village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tidenham, in the Forest of Dean district, in Gloucestershire, England, located alongside the River Wye, around two miles north of Chepstow. It occupies a narrow-necked ...

in Gloucestershire in England (6th century) * Saint

Juthwara Juthwara or Jutwara was a virgin and martyr from Dorset. According to her legend, she was an eighth-century Saxon, and sister to Sidwell, though some historians have theorised she was a Briton living in the sixth century.Farmer, David Hugh. (1978 ...

, sister of St. Sidwell; she was of British descent and lived in Devon in England (7th century)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Martyr Constantine of Cyprus (''Constantine of Allemagne''),

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, and those with him (late 12th century) * Venerable Leontius of Rădăuți, Bishop of

Rădăuți Rădăuți (; ; ; ; , ''Radivtsi''; ''Radevits''; ) is a town in Suceava County, north-eastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. According to the 2021 census, Rădăuți is the second largest urban settlement in the ...

in Moldavia (1432) * Saint Angelina (Branković), Despotina of Serbia (16th century)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Arcadius Garyaev, priest (1918)July 14 / July 1
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).1 июля (ст.ст.) 14 июля 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hieromartyr Alexis Drozdov, deacon (1942)

Other commemorations

Valaam Valaam (; ) is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km2. The largest island is also called Valaam. Other named islands are: Ski ...

Icon of the Mother of God * Second translation of the

relic In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Reli ...

s of

Venerable ''The Venerable'' often shortened to Venerable is a style, title, or epithet used in some Christianity, Christian churches. The title is often accorded to holy persons for their spiritual perfection and wisdom. Catholic In the Catholic Churc ...

John of Rila Saint John of Rila, also known as Ivan of Rila (; – 18 August 946), was the first Bulgarian hermit. He was revered as a saint while he was still alive. The legend surrounding him tells of wild animals that freely came up to him and birds that ...

(946), from

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo (, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the historical and spiritual capital of Bulgaria. Often referred to as the "''City of the Tsars''", Velik ...

Rila Rila (, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Mountains, Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an e ...

(1470) * Repose of Fool-for-Christ Asenetha (Menshutkina) of Goritsy (1877) *

Synaxis A synaxis ( "gathering"; Slavonic: собор, ''sobor'') is a liturgical assembly in Eastern Christianity (the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite). Synaxes of feast days In Constantinopl ...

of the Saints of

Crete Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...

.
Σύναξη πάντων των Κρητών Αγίων
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. ('' On the first Sunday between July 1–7 '')

Icon gallery

File:Косма и Дамиан.jpg, Holy Wonderworking Unmercenary Physicians

at Rome (Russian icon, 15th century). File:Martirio de San Mauricio El Greco.jpg, "The Martyrdom of

" by

El Greco Doménikos Theotokópoulos (, ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. ...

, 1580-82. File:Krušedol monastery 49.JPG, St.

Angelina of Serbia Angelina Branković (; sr-Cyrl, Ангелина Бранковић; ; –1520), née Arianiti, was an Albanian princess who served as Despotess Consort of Serbia through her marriage to Despot Stefan Branković (). She was a daughter of Prince ...

, Despotina of Serbia. File:John-of-Rila-tomb.jpg, The tomb of

, near

Rila Monastery The Monastery of Saint John of Rila, also known as Rila Monastery ("Sveti Ivan Rilski" (), is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, south of the capital Sofia in th ...

Notes

References

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'' 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 James Cardinal Gibbons (July 23, 1834 – March 24, 1921) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of North Carolina from 1868 to 1872, Bishop of Richmond from 1872 to 1877, and as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 until ...

. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 191–192. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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