July 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1132 – Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. * 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. * 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of S ...

- Eastern Orthodox calendar -

July 26 Events Pre-1600 * 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. * 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seri ...

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on ''August 7'' 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 25th'', Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

July 12 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple. * 927 – King Constantine II o ...

''.

Saints

* ''The Dormition of the Righteous

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...

, Mother of the Most Holy

Theotokos ''Theotokos'' ( Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are or (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are "Mother of God" or "God-beare ...

''.July 25/August 7
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
25 Ιουλίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * The Holy Martyrs of Lyons: (c. 177)
July 25
'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. ''(see also:

June 2 Events Pre-1600 * 260 – Sima Zhao's regicide of Cao Mao: The figurehead Wei emperor Cao Mao personally leads an attempt to oust his regent, Sima Zhao; the attempted coup is crushed and the emperor killed. * 455 – Sack of Rome: ...

)'' :*

Pothinus Pothinus or Potheinos (; early 1st century BC – 48 or 47 BC), a eunuch, was regent for Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. He is most remembered for turning Ptolemy against his sister and co-ruler Cleopatra, thus star ...

Bishop of Lyons The Archdiocese of Lyon (; ), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archbishops of Lyon are also called primates of Gaul. The oldest diocese in Franc ...

, Sanctus the Deacon, Maturus, Attalus,

Blandina Saint Blandina (, c. 162–177 AD) was a Christianity, Christian martyr who died in Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France) during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Context In the first two centuries of the Christian era, it was the local Roman off ...

, Vettius, Epagathus, Biblis, Ponticus, Alexander, and those with them, at

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

. * ''Righteous

Olympias the Deaconess Olympias, also known as Saint Olympias and sometimes known as Olympias the Younger to distinguish her from her aunt of the same name (; 365 - July 25, 408) was a Christian Roman noblewoman of Greek descent. Olympias was born sometime between ...

, of Constantinople'' (410) * ''Virgin-martyr Eupraxia of

Tabennisi Tabenna is a Christian community founded in Upper Egypt around 320 by Saint Pachomius. It was the motherhouse of a federation of monasteries known as the ''Koinonia''. At the time of Pachomius's death in 346, there were nine establishments for men ...

'' (413) (''see also:

March 13 Events Pre-1600 * 222 – Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. * 624 – The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Mu ...

'') * Saint Elias of Thessaloniki,

Metropolitan of Thessaloniki The Metropolis of Thessaloniki () is a Greek Orthodox metropolitan see based in the city of Thessaloniki in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the so-called "New Lands", belonging to the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constan ...

, who played a leading role in the

Fifth Ecumenical Council The Second Council of Constantinople is the fifth of the first seven ecumenical councils recognized by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. It is also recognized by the Old Catholics and others. Protestant opinions and rec ...

(c. 553)
25/07/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

James the Greater James the Great (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: ''Iákōbos''; Syriac language, Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: ''Yaʿqōḇ''; died AD 44) was one of the Apostles in the New Testament, Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Accordi ...

, the son of Zebedee and brother of St John the Evangelist (44)July 25
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (''see also:

April 30 Events Pre-1600 * 311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends. * 1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois. *1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus ...

- East'') * Saints Florentius and Felix, two soldiers martyred under Maximinius the Thracian at Furcona near Aquila in the south of Italy (235) * Martyr Cucuphas of Barcelona (''Cucufate, Cugat, Guinefort, Qoqofas''), a martyr of Spain (304) * Saint Nessan (''Neasán''), a convert of St Patrick of Ireland, he became Abbot of Montgarth (''Mountgarret, Mungret'') in Wexford (5th century) * Saint Magnericus of Trier, Bishop of Trier in Germany (596) * Saint Ebrulfus (''Evroult''), born in Beauvais in France, he became a hermit and later founded a monastery at Saint-Fuscien-aux-Bois ('' fr'') (c. 600) * Saint

Glodesind Glodesind (572−608) was a saint, nun, abbess, and founder of a convent in Metz, France, during the time of King Childebert II (575−596) of Austrasia. She was a member of the Carolingian nobility. When she was 11 or 12 years old, she marr ...

a of Metz, a nun in Metz in France, where she later became abbess (c. 608) * Saint Banthus of Trier, Bishop of Trier in Germany (7th century) (''see also:

July 28 Events Pre-1600 *1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. *1540 – Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. *1571 – La Laguna encomienda, known t ...

'') * Saint

Theodemir Theodemir, Theodemar, Theudemer or Theudimer was a Germanic name common among the various Germanic peoples of early medieval Europe. According to Smaragdus of Saint-Mihiel (9th century), the form ''Theudemar'' is Frankish and ''Theudemir'' is ...

of Córdoba, a monk martyred in

Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cord ...

in Spain under Abderrahman II (851)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Macarius of Zheltovod and Unzha, Abbot and Wonderworker (1444)August 7 / July 25
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Venerable Christopher of Solvychegodsk in

Vologda Vologda (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population: The city serves as ...

, Abbot (1572) * Saint Gregory (Kallidis), Metropolitan of

Thessalonica Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area) and the capital city, capital of the geographic reg ...

and of Heraclea (1925) (''see also:

June 29 Events Pre-1600 * 226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of Wei. * 1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi. * 1170 – A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damagi ...

'')

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Nicholas Udintsev, Priest (1918)7 августа (25 июля)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * New Hieromartyr Alexander Sakharov, Priest (1927) * New Hieromartyr Theodore Tonkovid, Priest of Lovets, Pskov (1942) * New Hieromartyrs Vukosav Milanovic and Rodoljub Samardzic, of Kulen Vakuf, Serbia (1941-1945) * Saint Iraida Tikhova, Confessor (1967)

Other commemorations

* Commemoration of the Holy 165 Fathers of the

, who refuted the doctrines of Origen (553)
Commemoration of the Holy 165 Fathers of the Fifth Ecumenical Council
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Icon gallery

File:Angelos Akotanos - Saint Anne with the Virgin - 15th century.jpg, Righteous

, Mother of the Most Holy

. File:Interior of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon - DSC05532.JPG, 19th century mosaic icon in the

Basilica of Fourvière In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. ...

: The Holy Martyrs of Lyons (''in top register''). File:Olimpiada diakonissa.jpg, St.

. File:Saint Euphrasia (cropped).JPG, St. Eupraxia carrying heavy rocks as a penitential labor. File:Burial-place of Saint James the Greater.JPG, Reliquary of St.

(''Santiago de Compostela Cathedral''). File:Ayne Bru - Martyrdom of Saint Cucuphas - Google Art Project.jpg, The Martyrdom of St. Cucuphas. File:Abbey Church, Mungret, Limerick.png, St Nessan's Abbey Church,

Mungret Mungret () is a village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is 6 km south-west of Limerick city centre, on the N69 road. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 277 people. The local church, which is dedicated ...

, Limerick. File:Прп Макарий Желтоводский, Унженский.jpg, Venerable

Macarius of Unzha Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and Unzha River, the Unzha, the Miracle Worker (; 1349–1444) was a Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox monk and saint. He is credited with the founding of four monasteries in the Middle and Upper Volga r ...

. File:Grigorios.jpg, St. Gregory (Kallidis), Metropolitan of

and of Heraclea.

Notes

References

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July 25
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. *

'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. * 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). pp. 54–55. *

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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. 219–220. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 357–358. ; Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
25 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
25 Ιουλίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
25/07/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. ; Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
25 июля по старому стилю / 7 августа по новому стилю
СПЖ "Союз православных журналистов". . *
25 июля (ст.ст.) 7 августа (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:July 25 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) July in the Eastern Orthodox calendar