July 3 Events Pre-1600 * 324 – Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. * 987 – Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revol ...

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 5 Events Pre-1600 * 328 – The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava ( Corabia, Romania) and Oescus ( Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius. * 1316 – The Burgundian ...

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 17 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 4, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

June 21 Events Pre-1600 * 533 – A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarios sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily. * 1307 – Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mongols and Wuzong o ...

Saints

* Martyrs Theodotus Συναξαριστής.
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'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. and Theodota, martyred with St. Hyacinth at Caesarea in Cappadocia (108)
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).July 17 / July 4
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Hieromartyr Theophilos, by the sword. * Saint Korilla (''Cyrilla''). * Hieromartyrs Innocent and Sabbatius, and 30 others with them, in Sirmium of Pannonia (304) * Hieromartyr Theodore of Cyrene, Bishop of Cyrene in

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

, and with him Martyrs Cyprilla, Aroa, and Lucia (310) * Hieromartyr Donatus, Bishop of Libya, and Monk-martyr Hilarion (c. 361-363) * Venerable Martha, mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger, of the Wonderful Mountain (551) * Saint

Andrew of Crete Andrew of Crete (, c. 650 – July 4, 712 or 726 or 740), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was an 8th-century bishop, theologian, homilist,A list of forty of his discourses, together with twenty-one edited sermons, is given in ''Patrologia Gr ...

, Archbishop of Crete, the Jerusalemite (712) * Saint Asclepias the Wonderworker. * Venerable Menignos.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Prophets

Hosea In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea ( or ; ), also known as Osee (), son of Beeri, was an 8th-century BC prophet in Israel and the nominal primary author of the Book of Hosea. He is the first of the Twelve Minor Prophets, whose collective writing ...

and

Haggai Haggai or Aggeus (; – ''Ḥaggay''; ; Koine Greek: Ἀγγαῖος; ) was a Hebrew prophet active during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible, and the author or subject of the ...

(6th-4th century BCE) ''(see also:

October 17 Events Pre-1600 * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China. * 1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. * 1346 – The English capture King D ...

December 4 Events Pre-1600 * 771 – Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne as sole king of the Frankish Kingdom. * 963 – The lay papal protonotary is elected pope and takes the name Leo VIII, being consecrated ...

December 16 Events Pre-1600 * 714 – Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom. * ...

)'' * Saint Namphamon and Companions, of Carthaginian descent, he was martyred with several compatriots at Madaura in

Numidia Numidia was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunisia and Libya. The polity was originally divided between ...

in North Africa and called 'the Archmartyr' (c. 180)July 4
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Jucundian, a martyr in North Africa. * Saint Laurianus,

Archbishop of Seville The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seville () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Seville, Spain. The Diocese of Seville was founded in the 3rd century. It was raised to the level of an archdiocese in the 4th century. The curren ...

in Spain, he was martyred in Bourges in France (c. 544) * Saint Finbar, an Abbot of Innis-Doimhle, in Wexford,

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

(6th century) * Saint

Bertha of Artois Bertha of Artois or Bertha of Blangy (mid 7th century – 4 July 725) was a Frankish and Anglo-Saxon Abbess of noble blood. Life Bertha was the daughter of Count Rigobert, the Mayor of the Palace under King Clovis II prior to Ebroin. Her mother ...

(''Bertha of Blangy''), a

Frankish Frankish may refer to: * Franks, a Germanic tribe and their culture ** Frankish language or its modern descendants, Franconian languages, a group of Low Germanic languages also commonly referred to as "Frankish" varieties * Francia, a post-Roman ...

and

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

Abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa'') is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey. Description In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, Lutheran and Anglican abbeys, the mod ...

of noble blood (c. 725) * Saint Aurelian, a monk and Abbot of Ainay in France, he later became

Archbishop 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 Fran ...

(895) * Saint Ulrich of Augsburg and Bavaria (973) * Saint Hatto, born of a noble Swabian family, he left all his property to the monastery of Ottobeuren in Germany, and became a monk there (985) * Saint

Procopius of Sázava Saint Procopius of Sázava (, ; died 25 March 1053) was a Czech Christian canon and hermit, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church. Life Little about his life is known with certainty. According to hag ...

, Abbot of Sázava in Bohemia (1053) (''see also:

April 1 Events Pre-1600 * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. * 1081 – Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and, after his tro ...

- East '')

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Burial of St. Andrew, Prince of Bogolubovo (1174)
July 4
'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts.4 июля по старому стилю / 17 июля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год.
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Saint

Michael Choniates Saint Michael Choniates (or Acominatus; ; c. 1140 – 1220) was a Byzantine Greek writer and cleric, born at Chonae (the ancient Colossae). At an early age he studied at Constantinople and was the pupil of Eustathius of Thessalonica. In 1182 ...

Metropolitan of Athens The Archbishopric of Athens () is a Greek Orthodox archiepiscopal see based in the city of Athens, Greece. It is the senior see of Greece, and the seat of the autocephalous Church of Greece. Its incumbent (since 2008) is Ieronymos II of Athens. ...

(1220) * Saint Andrew (Rublev), iconographer, of the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery, Moscow (1428)

New martyrs and confessors

* Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia (1918): :* Tsar

Nicholas II Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 186817 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. He married ...

, :* Tsaritsa

Alexandra Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; ...

, :* Crown Prince

Alexius Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios (, polytonic , "defender", cf. Alexander), especially common in the Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia () and its variants such as Alessia (the masculine form of which is Alessio) ...

:* Grand Duchesses

Olga Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia ...

Tatiana Tatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe. Origin Tatiana is a feminine, diminutive derivative of the Sabine—and later Latin� ...

Maria Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

, and

Anastasia Anastasia (from ) is a feminine given name of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe. Origin The name Anastasia originated during the Early Christianity, early d ...

, and with them: :* New Martyr

Passion bearer In Eastern Christianity, a passion bearer ( rus, страстотéрпец, r=strastoterpets, p=strəstɐˈtʲɛrpʲɪts) is one of the various customary saint titles used in commemoration at divine services when honouring their feast on the ...

Eugene Botkin Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin (; 27 March 1865 – 17 July 1918), commonly known as Eugene Botkin, was the court physician since 1908 for Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. He sometimes treated the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia f ...

, physician. * New Hieromartyr Nilus, Hieromonk, of Poltava (1918) * New Hieromartyr Jonah (Sankov) the Athonite (1938) (''see also:

'') * New Hieromartyrs Sava (Trlajic), Bishop of Gornji Karlovac (1941) and

Đorđe Bogić Georgije Bogić (, Đorđe Bogić, and anglicized as George Bogic; 6 February 1911 – 17 June 1941) was a Serbian Orthodox protopresbyter and the parish priest of the Orthodox church in Našice; who was martyred by the Ustaše during the Se ...

, Priest, of Nasice (1941) * New Hieromartyr Demetrius Kazansky, Priest (1942)

Other commemorations

* Icon of the Mother of God of Galatea. * Translation of the relics (460-490) of St. Martin the Merciful,

Bishop of Tours The Archdiocese of Tours (; ) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archdiocese has roots that go back to the 3rd century, while the formal erection of the diocese dates from the 5th century. The ecclesiastical p ...

(397) ''(see also:

October 12 Events Pre-1600 *539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia Fall of Babylon, conquer Babylon, ending the Babylonian empire. (Julian calendar) * 633 – Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed b ...

November 11 Events Pre-1600 * 308 – At Carnuntum, Emperor ''emeritus'' Diocletian confers with Galerius, '' Augustus'' of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former ''Augustus'' of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of th ...

November 12 Events Pre-1600 * 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. * 1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros. ...

)'' * Uncovering of the relics of St. Euthymius the Wonderworker, Archimandrite, of Suzdal (1507)
Uncovering of the relics of the Venerable Euthymius the Archimandrite of Suzdal
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. * Repose of Hieroschemamonk John, founder of Sarov Monastery (1737) * Repose of Righteous Confessor Andrew the Russian, at Cairo (c. 1850) * Slaying of General Dragoljub (Drazha) Mihailovic of Serbia (1946) * Repose of Archpriest Tikhon Pelikh of

Sergiyev Posad Sergiyev Posad ( rus, Сергиев Посад, p=ˈsʲɛrgʲɪ(j)ɪf pɐˈsat) is a city that is the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: The city contains the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergi ...

(1983)

Icon gallery

File:Andrew of Crete (fresco).jpg, Fresco of St.

, Archbishop of Crete, the Jerusalemite. File:SanLaureano.JPG, St. Laurianus,

in Spain, martyr. File:Heiliger Ulrich.jpg, St.

Ulrich of Augsburg Ulrich of Augsburg (890 – 4 July 973), sometimes spelled ''Uodalric'' or ''Odalrici'', was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the first saint to be canonised not by a local authority but by a Pope. Life Early year ...

File:Josef Mathauser - Kníže Oldřich se setkává s poustevníkem Prokopem.jpg, St.

, Abbot of Sázava in Bohemia. File:Andrey Bogolubskii.jpg, St. Andrew, Prince of Bogoliubovo. File:Rublev Troitsa.jpg, Andrew (Rublev)'s famous icon of the Trinity. File:Seal of Michael, Metropolitan of Athens.png, Lead seal of

. File:Император Николай II.jpg, St.

Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 186817 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until Abdication of Nicholas II, hi ...

Emperor of All Russia The emperor and autocrat of all Russia (, ), also translated as emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, was the official title of the Russian monarch from 1721 to 1917. The title originated in connection with Russia's victory in the Great Nor ...

. File:Alexandra Fyodorovna LOC 01137u.jpg, St.

Empress of Russia The emperor and autocrat of all Russia (, ), also translated as emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, was the official title of the Russian monarch from 1721 to 1917. The title originated in connection with Russia's victory in the Great Nor ...

. File:Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia (3x4 cropped).jpg, Tsesarevich Alexei in 1916. File:Olgachair.jpg, Grand Duchess

. File:Tatiana Nikolaevna.jpg, Grand Duchess

. File:Maria Nikolaevna 1914.jpg, Grand Duchess

. File:Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Crisco edit letters removed.jpg, Grand Duchess

. File:BotkinES.jpg,

, physician. File:Sveti Sava Gornjokaarlovački.jpg, New Hieromartyr Sava (Trlajic), Bishop of Gornji Karlovac. File:Епископ Савва (Трлаич).jpg, New Hieromartyr Sava (Trlajic), Bishop of Gornji Karlovac. File:Djordje Bogic.jpg, New Hieromartyr

, Priest, of Nasice. File:Creta, san martino, 1500 ca..JPG, St. Martin the Merciful. File:Evfimy of Suzdal.jpg, St. Euthymius the Wonderworker, Archimandrite, of Suzdal. File:Draza Mihailovic,1943.jpg, General

Draža Mihailović Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгољуб "Дража" Михаиловић; 27 April 1893 – 17 July 1946) was a Yugoslavs, Yugoslav Serb general during World War II. He was the leader of the Chetniks, Chetnik Detachments ...

of Serbia.

Notes

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'' 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). p. 49. *

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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *

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Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
4 июля по старому стилю / 17 июля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год. *
4 июля (ст.ст.) 17 июля 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:July 4 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) July in the Eastern Orthodox calendar