May 31 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. * 1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by th ...

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 ...

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: ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 14 by Orthodox Churches on the

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 June 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

May 19 Events Pre-1600 * 639 – Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace. * 715 – Pope Gregory II is elected. * 934 – The Byzantine Empire reconquers Melitene under ...

Saints

* Martyr Justin the Philosopher (

Justin Martyr Justin, known posthumously as Justin Martyr (; ), also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and Philosophy, philosopher. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue did survive. The ''First Apolog ...

) at Rome (166) * Martyrs Chariton, Charita, Euelpistus, Hierax, Peonus, Valerian (Liberianus), and Justus with

(166) * Martyr Neon, by beheading. * Saint Pyrrus, Bishop, reposed in peace. * Martyr Thespesius of Cappadocia (222) * Martyrs Ischyrion, a military officer, and five other soldiers, in Egypt (250) * The holy Ten thousand Martyrs, in

Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; , ) "Antioch on Daphne"; or "Antioch the Great"; ; ; ; ; ; ; . was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. One of the most important Greek cities of the Hellenistic period, it served as ...

ia (249-251) * Martyr

Firmus According to the ''Historia Augusta'', Firmus (died 273) was a usurper of Syrian origin during the reign of Aurelian. The apparently contradictory accounts of his life and the man himself are considered by some historians to be a complete fabrica ...

, under the eparch Magus (299) * Martyr Gerasimos. * St. Metrius the Farmer of Myra in Lycia (912)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Felinus and Gratinianus (250)June 1
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Hieromartyrs

Reverianus Saint Reverianus of Autun (, also ''Revenerius, Rivianus, Reverentianus'', ''Reveriano, Reverie'') (died June 1, 273 AD) was a 3rd-century bishop of Autun and martyr. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. According to tradition ...

(Bishop) and Paul (priest), with ten others, at

Autun Autun () is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the e ...

(272) * Martyr Crescentian, in Saldo near

Città di Castello Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennine Mountains, Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. T ...

in Italy (287) * Martyr Juventius, in Rome. * Martyr Proclus, at Bologna (304) * Martyr Secundus, At Amelia in Umbria, when thrown into the

Tiber The Tiber ( ; ; ) is the List of rivers of Italy, third-longest river in Italy and the longest in Central Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing through Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio, where it is joined by the R ...

(304) * Martyr Clarus of Acquitaine, a Bishop believed to have been sent to evangelize Aquitaine, France. * Saint

Fortunatus of Spoleto Saint Fortunatus of Spoleto (died ) was a parish priest near Spoleto in Umbria sometime between the 4th and 5th centuries. He is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church. Little historical detail regarding Fortunatus survives, but he may ...

the Wonderworker (400) * Saint

Caprasius of Lérins Caprasius, sometimes Caprasius of Lérins (; died 430), was a hermit who lived in Lérins, Provence. Caprasius was born sometime in the fourth century in Gaul. He came from a rich and distinguished family, but gave up great worldly prospects t ...

, Abbot (430) * Saint

Ronan of Locronan Saint Ronan (''fl''. c. sixth century?) was an Irish people, Irish pilgrim saint and hermit in western Brittany. He was the eponymous founder of Locronan and co-patron of Quimper (France), together with its founder, Saint Corentin of Quimper, C ...

(''Ronan of

Cornouaille Cornouaille (; , ) is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with Cornwall in neighbouring Great Britain. This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princes from Cornwall ...

(Cornwall)''), an early bishop who preached in

in Brittany (6th century) *

Saint Wite Saint Wite (pronounced ''Wee-ta'') was a 9th-century Saxon holy woman from Dorset who was killed by marauding Danes. She is venerated in the Orthodox Church, is the patron saint of Dorset and her feast day is on 1 June,Farmer, David. (2011).Why ...

, a female

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

saint martyred by the Danes, buried at

Whitchurch Canonicorum Whitchurch Canonicorum () is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale west-northwest of Bridport. In the 2011 Census the parish – which includes the settlements of Morcombelake, Ryall and Fis ...

(c. 831). * Saint

Wigstan Wigstan (, ; died c. 840 AD), also known as Saint Wystan, was the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd, daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia. History Like many Mercians of the period very little is known about Wigstan. He was the son of W ...

(''Wystan, Wistan, Winston''), of the royal house of Mercia in England (849) * Saint Gaudentius of Ossero, Bishop of Ossero in Istria (1044) * Saint Atto, a monk at

Oña Oña is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 1,219 inhabitants. Main sights * Benedictine monastery of San Salvador de O� ...

in Spain with St. Enneco, who later became Bishop of Oca-Valpuesta (c. 1044) *

Íñigo of Oña Íñigo of Oña (died 1 June 1057) was the Benedictine abbot of San Salvador at Oña. He was canonised in 1259 by Pope Alexander IV and is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, where his feast day is 1 June. His feast day is also celebrated on ...

, in Spain (d. 1057).

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint

Agapetus of the Kiev Caves Agapetus of the Kiev Caves or Agapetus of Pechersk (; ; born ?? – died 1095), was an Orthodox Christian saint and doctor, as well as a monk in Kiev Pechersk Lavra. He was born in Kiev and was taught and admitted to monastic vows by Saint Anth ...

, Unmercenary physician of the Kiev Near Caves (1095) * Dionysius of Glushetsk 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,

Wonderworker 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 t ...

(1437) * Martyr Shio the New (''Shio of Akhakalakhi'') in Georgia (1696) * Synaxis of the Holy Martyrs of Georgia: David, Gabriel, and Paul of the St. David Gareji Monastery (1696-1700) * Saint Justin (Popovic), Archimandrite of

Ćelije Monastery The Ćelije Monastery ( sr-Cyrl, Манастир Ћелије, Manastir Ćelije) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to St. Archangel Michael. It was founded in the late 13th century. Today, monastery is surrounded with tall trees, so ca ...

in Serbia (1979)June 1/14
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).The Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America.

'' Thursday, April 29, 2010.1 июня (ст.ст.) 14 июня 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Onuphrius (Gagalyuk), Bishop of Kharkov (1938) * New Hieromartyr Basil, priest, Virgin-martyr Vera Samsonov (1940).June 14 / June 1
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).

Other commemorations

* Commemoration of the deliverance of the island of

Lefkada Lefkada (, ''Lefkáda'', ), also known as Lefkas or Leukas (Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Λευκάς, ''Leukás'', modern pronunciation ''Lefkás'') and Leucadia, is a Greece, Greek list of islands of Greece, island in the Ionian Sea on the ...

from the plague through the

intercession Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of prayer, praying on behalf of others, or Intercession of saints, asking a saint in heaven to pray on behalf of oneself or for others. The Apostle Paul's exhortation to Saint Timothy, Timothy speci ...

of Saint Bessarion (†1540), Archbishop of Larissa (c. 1743)Great Synaxaristes:
Μνήμη θαύματος ἀπαλλαγῆς τῆς νήσου Λευκάδος ἐκ τῆς πανώλης
'' 1 Ιουνίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Repose of Elder Philaret of Kapsala, Mount Athos (1975). * Glorification (1990) of Righteous

John of Kronstadt John of Kronstadt or John Iliytch Sergieff (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ; 1829 – ) was a Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Archpriest#In Byzantine Christianity, archpriest and a member of the Most ...

(1908)

Icon gallery

File:Justin filosof.jpg, St.

. File:Vittore carpaccio, Crucifixion and Apotheosis of the Ten Thousand Martyrs.jpg, Crucifixion and Apotheosis of the Ten Thousand Martyrs. By Vittore Carpaccio, 1515. File:Sfortunato z57.jpg, Fresco of St.

. File:St Ronan Banner.JPG, Standard of St.

. File:Locronan Pulpit2.JPG, Scenes from the life of St

on the polychrome pulpit at the Locronan parish church. File:Saint Wite's Cross.svg, St. Wite's Cross (the flag of Dorset). File:Agapetus Pechorskiy.jpg, St.

. File:JustinPopovic.jpg, St.

Justin Popović Justin Popović ( sr-cyr, Јустин Поповић, , secular name Blagoje Popović, sr-cyr, Благоје Поповић; 6 April 1894 – 7 April 1979) was a Serbian Orthodox theologian, archimandrite of the Ćelije Monastery, Dostoyevs ...

. File:Svonufrij.jpg, New Hieromartyr Onuphrius (Gagalyuk), Bishop of Kharkov.

Notes

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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 ...

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