June 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. * 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, northwest of Rome. ...

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 26 Events Pre-1600 *4 AD, 4 – Augustus adopts Tiberius. * 221 – Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar (title), Caesar. * 363 – Roman emperor Julian (emperor), J ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 8 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 25th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

June 12 Events Pre-1600 * 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. *1206 – The Ghurid general Qutb ud-Din Aib ...

Saints

* Virgin-martyrs Libya, Leonis, and Eutropa, of

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

in Sicily (303)June 25/July 8
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
25 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis (304) * Martyr Gallicanus the Patrician, in Egypt (362)June 25
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus, and Longinus, near

Lazica The Kingdom of Lazica (; ; ), sometimes called Lazian Empire, was a state in the territory of west Georgia in the Roman era, Georgia in the Roman period, from about the 1st century BC. Created as a result of the collapse of the kingdom of Colc ...

(4th century) (''see also:

'') * Venerable Symeon of Sinai (5th century)
25/06/2018
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.July 8 / June 25
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Venerable Martyrios, Bishop.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Prosper of Reggio Prosper of Reggio (; died 25 June c. 466) is an Italian saint. Tradition holds that he was a bishop of Reggio Emilia for twenty-two years. Little is known of his life, but documents attest that he was indeed bishop of Reggio Emilia in the fif ...

, Bishop of Reggio in Emilia in Italy (c. 466) * Saint

Maximus of Turin Maximus of Turin (; c. 380 – c. 465)
Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 20 November 2021 was a

Bishop of Turin A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

during the

barbarian invasions The Migration Period ( 300 to 600 AD), also known as the Barbarian Invasions, was a period in European history marked by large-scale migrations that saw the fall of the Western Roman Empire and subsequent settlement of its former territories ...

of the north of Italy (470) * Saint

Salomon of Cornwall Salomon (also known as Selyf, Selevan) was a late 5th century Cornish 'warrior prince', possibly a King of Cornwall. His feast day takes place on the 18 October. He was the father of the Cornish bishop Saint Cybi. Narrative According to Sabine ...

, by tradition born in

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

, the husband of St Gwen and father of St Cuby (Cybi), he lived in Brittany and was murdered by heathen (5th century) * Saint Gallicanus II, fifth

Bishop of Embrun The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Embrun was a Catholic jurisdiction located in southeastern France, in the mountains of the Maritime Alps, on a route that led from Gap by way of Briançon to Turin. It had as suffragans the Diocese of Digne, Dio ...

in France (c. 541) * Saint Moluac (''Moluag, Molonachus, Moloc of Mortlach''), a disciple of St Brendan, he became Bishop of Lismore in Argyle in Scotland, Apostle to the

Picts The Picts were a group of peoples in what is now Scotland north of the Firth of Forth, in the Scotland in the early Middle Ages, Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and details of their culture can be gleaned from early medieval texts and Pic ...

(592) * Saint Selyf (''Selyr, Levan''), a hermit in St Levan in Cornwall (6th century) * Saint

Adalbert of Egmond Adalbert of Egmond (also called Æthelberht of Egmond) (died in Egmond) was a Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon missionary. He was one of Willibrord's companions in preaching the gospel in Holland and Frisia. Biography Adalbert (or Æthelberht) is s ...

, hierodeacon (710 or 740)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. 288-290. * Virgin-martyr Eurosia (Orosia), at

Jaca Jaca (; in Aragonese language, Aragonese: ''Chaca'' or ''Xaca'') is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca (province), Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón (river), ...

, Spain (714) * Saint Gohardus,

Bishop of Nantes The Diocese of Nantes (; ; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire-Atlantique. It has existed since the 4th century. It is now suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, ...

in France, martyred by raiding Normans while celebrating the liturgy (843) * Saint Solomon III, King of Brittany, a brave warrior against Franks and Northmen alike, martyr (874)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Simeon od Sinai, * Venerables Holy Prince Peter and Princess Febronia (

tonsure Tonsure () is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp as a sign of religious devotion or humility. The term originates from the Latin word ' (meaning "clipping" or "shearing") and referred to a specific practice in ...

d David and Euphrosyne),

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 ...

s of Murom (1228)25 июня по старому стилю / 8 июля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. * Saint Theoleptus of Philadelphia, Metropolitan of Philadelphia (1322) * Venerables Dionysius (c. 1389) and Dometius (1405-1410) of

Dionysiou Monastery Dionysiou Monastery () is an Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Monastic community of Mount Athos, Mount Athos in Greece, at the southwest part of the Athos peninsula. The monastery ranks fifth in the hier ...

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; ) is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox monasticism. The mountain and most of the Athos peninsula are governed ...

. * Saint Dalmatus, founder of the Dormition Monastery in Siberia (1697) * Venerable Methodios of Nyvritos, near

Gortyn Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna (, , or , ) is a municipality, and an archaeological site, on the Mediterranean island of Crete away from the island's capital, Heraklion. The seat of the municipality is the village Agioi Deka. Gortyn was the Roman c ...

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 ...

, ascetic (17th century) * New Monk-martyr Procopius of Varna and Mt. Athos, at Smyrna (1810) * New Martyr George of Attalia, at Krene in Asia Minor (1823) * Saint Cyprian, hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1874)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Basil Militsyn, Priest (1918) * New Hiero-confessor Nikon (Belyaev), Hieromonk of

Optina Monastery The Optina Pustyn (, literally ''Opta's hermitage'') is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia. In the 19th century, the Optina was the most important spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church and served as the model fo ...

(1931) * New Hieromartyr Basil Protopopov, Priest (1940)
ВАСИЛИЙ
'' Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).

Other commemorations

* Repose of Hierodeacon Serapion of Glinsk Hermitage (1859)

Icon gallery

File:Martirio s. febronia, coste, palagonia.jpg, Martyrdom of Saint Febronia (''Byzantine Monastery of St. Febronia,

Palagonia Palagonia ( Sicilian: ''Palaunìa'', Latin: ''Palica'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about southwest of Catania. Palagonia borders the f ...

'') File:MaximusofTurin.jpg, St.

Maximus of Turin Maximus of Turin (; c. 380 – c. 465)
Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 20 November 2021 was a

. File:Saint Moluag.jpg, St. Moluac, Bishop of Lismore, Apostle of the

. File:Saint eurosia.jpg, Virgin-martyr Eurosia, whose hands have been cut off. File:Cath st gohard01.jpg, St. Gohardus martyred by the Normans. File:King Salomon of Brittany - 2.jpg, St. Solomon III, King of Brittany. File:Murom pokrov.jpg, Venerables Holy Prince Peter and Princess Febronia. File:Dalmat of Perm 01.jpg, Saint Dalmatus, founder of the Dormition Monastery in Siberia. File:Nicon of Optina.jpg, New Hiero-confessor Nikon (Belyaev), Hieromonk of

Notes

References

Sources

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
July 8 / June 25
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
June 25
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * 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. 47. *

'' Orthodoxy in China.

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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. 184–186. * 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
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25 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
25 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *

'' Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece). *
25/06/2018
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Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
25 июня по старому стилю / 8 июля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. *
25 июня (ст.ст.) 8 июля 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:June 25 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) June in the Eastern Orthodox calendar