June 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1358 – The Republic of Ragusa is founded. * 1497 – Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England. * 1499 – Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in B ...

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 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 ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 11 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. For June 28th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

June 15 Events Pre-1600 * 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of So ...

Saints

* Martyrs Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Heron, Rhaïs, Potamiœna and her mother Marcella, at Alexandria, under

Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus (; ; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through cursus honorum, the ...

(203)
28 Ιουνίου
.'' Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece).July 11 / June 28
. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Hieromartyr Donagus, Bishop of Libya, by fire.

.'' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. Retrieved: 11 June 2018. Συναξαριστής.
28 Ιουνίου
.'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyr Macedonius. * The holy Two Children, who were crucified. * The holy Three Martyrs of Galatia, by the sword. * The holy 70 Martyrs of Scythopolis, by the sword. * Venerable Magnus, who reposed while praying to the Lord. * Venerable Moses the Anchorite. * Saint Vulkian, monk. * Saint Sennuphius the

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, of Egypt (late 4th century)June 28/July 11
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). (''see also:

March 25 Until 1752 it was the official date of the beginning of the year in England and its dominions (in the Julian calendar). Events Pre-1600 * 410 – The Southern Yan capital of Guanggu falls to the Jin dynasty general Liu Yu, ending th ...

'') * Saint Paul the Physician, of

Corinth Corinth ( ; , ) is a municipality in Corinthia in Greece. The successor to the ancient Corinth, ancient city of Corinth, it is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Sin ...

(7th century) * Saint Sergius the Magistrate, of

Paphlagonia Paphlagonia (; , modern translit. ''Paflagonía''; ) was an ancient region on the Black Sea coast of north-central Anatolia, situated between Bithynia to the west and Pontus (region), Pontus to the east, and separated from Phrygia (later, Galatia ...

, founder of the Nikitiatus Monastery in

Nicomedia Nicomedia (; , ''Nikomedeia''; modern İzmit) was an ancient Greece, ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey. In 286, Nicomedia became the eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire (chosen by the emperor Diocletian who rul ...

(866)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Irenaeus of Lyons Irenaeus ( or ; ; ) was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by opposing Gnostic interpret ...

, a

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

cleric noted for expanding

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

communities in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, combatting

heresy Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization. A heretic is a proponent of heresy. Heresy in Heresy in Christian ...

and defining

Orthodoxy Orthodoxy () is adherence to a purported "correct" or otherwise mainstream- or classically-accepted creed, especially in religion. Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical co ...

(202)June 28
. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (''see also

August 23 Events Pre-1600 * 30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Ca ...

'') * Martyr Pappias (''Papius''), possibly in Sicily, under Diocletian, by beheading (c. 303) * Saint Crummin of Lecua (''Crummine''), a disciple of St Patrick at Leccuine (Lackan) in

Westmeath County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...

in Ireland (5th century) * Saint Austell of Cornwall (''Austol'') (6th century) * Saint Benignus,

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in Holland (6th century) * Saint Theodichildis (''Theodehilda, Telchildis''), a nun at

Faremoutiers Abbey Faremoutiers Abbey () was an important Merovingian Benedictine monastery of nuns in the present Seine-et-Marne department of France. Closed by the French Revolution, the monastery was reestablished in the 20th century. In its early days, the comm ...

in France, she became the first Abbess of Jouarre (c. 660) * Saint Argymirus of Córdoba, martyr (856) * Saint Egilo (''Egilon, Eigil''), a monk and later Abbot of Prüm near Trier in Germany (871) * Saint Heimerad (''Heimrad''), a priest at Baden in Germany who after many pilgrimages lived as a monk at

Hersfeld Abbey Hersfeld Abbey was an important Benedictine imperial abbey in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Hesse (formerly in Hesse-Nassau), Germany, at the confluence of the rivers Geisa, Haune and Fulda. The ruins are now a medieval festival venue. History ...

and then as a hermit at Hasungen in

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Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Xenophon of Robeika, founder of Robeika Monastery,

Novgorod Veliky Novgorod ( ; , ; ), also known simply as Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, being first mentioned in the 9th century. The city lies along the V ...

(1262)28 июня по старому стилю / 11 июля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. * Saints Sergius and Herman, founders and abbots of

Valaam Monastery The Valaam Monastery (; ) is a stauropegic Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox monastery in Russian Republic of Karelia, Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe. History It is not clear when the mon ...

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 (c. 1353) * Saint Heliodorus, Schema-Archimandrite of Glinsk Hermitage (1879)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Basil Sitnikov, Deacon (1918) * Virgin-martyr Sebastiana Ageyev-Zueva (1938) * New Hieromartyr Gregory Samarin, Deacon (1940)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the

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s (412) of the Holy Wonderworking Unmercenaries and Martyrs

Cyrus and John Saints Cyrus and John (; ; died or 311 AD) are venerated as martyrs. They are especially venerated by the Coptic Church and surnamed Wonderworking Unmercenaries (''thaumatourgoi anargyroi'') because they healed the sick free of charge. Their ...

(311) * Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy

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"Of the Three Hands" of

Hilandar The Hilandar Monastery (, , , ) is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian Orthodox monastery there. It was founded in 1198 by two Serbs from the Grand Principality of Serbia, Stefan Neman ...

(" Trojeručica, Tricherousa"),

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(8th century)
Icon of the Mother of God of "the Three Hands"
.'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. (''see also:

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 ...

'') * Repose of Archimandrite

Sophrony (Sakharov) Sophrony the Athonite (born Sergiy Symeonovich Sakharov; 23 September 1896 – 11 July 1993), known also as Saint Sophrony, Elder Sophrony or Father Sophrony, was a Russian-born Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian archimandrite and one o ...

of Essex (1993) (''see also:

July 11 Events Pre-1600 * 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abdicates in favor of his general Leo the Armenian, and becomes a monk (under the name Athanasius). * 911 – Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair ...

'') * Repose of Archimandrite Methodius (Popovich) of Jerusalem (1997)

Icon gallery

File:Irais of Alexandria (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyr Irais of Alexandria. File:San Ireneo, vitral (cropped).jpg, St.

Irenaeus Irenaeus ( or ; ; ) was a Greeks, Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christianity, Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by oppos ...

, Bishop of Lyons. File:Преподобный Ксенофонт Робейский.jpg, St. Xenophon of Robeika. File:SergiyandHermanofValaam.jpg, Saints Sergius and

Herman of Valaam Herman of Valaam () is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. Herman of Valaam together with Sergius of Valaam are considered to be the founders of the Valaam Monastery. The exact time of the monastery establishment is unknown and referred to th ...

. File:Cyrus and John.jpg, Unmercenaries and Martyrs

. File:VergineTricherusa.jpg, Icon of Panagia Tricherousa ("Three-handed Theotokos").

Notes

References

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
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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. 47–48. *

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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. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 187–188. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 292–293. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
28 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *

'' Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece). *
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28 июня по старому стилю / 11 июля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. *
28 июня (ст.ст.) 11 июля 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:June 28 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) June in the Eastern Orthodox calendar