June 8 Events Pre-1600 * 218 – Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. * 452 – Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces ...

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June 10 Events Pre-1600 * 671 – Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock ( clepsydra) called ''Rokoku''. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu. * 1190 – Third Crusade: Frederic ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 22 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 9th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

May 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1096 – Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed. * 1120 – Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death. * 1153 &nda ...

Saints

* Martyr Ananias, by the sword. Συναξαριστής.
9 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyrs Diomedes, Orestes and Rodon. * Nun-martyrs Thecla, Mariamne, Martha, Mary, and Enmatha, in

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, by beheading (346)June 9/22
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Saint

Cyril of Alexandria Cyril of Alexandria (; or ⲡⲓ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲕⲓⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ; 376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire ...

, Archbishop of Alexandria (444)9 июня по старому стилю / 22 июня по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. (''see also:

January 18 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later. * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the C ...

'') * Venerable Julian, ascetic in Syria (370) * Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Prusa.June 22 / June 9
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Holy Three Virgin-Martyrs of Chios, by the sword. * Venerable Cyrus, monk, reposed in peace.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Vincent of

Agen Agen (, , ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux. In 2021, the commune had a population of 32,485. Geography The city of Agen l ...

, a deacon martyred by pagans at Agen in Gascony in France (c. 292)June 9
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs

Primus and Felician Saints Primus and Felician (Felicianus) () were brothers who suffered martyrdom about the year 304 during the Diocletian persecution. The ''Martyrologium Hieronymianum'' gives under June 9 the names of ''Primus and Felician'' who were buried at the ...

, two elderly brothers beheaded under Diocletian on the

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in Rome (c. 297) * Venerable Maximian of Syracuse (

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Bishop of Syracuse The Archdiocese of Siracusa or Syracuse () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It became an archdiocese in 1844.Columba Columba () or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey ...

of Iona, Enlightener of

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(Scotland), founder of

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, Confessor (597) * Venerable

Baithéne mac Brénaind Baithéne mac Brénaind (also known as Saint Baoithin and Saint Buadán) was an Irish monk, one of Saint Columba's followers who accompanied him to Scotland around 563, and was the first successor as Abbot of Iona Abbey. The Annals of Tigernach ...

(''Baithin, Comin, Cominus''), disciple of St.

Columba Columba () or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey ...

, Abbot, of

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and

Iona Iona (; , sometimes simply ''Ì'') is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there are other buildings on the island. Iona Abbey was a centre of Gaeli ...

(c. 600) * Saint

Cumianus Cumianus ( 641 – 736) was an Irish monk who became abbot of San Colombano di Bobbio around 715. He left Ireland as an old man. The intricately carved lid of his sarcophagus, containing a lengthy epitaph, was made by one Master John and comm ...

(''Cumian, Cummin''), an Irish monk who became abbot of San Colombano di Bobbio (c. 736)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint John of Shavta, Bishop of Gaenati (12th-13th century) (''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 ...

'') * Venerable Cyril of White Lake, founder of White Lake (Belozersk) Monastery (1427)9 июня (ст.ст.) 22 июня 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * Venerable Alexander of Kushta, founder of the Kushta Monastery,

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(1439) * Righteous Cyril of Velsk (or Vazhe), Vologda,

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 ...

(15th century) * Saint Alexis Mechev, Archpriest, of Moscow (1923)
АЛЕКСИЙ
'' Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).

Other commemorations

* Repose of Hieromonk Vitaly 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 ...

(1856) * Uncovering of the relics (2005) of Saint Raphael (Sheychenko), monk of Old Agapia Monastery, Moldavia (1957)22 июня (9 июня)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).

Icon gallery

File:Cyril of Alexandria.jpg, Saint

, Archbishop of Alexandria. File:Felicianusandprimus.jpg, Martyrdom of Sts.

. File:Коламба Айонский (икона).jpg, Venerable

. File:Kirill Belozerskiy icon Dionisiy Glushitskiy.jpg, Venerable Cyril of White Lake. File:Алексий.jpg, St. Alexis Mechev, Archpriest, of Moscow.

Notes

References

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June 22 / June 9
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June 9
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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. p. 168. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 263–264. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
9 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
9 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
09/06/2017
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
9 июня по старому стилю / 22 июня по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год. *
9 июня (ст.ст.) 22 июня 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:June 9 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) June in the Eastern Orthodox calendar