September 5 –

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September 7 Events Pre-1600 * 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. * 1159 – Cardinal Rolando Bandinelli is elected Pope Alexander III, prompting the election of Cardinal Octaviano Monticelli as Anti ...

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on ''September 19'' by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is List of Christian denominations by number of members, one of the three major doctrinal and ...

es on the Old Calendar. For September 6th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

August 24 Events Pre-1600 * 367 – Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father. * 394 – The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written ...

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Saints

* Martyrs Romulus and 11,000 others, in Armenia (c. 107-115)September 6/September 19
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).Great Synaxaristes:
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εὐδόξιος, Ρωμύλος, Ζήνων, Μακάριος, 11.000 Μάρτυρες καὶ 1.104 Στρατιῶτες οἱ Μάρτυρες
'' 6 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Martyrs Cyriacus, Faustus, Abibus, and 11 others, at Alexandria (250) * Martyrs Calodote, Macarius, Andrew, Cyriacus, Dionysius, Andrew the Soldier, Andropelagia, Thecla, Theoctistus, and Sarapabon the Senator, in Egypt (256)September 19 / September 6
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of

Gortyna Gortyna (; also known as Gortyn (Γορτύν)) was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna (Γόρτυνα). According to Stephanus of Byzantium it was or ...

on Crete (c. 303) ''(see also:

June 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1158 – The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar. * 1216 – First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France takes the city of Winchester, abandoned by John, King of England, and soo ...

July 9 Events Pre-1600 * 118 – Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome. * 381 – The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodo ...

)'' * Martyr Eudoxius, and with him Martyrs Zeno, Macarius, and 1,104 soldiers, in Melitene (311-312) * Saint Archippus of Hierapolis (4th century) * Saint David of Hermopolis in Egypt (6th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saints Augustine, Sanctian and Beata, born in Spain, martyred near Sens in France, where they were venerated (273)September 6
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Petronius, Bishop of Verona and Confessor (c. 450) * Saint Arator, fourth Bishop of Verdun in France (c. 460) * Saint Maccallin (''Macallan, Macculin Dus''), Bishop of Lusk in Ireland, also venerated in Scotland (c. 497) * Saints Donatian, Praesidius, Mansuetus, Germanus, Fusculus and Laetus, driven out of Africa into exile by

Huneric Huneric, Hunneric or Honeric (died December 23, 484) was King of the (North African) Vandal Kingdom (477–484) and the oldest son of Gaiseric. He abandoned the imperial politics of his father and concentrated mainly on internal affairs. He was ma ...

the Arian King of the Vandals (5th century) * Saint Eleutherius, Abbot of St Mark's Abbey in

Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; ) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is south of Trevi, north of Terni, southeast of Perugia; southeast of Florence; and north of Rome. H ...

, then a monk at San Gregorio Magno al Celio in Rome (c. 590) * Saint Faustus, Abbot of the monastery of Santa Lucy in Syracuse in Sicily (c. 607) * Saint Cagnoald (''Chainoaldus, Cagnou''), brother of St Faro and St Burgundofara, he became a monk at

Luxeuil Abbey Luxeuil Abbey (), the ''Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul'', was one of the oldest and best-known monasteries in Franche-Comté, located in what is now the département of Haute-Saône in Franche-Comté, France. History Columbanus The abbey was f ...

in France, and later the sixth

Bishop of Laon The diocese of Laon in the present-day département of Aisne, was a Catholic diocese for around 1300 years, up to the French Revolution. Its seat was in Laon, France, with Laon Cathedral. From early in the 13th century, the bishop of Laon was ...

(c. 635) * Saint Beya (''Bega, Begh, Bee''), Virgin, first Abbess of Copeland in

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...

(7th century) * Saints Felix and Augebert, missionaries killed by pagans in

Champagne Champagne (; ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, which demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...

(7th century) * Saint

Magnus of Füssen Magnus of Füssen, otherwise Magnoald or Mang, was a missionary saint in southern Germany, also known as the Apostle of the Allgäu. He is believed to have been a contemporary either of Gall (died 627) or of Boniface (died 754) and is venerated as ...

(''Magnoaldus, Maginold, Mang''), Enlightener of the

Allgäu The Allgäu (Standard ) is a region in Swabia in southern Germany. It covers the south of Bavarian Swabia, southeastern Baden-Württemberg, and parts of Austria. The region stretches from the pre-alpine lands up to the Alps. The main rivers flo ...

region of Germany (750-772)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Maximus Sandovich, Priest, of Lemkovina, in the Carpathian Mountains (1914)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. 66. * New Hieromartyr Demetrius Spassky, Priest (1918)6 сентября по старому стилю / 19 сентября по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на год. * New Hieromartyrs John Pavlovsky and Vsevolod Poteminsky, Priests (1937) * New Hieromartyr Constantine Bogoslovsky, Priest (1937)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).

Other commemorations

* ''Commemoration of the Miracle of the

Archangel Michael Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second ...

Colossae Colossae (; ) was an ancient city of Phrygia in southern Asia Minor (Anatolia), Turkey. The Epistle to the Colossians, an early Christian text which identifies its author as Paul the Apostle, is addressed to the church in Colossae. A significa ...

(Chonae)'' (4th century)
06/09/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. * Synaxis of the Archangel Michael at Nimborio (the commercial port) of

Symi Symi, also transliterated as Syme or Simi (), is a Greece, Greek island and Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality. It is mountainous and has the harbour town of Symi and its adjacent upper town Ano Symi, as well as several smaller ...

island, Greece. * Synaxis of the Archangel Michael of Perimpliotis, on

island, Greece. * Second Consecration of the Church of the Theotokos ''"in the home of St. Irene (or of St. Anne)"''. * Icon of the

Theotokos ''Theotokos'' ( Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are or (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are "Mother of God" or "God-beare ...

of Kiev-Bratsk (1654) (''see also:

May 10 Events Pre-1600 * 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. * 1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of ...

'') * Icon of the

Arapet (Arabian).
АРАПЕТСКАЯ ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ
'' Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Repose of Ivan Yakovlevich Koreisha,

Fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ (; ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting society's conventions to serve a religious purpose—particularly of Christia ...

, of Moscow (1861) * Repose of Archimandrite Paisius the New of

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 ...

(1871)

Icon gallery

File:Miracle at Chonae (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Miracle of the

(Chonae). File:Menologion of Basil 022.jpg, Martyrs

Romulus Romulus (, ) was the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and his contemporaries. Although many of th ...

, and Eudoxius, and 1,104 soldiers, in Melitene. File:Faustus the Presbyter, (Habib) Abibas the Deacon and other (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Faustus the Presbyter, Abibas the Deacon, Cyriacus and 11 other martyrs. File:St Bega stained glass.JPG, St. Bega, Virgin, first Abbess of Copeland in

. File:MaksymSandowycz.gif, New Hieromartyr Maxim Sandovich, Priest, of Lemkovina. File:Arapetskaya icona.jpg, Icon of the

Arapet (''Arapetskaya, Arabian'').

Notes

References

Sources

September 6/September 19
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
September 19 / September 6
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
September 6
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. 66. *

'' Orthodoxy in China.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * '' The Roman Martyrology.'' 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. 273–274. * 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. 436–437. ; Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
6 ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
6 Σεπτεμβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
06/09/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. ; Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *

Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на год. {{DEFAULTSORT:September 6 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) September in the Eastern Orthodox calendar