June 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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June 7 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective June7 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Saints

Martyrs Aesia Συναξαριστής. 7 Ιουνίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). and Susanna, disciples of St. Pancratius of Taormina (1st century)June 7/20. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἁγίες Αἰσία καὶ Σωσάννα μαθήτριες τοῦ Ἁγίου Παγκρατίου. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. 07/06/2017. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Virgin-martyr Potamiaena (193-211):Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Ποταμιαίνη ἐξ Ἀλεξανδρείας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. POTAMIÆNA THE YOUNGER, V.M. (ABOUT A.D. 303.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 68-69. and with her, martyrs: Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Heron, Herais, Marcella, and Basilides, of Alexandria. Martyr Zenaida (Zenais) of Caesarea in Palestine, Wonderworker.Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Ζηναΐς ἡ Θαυματουργός. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Hieromartyr Theodotus of Ancyra, Bishop (303)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ ἐν Ἀγκύρᾳ. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Ancyra. OCA - Lives of the Saints. 7 июня по старому стилю / 20 июня по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. (see also: May 18) Hieromartyr Marcellinus, Pope of Rome, and with him Martyrs Claudius, Cyrinus, and Antoninus (304)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μαρκελλίνος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ μαρτυρήσαντες. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Hieromartyr Marcellinus the Pope of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints.June 20 / June 7. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). (see also: April 26 - in the West) Saint Marcellus, Pope of Rome, and with him the Martyrs (304-310):Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μάρκελλος Ἐπίσκοπος Ρώμης. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. (see also: January 16 - in the West) Deacons Sisinius and Cyriacus;Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Σισίνιος, Κυριακός, Σμάραγδος, Λάργος, Ἀπρονιανός, Σατουρνίνος, Κρήσκης, Παππίας, Μαύρος, Ἀρτεμιάδα, Πρίσκιλλα καὶ Λουκία οἱ Μάρτυρες. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Hieromartyr Sisinius the Deacon of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Soldiers Smaragdus, Largus, Apronian, Saturninus, Pappias, and Maurus; Crescentian,Martyr Crecentian of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Priscilla,Martyr Priscilla of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Lucia,Martyr Lucina (Lucy) of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints. and Princess Artemia.Martyr Princess Artemia of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Martyr Lycarion of Tanis (Hermopolis) in Egypt.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Λυκαρίων ὁ Μάρτυρας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Martyrs John and Tarasios, by the sword.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰωάννης καὶ Ταράσιος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Martyrs Cyria, Kaleria (Valeria), and Maria, of Caesarea in Palestine (4th century)Martyr Kyriake of Caesarea, in Palestine. OCA - Lives of the Saints. (see also: June 6 ) Saint Daniel of Scetis in Egypt (420)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Δανιὴλ ὁ τῆς Σκήτεως. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saints StephenGreat Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Στέφανος ὁ Πρεσβύτερος. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. and AnthimusGreat Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἄνθιμος ὁ Πρεσβύτερος. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. of Constantinople, Priests, of the Fervent Ones ("the Ever-Vigilant") (5th century) Saint Sebastiani the Wonderworker.Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Σεβαστιανὴ ἡ Θαυματουργός. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Venerable Anatolius the Sinaite.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀνατόλιος ὁ Σιναΐτης. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Pre-Schism Western saints

Saint Paul I of Constantinople, an Archbishop of Constantinople whose episcopate was largely spent in exile for Orthodoxy (350)June 7. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. PAUL, B. OF CONSTANTINOPLE. (ABOUT A.D. 350.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 69-70. (see also: November 6 - in the East) Saint Colmán of Dromore, Bishop of Dromore, Ireland (6th century)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Κολμανὸς ὁ ἐξ Ἰρλανδίας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.—ST. COLMAN, BISHOP AND CONFESSOR, PATRON OF DROMORE DIOCESE [FIFTH AND SIXTH CENTURIES.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. VI. Dublin, 1875. pp. 224-237.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. COLMAN, B. OF DROMORE. (7TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 71. Venerable Vulphy (Wulflagius), a priest near Abbeville in the north of France who lived and reposed as a hermit, wonderworker (c. 643)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Βουλφάγγιος ἐκ Γαλλίας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Venerable Modwenna, the successor of St. Hilda as Abbess of Whitby (c. 695 or 699)Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ὁσία Μοντβέννα ἐκ Μεγάλης Βρετανίας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Matthew Bunson and Margaret Bunson. Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. Second Edition. Our Sunday Visitor, 2014. p. 602. Venerable martyr Aventinus, born in Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Pyrenees in France, he became a hermit in the valley of Larboush, where the Saracens martyred him (732)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀβεντίνος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. AVENTINE, H.M. (8TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 75. Saint Willibald, Bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria (c. 787)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Βιλλιβάλδος ὁ Ἀπόστολος τῆς Γερμανίας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Orthodox Prayers of Old England: A Western Rite Prayer-Book for Orthodox Christians. Third Edition. St. Hilarion Press, 1999. p. 418. Venerable Deochar (Theutger or Gottlieb), a hermit in Franconia in Germany, he became the first abbot of the monastery of Herriedon (847)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Δεοχάρης ἐκ Γερμανίας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Martyrs Peter, Wallabonsus, Sabinian, Wistremundus, Habentius and Jeremiah, martyred under Abderrahman in Córdoba for publicly denouncing Mohammed (851)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πέτρος, Βαλλαβόνσος, Σαβινιανός, Βιστρεμοῦνδος, Ἀβέντιος καὶ Ἱερεμίας οἱ Μάρτυρες. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Venerable Meriadoc (Meriadec), born in Wales, he became a hermit and later Bishop of Vannes in Brittany (c. 886)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Μεριαδόκιος ὁ ἐξ Οὐαλίας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Odo of Massay, Abbot of Massay in France (935-967)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Venerable Anthony (in schema Abramius), monk of Kozhaezersk Monastery (1634)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀβράμιος ἐκ Ρωσίας. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Venerable Anastasios Gordios, the "Teacher of the Nation", at Vragiana, Evrytania, Greece (1729) Δελτία Τύπου της Ιεράς Συνόδου: Δεύτερη συνεδρία της Δ.Ι.Σ. για το μήνα Ιούλιο. Διαρκούς Ιεράς Συνόδου της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (ECCLESIA.GR). Αθήνα, 15 Ιουλίου 2021.GREEK CHURCH CANONIZES DOZENS OF MARTYRS, ECCLESIASTICAL TEACHERS. Orthodox Christianity. Athens, July 16, 2021. Retrieved: July 17, 2021. Άγιος Αναστάσιος ο Γόρδιος. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Ο Δάσκαλος του Γένους, Αναστάσιος ο Γόρδιος (+1729). Διακόνημα (Diakonima.gr). 23 Απριλίου 2010. Retrieved: 6 July 2017. Venerable Panagis Bassias, Priest of Cephalonia (1883 or 1888)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Παναγῆς ὁ Μπασιᾶς. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Saint Panagis Bassias of Kephalonia. Mystagogy Resource Center. June 9, 2009. Retrieved: 6 July 2017. Saint Ioannicius (Rudniev), Metropolitan of Kiev and Galich (1900)Holy Synod of UOC canonizes two saints. Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ). 21/07/2016. Retrieved: 6 July 2017. (see also: August 30)

New martyrs and confessors

New Hieromartyr Andronicus (Nikolsky), Archbishop of Perm (1918) АНДРОНИК. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). New Hieromartyrs (1918): Alexander Osetrov, Valentine Belov, Veniamin Lukanin,Glorification of newly discovered relics of Hieromartyr Benjamin Lukanin in Perm. Orthodox Christianity. Perm, Perm Province, Russia, February 20, 2026. Retrieved: February 24, 2026. Viktor Nikiforov, Alexander Mahetov, Paul Anoshkin, Vladimir Belozerov, Ignatius Yakimov, Michael Denisov, Nicholas Onanyov, Paul Sokolov, Alexander Preobrazhensky, Nicholas Rozhdestvensky, Nicholas Konyukhov, Priests; New Hieromartyr Gregory Smirnov, Deacon; ГРИГОРИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Martyrs Athanasius Zhulanov АФАНАСИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). and Alexsander Zuev. АЛЕКСАНДР. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). New Hieromartyr Peter Kuznetsov, Priest (1919)

Other commemorations

Synaxis of the Saints of Ivanovo. Собор Ивановских святых (7 июня). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). 7 июня (ст.ст.) 20 июня 2014 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). Repose of Anthony Ivanovich, Fool-for-Christ of Valaam (1832)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός. 7 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

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References

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