June 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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June 28 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 June28 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Saints Martyrs Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Heron, Rhaïs, Potamiœna and her mother Marcella, at Alexandria, under Septimius Severus (203)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πλούταρχος, Σερένος, Ἡρακλείδιος, Ἥρων, Ἡραΐδα, Ποταμιαίνη καὶ Μαρκέλλα οἱ Μάρτυρες. 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. 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).Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. PLUTARCH, POTAMIÆNA, AND OTHERS, MM. (A.D. 202.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 410-412. Hieromartyr Donagus, Bishop of Libya, by fire.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Δονάγος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.June 28 . 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.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μακεδόνιος ὁ Μάρτυρας . 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. The holy Two Children, who were crucified.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι δύο παῖδες οἱ Μάρτυρες . 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. The holy Three Martyrs of Galatia, by the sword.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι τρεῖς Μάρτυρες . 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. The holy 70 Martyrs of Scythopolis, by the sword.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι 70 Μάρτυρες. 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Venerable Magnus, who reposed while praying to the Lord.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Μάγνος ὁ προσευχόμενος. 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Venerable Moses the Anchorite.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Μωυσῆς ὁ Ἀναχωρητής . 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Vulkian, monk. Saint Sennuphius the Standard-bearer, of Egypt (late 4th century)June 28/July 11. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). (see also: March 25 ) Saint Paul the Physician, of Corinth (7th century)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ ἰατρός . 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.St. Paul the Physician of Corinth. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Saint Sergius the Magistrate, of Paphlagonia, founder of the Nikitiatus Monastery in Nicomedia (866)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Σέργιος ὁ μάγιστρος . 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Pre-Schism Western saints Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, a Greek cleric noted for expanding Christian communities in France, combatting heresy and defining Orthodoxy (202)June 28 . Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. IRENÆUS, M.B. OF LYONS. (A.D. 202.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 407-409. (see also August 23 ) Martyr Pappias (Papius), possibly in Sicily, under Diocletian, by beheading (c. 303)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Παππίας ὁ Μάρτυρας. 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. PAPPIAN, M. (3RD CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 412. Saint Crummin of Lecua (Crummine), a disciple of St Patrick at Leccuine (Lackan) in Westmeath in Ireland (5th century)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.—ST. CRUMINE OR CRUIMMEN, BISHOP OF LEACAN, OR MOYGISH, COUNTY OF WESTMEATH. [FIFTH OR SIXTH CENTURY]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. VI. Dublin, 1875. pp. 815-819. Saint Austell of Cornwall (Austol) (6th century) Saint Benignus, Bishop of Utrecht in Holland (6th century) Saint Theodichildis (Theodehilda, Telchildis), a nun at Faremoutiers Abbey 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 and then as a hermit at Hasungen in Westphalia (1019)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. HEIMERAD, P. (A.D. 1019.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 417-418.

Post-Schism Orthodox saints Venerable Xenophon of Robeika, founder of Robeika Monastery, Novgorod (1262)Venerable Xenophon the Abbot of Robeika, Novgorod. OCA - Lives of the Saints. 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, Wonderworkers (c. 1353)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Σέργιος καὶ Γερμανός. 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Venerable Sergius the Wonderworker of Valaam . OCA - Lives of the Saints. Saint Heliodorus, Schema-Archimandrite of Glinsk Hermitage (1879)

New martyrs and confessors New Hieromartyr Basil Sitnikov, Deacon (1918) ВАСИЛИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Virgin-martyr Sebastiana Ageyev-Zueva (1938) New Hieromartyr Gregory Samarin, Deacon (1940) ГРИГОРИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).

Other commemorations Translation of the relics (412) of the Holy Wonderworking Unmercenaries and Martyrs Cyrus and John (311)Great Synaxaristes: Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίων Κύρου καὶ Ἰωάννου τῶν Ἀναργύρων καὶ Θαυματουργῶν καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτοῖς. 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Translation of the relics of the Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenary John. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Three Hands" of Hilandar ("Trojeručica, Tricherousa"), Mount Athos (8th century)Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Τριχερούσης. 28 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Icon of the Mother of God of "the Three Hands" . OCA - Lives of the Saints. (see also: December 4 ) Repose of Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov) of Essex (1993) (see also: July 11) Repose of Archimandrite Methodius (Popovich) of Jerusalem (1997)

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