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A volume of The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church
“The holy Church of God celebrates today the Indiction. The Hebrews of old observed March as the beginning of the year, but for the Romans the beginning of the year was September, even though they previously observed the 1st of January. According to Archbishop Gregory of Taormina, when Julius Caesar defeated Anthony it was the month of September. Being mede exceedingly proud by thus triumph, he transferred the Roman custom of celebrating January to September. ‘Indiction’ is a Latin word meaning ‘to proclaim,’ which in The Great Synaxaristes is given the signification of orismos, that is, a decree or edict, which more specifically was a tax imposed by the emperor in order to meet the needs of the empire.” —“On the 1st of September, the holy Church commemorates the Beginning of the Indiction, that is, the New Year.”
CONTENTS
September 1 INDICTION SYMEON THE STYLITE Martha and Evanthia, Venerable Mothers JESUS OF NAVEE, RIGHTEOUS 40 VIRGINS AND THE DEACON AMMOUN, MARTYRS MIRACLE OF THE THEOTOKOS AT THE MONASTERY OF MIASENES EVODOS, KALLISTE, AND HERMOGENES, MARTYRS Incendiary Incident at Constantinople MELETIOS THE NEW, ASCETIC Nicholas in Crete, Ascetic ANGELIS, NEW-MARTYR September 2 MAMAS OF PAHPLAGONIA, MARTYR JOHN THE FASTER, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE Diomedes, Julian, Philip, Eftychian, Hesychios, and Other Martyrs Philadelphos, Melanippos, Parthagape, Martyrs ELEAZAR AND PHINEAS, RIGHTEOUS PRIESTS AEITHALAS AND AMMON, MARTYRS September 3 ANTHIMOS, BISHOP OF NIKOMEDIA, HIEROMARTYR THEOKTISTOS, ASCETIC Zenon, Martyr VASILISSA, MARTYR Chariton, Martyr Archontios, Martyr Constantine the New, Emperor ARISTION, BISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA, HIEROMARTYR POLYDOROS, NEW-MARTYR September 4 BABYLAS, BISHOP OF ANTIOCH, AND THE 3 CHILDREN BABYLAS, TEACHER IN NIKOMEDIA, AND 84 CHILDREN MOSES THE GOD-SEER, PROPHET HERMIONE, THEOTIMOS AND THEODOULOS, MARTYRS Petronios, reposed in peace Charitine, Martyr Sarvelos, Martyr KENTYRION, THEODORE, AMMIANOS, AND JULIAN, MARTYRS THATHUEL AND VEVAIA, MARTYRS 3,628 MARTYRS OF NIKOMEDIA September 5 ZACHARIAS, PROPHET, AND RIGHTEOUS ELISABETH ABDAIOS, BISHOP IN PERSIA, MARTYR MEDIMNOS, URBANOS, THEODORE, AND HIEROMARTYRS Peter, Appearance of the Apostle September 6 MIRACLE IN COLOSSAE BY THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL ROMYLOS, EVDOXIOS, ZENON, AND MAKARIOS, MARTYRS 1,104 Soldiers and Kalodote, Martyrs FAUSTUS, MAKARIOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS KYRIAKOS AND SARAPAVON, MARTYRS Consecration of the Church of the Theotokos September 7 SOZON, MARTYR EVODOS AND ONESIPHOROS, APOSTLES EFPSYCHIOS, MARTYR KASSIANE, ABBESS AND HYMNOGHRAPHER Luke, Hegumen John, Bishop and Wonder-worker of Novgorod September 8 NATIVITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY Rufus and Rufianos, Martyrs Severos, Martyr Artemidoros, Martyr ATHANASIOS, NEW-MARTYR SOPHRONIOS, BISHOP OF AHTALEIA September 9 JOACHIM AND ANNA, RIGHTEOUS SEVERIANOS, GREAT-MARTYR THEOPHANES, CONFESSOR THIRD ŒCUMENICAL SYNOD Chariton, Martyr, and Joseph, Hegumen September 10 MENODORA, METRODORA, AND NYMPHODORA, MARTYRS VARYPSAVAS, MARTYR Peter, Bishop of Nicaea PULCHERIA, EMPRESS APELLES, LUKE, AND CLEMENT, APOSTLES Ia, Martyr September 11 THEODORA OF ALEXANDRIA, NUN EPHROSYNOS THE COOK, MONK DIODOROS, DIOMEDES, AND DIDYMOS, MARTYRS IA, MARTYR Demetrios, Evanthia, Demetrianos, Martyrs Sergios and Germanos, Translation of Relics September 12 AUTONOMOS, HIEROMARTYR KOURNOUTOS, HIEROMARTYR THEODORE, HIEROMARTYR JULIAN IN GALATIA, MARTYR Makedonios, Thedoulos, and Tatianos, Martyrs DANIEL OF THASIOS, ASCETIC Okeanos, Martyr September 13 CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION CORNELIUS, MARTYR STRATON, MARTYR KRONIDES, LEONTIOS, AND SERAPION, MARTYRS GORDIANOS, SELEFKOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS LUCIAN, ZOTIKOS, AND ELI, MARTYRS Peter in Agrea HIEROTHEOS THE NEW, ASCETIC OF ATHOS September 14 CROSS, EXALTATION OF THE John Chrysostom FLACCILLA (PLAKILLA), EMPRESS SIXTH ŒCUMENICAL SYNOD PAPAS OF LYKAONIA, MARTYR Theokles, Martyr Valerianos, Infant Martyr MAKARIOS, NEW-MARTYR September 15 NIKETAS THE GOTH, MARTYR PORPHYRIOS THE MIME, MARTYR PHILOTHEOS, WONDER-WORKER Akakios, Bishop of Melitine, Finding of Relics Maximos, Martyr 2 Maidens, Martyrs Stephen, Protomartyr, Finding of Relics BESSARION I AND BESSARION II, HIERARCHS OF LARISA GERASIMOS OF SOURVIA, HEGUMEN JOHN OF CRETE, NEW-MARTYR September 16 EPHEMIA, GREAT-MARTYR MELITINE OF THRACE, MARTYR September 17 FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, AND SOPHIA, MARTYRS AGATHOKLEIA, MARTYR MAXIMOS, THEODOTOS, AND ASKLEPIODOTE, MARTYRS Loukia (Lucy) the Widow and Geminianos, Martyr THEODOTE OF PONTOS, MARTYR Haralambos, Pantoleontos, and Their Companions, Martyrs PELEOS AND NEILOS, HIEROMARTYRS, AND OTHER MARTYRS HERAKLEIDES AND MYRON, HIEROMARTYRS Anastasios, Ascetic September 18 EVMENIOS, BYSHOP OF GORTYNA, WONDER-WORKER Sophia and Irene, Martyrs ARIADNE OF PHRYGIA, MARTYR Kastoros of Alexandria, Martyr ROMYLOS, MONK September 19 TROPHIMOS, SAVVATIOS, AND DORYMEDON, MARTYRS September 20 EFSTATHIOS, THEOPISTE, AND OTHER MARTYRS HYPATIOS, BISHOP, AND ANDREW, PRESBYTER, CONFESSORS MARTIN, POPE OF ROME, MAXIMOS, AND OTHER CONFESSORS Artemidoros and Thalos, Martyrs MELETIOS, BISHOP OF CYPRUS JOHN OF EGYPT AND THE 40 MARTYRS JOHN OF CRETE, ASCETIC HILARION OF CRETE, NEW-MARTYR September 21 QUADRATUS (KODRATOS), APOSTLE JONAS, PROPHET JONAS THE SAVVAITE, ASCETIC EVSEVIOS, MARTYR EVSEVIOS, NESTAVOS, AND ZENO, MARTYRS ISAKIOS, BISHOP OF CYPRUS, HIEROMARTYR Priskos, Martyr 6 Martyrs Demetrios, Metropolitan of Rostov September 22 PHOKAS THE WONDER-WORKER, HIEROMARTYR PHOKAS THE GARDENER OF SINOPE, MARTYR Isaac and Martin, Martyrs KOSMAS OF ZOGRAPHOU MONASTERY, ASCETIC 26 MATRYRS OF ZOGRAPHOU September 23 CONCEPTION OF THE FORERUNNER JOHN ANDREW OF SICILY, MARTYR JOHN, PETER, AND ANTHONY, OF SYRACUSE, MARTYRS RAÏS OF EGYPT, VIRGIN-MARTYR XANTHIPPE AND POLYXENE OF SPAIN, VENERABLE WOMEN NICHOLAS THE GROCER, NEW-MARTYR JOHN, THE FORMER MOSLEM, NEW-MARTYR September 24 THEKLA OF ICONIUM, PROTOMARTYR KOPRIOS OF PALESTINE, MONK THEOTOKOS ICON OF MYRTIDIOTISSA September 25 EPHROSYNE OF ALEXANDRIA, NUN Paphnutios, Monk PAPHNUTIOS THE ANCHORITE, HIEROMARTYR TRISAGION HYMN PAUL, TATTA, SAVINIANOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS Sergios, Wonder-worker of Russia September 26 JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN, APOSTLE 5 Virgin-martyyrs and Monastrion Heras, Martyr GEDEON (GIDEON), RIGHTEOUS JUDGE OF ISRAEL September 27 KALLISTRATOS AND THE 49 MARTYRS EPICHARIS, MARTYR IGNATIOS OF THE SAVIOUR CHRIST MONASTERY, HEGUMEN MARK, ARISTARCHOS, AND ZENAS, APOSTLES Philemon the Bishop, and Fortunianos, Martyrs Gaïane, Martyr 15 Martyrs AQUILINA, NEW-MARTYR Savvatios, Founder of the Solovki Monastery in Russia September 28 CHARITON THE CONFESSOR, MARTYR BARUCH, PROPHET MARK, ALEXANDER, AND OTHER MARTYRS Efstathios the Roman, Martyr Alexander and 30 Other Male Martyrs September 29 KYRIAKOS THE ANCHORITE MARY OF PALESTINE, ASCETIC 150 Martyrs of Palestine and others GOUDELIA, MARTYR GOBDELAHA, DADA, KASDOYO, AND KASDOA, MARTYRS September 30 GREGORY, HIEROMARTYR, ILLUMINATOR OF GREATER ARMENIA RHIPSIMIA, GAÏANE, AND 32 VIRGIN-MARTYRS 70 Male Martyrs 2 Female Martyrs Stratonikos, Martyr Mardonios, Martyr 1,000 Martyrs Gregory of Pesoma, Ascetic Michael, Metropolitan of Kiev Bibliography Alphabetical Index of September Table of Contents
Item Number: BKA781C Publication Data: Buena Vista, CO: Holy Apostles Convent/Dormition Skete, 2005 Format: hardcover Number of Pages: xii + 772 Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.6 cm × 16.1 cm × 4.7 cm Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN-13: 978‒0‒944359‒19‒8 ISBN-10: 0‒944359‒19‒1
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