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A volume of The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church
“Kosmas and Damian, the siblings and holy martyrs, known as the holy unmercenaries (anargyroi), were from Asia. They were the sons of a certain pious woman named Theodote. They were skilled in the medical arts but received their gift of healing from Christ. They ministered free of charge to their patients, fulfilling the Gospel command: ‘Freely ye received, freely give [Mt. 10:8].’ The holy Church also commemorates two other sets of holy unmercenaries, who share the names of Kosmas and Damian.” —“On the 1st of November, the holy Church commemorates the holy and wonderworking Unmercenaries KOSMAS and DAMIAN of Asia.”
CONTENTS
November 1 KOSMAS AND DAMIAN OF ASIA, UNMERCENARIES KYRIAINA AND JULIANE OF CILICIA, MARTYRS CAESARIOS, DASIOS, SAVVAS, AND OTHER MARTYRS JOHN AND IAKOVOS, HIEROMARTYRS HERMININGILD OF THE GOTHS, MARTYR Cyprian and Juliane, Martyrs IAKOVOS, IAKOVOS, AND DIONYSIOS, NEW-MARTYRS DAVID OF EVIA, ASCETIC November 2 AKINDYNOS, PEGASIOS, ANEMPODISTOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS EVDOXIOS, AGAPIOS, ATIIKOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS Kyriake, Domnina, and Domna, Martyrs MARKIANOS OF KYROS, ASCETIC November 3 AKEPSIMAS, JOSEPH, AND AEITHALAS, MARTYRS CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH OF SAINT GEORGE AT LYDDA AKEPSIMAS, ASCETIC ACHEMENIDES (ORMISDES), CONFESSOR Theodore, Bishop of Ankyra Dasios, Severos, Andronas, Theodotos, and Theodote, Martyrs Elias, Righteous Father 9 Martyrs 28 Martyrs GEORGE THE NEW OF NEAPOLIS, NEW-MARTYR November 4 IOANNIKIOS THE GREAT OF MOUNT OLYMPOS, ASCETIC NIKANDROS AND HERMAIOS, HIEROMARTYRS PORPHYRIOS THE MIME OF EPHESUS, MARTYR JEREMIAS, PROPHET, A NARRATION CONCERNING JOHN III DOUKAS VATATZES, EMPEROR OF NICAEA November 5 GALACTION AND EPISTEME, MARTYRS HERMAS, PATROBAS, LINUS, AND OTHER APOSTLES DOMNINOS, TIMOTHY, AND OTHER MARTYRS GREGORY THE CONFESSOR, PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA Castor and Agathangelos, Martyrs Jonas, Metropolitan of Novgorod, Wonder-worker of Russia November 6 PAUL THE CONFESSOR AND HIEROMARTYR FALL OF DUST, REMEMBRANCE OF THE LUKE OF TAORMINA, ASCETIC Nikandros, Martyr Paul of Corinth, Fool for Christ’s Sake Barlaam of Chutin and Luke of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves November 7 HIERON AND THE 32 MARTYRS AT MELITINE MELASIPPOS, KASSINA, AND ANTHONY, MARTYRS AVKTOS AND OTHER MARTYRS Athenodoros, Martyr Gregory, Brother of Gregory the Wonder-worker ALEXANDER AT THESSALONIKE, MARTYR LAZARUS OF MOUNT GALESIOS, ASCETIC November 8 ARCHANGELS AND THE BODILESS HOST, SYNAXIS November 9 ONESIPHOROS AND PORPHYRIOS, MARTYRS MATRONA OF PERGE AND CONSTANTINOPLE, NUN THEOKTISTE OF LESVOS, ASCETIC EUSTOLIA AND SOPATRA, NUNS SYMEON THE METAPHRASTES, HAGIOGRAPHER ANTHONY OF SYRIA, MARTYR Christopher and Mavra, Martyrs Narses and Artemon, Martyrs JOHN THE SHORT, ASCETIC Elladios, Righteous Father EFTHYMIOS AND NEOPHYTOS, BUILDERS OF DOCHEIARIOU NECTARIOS, METROPOLITAN OF PENTAPOLIS Nikephoros of the Kiev Caves November 10 OLYMPAS, RODION, ERASTOS, AND OTHER APOSTLES ORESTES OF TYANA, MARTYR Theosteriktos of Symboloi Monastery Nonnos, Bishop Martin, Bishop MILOS, BISHOP, AND HIS TWO DISCIPLES, MARTYRS Kalliopios, Martyr Niros, Martyr Orion, Martyr November 11 MENAS OF KOTYAION AND EGYPT, GREAT-MARTYR VICTOR, GREAT-MARTYR, AND STEPHANIS, MARTYR VINCENT (VIKENTIOS) OF SARAGOSSA, HIEROMARTYR THEODORE THE STOUDITE, CONFESSOR Maximos of Moscow, Fool for Christ’s Sake and Wonder-worker November 12 JOHN THE MERCIFUL, ARCHBISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA NEILOS OF SINAI, ASCETIC NEILOS OF KYNOURIA, MYRRH-STREAMER MARTIN, BISHOP OF TOURS AND WONDER-WORKER ACHIA OF SELOM, PROPHET Arsakios, Martyr ANTHONY, ZEVINAS, GERMANOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS Leo Styppeiotes, Patriarch of Constantinople Savvas of Nigdeli and Samoladan, New-martyr Nicholas, New-martyr November 13 JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE DAMASKENOS,NEW-MARTYR November 14 PHILIP, APOSTLE OF THE TWELVE GREGORY PALAMAS, ARCHBISHOP OF THESSALONIKE CONSTANTINE, NEW-MARTYR November 15 GOURIAS, SAMONAS, AND HABIB, CONFESSORS AND MARTYRS Kyntionos (Quintian), Bishop of Seleucia Justinian and Theodora, Emperor and Empress ELPIDIOS, MARKELLOS, EFSTOCHIOS, MARTYRS Demetrios of Thrace, Martyr November 16 MATTHEW, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST November 17 GREGORY THE WONDER-WORKER LAZARUS THE ICONOGRAPHER ZACHARIAS AND JOHN, VENERABLE FATHERS LONGINOS OF EGYPT, ASCETIC GENNADIOS AND MAXIMOS, PATRIARCHS GENNADIOS OF VATOPEDI, MONK Justin, Ascetic Nikon, Wonder-worker November 18 PLATON OF GALATIA, MARTYR ROMANOS AND BARULAS, MARTYRS ROMANOS, DEACON OF PALESTINE, HIEROMARTYR ZACCHAEOS, DEACON, AND ALPHAEOS, READER, MARTYRS ANASTASIOS OF EPIROS, NEW-MARTYR November 19 OBDIOS, PROPHET AZES OF ISAURIA AND OTHER MARTYRS BARLAAM OF ANTIOCH, MARTYR 12 Soldiers, Martyrs Agapios, Martyr HELIODOROS OF PAMPHYLIA, MARTYR Anthimos, Thallelaios, and Other Martyrs Barlaam of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Hegumen November 20 GREGORY OF DEKAPOLIS, WONDER-WORKER PROKLOS, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE DASIOS OF DOROSTOLON, MARTYR NIRSAS AND JOSEPH OF PERSIA, MARTYRS lsakios, John, and Saborios, Hieromartyrs Geithazet and Other Martyrs Thekla, Vaoutha, and Denahis, Virgin-martyrs EFSTATHIOS, THESPESIOS, AND ANATOLIOS, MARTYRS Theoktistos, Confessor November 21 ENTRANCE OF THE VIRGIN MARY INTO THE TEMPLE November 22 PHILEMON, ARCHIPPOS, ONESIMOS, AND APFIA, APOSTLES CECILIA, VALERIAN, TIBURTIUS, AND MAXIMUS, MARTYRS MARK, STEPHEN, AND MARK, MARTYRS PROKOPIOS OF PALESTINE, MARTYR MENIGNOS OF THE HELLESPONT, MARTYR ABBAS, ASCETIC Kallistos, Patriarch Christopher and Ephemia, Martyrs Thallelaios and Anthimos, Martyrs Thaddaios, Martyr Agapion, Martyr Agapios, Martyr Sisinios, Martyr CLEMENT OF OHRID, ENLIGHTENER OF BULGARIA Michael of Tver, Grand Prince, Martyr November 23 AMPHILOCHIOS, BISHOP OF ICONIUM GREGORY, BISHOP OF AGRIGENTUM SISINIOS, CONFESSOR Ishyron, Bishop Elenos, Bishop of Tarsus Metrophanes, Bishop of Voronezh Alexander Nevsky, Grand Prince November 24 CLEMENT, BISHOP OF ROME, HIEROMARTYR PETER, ARCHBISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA, HIEROMARTYR Malchos, Ascetic Karion, Ascetic Hermogenes, Bishop of Agrigentum Philoumenos and Christopher, Martyrs Evgenios, Martyr Prokopios and Christopher, Martyrs Alexander of Corinth, Martyr Gregory of Chryse Petra, Ascetic Chrysogonos, Martyr Mark of Triglia, Hegumen THEODORE OF ANTIOCH, MARTYR Mercurios the Soldier, Martyr November 25 KATHERINE, GREAT-MARTYR, AND OTHER MARTYRS MERCURIOS, GREAT-MARTYR PETER OF ANTIOCH, HESYCHAST 670 Martyrs November 26 ALYPIOS, STYLITE STYLIANOS OF PAPHLAGONIA, ASCETIC AKAKIOS, OBEDIENT MONK IAKOVOS, ANCHORITE NIKON METANOEITE, PREACHER OF REPENTANCE Silos, Bishop of Persia Consecration of Saint George at Kyparissos GEORGE OF CHIOS, NEW-MARTYR Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk November 27 IAKOVOS THE PERSIAN, GREAT-MARTYR PINOUPHRIOS OF EGYPT, ASCETIC NATHANAEL, ANCHORITE Iakovos, Bishop of Rostov November 28 STEPHEN THE NEW, CONFESSOR Andrew of Vlachernai, Iconodule and Martyred Monk Peter, Iconodule and Martyr Anna, Iconodule and Martyred Nun ICONODULE MARTYRS IRENARCHOS, SEVEN WOMEN, AND OTHER MARTYRS TIMOTHY, THEODORE, AND OTHER MARTYRS November 29 PARAMON AND 370 OTHER MARTYRS PHILOUMENOS, MARTYR Nicholas, Archbishop of Thessalonike John of Persia, Hieromartyr 6 Martyrs Urbanos, Bishop of Macedonia DIONYSIOS, BISHOP OF CORINTH, HIEROMARTYR Pankosmios, Righteous PITYROUN, ASCETIC Valerinos, Martyr Phaedros, Martyr Nectarios at the Kiev Caves, Bishop November 30 ANDREW THE FIRST-CALLED, APOSTLE FROUMENTIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF ETHIOPIA Bibliography Alphabetical Index of November Table of Contents
Item Number: BKA783C Publication Data: Buena Vista, CO: Holy Apostles Convent/Dormition Skete, 2005 Format: hardcover Number of Pages: xii + 1,044 Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.6 cm × 16.1 cm × 5.9 cm Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN-13: 978‒0‒944359‒21‒1 ISBN-10: 0‒944359‒21‒3
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