October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
# October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

October 19 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 21

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 2 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For October 20th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 7.

## Saints

* Martyrs Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine, Germanus, Nicephorus and Antoninus (308) (see also: November 12)
* Virgin-martyr Manatho (Maratho), burned alive in Scythopolis in Syria Palaestina (c. 286-305) (see also: November 12)
* Martyrs Aborsam (Eboras) and Senoe (Eunos), of Persia (c. 341) (see also: November 10)
* Saint Barsabias, abbot and missionary who was martyred in Persia (342)
* Great-martyr Artemius, at Antioch (362)
* Venerable Basil of Trabzon, Bishop of Trabzon (early 10th century)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Maximus of Aquila, a zealous deacon of Aquila, who was martyred by being thrown off an overhanging cliff under Decius (250)
* Saint Felician of Foligno, Bishop of Foligno, martyr (251)
* Martyrs Martha, Saula and Companions, martyrs in Cologne in Germany.
* Saint Caprasius of Agen, martyr (303)
* Saint Irene of Tomar, a nun martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal, honoured especially in Santarém (653)
* Saint Sindulf of Rheims, a hermit in Aussonce near Rheims in France, Confessor (660)
* Saints Bradan and Orora, two saints venerated in the Isle of Man (c. 7th century)
* Saint Acca of Hexham, Bishop of Hexham in England, Confessor (c. 740)
* Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, St Rupert's successor as Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and Archbishop (717-745)
* Saint Aidan, Bishop of Mayo in Ireland (768)
* Saint Bernard of Bagnorea (of Castro), Bishop of Vulcia in Tuscany, Italy (c. 800)
* Saint Aderald, an Archdeacon of Troyes, who led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and built the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre at Samblières (1004)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Matrona of Chios the Wonderworker (1462)
* Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola (1545)
* Venerable Theodosius, Hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1850)

### New Martys and Confessors

* New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl (1918)
* New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr (1937)
* New Hieromartyrs Zosima Pepenin, John Ganchev, John Rechkin, John Rodionov, Nicholas Figurov, Leonid Nikolsky, John Talızin and Alexander Orlov, Priests (1937)
* New Hieromartyrs Michael Isaev and Peter Kravets, Deacons (1937)
* New Martyr Paul Bocharov (1937)
* Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia, Confessor and Fool for Christ (1995)

## Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics (1581) of Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic (1579)
* Translation of the relics (1814) of New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mount Athos from Constantinople to Mount Athos (1814)
* Translation of the relics (1979) of Venerable Gregory (Kallides) of Herakleia (1925)
* Uncovering of the relics (2012) of New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov), Bishop of Belgorod (1918) (see also: October 22)
* Repose of Abbot Theodosius (Popov) of Optina Monastery (1903)
* Repose of Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg (1995)

## Icon gallery

* Great-martyr Artemius of Antioch.
* Great-martyr Artemius of Antioch.
* St. Caprasius of Agen, martyr.
* Saint Irene of Tomar, virgin-martyr.
* St. Matrona of Chios.
* Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola.
* New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl.
* New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr.
* Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia.
* New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov), Bishop of Belgorod.
