July 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
# July 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 29 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 31

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on August 12 by Old Calendar.

For July 30th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 17.

## Saints

* Apostles of the Seventy Silas and Silvanus, and with them Apostles Crescens, Epenetus, and Andronicus (1st century)
* Martyrs under Decius (c. 251):

   * Hieromartyr Polychronius, Bishop of Babylon in Egypt;

   * Hieromartyrs Parmenius, Helimenas (Elimas), and Chrysotelus, Priests;

   * Luke and Mocius, Deacons;

   * Martyrs Maximus and Olympius.
* Martyrs Abdon and Sennen, princes of Persia, at Rome (251)
* Hieromartyr Valentine, Bishop of Interamna (Terni) in Italy, and his martyred disciples Proculus, Ephebus, Apollonius, and Abundius (c. 273) (see also: February 14, July 6)
* Martyr John the Soldier, at Tralles in Asia Minor (361-363) (see also: July 29)
* Martyr Julitta of Caesarea in Cappadocia (4th century)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Rufinus of Assisi, a martyr in one of the early persecutions in Assisi in Italy.
* Saints Maxima, Donatilla and Secunda, three holy virgins (Secunda was aged twelve), martyred in Tebourba in North Africa under Diocletian (304)
* Saint Peter Chrysologus, Archbishop of Ravenna (c. 450)
* Saint Ursus of Auxerre, a hermit at the church of St Amator in Auxerre in France, who was made bishop of that city when he was aged seventy-five (508)
* Saint Ermengyth, a sister of St Ermenburgh, she lived as a nun at Minster-in-Thanet in England (c. 680)
* Saint Tatwine, the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury (734)
* Martyr-King Olaf II Haraldsson, Enlightener of Norway (1030)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Stephen Vladislav of Serbia (1243) (see also: September 24)
* Prince Tsotne Dadiani the Confessor, of Mingrelia, Georgia (13th century)
* Saint Angelina (Brancovic), Despotina of Serbia (c. 1520)

### New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr John Plotnikov, Deacon (1918)
* New Hiero-confessor Anatole II (Potapov) "the Younger", Elder of Optina Monastery (1922)

## Other commemorations

* Uncovering of the relics (1484) of Venerable Herman of Solovki (1479)
* Synaxis of the Saints of Samara.
* Synaxis of the Saints of Aegina.
* Sitka Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. (see also: July 8)
* Icon of the Mother of God of Okonsk.

## Icon gallery

* Apostle Silas.
* Apostles Silvanus, Crescens and Silas.
* Apsotle Epenetus of Carthage.
* Apostle Andronicus of Pannonia, with Athanasius of Christianoupolis and Junia.
* St. John the Warrior.
* St. Stephen Vladislav of Serbia.
* Martyr-King Olaf II Haraldsson, Enlightener of Norway.
* St. Tsotne Dadiani the Confessor.
* St. Angelina (Brancovic), Despotina of Serbia.
* New Hiero-confessor Anatole II (Potapov) "the Younger", Elder of Optina Monastery.
* Venerable Herman of Solovki.
* Sitka Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.
