July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
# July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 1 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 3

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 15 by Old Calendar.

For July 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 19.

## Saints

* Martyrs Anthimus the Elder, Paul, Bilonus, Theonas, Heron, and another 36 Egyptians, at Thessalonica (c. 305-310)
* Martyr Quintus of Phrygia (c. 285) (see also: March 2 )
* Saint Juvenal of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem (458)
* Saint Basil of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem (836 or 838)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Three Martyrs of Rome, three soldiers who were converted at the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul in Rome, and then were themselves martyred (c. 68)
* Saint Acestes, one of the three soldiers who led St Paul to execution in Rome, he was converted by him, and they were beheaded (1st century)
* Saints Processus and Martinian, martyrs who were greatly venerated in Rome.
* Saints Ariston, Crescentian, Eutychian, Urban, Vitalis, Justus, Felicissimus, Felix, Marcia and Symphorosa, a group of martyrs in the Campagna, under Diocletian (c. 285)
* Saint Monegundis of Chartres (Monegunde, Monegunda), in Gaul (570)
* Saint Oudaceus (Eddogwy), third Bishop of Llandaff in Wales (c. 615)
* Saint Swithun, Bishop and Wonderworker of Winchester (862)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Photius of Kiev, Metropolitan of Kiev (1431)
* Right-believing King Stephen the Great, of Moldavia (1504)
* Saint Juvenaly of Alaska, Proto-martyr of America and Alaska (1796)
* Saint John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1966)

### New martyrs and confessors

* New Martyr Lampros of Makri, Alexandroupoli, in Thrace (1835)

## Icons

* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Turkovitska" (13th century)
* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of Akhtyra" (1739)
* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Theodotiev" (1487)
* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Root of Jesse".
* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Pozai" (17th century)

## Other commemorations

* The placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae (5th century)
* Feast of the Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos, Georgia.
* Translation (1483) of the relics of Saint Arsenius of Tver.
* Uncovering of the relics (2003) of New Hieromartyr Sergius Florinsky, Priest of Rakvere, Estonia (1918) (see also: December 17 )
* Repose of Archimandrite Lawrence of the Iveron-Valdai Monastery (1876)
* Repose of Elder Zachariah, Schema-Archimandrite of St. Sergius Lavra (1936)

## Icon gallery

* St. Swithun, Bishop and Wonderworker of Winchester.
* The Large Sakkos of St. Photius of Kiev, Metropolitan of Kiev.
* St. Juvenaly of Alaska, Proto-martyr of America and Alaska.
* St. John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco.
* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of Akhtyra".
* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Theodotiev".
* Miniature of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Root of Jesse".
* Deposition of the Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae
