June 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
# June 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

June 28 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 30

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 12 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For June 29th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 16.

## Saints

* The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul (67)
* Saint Mary of Jerusalem, mother of Apostle Mark (1st century) (see also: June 30)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Benedicta (Beata), sister of Sts Augustine and Sanctian, all three were born in Spain but went to France and were martyred in Sens under Aurelian (273) (see also: September 6 )
* Saints Marcellus and Anastasius, Martyred in Bourges in France (274)
* Saint Syrus of Genoa, priest and later Bishop of Genoa in Italy from c. 324 to c. 380, he is the main patron of the city (c. 380)
* Saint Cassius of Narni, Bishop of Narni in Italy (558)
* Saint Cocha (Coecha), Abbess of Ross-Benchuir, in County Clare, Ireland (6th century)
* Saints Salome and Judith, anchoresses at Oberalteich Abbey (dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul), in Germany (9th century)
* Saint Hemma of Gurk (Gemma, Emma), a widow, she founded the monastery of Gurk in Carinthia in Austria and became a nun there (1045)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Gregory (Kallides), Metropolitan of Herakleia and Raidestos (1925) (see also: July 25 )
* Venerable Paisios the Athonite (1994) (see also: July 12 )

## Other commemorations

* Uncovering of the relics of Saint Nicander of Pskov, hermit (1686)
* Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov (1853-1855) (see also: October 1 )
* Synaxis of the Saints of Lesbos.
* Repose of Archbishop Andrew (Rymarenko) of Rockland (New Diveyevo Monastery) (1978)

## Icon gallery

* Ancient icon of the Apostles Peter and Paul.
* St. Syrus of Genoa, Bishop of Genoa.
* Venerable Paisios the Athonite.
* Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov.
