June 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
# June 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

June 24 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 26

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 8 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For June 25th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 12.

## Saints

* Virgin-martyrs Libya, Leonis, and Eutropa, of Palermo in Sicily (303)
* Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis (304)
* Martyr Gallicanus the Patrician, in Egypt (362)
* Martyrs Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus, and Longinus, near Lazica (4th century) (see also: June 24 )
* Venerable Symeon of Sinai (5th century)
* Venerable Martyrios, Bishop.

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Prosper of Reggio, Bishop of Reggio in Emilia in Italy (c. 466)
* Saint Maximus of Turin, Bishop of Turin during the barbarian invasions of the north of Italy (470)
* Saint Salomon of Cornwall, by tradition born in Cornwall, the husband of St Gwen and father of St Cuby (Cybi), he lived in Brittany and was murdered by heathen (5th century)
* Saint Gallicanus II, fifth Bishop of Embrun in France (c. 541)
* Saint Moluac (Moluag, Molonachus, Moloc of Mortlach), a disciple of St Brendan, he became Bishop of Lismore in Argyle in Scotland, Apostle to the Picts (592)
* Saint Selyf (Selyr, Levan), a hermit in St Levan in Cornwall (6th century)
* Saint Adalbert of Egmond, hierodeacon (710 or 740)
* Virgin-martyr Eurosia (Orosia), at Jaca, Spain (714)
* Saint Gohardus, Bishop of Nantes in France, martyred by raiding Normans while celebrating the liturgy (843)
* Saint Solomon III, King of Brittany, a brave warrior against Franks and Northmen alike, martyr (874)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Simeon od Sinai,
* Venerables Holy Prince Peter and Princess Febronia (tonsured David and Euphrosyne), wonderworkers of Murom (1228)
* Saint Theoleptus of Philadelphia, Metropolitan of Philadelphia (1322)
* Venerables Dionysius (c. 1389) and Dometius (1405-1410) of Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos.
* Saint Dalmatus, founder of the Dormition Monastery in Siberia (1697)
* Venerable Methodios of Nyvritos, near Gortyn in Crete, ascetic (17th century)
* New Monk-martyr Procopius of Varna and Mt. Athos, at Smyrna (1810)
* New Martyr George of Attalia, at Krene in Asia Minor (1823)
* Saint Cyprian, hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1874)

### New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Basil Militsyn, Priest (1918)
* New Hiero-confessor Nikon (Belyaev), Hieromonk of Optina Monastery (1931)
* New Hieromartyr Basil Protopopov, Priest (1940)

## Other commemorations

* Repose of Hierodeacon Serapion of Glinsk Hermitage (1859)

## Icon gallery

* Martyrdom of Saint Febronia (Byzantine Monastery of St. Febronia, Palagonia)
* St. Maximus of Turin, Bishop of Turin.
* St. Moluac, Bishop of Lismore, Apostle of the Picts.
* Virgin-martyr Eurosia, whose hands have been cut off.
* St. Gohardus martyred by the Normans.
* St. Solomon III, King of Brittany.
* Venerables Holy Prince Peter and Princess Febronia.
* Saint Dalmatus, founder of the Dormition Monastery in Siberia.
* New Hiero-confessor Nikon (Belyaev), Hieromonk of Optina Monastery.
