feasts and saints

† Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles; †) St. Gelasius of Râmeţ

Orthodox Calendar, June 30 The Synaxis of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy Twelve Apostles of Christ This appears to be an ancient Feast. The Church honors each of the Twelve Apostles on separate dates during the year, and has established a general commemoration for all of them on the day after the commemoration of the Glorious…

Jun 30, 2026basilica.ro

(†) The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

Orthodox Calendar, June 29 Sermon of Blessed Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, on the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Today the Holy Church piously remembers the sufferings of the Holy Glorious and All-Praised Apostles Peter and Paul. St. Peter, the fervent follower of Jesus Christ, for the profound confession of His Divinity: “Thou art the Christ,…

Jun 29, 2026basilica.ro

Translation of the relics of the Unmercenary Doctor Saints Cyrus and John (Fish permitted); 4th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar, June 28 Translation of the relics of the Unmercenary Wonderworking Doctor Saints Cyrus and John On June 28 we commemorate the translation of the relics of the Unmercenary Wonderworkers Saints Cyrus and John from the city of Konopa, near Alexandria (where they suffered in the year 311) to the nearby village of Manuphin,…

Jun 28, 2026basilica.ro

Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis; Martyr Orentios and his brothers

Orthodox Calendar June 25 Virgin-martyr Febronia of Nisibis The Virgin Martyr Febronia suffered during the reign of Diocletian (284-305). She was raised at a monastery in the city of Sivapolis (Assyria). The head of the women’s monastery was the abbess Bryaena, the aunt of Saint Febronia. Being concerned about her niece’s salvation, she assigned her…

Jun 25, 2026basilica.ro

St. Gregory, Metropolitan of Wallachia; Hieromartyr Eusebius the Bishop of Samosata (Fish permitted)

Orthodox calendar, June 22 St. Gregory, Metropolitan of Wallachia The holy metropolitan Gregory the Teacher was born into a blessed family in Bucharest, in the year 1765, and was given the name Gheorghe (George). The young George (Minculescu) studied at the most famous schools of the time, such as the Saint Savva Royal Academy, acquiring…

Jun 22, 2026basilica.ro

Martyrs Julian of Tarsus and Aphrodisius (Fish permitted); The Third Sunday after Pentecost (Sunday of the Athonite Saints)

Orthodox Calendar, June 21 Sunday of the Athonite Saints On the third Sunday after the Descent of the Holy Spirit, we celebrate the commemoration of all the Venerable Fathers who shone forth through asceticism on the Holy Mountain of Athos. The first Sundays following the feast of Pentecost show us that the purpose of the…

Jun 21, 2026basilica.ro

Hieromartyr Methodius the Bishop of Patara; St. Callistus the Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Nicholas Cabasilas (Fish permitted)

Orthodox Calendar June 20 Hieromartyr Methodius the Bishop of Patara The Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara (Lycia in Asia Minor), was distinguished for his genuine monastic humility. Calmly and with mildness he instructed his flock, but he firmly defended the purity of Orthodoxy and he energetically contended against heresies, especially the widespread heresy of the…

Jun 20, 2026basilica.ro

St. Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria

Orthodox Calendar, June 9 St. Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, a distinguished champion of Orthodoxy and a great teacher of the Church, came from an illustrious and pious Christian family. He studied the secular sciences, including philosophy, but most of all he strove to acquire knowledge of the Holy Scriptures…

Jun 9, 2026Sorin Ioniţe

Martyrs Nicandros and Marcianus; Translation of the relics of the Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates; Beginning of the Fast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Fish allowed)

Orthodox Calendar, June 8 Martyrs Nicandros and Marcianus They were soldiers in the Roman Army stationed by the Danube River at Durostorum, today’s Silistra (Bulgaria), in the time of Emperor Diocletian (284-305). In 298, Emperor Maximian Galeriu removed all Christians from military ranks, arrestinf and persecuting them to death. When he visited the cities on…

Jun 8, 2026basilica.ro

Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Ancyra; Martyr Zenaida; All Saints Sunday

Orthodox Calendar, June 7 Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra The Holy Martyr Theodotus lived in Ancyra of Galatia in the third century. He was distinguished by his kindliness and concern. At the height of the persecution under Diocletian (284-305) he provided Christians with everything they needed, and gave them shelter in his home. There they…

Jun 7, 2026basilica.ro

Leavetaking of the Penetecost Feast; Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery; Venerable Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt

Orthodox Calendar, June 6 Saint Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery He was born of pious parents, Peter and Theodosia, who raised him in the virtues and instructed him in Holy Scripture. At twelve years of age Saint Hilarion was tonsured as a monk at the Hesychius monastery near Constantinople, and from there…

Jun 6, 2026basilica.ro