October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Oct. 18 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct. 20

[edit] Fixed commemorations

All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 1 by Old Calendarists

[edit] Saints

• Righteous John of Kronstadt, Wonderworker
• Prophet Joel (800 B.C.)
• Martyrs Varus, Cleopatra, her son John, and six monks in Egypt (307)
• Hieromartyr Sadoc, Bishop of Persia, and 128 martyrs with him (342)
• Saint Leontius the Philosopher of St. Sabbas' Monastery (642)
• Blessed Prochorus of Pechenga
• Russian New martyr Alexis Stavrovsky, priest (1918)
• Hieromartyr Felix and Deacon Eusebius

[edit] Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics of Venerable John of Rila, abbot in Bulgaria