November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Oct. 31 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Nov. 2

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 14 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For November 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 19.

Saints

• Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia and their mother Venerable Theodota of Mesopotamia (c. 287)^{[1][2][note 2]}
• Martyrs Cyrenia and Juliana in Cilicia (305)^[3][4]
• Hieromartyr John the Bishop and James the Presbyter of Persia (345)^[5]
• Martyrs Caesarius, Dacius, Sabbas, Sabinian, Agrippa, Adrian, and Thomas at Damascus (7th century)^[6]
• Saint Theolepte, martyr.^{[7][note 3]}
• Martyrs Cyprian and Juliana^[8]

Pre-Schism Western Saints

• Saint Benignus of Dijon (traditionally of the 3rd century)^[9]
• Martyr Mary the Slave Girl (c. 117-138)^{[9][note 4]}
• Saint Austromoine (Austremonius, Stremoine), first Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand, the "apostle of Auvergne" (c. 250)^[9]
• Martyrs Caesarius of Africa, a Deacon of Africa, together with Julian, a local presbyter, martyred at Terracina in Italy (c. 284-305)^[9]
• Saint Maturinus (Mathurin), confessor, French exorcist and missionary (c. 300)^[9][10]
• Saint Marcellus, 9th Bishop of Paris (c. 430)^[9]
• Saint Amabilis of Riom (475)^[9]
• Saint Cledwyn (Clydwyn), patron saint of Llangedwyn in Clwyd in Wales (5th century)^[9]
• Saint Pabiali of Wales, patron-saint of Partypallai in Wales (5th/6th century)^{[9][note 5]}
• Saint Dingad of Llandingat (5th century)^[9]
• Saint Vigor, disciple of St Vedast, became Bishop of Bayeux, resolutely opposed paganism (c. 537)^[9]
• Martyr Hermeningilda the Goth of Spain, prince (586)^[11][12]
• Saint Gwythian (Gothian, Gocianus) of Cornwall (6th century)^[13]
• Saint Cadfan, Abbot of Tywyn and Bardsey (6th century)^[9]
• Saint Caillin, a disciple of St Aidan of Ferns in Ireland (6th century)^[9]
• Saint Ceitho, one of five brothers, all saints in Wales (6th century)^[9]
• Saint Licinius of Angers (Lesin, Lezin), chosen Bishop of Angers in 586 and consecrated by St Gregory of Tours (c. 616)^[9]
• Saint Caesarius, Bishop of Clermont in France (c. 627)^[9]
• Saint Floribert (Florbert), Abbot of monasteries in Ghent, Mont-Blandin and Saint-Bavon in Belgium (c. 660)^[9]
• Saint Genesius of Lyon (c. 679)^[9]
• Saint Severinus, a monk who lived as a hermit in Tivoli in Italy (c. 699)^{[9][note 6]}
• Saint Germanus of Montfort, born in Montfort in France, became a monk at the monastery of Savigny, reposed as a hermit (c. 906-1000)^[9]

Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

• Venerable James of Mount Athos and his two disciples James the Deacon and Dionysius the Monk (1520)^[14][15]
• Venerable Saint David of Euboea (1589)^[16]
• New Virgin-Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th century)^[17]
• Saint Cosmas of Verkhoturye (1704)^[18]

New Martyrs and Confessors

• Hieromartyrs Alexander (Smirnov), and Theodore (Remezov), Priests (1918)^[19][20]
• Hieromartyr Demetrius (Ovechkin), Priest of Perm (1937)^[20]
• Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of the Zaporizhia Eparchy (1937):^[21]

• Hieromartyr Sergius (Zverev),^{[note 7]} Archbishop of Elets and Melitopol;^[18][19]
• Hieroconfessor Alexander (Ilyenkiv);^{[19][note 8]}
• Hieroconfessor Dimitrius (Ihnatenko), Protopresbyter;^[19]
• Hieroconfessor Victor (Kiraniv), Protopresbyter;
• Hieroconfessor Michael (Bohoslovsky), Protopresbyter;
• Hieromartyr Matthew (Alexandriv), Priest;
• Hieromartyr Michael (Shafaniv), Priest, and his Presbytera, St Sofia;
• Hieroconfessor Alexius (Usenko), Priest;
• Martyr Stefan (Nalyvayko).

• Virgin-martyr Elizabeth Samovskoy (1937)^[19][22]
• Martyr Peter Ignatov (1941)^[19][22]

Other Commemorations

• Translation of the relics of Boniface, enlightener of Germany (755)^[13]
• Repose of Elder Hilarion of Valaam and Sarov (1841)^{[18][note 9]}

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Notes

References

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• The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 337-338.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 1 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 1 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• (Russian) 1 ноября (ст.ст.) 14 ноября 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).