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June 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

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June 16 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 18

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 30 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For June 17th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 4.

Martyr Djan Darada (Aetius the Eunuch), the Ethiopian eunuch of Queen Candace, baptized by the Apostle Philip (1st century) (see also: January 4, August 27)

Hieromartyr Isaurus, deacon, and with him Martyrs Basil, Innocent, Felix, Hermias and Peregrinus, of Athens and Appolonia in Macedonia (284) (see also: July 6)

Hieromartyr Philoneides, Bishop of Kourion in Cyprus (c. 306) (see also: August 30)

Martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael of Persia, at Constantinople (363)

Venerables Joseph and Pior (395), of Scetis, disciples of Saint Anthony the Great (4th century)

Venerable Bessarion the Great, Wonderworker of Egypt (4th-5th century) (see also: February 20)

Venerable Hypatius, Abbot, of the monastery of the Rufinianes, Confessor (446)

Saint Antidius (Antel, Antible, Tude), disciple and successor of St Froninus as Bishop of Besançon in France; put to death by the Vandals at the hamlet called Ruffey (c. 265)

Saint Montanus, a soldier who was taken to the island of Ponza in Italy and martyred (c. 300)

262 Martyrs of Rome, under Diocletian, buried on the old Via Salaria in Rome.

Saint Avitus (Avy), Abbot of Micy near Orleans, Confessor (c. 530)

Saint Himerius of Cremona, Bishop of Ameila in Umbria (c. 560)

Venerable Herveus of Plouvien (Hervé), blind from childhood, he became Abbot of Plouvien, from where he moved with some of his monks to Lanhouarneau (c. 575)

Saint Briavel, a hermit at St Briavels, now in Gloucestershire in England (6th century)

Saint Gundulphus (Gondulph), a bishop in France who is said to have reposed in Bourges (6th century)

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