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June 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

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June 22 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 24

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 6 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For June 23rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 10.

Martyr Agrippina of Rome and her companions Paula, Bassa, and Agathonica (253-259)

Hieromartyrs Aristocleus the Priest, Demetrian the Deacon, and Athanasius the Reader, at Salamis on Cyprus (302 or 306) (see also: June 20)

Martyrs Eustochius, Gaius, Proba, Lollia, and Urban, of Ancyra (4th century)

Venerable Hesychios the Sinaite, hegumen of Saint Catherine's Monastery (7th century)

Venerable Barbaros the Myrrhgusher, "the Pentapolitis" (c. 820-829) (see also: May 15 )

Saint Felix of Sutri, a priest of Sutri in Lazio in Italy, scourged to death under Valerian and Gallienus (257)

Saint John, a priest in Rome, beheaded under Julian the Apostate (362)

Saint Moeliai (Moelray), born in Ireland and baptised by St Patrick, he became Abbot of Nendrum Monastery (c. 493)

Venerable Etheldreda (Audrey, Etheldred, Æthelthryth), Queen and Abbess, foundress of Ely Monastery, England (679) (see also: October 17 - Translation of Relics )

Saint Hidulf, Count of Hainault in Belgium, he became a monk at Lobbes Abbey which he had helped to found, Benedictine abbot (c. 707)

Saint Jacob of Toul, Bishop of Toul (769)

Saint Walhere, a priest in Belgium murdered for his righteousness and venerated as a martyr.

Saint Nicetas of Thebes in Boetia, and his disciples Theodore, Gregory, and Daniel (1079)

Saint Dionysius of Polotsk (1182)

Saint Artemius of Verkola (1545)

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