July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

July 1 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 3

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on July 15 by Old Calendar.

For July 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on June 19.

Saints

• Martyrs Anthimus the Elder, Paul, Bilonus, Theonas, Heron, and another 36 Egyptians, at Thessalonica (c. 305-310)^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Martyr Quintus of Phrygia (c. 285)^{[4] [5]} (see also: March 2 )
• Saint Juvenal of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem (458)^{[1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}
• Saint Basil of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem (836 or 838)^[1]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Three Martyrs of Rome, three soldiers who were converted at the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul in Rome, and then were themselves martyred (c. 68)^{[10] [11]}
• Saint Acestes, one of the three soldiers who led St Paul to execution in Rome, he was converted by him, and they were beheaded (1st century)^[10]
• Saints Processus and Martinian, martyrs who were greatly venerated in Rome.^{[10] [12] [13]}
• Saints Ariston, Crescentian, Eutychian, Urban, Vitalis, Justus, Felicissimus, Felix, Marcia and Symphorosa, a group of martyrs in the Campagna, under Diocletian (c. 285)^[10]
• Saint Monegundis of Chartres (Monegunde, Monegunda), in Gaul (570)^{[1] [8] [10] [14]}
• Saint Oudaceus (Eddogwy), third Bishop of Llandaff in Wales (c. 615)^{[8] [10] [15] [16]}
• Saint Swithun, Bishop and Wonderworker of Winchester (862)^{[1] [8] [10] [16] [17]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Photius of Kiev, Metropolitan of Kiev (1431)^{[1] [3] [8] [9] [18]}
• Right-believing King Stephen the Great, of Moldavia (1504)^{[1] [3] [8] [19]}
• Saint Juvenaly of Alaska, Proto-martyr of America and Alaska (1796)^{[8] [20]}
• Saint John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1966)^{[3] [21]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Martyr Lampros of Makri, Alexandroupoli, in Thrace (1835)^{[1] [5] [8] [22]}

Icons

• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Turkovitska" (13th century)^[23]
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of Akhtyra" (1739)^{[24] [25]}
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Theodotiev" (1487)^{[8] [9]}
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Root of Jesse".^[1]
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Pozai" (17th century)^{[8] [9]}

Other commemorations

• The placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae (5th century)^{[1] [3] [5] [8] [9] [26] [27] [28]}
• Feast of the Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos, Georgia.^{[8] [29]}
• Translation (1483) of the relics of Saint Arsenius of Tver.^[30]
• Uncovering of the relics (2003) of New Hieromartyr Sergius Florinsky, Priest of Rakvere, Estonia (1918)^{[1] [8]} (see also: December 17 )
• Repose of Archimandrite Lawrence of the Iveron-Valdai Monastery (1876)^[1]
• Repose of Elder Zachariah, Schema-Archimandrite of St. Sergius Lavra (1936)^[1]

Sources

• July 2/July 15. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• July 15 / July 2. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• July 2. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• July 2. The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts.
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 49.
• The Second Day of the Month of July. Orthodoxy in China.
• July 2. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• 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. 191–192.
• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 297–302.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 2 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 2 Ιουλίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ. Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος (Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece).
• 02/07/2018. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• 15 июля (2 июля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 2 июля по старому стилю / 15 июля по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год.
• 2 июля (ст.ст.) 15 июля 2014 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20170702.html July 2/July 15
2. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἄνθιμος ὁ Γέρων, Παῦλος, Βήλων, Θέων, Ἤρων καὶ ἄλλοι 36 Αἰγύπτιοι († 305-310). 2 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
3. 02/07/2018. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
4. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Κοϊντός. 2 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. Συναξαριστής. 2 Ιουλίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
6. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰουβενάλιος Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων. 2 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
7. St. Juvenal the Patriarch of Jerusalem. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
8. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2018&today=15&month=7&trp=0&tzo=-4 July 15 / July 2
9. 2 июля по старому стилю / 15 июля по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2017 год.
10. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdjul.htm July 2
11. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. THREE SOLDIERS, MM. (1ST CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 38.
12. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article V.—Feast of Saints Processus and Martinianus, Martyrs at Rome." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. VII. Dublin, 1875. p. 37.
13. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. PROCESSUS AND MARTINIAN, MM. (1ST CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 34-37.
14. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. MONEGUNDA, W. R. (ABOUT A.D. 570.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 38-39.
15. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. OUDOC, B. OF LLANDAFF. (A.D. 564.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 39-40.
16. Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 297-302.
17. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. SWITHUN, B. OF WINCHESTER. (A.D. 862.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Seventh: July - Part I. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 40-44.
18. St. Photius the Metropolitan of Kiev. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
19. St. Stephen the Great. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
20. July 2. The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts.
21. Our Father among the Saints John (Maximovitch), Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Λάμπρος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας. 2 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
23. Web site: ТУРКОВИЦКАЯ ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ - Древо . 2023-05-20 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
24. Icon of the Mother of God of Akhtyr. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
25. АХТЫРСКАЯ ИКОНА БОЖИЕЙ МАТЕРИ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
26. Great Synaxaristes: Κατάθεσις Τιμίας Ἐσθῆτος τῆς Θεοτόκου. 2 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
27. The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God at Blachernae. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
28. ВЛАХЕРНЫ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
29. Zakaria Machitadze (Archpriest). Lives of the Georgian Saints. First English Edition. St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2006. pp. 253-254.
30. Web site: АРСЕНИЙ ТВЕРСКОЙ - Древо . 2023-05-20 . drevo-info.ru . ru.