November 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 24 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For November 11th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 29.

Saints

• Martyrs Victor^{[1] [2]} and Stephanida (Corona),^{[3] [4]} at Damascus (160)^{[5] [6]}
• Great-martyr Menas of Egypt (304)^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}
• Martyr Vincent of Spain (Vincent of Saragossa) (304)^{[5] [6] [9] [10] [11]}
• Martyr Drakonas of Arauraka in Armenia, by beheading (304)^{[5] [6] [12]}
• Venerable Theodore the Confessor (Theodore the Studite), Abbot of the Studion (826)^{[5] [6] [13] [14]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saints Valentine, Felician and Victorinus, martyrs venerated in Ravenna in Italy (c. 305)^[15] (see also: November 13)
• Saint Valerius of Saragossa, Bishop of Saragossa and martyr (315)^[16]
• Saint Martin the Merciful (Martin of Tours), Bishop of Tours (397)^{[5] [15] [17] [18]} (see also: October 12, November 12 - East, July 4)
• Saint Veranus, Bishop of Lyons or Vence in France (5th century)^[15]
• Saint Cynfran, founder of a church in Gwynedd in Wales where there is also a holy well (5th century)^[15]
• Saint Rhediw, a saint recalled by the dedication of a church in Llanllyfni in North Wales.^[15]
• Saint Mennas, a Greek from Asia Minor who became a hermit in the Abruzzi in Italy, probably in Santomenna (6th century)^[15]
• Saint Bertuin, born in England, he became a monk at Othelle, then a bishop, and founded the monastery of Malonne Abbey near Namur in Belgium (c. 698)^[15]
• Saint-Righteous Hademunda, Margravine of Ebersberg, pilgrim (1029)^[19]
• Saint Bartholomew the Younger, of Rossano, Calabria (c. 1054)^{[5] [15] [17]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Nicodemus the Younger, of Beroea in Macedonia (c. 1305)^{[5] [17]}
• Great-martyr Stephen-Urosh III of Decani (1331)^{[5] [17] [20] [21]}
• Blessed Euthymius and Nestor, of Dečani (14th century)^{[5] [17] [22]}
• Saint Neophytus and Saint Stephen Urosica, of Serbia (14th century)^{[5] [17] [22]}
• Saint Milica of Serbia, Princess of Serbia (Eugenia in schema) (1405)^{[5] [17] [22]}
• Blessed Maximus of Moscow, Fool-for-Christ, Wonderworker (1434)^{[6] [17] [20] [23] [24]}
• Saint Martyrius, founder of Zelenets Monastery, Novgorod (1603)^{[5] [17] [20] [22] [25]} (see also: March 1 )

New martyrs and confessors

• Martyrs of Zelenetsk (1927):^[17]

• Hegumen Victor with the brotherhood.
• New Hieromartyr Eugene Vasiliev, Priest (1937)^{[17] [20] [26]}

Other commemorations

• Repose of Saint John the Merciful (620)^[27]
• Synaxis of the Saints of Dečani.
• Repose of Victor Sadkovsky, Archbishop of Chernigov (1803)^[28]
• Repose of Metropolitan Platon (Levshin) of Moscow (1812)^[5]
• Myrrh-streaming "Montreal" Iveron Icon of the Theotokos (1982)^{[5] [17] [22]}

Sources

• November 11/November 24. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• November 24 / November 11. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• November 11. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• 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. 84.
• The Eleventh Day of the Month of November. Orthodoxy in China.
• November 11. 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. 347–348.
• 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. 534–535.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 11 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 11 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• 11/11/2016. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• 24 ноября (11 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 11 ноября по старому стилю / 24 ноября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.

Notes and References

1. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Βίκτωρ ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας. 11 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. Martyr Victor at Damascus. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
3. Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Στεφανίδα ἡ Μάρτυς. 11 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
4. Martyr Stephanida of Spain. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
5. http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20181111.html November 11/November 24
6. Συναξαριστής. 11 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
7. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μηνᾶς ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας «ὁ ἐν τῷ Κοτυαείῳ». 11 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. Martyr Menas of Egypt. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
9. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Βικέντιος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 11 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. Martyr Vincent of Spain. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
11. RUSSIAN CHURCH OFFICIALLY ADDS SAINTS OF SPAIN, PORTUGAL TO LITURGICAL CALENDAR. Orthodox Christianity. January 4, 2019.
12. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Δράκωνας ὁ Μάρτυρας. 11 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Ὁμολογητής ἡγούμενος Μονῆς Στουδίου. 11 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. Venerable Theodore the Confessor the Abbot of the Studion. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
15. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdnov.htm November 11
16. Web site: Православный календарь: 11 НОЯБРЯ (24 ноября) . 2023-08-05 . www.palomnik.org.
17. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2015&today=24&month=11&trp=0&tzo=-4 November 24 / November 11
18. St Martin the Merciful the Bishop of Tours. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
19. Web site: Православный календарь: 11 НОЯБРЯ (24 ноября) . 2023-08-05 . www.palomnik.org.
20. 24 ноября (11 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
21. Repose of St Stephen of Dechani, Serbia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. 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. 84.
23. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μάξιμος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός καὶ Θαυματουργὸς ἀπὸ τὴν Μόσχα (Ρῶσος). 11 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
24. Repose of the Blessed Maximus of Moscow. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
25. Venerable Martyrius the Abbot of Zelenets, Pskov. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
26. ЕВГЕНИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
27. Web site: ИОАНН МИЛОСТИВЫЙ - Древо . 2023-08-05 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
28. Dr. Alexander Roman. November . Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).