September 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained
September 16 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 18
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 30 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For September 17th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on September 4.
Saints
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Flocellus, a youth martyred in Autun in France under the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180)[20]
- Saint Justin the Confessor, a priest in Rome who devoted himself to burying the bodies of martyrs and was eventually martyred himself (259)[20]
- Saints Narcissus and Crescendo, early martyrs in Rome (c. 260)[20]
- Saints Socrates and Stephen, by tradition early martyrs venerated in Britain, now England.[20] [21]
- Saint Theodora, a noble lady of Rome devoted to the service of the martyrs during the persecution of Diocletian (c. 305)[20]
- Saint Satyrus of Milan, elder brother of St Ambrose of Milan in Italy (376)[20]
- Saint Rodingus (Rouin), a monk and priest from Ireland who preached in Germany and entered the monastery of Tholey near Trier (c. 690)[20]
- Hieromartyr Lambert of Maastricht, Bishop of Maastricht (704)[1] [20] [21]
- Saint Columba, a nun at Tábanos, martyred in Cordoba in Spain for rejecting Islam (853)[20]
- Saint Unni (Uni, Unno, Huno), a monk at New Corvey in Germany, who became Bishop of Bremen-Hamburg in 917 (936)[20]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyrs of the St. Nicholas Koryazha Monastery, Arkhangelsk (1918):[1] [21] [25] [30]
- Paul (Moiseyev) and Theodosius (Sobolev), Archimandrites;
- Nicodemus (Shchapkov) and Seraphim (Kulakov), Hieromonks.
- Virgin-martyr Irene Frolov (1931)[21] [25] [31]
- Martyr John Korotkov (1941)[21] [25] [32]
- Virgin-martyr Alexandra Hvorostyannikova (1943)[21] [25] [30]
Other commemorations
- Icon of the Mother of God of Constantinople ("Tsaregrad") (1071)[25] [30] [33]
- Icon of the Mother of God of Macariev ("Directress") (1442)[25] [30] [34]
- Repose of Blessed Agapitus (1825), disciple of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk.[1]
- Repose of lay recluse Matthew of St. Petersburg (1904)[1]
Sources
- Greek Sources
- Russian Sources
Notes and References
- http://orthochristian.com/calendar/{{#time:Y|-1year}}0917.html September 17/September 30
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἡρακλείδης καὶ Μύρων Ἐπίσκοποι Ταμάσου τῆς Κύπρου. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Συναξαριστής. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἁγίες Σοφία, Πίστη, Ἐλπίδα καὶ Ἀγάπη. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Sophia and her three daughters at Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Ἀγαθόκλεια. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Agathocleia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Θεοδότη ἡ Μάρτυς. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Theodota at Nicea. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Λουκία καὶ Γεμινιανὸς. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι 100 Μάρτυρες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι 50 Μάρτυρες ἀπὸ τὴν Παλαιστίνη. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- 156 Martyrs in Palestine. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πηλέας καὶ Νεῖλος οἱ Ἱερομάρτυρες καὶ Ἐπίσκοποι. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Peleus the Bishop of Palestine. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πατερμούθιος καὶ Ἠλίας οἱ ἔνδοξοι. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Μάξιμος, Θεόδοτος καὶ Ἀσκληπιοδότη οἱ Μάρτυρες. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Χαράλαμπος καὶ Παντολέων καὶ ἡ συνοδεία τους. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Άγιοι Χαράλαμπος, Παντολέων και η συνοδεία τους. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
- http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdsep.htm September 17
- http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?today=30&month=9 September 30 / September 17
- Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐξίφιος. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀναστάσιος ὁ Θαυματουργός ὁ ἐν Κύπρῳ. 17 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Άγιος Ιωακείμ Α' ο Πάνυ Πατριάρχης Αλεξανδρείας. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
- 17 сентября по старому стилю / 30 сентября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на год.
- ROMANIAN CHURCH CELEBRATES CANONIZATION OF 20TH-CENTURY BESSARABIAN BISHOP DIONYSIUS ERHAN. Orthodox Christianity. Bucharest, October 28, 2019.
- Romanian Patriarchate sets date for sainthood ceremony for Bishop Dionysius Erhan. The Orthodox World. SEPTEMBER 20, 2019.
- Gheorghe Anghel. Ce hotărâri au adoptat ierarhii români reuniți în sinod?. BASILICA.RO. 25.10.2018.
- ROMANIAN HOLY SYNOD CALLS FOR MOSCOW AND CONSTANTINOPLE TO RESOLVE UKRAINIAN ISSUE TOGETHER, HIGHLIGHTS PAN-ORTHODOX COOPERATION. Orthodox Christianity. Bucharest, October 26, 2018.
- 30 сентября (17 сентября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- ИРИНА. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- ИОАНН. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- Icon of the Mother of God of Constantinople. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Icon of the Mother of God of Macariev. OCA - Lives of the Saints.