September 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained
September 3 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 5
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 17 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For September 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 22.
Saints
- Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses, on Mount Nebo (c. 1450 B.C.)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (see also: July 20; Bright Wednesday - Synaxis of All Saints of Mt. Sinai)
- Martyrs Thathuil and Bebaia of Edessa (c. 116)[6] [7] (see also: January 29)
- Martyr Sarbellus (Sarvillos, Zarvilos), by stoning.[2] [8]
- Martyr Hermione of Ephesus, daughter of Apostle Philip the Deacon (c. 117)[2] [3] [9] [10] [11]
- Saints Theotimos and Theodoulos the Executioners, who believed in Christ through St. Hermione, died peacefully (c. 117)[2] [12]
- Saint Petronius, likely the disciple of St. John the Theologian, who met St. Hermione in Ephesus (2nd century)[2] [13]
- Martyrs Christodoula and her sons Urban, Prilidian, and Epolonios (251)[3] [14]
- Hieromartyr Babylas of Antioch, Bishop of Antioch, and three students, Ammonius, Donatos and Faustus (c. 251 or c. 284)[2] [3] [15] [16]
- The 3608 (or 3628) Martyrs of Nicomedia (c. 290)[7] [17] (see also: September 2)
- Martyr Babylas of Nicomedia, and with him 84 children (3rd-4th century)[3] [18] [19]
- Martyrs Theodore, Ammianus, Julian, Oceanus, and Centurionus, of Nicomedia (288)[2] [3] [20] [21]
- Martyrs Kegourus, Secundinus, Secundus and their mother Jerusalem, in Veria.[2] [7] [22]
- Martyr Charitina of Amisus (c. 304)[2] [23] (see also: October 5, January 15)
- Saint Petronius of Egypt, disciple of St. Pachomius the Great (346)[3] [24]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Candida the Elder (c. 78)[25]
- Saint Marcellus, a priest in Lyons, buried up to his waist on the banks of the Saône, where he survived for three days before he died (c. 178)[25] [26]
- Saint Marinus, hermit, founder of a chapel and monastery, from where the world's oldest surviving republic, San Marino, grew (4th century)[25]
- Saint Marcellus, Bishop of Trier in Germany.[25]
- Saint Salvinus, third Bishop of Verdun in the north of France (c. 420)[25]
- Saint Boniface I, a priest who was elected Pope of Rome in 418 (422)[25]
- Saint Monessa, a holy woman converted by St Patrick in Ireland (456)[25]
- Saint Caletricus, Bishop of Chartres (c. 580)[25]
- Saint Ultan of Ardbraccan, Bishop of Ardbraccan in Ireland (7th century)[25]
- Saint Rhuddlad, patron of Llanrhyddlad at the foot of Moel Rhyddlad in Anglesey in Wales (7th century)[25]
- Saint Ida of Herzfeld (c. 813)[25]
- Saint Sulpicius of Bayeux (Sulpice), Bishop of Bayeux in France from c 838 to 843, martyred by the Vikings in Livry (843)[25]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Gregory (Lebedev), Bishop of Schlüsselburg (1937)[3] [24] [29] [31]
- New Hieromartyr Sergius (Druzhinin), Bishop of Narva (1937)[3] [24]
- New Hieromartyr Stephen (Kuskov), Hieromonk, of Nikolskoye, Tver (1937)[3] [24] [29]
- New Hieromartyrs Paul Vasilievsky, John Vasilevsky, Nicholas Lebedev, Nicholas Sretensky, John Romashkin, Nicholas Voshtev, Alexander Nikolsky, Peter Lebedinsky, Michael Bogorodsky, Elias Izmailov, Priests (1937)[24] [29]
- Martyrs Basil Yezhov, Peter Lonskov, Stephen Mityushkin and Alexander Blokhin (1937)[24] [29]
- New Hieromartyr Peter (Zimonjić), Metropolitan of Dabro-Bosnia (1941)[3] [24] [29]
- Virgin-Martyr Elena Chernova (1942)[24] [29]
Other commemorations
Sources
- Greek Sources
- Russian Sources
Notes and References
- Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Προφήτης Μωϋσῆς. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Συναξαριστής. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
- http://orthochristian.com/calendar/{{#time:Y|-1year}}0904.html September 4/September 17
- Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- 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. 270–271.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Θαθουὴλ καὶ Βεβαία. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- 04/09/. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Σαρβῆλος (ἢ Ζάρβηλος) ὁ Μάρτυρας. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Ἑρμιόνη. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Hermione the Daughter of St Philip the Deacon. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. HERMIONE. (ABOUT A.D. 117.)". In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Tenth; September. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 43-44.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Θεότιμος (ἢ Τιμόθεος) καὶ Θεόδουλος. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Πετρώνιος. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Christodoula the Mother of Urban, Prilidian, Epolonius. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Βαβύλας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Hieromartyr Babylas the Bishop of Antioch. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι 3.608 (κατ' ἄλλους 3.628) Μάρτυρες ποὺ μαρτύρησαν στὴ Νικομήδεια. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Βαβύλας ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ διδάσκαλος στὴ καὶ οἱ 84 Μαθητές του οἱ Μάρτυρες. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Babylas of Nicomedia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κεντυρίων, Θεόδωρος, Ἀμμιανός, Ἰουλιανὸς καὶ Ὠκεανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρες. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Martyr Theodore of Nicomedia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κέγουρος, Σεκενδίνος, Σέκενδος καὶ ἡ μητέρα τους Ἱεροσαλήμ οἱ Μάρτυρες οἱ ἐν Βεροίᾳ. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Χαριτίνη ἡ Μάρτυς. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?today=17&month=9 September 17 / September 4
- http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdsep.htm September 4
- Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. MARCELLUS, M. (ABOUT A.D. 178.)". In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Tenth; September. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 44-46.
- Venerable Simeon the Wonderworker. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἄνθιμος ὁ νέος ἀσκητὴς. 4 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- 4 сентября по старому стилю / 17 сентября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на год.
- Venerable Parthenius, Igumen of Kiziltachsk. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ГРИГОРИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- Icon of the Mother of God “the Unburnt Bush”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Unburnt Bush" (1680). HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- 17 сентября (4 сентября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- Uncovering of the relics of St Joasaph the Bishop of Belgorod. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ИОАСАФ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- Second finding of the relics of St Metrophanes the Bishop of Vorenzh. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- Собор Воронежских святых. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).