Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

July 23

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics

1. Martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus, and 13 others in Lycia.
2. Hieromartyr Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna.
3. Righteous Anna (Hannah), mother of the Prophet Samuel.
4. Commemoration of the Miraculous Appearance of the Mother of God at Pochaev, which saved the monastery from the assault of the Tatars and Turks (1675).
5. Translation of the Relics of St. Herman (Germanus), Archbishop of Kazan.
6. New-Martyr Nectarius (Trezvinsky), Bishop of Yaransk.
7. Greek Calendar
   • Hieromartyr Apollonius, 250 killed by Bulgarians during the reign of Emperor Nicephorus.
   • Eight Martyrs of Carthage.
   • St. Anna of Constantinople.
8. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Joy of All Who Sorrow" (with coins) in Petersburg; Pochaev