Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

June 11

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics

  1. Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas.
  2. Opening of the Relics of St. Ephraim, abbot of Novotorzhk.
  3. St. Barnabas, abbot of Vetluga.
  4. Translation of the Relics of St. Arcadius, monk of Vyazma and Novotorzhk.
  5. Commemoration of the appearance of Archangel Gabriel to a monk on Mt. Athos. and the reveleation of the hymn "It is truly meet" (Axion estin).
  6. Greek Calendar
    • Martyr Theopemptus and four others.
  7. Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Axion Estin".
  8. Repose of Righteous recluse Melania of Eletz and Zadonsk (1836).



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