Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

November 20

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics


Nativity Fast.
  1. Forefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos.
  2. St. Gregory Decapolites.
  3. St. Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople
    LITURGY: Heb 7:26 8:2; Jn 10:9 16.
  4. Martyrs Eustace, Thespisius and Anatolius of Nicaea.
  5. Martyr Dasius of Dorostorum.
  6. Martyrs Azaes the eunuch, Savonius, Thecla, Anna; Hieromartyrs Nerses and Joseph; and John, Severius, Isaac and Hypatius, Bishops of Persia.
  7. St. Theoctistus the Confessor.
  8. Martyrs Bautha and Denachis who suffered with Hieromartyr Nerses.
  9. St. Isaac, Bishop of Armenia.



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