Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

October 10

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics

  1. Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia, and 200 Martyrs with them.
  2. Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch.
  3. St. Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria.
  4. St. Bassian of Constantinople.
  5. Blessed Andrew of Totma, fool for Christ.
  6. Martyrdom of the 26 Martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos. by the Latins: Abbot Thomas, monks Barsanuphius, Cyril, Micah, Simon, Hilarion, Job, James, Cyprian, Sabbas, James, Martinian, Cosmas, Sergius, Paul, Menas, Ioasaph, Ioannicius, Anthony, Euthymius, Dometian, Parthenius, and four laymen.
  7. Synaxis of the Seven Saints of Volhynia: St. Job of Pochaev; Saints Stephen and Amphilochius, Bishops of Vladimir in Volhynia; Hieromartyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanev; St. Yaropolk, prince of Vladimir Volhynia; St. Theodore (in monasticism Theodosius), prince of Ostrog; and St. Juliana Olshanskaya.
  8. Zographou Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Akathist".
  9. Repose of Bishop Innocent of Penze (1819)
  10. Repose of Elder Ambrose of Optina (1891)
  11. Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council.



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