Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar
September
Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,
Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics
Some Greek Calendar entries
September 1 (Civil Date: September 14)
Church New
Year.
Readings
VESPERS: (1)Isa 61:1-9; (2)Lev 26:3-12,14-17,19-24; for St
Symeon: Wis 4:7-15
LITURGY: I TIM 2:1-7 LUKE 4:16-22
Wine And Oil allowed
LINKS:
St.
Symeon the Stylite and his mother St. Martha
LITURGY: Col 3:12-16; Matt 11:27-30
(The services to the Saint and for the New Year are combined.(Vespers and
Liturgy only))
Martyr Aeithalas of Persia.
Holy 40 Women Martyrs and Martyr Ammon the deacon and their teacher, at
Heraclea in Thrace.
Martyrs Callista and her brothers Evodus and Hermogenes at Nicomedia.
Righteous
Joshua the Son of Nun.
St. Meletius the New of Greece.
New Martyr Angelis of Constantinople.
Commemoration of the Great Fire at Constantinople
c. 470 A.D.
Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos in Miasena.
Greek Calendar
St. Evanthia.
St. Nicholas of Crete, monk.
"Chernigov Gethsemane" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.
September 2 (Civil Date: September 15)
Martyr Mama of
Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his parents, Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina
LITURGY: Rom 8:28 39; Jn 15:1 7.
St.
John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople.
LITURGY: ROM 8:28-39 JN 15:1-7
3,618 Martyrs who suffered at Nicomedia.
Righteous Eleazar, son of
Aaron, and Righteous Phineas.
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Martyrs Aeithalas and Ammon of Thrace.
"Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.
September 3 (Civil Date: September 16)
Hieromartyr
Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia, and those with him: Martyrs Theophilus deacon,
Dorotheus, Mardonius, Migdonius, Peter, Indes, Gorgonius, Zeno, Virgin Domna,
and Euthymius
LITURGY: HEB 13:7-16 JN 10:9-16
Services coombined with St. Theoctistus
St.
Theoctistus, fellow faster with St. Euthymius the Great.
LITURGY: I COR 2:6-9 MATT 22:15-22
Martyr Aristion, Bishop of Alexandria.
Martyr Basilissa
of Nicomedia.
St. Phoebe, deaconess at Cenchreae near Corinth.
Blessed John "the Hairy", fool for Christ at Rostov.
St. Ioannicius, Archbishop of Serbia.
New Martyr Polydorus of Cyprus.
Martyr Edward of England
Readings
VESPERS: 1()Isa 43:9-14; (2)Wis 3:1-9; (3)Wis 4:7-15
LITURGY: 2 Cor 4:6-16, 2 Tim 2:1-10; Matt 22:35-46, Luke
12:2-12
IF the Rector wishes, a polyeleos svc to St Edward
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Martyrs Chariton and Archontinus.
Emperor Constantine the New.
Repose of Priest Peter, fool for Christ of Uglich (1866).
September 4 (Civil Date: September 17)
Hieromartyr
Babylas, Bishop of Antioch, and with him Martyrs Urban, Prilidian, and
Epolonius and their mother Christodula
LITURGY: Heb 11:33-40; Lk 12:32-40. and I COR 16:13-24 MATT
21:33-42
Holy
Prophet and God seer Moses.
Opening of the Relics of St. Ioasaph, Bishop of Belgorod (also December
10).
The
Holy Martyrs Mareellus and Cassian
Martyr Babylas of Nicomedia, and with him 84 children.
Martyrs Theodore, Mianus (Ammianus), Julian, Kion (Oceanus), and
Centurionus of Nicomedia.
Martyr Hermione, daughter of St. Philip the Deacon.
St. Petronius of Egypt, disciple of St. Pachomius the Great.
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Martyrs Theotimus and Theodulus the executioners.
Martyr Charitina of Amisus.
Martyrs Thathuil and Bebaia of Edessa.
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Unburnt Bush".
September 5 (Civil Date: September 18)
Holy Prophet
Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of St. John the
Forerunner
Readings
VESPERS: (1) Gen 18:1-14; (2)Judges 13:2-20; (3) I Kings
1:9-20
MATINS: Luke 1:5-25
LITURGY: Heb 6:13 20; Matt 23:29-39
Wine and Oil allowed
Martyrs Urban, Theodore, Medimnus, and 77 Companions at Nicomedia.
Martyr Abdias (Abidas) of Persia.
Martyr Sarbelus of Edessa.
Martyrs Ththuil (Thithail) and his sister Bebaia.
Virgin Martyr Rhais (Raisa) of Alexandria.
Martyrs
Juventius and Maximus at Antioch.
The
Seventy Holy Martyrs of Nicomedia.
Appearance of the Holy Apostle Peter to Emperor Justinian at Athira near
Constantinople.
Martyrdom of Holy Passion bearer Gleb, in holy baptism David.
Martyrdom of St. Athanasius, abbot of Brest, by the Latins.
September 6 (Civil Date: September 19)
Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae
(Chonae)
LITURGY: HEB 2:2-10 LUKE 10:16-21
Wine and Oil allowed
Martyr Eudoxius and those
with him
Martyrs
Romulus, Zeno, Macarius and 11,000 others in Armenia.
St. Archippus of Herapolis.
Martyrs Cyriacus, Faustus, Abibus, and 11 others at Alexandria.
Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortyna.
St. David of Hermpolis in Egypt.
Martyrs Calodote, Macarius, Andrew, Cyriacus, Dionysius, Andrew the
soldier, Andropelagia, Thecla, Theoctistus, and Sarapabon the senator, in
Egypt.
Repose of Paisius the New of Mt. Athos. (1871).
September 7 (Civil Date: September 20)
Martyr Sozon of
Cilicia
Forefeast of Nativity of Theotokos
St.
John, Archbishop and Wonderworker of Novgorod.
Martyr
Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia.
Apostles
Evodus (Euodias) and Onesiphorus of the Seventy.
St. Luke, abbot near Constantinople.
Martyrdom of St. Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanev.
St. Cloud (Clodoald), abbot founder of Nogent sur Seine near Paris.
New Martyr priest John Maslovsky.
Repose of Elder Macarius of Optina (1860).
VESPERS: (1) Wis 5:15-6:3; (2) Wis 3:1-9 (3) Wis 4:7-15
If the Rector wish, a Polyeleos rank service to the Saint
September 8 (Civil Date: September 21)
THE NATIVITY OF OUR MOST HOLY LADY THE THEOTOKOS AND EVER VIRGIN MARY
Readings
VESPERS: (1) Gen 28:10-17; (2) Ezek 43:27-44:4; (3) Prov
9:1-11
MATINS: Luke 1:39-49,56
LITURGY: PHIL 2:5-11 LUKE 10:38-42,11:27-28
Fish, Wine and Oil allowed
St. Serapion, monk of Spaso Eleazar Monastery (Pskov).
St. Lucian, abbot of Alexandrov.
St. Arsenius, abbot of Konevits.
New Martyr Athanasius of Thessalonica.
New Martyr Alexander (Jacobson) (1930).
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Martyrs Rufus and Rufianus.
Martyrs Severus and Artemidorus.
St. Sophronius of Iberia, Bishop
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Kursk Root" Icon of the sign".
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Pochaev".
Icon of
the Kalishto Icon of the Holy Mother of God.
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Pochaev".
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Kholmsk".
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Kalishto"
Repose of Elder Daniel of Katounakia, Mt. Athos (1929).
September 9 (Civil Date: September 22)
Holy and Righteous
Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna
LITURGY: GAL 4:22-31 LUKE 8:16-21
Wine and Oil allowed
Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos.
Martyr Severian
of Sebaste.
St. Joseph, abbot of Volokolamsk (or Volotsk).
Martyr Chariton.
Martyr Straton.
St.
Theophanes the confessor and faster of Mt. Diabenos.
Blessed
Nicetas the Hidden of Constantinople.
St. Joachim, abbot of Opochka Monastery (Pskov).
Opening of the Relics of St. Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov.
Commemoration
of the Third Ecumenical Council.
Repose of Elder Joachim of St. Anne's Skete, Mt. Athos.
September 10 (Civil Date: September 23)
Martyrs
Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora at Nicomedia.
Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos.
Martyr Barypsabas in Dalmatia.
Saints Peter and Paul, Bishops of Nicaea.
St.
Pulcherius the Empress.
Synaxis
of the Holy Apostles Apelles, Lucius and Clement of the Seventy.
St. Ioasaph, monk of Kubensk (Vologda).
St. Paul the Obedient of the Kiev Caves.
St. Cassian, abbot of Spaso Kamenny and Cyril of White Lake
Monasteries.
St. Salvius, Bishop of Albi (Gaul).
The
Three Holy Women of Constantinople.
September 11 (Civil Date: September 24)
Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos.
Translation of the Relics of Saints Sergius and Herman of Valaam
Our Holy
Mother Theodora
St.
Euphrosynus the Cook of Alexandria.
Martyr Ia of Persia and
9,000 Martyrs with her.
Martyrs
Diodorus, Didymus, and Diomedes of Laodicea.
Martyrs Demetrius, his wife Euanthis, and their son Demetrian at Skepsis on
the Hellespont.
Martyrs Serapion, Cronides (Hieronides) and Leontius of Alexandria.
Canonization of St. Xenia of Petersburg (1978).
Weeping Kazan Icon of "Kaplunovka".
Repose of young Elder Melchizedek of Mzensk (1846)
Repose Schemamonk Silouan of Mt. Athos. (1938).
September 12 (Civil Date: September 25)
Apodosis of the Nativity of the Theotokos.
Hieromartyr
Autonomus, Bishop of in Italy.
Transfered to 9/11. because of the Apodosis
St.
Coronatus, Bishop of Iconium.
Martyr
Julian of Galatia and 40 Martyrs with him.
Hieromartyr Theodore of Alexandria.
St. Athanasius, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh and abbot of the
Vysotsk Monastery in Serpukhov, and his disciple St. Athanasius.
St. Bassian of Tikhsnen (Vologda).
Translation of the Relics of Righteous Simeon of Verkhoturye.
Martyr
Macedonius in Phrygia, and with him Martyrs Tatian and Theodulus.
Greek Calendar
September 13 (Civil Date: September 26)
Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (the Holy
Sepulchre) in Jerusalem.
Svcs for the Dedication and St Cornelius combined
Hieromartyr
Cornelius the Centurion.
Hieromartyr Julian of Galatia (same as September 12).
St. Peter of Atroe.
Martyrs Elias, Zoticus, Lucian, Valerian, Macrobius and Gordian at Tomi in
Rumania.
Martyrs Cronides, Leontius and Serapion of Alexandria.
Martyr Seleucus in Scythia.
Martyr Straton (same as September 9).
St.
Hierotheus of Iberon Monastery (Mt. Athos. .
Great Martyr Ketevan,
Queen of Georgia.
LINKS:
St. Cornelius of Padan Olonets, disciple of St. Alexander of Svir, and with
him Saints Dionysius and Misail.
Holy Martyrs
Macrobius andGordian
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St. Basil of Ibera, monk.
Repose of Dorotheus, last hermit of the Roslavl forests (1865).
September 14 (Civil Date: September 27)
THE UNIVERSAL EXALTATION
OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE GIVING CROSS.
Readings
VESPERS: (1) Ex 15:22-27,16:102; (2) Prov 3:11-18; (3) Isa
60:11-16
MATINS: John 12:28-36
LITURGY: 1 Cor 1:18-24; John 19:6-11,13-20,25-28,30-35
Today is ALWAYS A FAST DAY, with Wine and Oil allowed
LINKS:
Repose of St. John Chrysostom.
Martyr Papas of Lycaonia.
St. Placilla
the Empress, wife of Theodosius the Great.
New
Martyr Macarius of Thessalonica.
Our
Holy Mother Maria Of Tarsus
Greek Calendar
Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council.
Martyr Theocles and Child martyr Valerian.
"Lesna" Icon of
the Most Holy Theotokos.
September 15 (Civil Date: September 28)
Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross
Great Martyr
Nicetas the Goth
LITURGY: II Tim 2:1 10; Matt 10:16 22.
St.
Philotheus the presbyter.
Martyr
Porphyrius the actor.
Opening of the Relics of St. Acacius, Bishop of Melitene.
Opening of the Relics of Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen.
Martyrs
Theodotus, Asclepiodotus, and Maximus of Adrianopolis.
Saints Bessarion I and Bessarion II, Archbishops.
Larissa.
St. Gerasimus, abbot of Mysia.
St.
Joseph, abbot of Alaverd in Georgia.
New
Martyr John of Crete.
September 16 (Civil Date: September 29)
Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
Great
Martyr Euphemia the All praised
LITURGY: II Cor 6:1 10; Lk 7:36 50.
Martyrs Victor and Sosthenes at Chalcedon.
St. Sebastiana, disciple of St. Paul the Apostle, martyred at
Heraclea.
Martyr Melitina of Marcianopolis.
St.
Dorotheus, hermit of Egypt.
Martyr Ludmilla, grandmother of St. Wenceslaus, prince of the Czechs.
Repose
of St. Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kiev.
St. Procopius, abbot of Sazava in Bohemia.
New Martyrs Isaac and Joseph of Georgia.
St. Cyprian of Serbia.
September 17 (Civil Date: September 30)
Martyr Sophia and her three daughters Faith (Vera), Hope (Nadezhda), and Love
(Lyubov) at Rome.
Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
Martyr
Agathocleia.
Martyr Theodota
at Nicaea.
156 Martyrs
of Palestine, including Bishops Peleus and Nilus, presbyter Zeno, and noblemen
Patermuthius and Elias.
Martyrs Lucy and her son Geminian of Rome.
Hieromartyrs Heraclides and Myron, Bishops of Cyprus.
Greek Calendar
100 Martyrs of Egypt.
Martyrs Charalampus, Panteleon and others.
St. Anastasius of Cyprus, monk.
St. Eusipius of Cyprus, monk.
Repose of Blessed Agapius, disciple of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk (1825),
Repose of Blessed lay recluse Matthew of Petersburg (1904).
September 18 (Civil Date: October 1)
Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
St.
Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna.
Martyr Ariadne of
Phrygia.
Martyrs Sophia and Irene of Egypt.
Martyr Castor of Alexandria.
St. Arcadius, Bishop of Novgorod.
Great Martyr
Prince Bidzini and Martyrs Prince Elizbar and Prince Shalva of
Georgia.
Repose of Blessed Irene of the Green Hill Monastery (18th century)
Repose of Elder Hilarion of Optina (1873).
September 19 (Civil Date: October 1)
Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
Martyrs
Trophimus, Sabbatius and Dorymedon of Synnada.
St.
Theodore, prince of Smolensk and Yaroslav, and his children, David and
Constantine.
Martyr
Zosimas, hermit of Cilicia.
Hieromartyr Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and his companions: Sosius and
Proclus, deacons; Gantiol, Eutychius, Acutius, Festus and Desiderius, at
Puteoli.
same as April 21
Repose of Schema Hieromonk Alexis of Zosima Hermitage (1928).
September 20 (Civil Date: October 2)
Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
Great
Martyr Eustathius (Eustace) Placidas, his wife Mary Theopistes, and their
children Martyrs Agapius and Theopistus, of Rome
LITURGY: Eph 6:10-17; Luke 21:12-19
Holy
Martyr and Confessor Michael and his councilor Theodore, Wonderworkers of
Chernigov.
St. Oleg, prince of Briansk.
Martyr John the Confessor of Egypt
beheaded in Palestine, and with him 40 Martyrs.
Saints Theodore and Euprepius and two named Anastasius, confessors and
disciples of St. Maximus the Confessor.
New Martyr
Hilarion of Crete (Mt. Athos).
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Martyrs Artemidorus and Thallos.
St. Meletius of Cyprus
Kyr John of Crete, monk.
September 21 (Civil Date: October 3)
Apodosis of the Exaltation of the Cross.
LITURGY: Eph 5:33-6:9; Luke 4:16-22
Apostle
Quadratus of the Seventy
Service transferred to 22 September.
Opening of the Relics of St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov.
Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and his presbyter Andrew.
Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia.
Martyr Priscus of Phrygia.
Martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus and Zeno of Gaza.
Saints Isaacius and Meletius, Bishops of Cyprus.
St. Joseph of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda).
St. Daniel, abbot of Shuzhgorsk (Novgorod).
St Dimitri
Bishop Of Rostov
Greek Calendar
Synaxis of the Righteous Fathers of the Near Kievan Caves.
September 22 (Civil Date: October 4)
Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
LITURGY: Heb 4:14-5:6; John 10:9-16
Prophet Jonah
Martyr
Phocas the Gardener of Sinope.
St. Jonah the
Presbyter
father of St. Theophanes the Hymnographer and St. Theodore Graptus.
St. Peter the
Tax collector.
St. Jonah, abbot of Yashezersk.
The 26 Martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos. martyred by the
Latins
(See October 10).
St. Cosmas of
Zographou.
Martyrs Isaac and Martin.
St. Macarius, abbot of Zhabyn.
St. Theophanes the Silent, recluse of the Kiev Caves.
Repose of Abbot Innocent of Valaam (1828)
September 23 (Civil Date: October 5)
The
Conception of the Honorable, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist
John
LITURGY: Gal 4:22 31; Lk 1:5 25
Martyrs Andrew, John, Peter and Antoninus of Syracuse, martyred in
Africa.
Virgin Martyr Irais
(Rhais) of Alexandria.
Saints Xanthippa and Polyxena, disciples of the Apostles, who died in
Spain.
New
Martyr Nicholas Pantopolos at Constantinople.
New Martyr John
of Epirus.
New Martyr Archimandrite Arsenius (1937).
Repose of Abbess Eupraxia of Old Ladoga Convent (1823).
September 24 (Civil Date: October 6)
Holy
Protomartyr and Equal to the Apostles Thecla
LITURGY: II Tim 3:10 15; Matt 25:1 13.
St. Coprius of Palestine.
St. Nicander, hermit of Pskov.
St. Abramius, abbot of Mirozh (Pskov).
Martyrdom of St. Galacteon, monk of Vologda.
Saints
Stephen (in monasticism Simon), David and Vladislav of Serbia.
St. Dorothy of Kashin.
St David
Holy Prince
Vladislav
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of "Mirozh"
Icon
of the Most Holy Theotokos of the "Myrtle Tree".
Repose of Schema Archimandrite Gabriel of Pskov Eleazar Monastery
September 25 (Civil Date: October 7)
Repose of St.
Sergius, abbot, of Radonezh
Martyr Paphnutius and 546 companions in Egypt.
St.
Euphrosyne, nun, of Alexandria.
St.
Euphrosyne, nun of Suzdal.
Tr. Relics St. Herman (Germanus), Archbishop of Kazan.
Commemoration of the Earthquake in Constantinople in 447, when a boy was
lifted up to heaven and heard the "Trisagion".
Greek Calendar
Martyrs Paul and Tatta and their children Sabinian, Maximus, Rufus and
Eugene of Damascus.
Repose of Elder Dositheus
She was actually a woman recluse of the Kiev Caves who blessed St. Seraphim to
go to Sarov (1776).
September 26 (Civil Date: October 8)
Repose
of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
Readings
VESPERS: (1) I Jn 3:21 4:6; (2) I Jn 4:11 16; (3) I Jn 4:20
5:5.
MATINS: Jn 21:15 25.
LITURGY: I Jn 4:12 19; Jn 19:25 27; 21:24 25.
Righteous Gideon, Judge of Israel.
St. Ephraim, abbot of Perekop, Wonderworker of Novgorod.
Our
Holy Father Nilus Of Calabria
Greek Calendar
September 27 (Civil Date: October 9)
Martyr
Callistratus and his company (49 Martyrs).
St.
Sabbatius, Wonderworker of Solovki.
Apostles
Mark, Aristarchus and Zenas of the Seventy.
Martyr Epicharis of Rome.
St. Ignatius, abbot in Asia Minor.
New Martyr
Aquilina of Thessalonica.
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Martyr Fortunatus and Hieromartyr Philemon.
Martyr Gaiana.
25 Martyrs drowned in the sea.
Repose of Schemamonk Archippus of Glinsk Hermitage (1896).
September 28 (Civil Date: October 10)
St.
Chariton the Confessor, abbot of Palestine
Readings
VESPERS: (1) Wis 3:1 9; (2) Wis 5:15 6:3; (3) Wis 4:7 15.
MATINS: Matt 4:25 5:12.
LITURGY: II Cor 4:6 15; Lk 6:17 23 Prophet Baruch.
Martyrs Alexander, Alphius, Zosimas, Mark, Nicon, Neon, Heliodorus and 24
others in Pisidia and Phrygia.
Martyrdom
of St. Wenceslaus, prince of the Czechs.
St. Herodion, abbot of Iloezersk.
St. Chariton, monk of Syanzhemsk (Vologda).
Holy Prophet
Baruch
Holy
Martyr Mark The Shepherd
Greek Calendar
September 29 (Civil Date: October 11)
St. Kyriacos
the Hermit of Palestine St. Theophanes the Merciful of Gaza.
Martyrs
Dada, Gabdelas and Casdoe (Casdoa) of Persia.
Martyr Gudelia of Persia.
Eighty Holy Martyrs of Byzantium.
St. Cyprian, abbot of Ustiug (Vologda).
St
Theophanes The Merciful
St Mary Of
Palestine
New Hieromartyr John, Archbishop of Riga in Lativa (1934).
Greek Calendar
Martyrs Tryphon, Trophimus, and Dorymedon and 150 Martyrs in
Palestine.
Martyr Petronia.
Translation of the Relics of St. Neophytus the Enclosed.
St. Auxentius the Wonderworker.
Repose of Blessed Anthony Alexievich, fool for Christ of Zadonsk
(1851).
September 30 (Civil Date: October 12)
Hieromartyr
Gregory, Bishop of Greater Armenia
LITURGY: I Cor 16:13 24; Matt 24:42 47.
Martyrs
Rhipsima and Gaiana and companions of Armenia.
St. Michael,
first Metropolitan of Kiev.
St. Gregory, abbot of Pelshme, Wonderworker of Vologda.
St. Michael, prince of Tver.
New Martyr Priest Nicholas Zagorovsky (Seraphim in monasticism)
(1943).
Greek Calendar
Martyr Stratonicus.
Martyr Mardonius.
Repose of Archimandrite Gerasim of Alaska (1969).
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