October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 9 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. ^{[note 1]}

For October 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 14.

Saints

• Saint Claudia Procula, wife of Pontius Pilate (1st century) ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Martyrs Capitolina and Eroteis, of Cappadocia (304) ^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [note 2]}
• Martyrs Mark of the island of Thasos and those with him (304) ^{[1] [7] [8]}
• Martyr Nestor of Thessaloniki (306) ^{[1] [3] [8] [9] [10] [note 3]}
• Martyrs Mabrianos and Valentine. ^{[3] [11] [12] [note 4]}
• Saint Kyriakos II, Patriarch of Constantinople (606) ^{[3] [12] [13]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Florentius, a martyr in Trois-Châteaux in Burgundy in France (3rd century) ^{[14] [note 5]}
• Martyrs Vincent, Sabina and Christeta, martyrs in Avila in Spain (303) ^{[14] [15] [note 6]}
• Saint Gaudiosus of Naples, Bishop of Abitina in North Africa (c. 455) ^{[note 7]}
• Saint Namatius (Namace), ninth Bishop of Clermont in France (c. 462) ^{[14] [note 8]}
• Saint Abbán (Eibbán, Moabba), founder of many monasteries, mostly in the south of Ireland (c. 520) ^{[14] [16] [note 9]}
• Saint Oran of Iona (Otteran, Odhran, Odran), monk of Iona Abbey (c. 563) ^{[7] [14] [17] [note 10]}
• Saint Desiderius of Auxerre, Bishop of Auxerre in France (c. 625) ^[14]
• Saint Colman of Senboth-Fola (Colman Na Fiachrach), a disciple of St Aidan of Ferns, he was Abbot of Senboth-Fola (Seuboth-Folu, Seanboth-Colmain), near Ferns (c. 632) ^{[14] [note 11]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Nestor the Chronicler, of the Kiev Caves (1114) ^{[1] [3] [7] [8] [12] [19] [20]}
• Venerable Nestor the Unlettered (not the Chronicler), of the Far Kiev Caves (14th century) ^{[8] [20] [21]}
• Venerable Demetrius of Basarabov in Bulgaria (13th century, ^{[7] [22]} or 1685) ^{[1] [23] [note 12]} (see also: October 26 )
• Saint Alexander (Okropiridze), Bishop of Guria and Mingrelia, Georgia (1907) ^{[7] [24] [25] [note 13]}

New Martys and Confessors

• New Hieromartyr Sergius (Chernukhin), Abbot, of Danilov Monastery, Moscow (1942) ^{[1] [7] [8] [20]}

Other commemorations

• Narrative about the Iberians, involving a certain ascetic woman who healed the sick, including their queen, converting many to Christ (c. 332) ^{[26] [27] [note 14]}
• Uncovering of the relics (1539), in Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, of St. Andrew, Prince of Smolensk (1390) ^{[1] [7] [8] [12] [28]}
• Repose of Hieroschemamonk Antiochus of Svir, disciple of Elder Theodore of Svir (1832) ^[1]

Icon gallery

• 
  St. Claudia Procula, wife of Pontius Pilate.
• 
  Martyrs Capitolina and Eroteis, of Cappadocia.
• 
  Martyr Nestor of Thessaloniki.
• 
  St. Namatius, Bishop of Clermont.
• 
  Saint Demetrius of Basarabov, Bulgaria.
• 
  St. Alexandre Oqropiridze
  and his nephew Leonide Oqropiridze.
• 
  St. Andrew, Prince of Smolensk.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. "In Cappadocia, the holy martyrs Capitolina, and Erotheides, her handmaid, who suffered under Diocletian." ^[6]
3. Name days celebrated today include:
   • Nestor (Νέστορας).
4. Their memory is recorded in the Jerusalemitic Canonarion (p. 116), without any other details provided therein.
5. "At Tilchatel, St. Florentius, martyr." ^[6]
6. "At Avila, in Spain, the Saints Vincent, Sabina and Christeta, who were first stretched on the rack in such a manner that all their limbs were dislocated; then stones being laid on their heads, and their brains beaten out with heavy bars, they terminated their martyrdom under the governor Dacian." ^[6]
7. Exiled by the Arian Vandal King Genseric (440), he took refuge at Naples where he founded a monastery. The introduction of the Augustinian Rule into Naples is attributed to him as well as the introduction of some relics, including those of Saint Restituta.
8. He built the Cathedral there.
9. A nephew of St Kevin, he founded many monasteries, mostly in the south of Ireland. His name is closely connected with Magh-Armuidhe or Adamstown in Wexford.
10. An Abbot of Meath in Ireland, he went to Scotland with St Columba and was the first to repose on Iona. His feast is kept in Ireland and he is the main patron of Waterford.
11. [ Martyrologv of Tallacht. The Felire of Ængus, and other Irish Martyrologies, as Colman Na Fiachrach.]

    "There are ninety-five saints of this name in the Martyrology of Donegal. This Colman was of the family of Fiachra, and abbot of Seuboth-folu, in the diocese of Ferns, in Ireland (Probably Templeshanborough)." ^[18]

12. See: (in Romanian) Sfântul Dimitrie cel Nou. Wikipedia. (Romanian Wikipedia).
13. See: (in Georgian) ალექსანდრე (ოქროპირიძე). ვიკიპედიაში. (Georgian Wikipedia).
14. This narrative is recorded in the Synaxarion of Nicodemus the Hagiorite.

References

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3. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 27 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
4. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἁγίες Καπετωλίνα καὶ Ἐρωτηΐδα. 27 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. (in Russian) КАПИТОЛИНА И ЕРОТИИДА. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
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10. Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
11. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Μαβριανὸς καὶ Βαλεντίνος. 27 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. (in Greek) 27/10/2017. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
13. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Κυριάκος Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως. 27 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. October 25. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
15. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. VINCENT, SABINA, AND CHRYSTETA, MM. (ABOUT A.D. 304.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Twelfth: October – Part II. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 649-650.
16. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. ABBAN, AB. OF MAGHARNOIDHE. (6TH CENT.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Twelfth: October – Part II. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 653-657.
17. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. ODHRAN, AB. (ABOUT A.D. 563.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Twelfth: October – Part II. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 668-669.
18. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. COLMAN, AB. (ABOUT A.D. 632.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Twelfth: October – Part II. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 669-670.
19. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Νέστωρ ὁ Χρονογράφος ὁ ἐν τῷ Σπηλαίῳ (Ρῶσος). 27 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
20. (in Russian) 9 ноября (27 октября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
21. St. Nestor (not the Chronicler) of the Far Kiev Caves. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. Όσιος Δημήτριος ο Νέος (Μπασαράμπης). Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
23. St. Demetrius of Basarabov. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
24. Hierarch Alexander, Bishop of Guria and Samegrelo. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
25. Zakaria Machitadze (Archpriest). Lives of the Georgian Saints. First English Edition. St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2006. pp. 393-395.
26. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Διήγηση γιὰ τοὺς Ἴβηρες. 27 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
27. (in Greek) Διήγηση για τους Ίβηρες. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
28. Uncovering of the relics of St Andrew the Prince of Smolensk. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Sources

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• October 27. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 80.
• The Twenty-Seventh Day of the Month of October. Orthodoxy in China.
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• The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 331.
• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. p. 516.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 27 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 27 Οκτωβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• (in Greek) 27/10/2017. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 9 ноября (27 октября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 27 октября по старому стилю / 9 ноября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.