Orthodox Calendar
November 2023
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1

Fast

  • Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian
  • Holy New Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th c.)

2

  • Martyr Acindynus of Persia and Others

3

Fast

  • Martyrs Acepsimus, Joseph, Aithalas
  • Holy Virgin Martyr Winefride of Treffynnon (Holywell), Wales (7th c.)

4

  • Ven. Joannicus the Great

5

  • 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
  • Synaxis of the Holy Unmercenaries
  • Martyrs Galacteon and Wife Epistemis
  • Repose St Jonah of Novgorod
  • Holy Martyrs Galaction and Episteme (ca. 250)
  • Holy Apostles Patrobas, Hermas, Linus, Gaius and Philologus
  • Our Holy Father Gregory the Confessor, Patriarch of Alexandria (early 9th c.)

6

  • St Paul the Confessor of Constantinople
  • Saint Germanus, Archbishop of Kazan (1568)

7

  • Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene
  • Saint Willibrord, first Bishop of Utrecht and Apostle of Holland (739)

8

Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers

9

  • Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius
  • Our Father among the Saints Nectarius (Nektarios), bishop of Pentapolis, Wonderworker, and founder of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity on Aegina (1920).
  • Our Venerable Father John the Dwarf (John the Short) (4th c.)
  • Our Holy Mother Matrona (492)
  • Saint Symeon Metaphrastes (960)

10

Fast

  • Apostles of the 70 Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, Tertius
  • Our Venerable Father Arsenios of Cappadocia, the Wonderworker (1924)

11

  • Martyrs Menas, Victor and Vincent
  • Our Righteous Father Theodore the Studite (826)

12

  • 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
  • St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria
  • Our Father among the Saints Martin, Bishop of Tours (397)
  • Our Holy Father Nilus the Ascetic of Sinai (430)
  • St Nilus the Myrrh-Gusher of Mt Athos (1651)

13

  • St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople

14

  • Holy Apostle Philip
  • St Gregory Palamas (1359)
  • Pious Emperor Justinian and His Wife Theodora (565)

15

Nativity Fast

  • Begin Nativity Fast
  • Our Venerable Father Paisius Velichkovsky (1794)

16

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mathew

17

Nativity Fast

  • St Gregory the Wonderworker
  • Ven. Nikon of Radonezh
  • Our Holy Father Longinus (4th or 5th c.)
  • Our Holy Mother Hilda, Abbess of Whitby (680)

18

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Martyrs Platon and Roman
  • Holy New Martyr Anastasius of Epirus (1750), and Daniel, whom he converted

19

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • 24th Sunday after Pentecost
  • Prophet Obadiah
  • Ven. Barlaam and Joasaph
  • Our Holy Father Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow (1867)
  • Holy Martyr Barlaam of Antioch (304)

20

Nativity Fast

  • Ven. Gregory Decapolites
  • Our Holy Father Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople (447)

21

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple

22

Nativity Fast

  • Apostles of the 70 Philemon, Archippus, Apphia
  • St Michael, Prince of Tver
  • Holy Martyrs Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus, at Rome (3rd c.)
  • Holy Prince and Passion-Bearer Peter Yaropolk (1086)

23

Nativity Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Rt. Blv. Great Prince Alexander Nevsky
  • Our Holy Father Amphilocus, Bishop of Iconium (395)
  • St Columban, Abbot of Luxeuil (615)

24

Nativity Fast

  • Greatmartyr Catherine of Alexandria
  • Holy Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Rome (ca. 100)
  • Holy Hieromartyr Peter of Alexandria (312)
  • Holy Martyr Mercurius of Smolensk (1238)

25

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Leavetaking of the Entry
  • Holy Great Martyr and Most Wise Catherine of Alexandria and those with her (305)
  • Great Martyr Mercurius (ca. 259)

26

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • 25th Sunday after Pentecost
  • Ven. Alypius the Stylite
  • Our Holy Father Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk (1731)
  • St Nikon Metanoite ("Repent!") (ca. 1000)
  • Holy New Martyr George of Chios (1897)

27

Nativity Fast

  • Greatmartyr Jacob of Persia
  • Repose of Archimandrite Lazarus (Moore) (1992) (Nov. 14 OC)

28

Nativity Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Monk Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New

29

Nativity Fast

  • Martyr Paramon and Companions
  • Our Holy Father Pitirim of Egypt (4th c.)

30

Nativity Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called
  • Our Venerable Father Frumentius, first Bishop of Ethiopia (4th c.)