September 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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Sep. 11 - Eastern Orthodox Church Calendar - Sep. 13

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 25 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For September 12th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 30.
Feasts
Saints
- Hieromartyr Coronatus, Bishop of Nicomedia at Iconium (249-259)[1][2][3][4][note 2]
- Martyr Theodore of Alexandria.[1][2][6][7][note 3]
- Martyr Oceanus.[2][8]
- Hieromartyr Autonomus, Bishop, in Italy (313)[1][2][9][10][note 4]
- Martyr Julian of Galatia and 40 martyrs with him (4th century)[1][2][11][12][13]
- Martyrs Macedonius, Tatian, and Theodulus, in Phrygia (4th century)[1][2][14][note 5]
- Venerable Daniel of Thasos, monk, of the island of Thasos (c. 843)[1][2][15]
- Venerable Andronicus of Atroa, in Bithynia (9th century)[1][2][16]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Juventius of Pavia, first Bishop of Pavia, Italy (1st century)[17][note 6][note 7] (see also: February 8)
- Saint Ailbhe of Emly (Albeus, Elvis), first Bishop of Emly, Ireland (527)[1][17][18][19]
- Saint Silvinus, Bishop of Verona in Italy (c. 550)[5][17]
- Saint Sacerdos of Lyon, Bishop of Lyon in Gaul (551)[1][5][17][19][note 8]
- Saint Molaise of Devenish Island (563)[1]
- Saint Eanswythe, Abbess, of Folkestone Priory (c. 640)[1]
- Saint Guy of Anderlecht (Guido), called 'the Poor Man of Anderlecht', Confessor (c. 1012)[5][17][note 9]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Venerable Athanasius (1401), disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh and first abbot of the Vysotsky Monastery in Serpukhov, and his disciple Venerable Athanasius (1395)[1][19][20][21][note 10]
- Venerable Bassian of Tiksna in Vologda (1624-1633)[1][19][21][22]
- Hieromartyr Dositheus, Metropolitan of Tbilisi, Georgia (1795)[1][19][23][24][note 11]
New martyrs and confessors
Other commemorations
- Commemoration of the vision and muting of Zechariah.[27]
- Translation of the relics (1704) of Righteous Simeon of Verkhoturye (1642)[1][19][21][28]
Icon gallery
- Hieromartyr Autonomus, Bishop, in Italy.
- Martyr Theodore of Alexandria.
- St Ailbe's Church, in Emly County Tipperary, Ireland, dedicated to Ailbe of Emly.
Notes
- 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"). - He has been erroneously identified with Patriarch Theodore I of Alexandria in the Hagiologion.
- "In Bithynia, St. Autonomus, bishop and martyr, who went to that country from Italy to avoid the persecution of Diocletian. After he had converted many to the faith, he was killed at the altar by the furious Gentiles, whilst celebrating the sacred mysteries, and so became the victim of Christ."[5]
- The tradition is that St Hermagoras, Bishop of Aquileia and disciple of the Apostle Mark, sent Sts Syrus and Juventius to preach the Gospel in Pavia in Italy where the latter became the first bishop.
- "At Pavia, St. Juventius, bishop, mentioned on the 8th of February. He was sent to that city with St. Cyrus by blessed Hermagoras, disciple of the evangelist St. Mark. They both preached the Gospel of Christ there, and being renowned for great virtues and miracles, illustrated the neighboring cities by divine works. They closed their glorious career in peace, invested with the episcopal dignity."[5]
- He presided over the Council of Orleans in 549.
- He was born in Brabant in Belgium and was sacrist of Our Lady of Laken. Afterwards he lived for seven years in the Holy Land. He returned to Anderlecht near Brussels where he reposed.
- See: (in Russian) ÐÑанаÑий ÐÑÑоÑкий СÑаÑÑий. Ðикипедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
- See: (in Georgian) ááá¡ááááá ááááááá. áááááááááá¨á. (Georgian Wikipedia).