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Today's feasts June 13 2024: Martyr Aquilina (Aquila or Akylina) of Byblos in Syria; Saint Triphyllos, Bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) in Cyprus; Martyr Antonina of Nicaea; Saint Anna and her son Saint John of Constantinople; Saint Antipater, Bishop of Bostra in Arabia; Venerable Andronicus, Abbot of Moscow and disciple of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh; Venerable Sabbas, Abbot of Moscow; Martyr Diodorus of Emesus who was crucified; repose of Abbess Alexandra, foundress of Diveyevo Convent; finding of the relics of New-Martyr Nicholas the Deacon of Lesbos ( May 31 2024: Julian Calendar ) Apostle Hermes of Philippopolis (Hermas), of the Seventy Apostles (1st c.) Martyr Hermias of Comana, by beheading (160); Martyr Magus (the Magician), who converted upon witnessing the martyrdom of Hermias (160); Martyr Philosophus at Alexandria (252); Martyrs Eusebios and Charalampos, in Nicomedia, by fire (see also May 30); Five Martyrs of Ascalon, dragged to death; Saint Eustathius, Patriarch of Constantinople (1025); Virgin-martyr Petronilla, at Rome (1st c. or 3rd c.); Martyr Crescentian, in Sassari in Sardinia (ca.130); Martyrs Cantius, Cantian, Cantianilla and Protus, in Aquileia (304); Saint Lupicinus of Verona, Bishop of Verona, described as 'the most holy, the best of bishops' (5th c.); Saint Paschasius, Deacon and Confessor in Rome, who is mentioned by blessed Pope Gregory I (512); Saint Winnow, Mancus and Myrbad, Irish saints who lived in Cornwall where churches are dedicated to them (6th c.); Saint Philotheus (Leschynsky) of Tobolsk, Metropolitan of Tobolsk and the "Apostle of Siberia" (1727) (also commemorated on June 10 - the Synaxis of All Saints of Siberia); Hieromartyr Archpriest Philosophus (Ornatsky), with his sons Boris and Nicholas, in St. Petersburg (1918); Hieromartyrs Hierotheus (Afonin), Bishop of Nikolsk (1928), his friend Hieroschemamonk Seraphim (Nikolsky) (1923); Other Commemorations: First translation of the relics (1591) of Hieromartyr Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia (1569), to Solovki Monastery; Repose of Archimandrite Macarius of Peshnosha Monastery, disciple of Blessed Theodore of Sanaxar (1811); Finding of the relics (1960) of New Martyr Nicholas the Deacon, of Mytilene (1463). Featured article The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America, founded in 2010, consists of all the active Orthodox bishops of North and Central America, representing multiple jurisdictions. It is the successor to SCOBA, and it is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora." Recently featured: Raphael Morgan, Holy Week, Georges Florovsky, Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria, Paschal Homily, Pachomius the Great. View all featured articles.

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