November 1

Feasts

Holy and Wonder-Working Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia and their mother Venerable Theodota of Mesopotamia (c. 287); Martyrs Cyrenia and Juliana in Cilicia (305); Hieromartyrs John the Bishop and James the Presbyter of Persia (345); Martyrs Caesarius, Dacius, Sabbas, Sabinian, Agrippa, Adrian and Thomas at Damascus (7th century); Saint Theolepte, martyr; Martyrs Cyprian and Juliana; Martyr Mary the Slave Girl (c. 117-138); Saint Austromoine (Austremonius, Stremoine), first Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand, the "Apostle of Auvergne" (c. 250); Hieromartyr Benignus of Dijon, Priest and Apostle of Burgundy (c. 272); Martyrs Caesarius, a Deacon of Africa, together with Julian, a local presbyter, martyred at Terracina in Italy (c. 284–305); Saint Mathurin of Larchant (Maturinus), confessor, French exorcist and missionary (c. 310); Saint Marcellus, 9th Bishop of Paris (c. 430); Saint Amabilis of Riom (475); Saint Cledwyn (Clydwyn), patron saint of Llangedwyn in Clwyd in Wales (5th century); Saint Pabiali of Wales, patron saint of Partypallai in Wales (5th/6th century); Saint Dingad of Llandingat (5th century); Saint Magnus, Archbishop of Milan (530); Saint Vigor, disciple of St. Vedast, Bishop of Bayeux, who resolutely opposed paganism (c. 537); Martyr Hermenegild the Goth, Prince of Spain (586) (see also October 30); Saint Gwythian (Gothian, Gocianus) of Cornwall, hermit (6th century); Saint Cadfan, Abbot of Tywyn and Bardsey Island (6th century); Saint Caillin, a disciple of St. Aidan of Ferns in Ireland (6th century); Saint Ceitho, one of five brothers, all saints in Wales (6th century); Saint Licinius of Angers (Lesin, Lezin), chosen Bishop of Angers in 586 and consecrated by St. Gregory of Tours (c. 616) (see also February 13); Saint Caesarius, Bishop of Clermont in France (c. 627); Saint Floribert (Florbert), Abbot of monasteries in Ghent, Mont-Blandin and Saint-Bavon in Belgium (c. 660); Saint Genesius of Lyon (c. 679); Saint Severinus, a monk who lived as a hermit in Tivoli in Italy (c. 699); Saint Germanus of Montfort, born in Montfort in France, became a monk at the monastery of Savigny, reposed as a hermit (c. 906–1000); Martyrs David Megas Komnenos, last Emperor of Trebizond, with his sons Basil, George and Manuel, and his nephew Alexios (1463); Venerable-martyr James of Mount Athos and his two disciples James the Deacon and Dionysius the Monk of Prodromou Skete on Athos (1520); Saint David of Euboea (1589) (see also August 7); Blessed Cosmas of Verkhoturye (1704); New Virgin-Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th century); Hieromartyrs Alexander (Smirnov) and Theodore (Remezov), Priests (1918); New Hieromartyr Alexander Shalai, Archpriest, of Blon, Minsk (1937); Hieromartyr Demetrius (Ovechkin), Priest of Perm (1937); Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of the Zaporizhia Eparchy (1937): Hieromartyr Sergius (Zverev), Archbishop of Elets and Melitopol; Hieroconfessor Alexander (Ilyenkiv); Hieroconfessor Protopresbyter Dimitrius (Ihnatenko); Hieroconfessor Protopresbyter Victor (Kiraniv); Hieroconfessor Protopresbyter Michael (Bohoslovsky); Hieromartyr Priest Matthew (Alexandriv); Hieromartyr Priest Michael (Shafaniv) and his Presbytera St. Sofia; Hieroconfessor Priest Alexius (Usenko); and Martyr Stefan (Nalyvayko); Virgin-martyr Elizabeth Samovskoy (1937); Martyr Peter Ignatov (1941); Other Commemorations: Translation of the relics of St. Boniface of Mainz, enlightener of Germany (755) (see June 5); Repose of Elder Hilarion of Valaam and Sarov (1841).