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Today's feasts October 10 2026: Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia at Nicomedia, and 200 martyrs with them; Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch; Saint Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria; Saint Bassian of Constantinople; Blessed Andrew of Totma, Fool-for-Christ; Venerable Ambrose of Optina; 26 martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos, by the Latin Crusaders: Abbot Thomas, monks Barsanuphius, Cyril, Micah, Simon, Hilarion, Job, James, Cyprian, Sabbas, James, Martinian, Cosmas, Sergius, Paul, Menas, Ioasaph, Ioannicius, Anthony, Euthymius, Dometian, Parthenius, and four laymen (see also September 21 and 22); synaxis of the seven saints of Volhynia: Saint Job, Abbot of Pochaev, Stephen and Amphilochius, Bishops of Vladimir in Volhynia, Hieromartyr Macarius, Archimandrite of Kanev, Saint Yaropolk, prince of Vladimir-Volhynia, Saint Theodore (in monasticism Theodosius), prince of Ostrog, and Saint Juliana Olshanskaya; synaxis of the righteous fathers of the Optina Monastery in Russia: Saints Leo, Macarius, Moses, Anthony, Hilarion, Ambrose, Anatolius, Isaacius, Joseph, Barsanuphius, Anatolius the Younger, Nectarius, Nicon, and Isaacius the second; Saint Paulinos, Bishop of Rochester; New Hieromartyr Peter of Krutitsa; Zographou Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Akathist;" repose of Bishop Innocent of Penze ( September 27 2026: Julian Calendar ) Martyr Kallistratos and his 49 companions; Saint Sabbatius, Wonder-worker of Solovki; Apostles Mark, Aristarchus, and Zenas of the Seventy; Martyr Epicharis of Rome; Saint Ignatius, Abbot in Asia Minor; New-Martyr Aquilina of Thessaloniki; Martyr Fortunatus and Hieromartyr Philemon; Martyr Gaiana; Righteous Gideon, Judge of Israel (see also September 26); 25 martyrs drowned in the sea; Hieromartyr Peter (Polyansky), Metropolitan of Moscow and Krutitsy; Saint Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch; Saint Barry, disciple of St. Cadoc; repose of Schemamonk Archippus of Glinsk Hermitage 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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