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Today's feasts October 4 2026: Hieromartyr Hierotheus, first Bishop of Athens; Apostle Crispus of the Seventy; Martyr Peter of Capetolis; Martyrs Domnina and her daughters Berenice (Bernice) and Prosdoce of Syria; Martyr Adauctus and his daughter Saint Callisthene of Ephesus; Saint Ammon of Egypt; Saint Paul the Simple of Egypt; Martyrs Gaius, Faustus, Eusebius, and Chaeremon, deacons of Alexandria; Saint Vladimir Yaroslavich, prince of Novgorod, and his mother Saint Anna; Saints Helladius, Onesimus, and Ammon of the Kiev Caves; Martyr Stephen Stiljianovitch of Serbia; Saint John Lampadistus; Blessed Elizabeth of Serbia; Martyr Evdemoz, Katholikos of Georgia; Saints Jonah and Nectarius (Zastolsky) of Kazan; synaxis of the hierarchs of Kazan; opening of the relics of Saint Gurias, first Archbishop of Kazan (see December 5) and Saint Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver (see April 11); repose of Righteous Youth Peter Michurin ( September 21 2026: Julian Calendar ) Apodosis of the Exaltation of the Cross; Apostle Quadratus of the Seventy; Prophet Jonah(Greek tradition); Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Ephesus, and Presbyter Andrew (see also September 20); Martyr Eusebius of Phoenicia; Martyr Priscus of Phrygia; Martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus, and Zeno of Gaza; Saints Isaac and Meletius, Bishops of Cyprus; Saint Joseph of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda); Saint Daniel, Abbot of Shuzhgorsk (Novgorod); Saint Jonah the Sabbaite; 26 martyrs of Zographou on Mount Athos: Igumen Thomas, the monks Barsanuphius, Cyril, Micah, Simon, Hilarion, James, Job, Cyprian, Sava, James, Martinian, Cosmas, Sergius, Menas, Joasaph, Joannicius, Paul, Anthony, Euthymius, Dometian, Parthenius, and four laymen who died with them; six martyrs, aides-de-camp of Maximian; opening of the relics of Saint Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov 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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