Find out when in October-2021 we celebrate the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God and other church holidays and significant dates.
Church holidays in October / Photo: Collage: Today
See on the calendar, which are important church holidays and events will be in October 2021. This information will help you not to miss big and significant dates, as well as know the days of fasting and other important events of the Orthodox Church calendar for October.
Orthodox church holidays in October 2021: calendar
1 october
– the Monk Eumenius, Bishop of Gortinsky, the martyr Ariadne, the martyrs Sophia and Irina, the martyr Castor, the martyrs Bidzin, Shalva and Elizbar, the princes of Ksansky. Molchenskaya and Barskaya icons of the Mother of God.
2 October
– Saturday after the Exaltation. Martyrs Trofim, Savvaty and Dorimedont, Martyr Zosima, motherwort, Blessed Grand Duke Igor of Chernigov and Kiev.
3 october
– the great martyr Eustathius Placis, his wife Theopistia and their sons Agapius and Theopistus, the martyrs and confessors Michael, Prince of Chernigov, and his boyar Theodore, wonderworkers, the reverend and faithful Prince Oleg of Bryansk.
The 4th of October
– giving up the feast of the Exaltation of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord. Uncovering of the relics of St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov. The Apostle of the 70s Kodratus, the martyrs Hypatius, Bishop, and Andrew, the presbyter, the saints Isaac and Meletius, the bishops of Cyprus, the martyrs Eusebius and Priscus.
5 october
– Prophet Jonah, Saint Phocas, Bishop of Sinop, Saint Jonah, presbyter, father of Saints Theophanes, creator of the canons, and Theodore, the Inscribed, Martyr Phocas, Vertogradar, righteous Peter, a former publican.
6 october
– Conception of an honest glorious prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. The venerable wives of Xanthipa and Polyxenia, the martyr Iraida, the virgin, the martyrs Andrew, John and the sons of John Peter and Antonin.
October 7th
– the Monk Theodosius Manyavsky, the Monk Martyr Equal-to-the-Apostles Thekla, the Monk Kostup, the holy Tsar Stephen of Serbia and the son of his holy Tsar Vladislav of Serbia.
8 october
– the Monk Euphrosyne of Alexandria, the Monk Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, the wonderworker of All Russia, the Monk Martyr Paphnutius the Egyptian and with him 546 martyrs, the Monk Euphrosyne of Suzdal, in the world of Theodulia.
October 9
– the apostle, evangelist John the Theologian.
10 october
– the martyr Kalistrat and his soldiers: the gymnasium and others, the apostles from the 70s: Mark, Aristarchus and Zina, the martyr Epichariya, the Monk Ignatius. Brailovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
October 11
– the Monk Khariton the Confessor. Cathedral of the Venerable Fathers of Kiev-Pechersk, which is in the Near Caves (Saint Anthony) of the resting, the Prophet Baruch, the Martyrs Alexander, Alpheus, Zosima, Mark, the Shepherd, Nikon, Neon, Iliodor, etc., the Blessed Prince Vyacheslav of Bohemia.
12 october
– the Monk Kyriakos, the hermit, the martyrs Dadi, Habeddai and Kazdoi, the Monk Theophan the Merciful.
13 october
– Hieromartyr Gregory, Bishop, Enlightener of Great Armenia, Saint Michael, First Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia, Martyrs Hripsimia, Hyania and 35 holy virgins with them.
October 14
– The Protection of the Most Holy Lady of our Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. The Apostle Ananias from the 70s, the Monk Roman the Sweet Singer, the Monk Domnin of Thessalonica, the MonkMartyr Michael, Abbot of Zoviysk, and with him 36 Monk Martyrs, the righteous Peter (Kalnyshevsky) the Long-suffering. Celebration in honor of the Lord’s tunic and the Life-giving Pillar. Lublin, Kasperovskaya and Gerbovetskaya icons of the Mother of God.
15 october
– Hieromartyr Cyprian, Martyr Justina and Martyr Feoktist, Blessed Andrew, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Martyrs David and Constantine, princes of Aragvet.
16 october
– Hieromartyrs Dionysius the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens, Rusticus, presbyter, and Eleutherius, deacon, the Monk Dionysius, the hermit of the Kiev Caves, in the Far Caves, the Monk John Hosevit, Bishop of Caesarea, Blessed Isychius Horivite.
17 October
– Hieromartyr Erofei, Bishop of Athens, Blessed Prince Vladimir Yaroslavich, Novgorod, miracle worker, Saints Helladius and Onesimus, hermits of the Kiev Caves, in the Near Caves, the Monk Ammon, the hermit of Kiev Caves, in the Far Caves, the Martyrs Gaius , Hieromartyr Peter of Capitoline, martyrs Domnin and her daughters Viriney (Veronica) and Proskudia (Prosdoka), the Monk Amun, the Monk Paul the Pre-Simple, the Martyrs Davikt (Adavkt) and his daughter Calisthenia, Saint Stephen Shchilyanovich.
18 october
– Martyr Charitina, Venerable Damian, presbyter, healer, Jeremiah and Matthew the sagacious, Kiev-Pechersk, in the Near Caves, Hieromartyr Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria, Martyr Mamelkhva of Persia, Venerable Gregory Khandzoiskiy.
19 october
– Apostle Thomas, Saint Nicephorus, Exarch of the Patriarch of Constantinople to Ukraine.
The 20th of October
– the Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, the Monk Sergius obediently, Kiev-Pechersk, in the Near Caves, the Martyrs Julian, the presbyter, and Caesarea the deacon, the martyr Pelagia of Tarsus, the martyr Polychrony, the presbyter.
October 21
– the Monk Pelagia, the Monk Taisia, Saint Pelagia, the virgin.
22 of October
– the Apostle James Alfeyev, the Monk Andronicus and his wife Athanasia, the righteous Abraham, the forefather and nephew of his Lot, the martyrs Eventius (Juventin) and Maximus, the Martyr Poplia, the confessor, the deaconess of Antioch, the Monk Peter of Galatia. Korsun Icon of the Mother of God.
October 23
– Cathedral of Volyn saints. Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampius, Saint Amphilochius, Bishop of Vladimir-Volynsky, Martyr Theoteknes, Saint Vassian, Saint Theophilus, confessor.
October 24
– memory of the holy fathers of the VIII Ecumenical Council. The Apostle Philip, one of the seven deacons, the Monk Theophanes, the confessor, the creator of the canons, the Bishop of Nicaea, the Monk Theophanes, the fasting man of the Kiev Caves, in the Near Caves, the Martyrs Zinaida and Philonila.
the 25th of October
– Martyrs Provo, Tarakh and Andronicus, Saint Cosmas, Bishop of Mayum, creator of canons, Martyr Domnika, Saint Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours. Jerusalem, Rudny icons of the Mother of God.
October 26
– Martyrs Karp, Bishop of Thyatira, papilas, deacon, Agaphodoros and Martyr Agathonikos, Saint Benjamin, the hermit of Kiev-Pechersk, in the Far Caves, Martyr Florenty, Martyr Benjamin Deacon, Saint Nikita, confessor (Zlatatyress Christ). Iverskaya, Semiozernoi icons of the Mother of God.
27th October
– the Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasia, Protasius, Kelsius, the Monk Paraskeva of Serbia, the Monk Nicholas the Svyatosha, the Prince of Chernigov, the Kiev Caves wonderworker, in the Near Caves, the Martyr Sylvanus, the presbyter of Gaz. The resting place of the righteous Peter (Kalnyshevsky) the Long-suffering.
28 of October
– the Monk Euthymius the New, Thessalonian, the Monk Martyr Lucian, Presbyter of Antioch, the Hieromartyr Lucian of Kiev of the Caves, in the Far Caves, the Martyrs Sarvil and Veve, Saint Savin, Bishop of Catan. Icons of the Mother of God “The Contestant of the Breads”.
29th of October
– Martyr Longinus, centurion at the Cross of the Lord, Venerable Longinus, goalkeeper of the Kiev Caves, in the Far Caves.
October 30
– the prophet Hosea, the MonkMartyr Andrew of Crete, the martyrs, unmercenaries of Cosmas and Damian of Arabia and the brothers of their martyrs Leonty, Anthim and Eutropius. Transfer of the relics of the righteous Lazarus of the Four days, Bishop of Kitia. The icons of the Mother of God, called “For Christmas and after Christmas the Virgin” and “The Liberator”.
October 31
– the apostle and evangelist Luke, the martyr Marina, the Monk Julian.
Posts in October 2021
- There are no multi-day fasts in October.
- One-day fasts will be October 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
… On these days, you should refrain from eating eggs, meat and dairy products.
We previously published a forecast of magnetic storms in October 2021.
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