June 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

June 3 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 5

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 17 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For June 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 22.

Saints

• Saints Mary and Martha, sisters of Saint Lazarus (1st century)^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Hieromartyr Astius, Bishop of Dyrrachium in Macedonia (2nd century)^{[1] [5] [6] [7]}
• Saint Titus, Bishop of Byzantium (3rd century)^{[1] [5]}
• Holy Martyrs of Niculitsel, Romania (320):^{[1] [5] [8] [9]}

• Hieromartyr Apotacius and Martyrs Zoticus, Atallus, Camasius, Philip, and 31 others, including:

• Eutychius, Quirinus, Julia, Saturninus, Ninita, Fortunio, Gaddanus, and Amasus, beheaded at Noviodunum (Niculitel), in Scythia Minor.^[10]
• Saint Metrophanes of Byzantium, first Archbishop of Constantinople (c. 326)^{[1] [3] [11] [12] [13]}
• Venerable Alonius of Scetis in Egypt (5th century)^{[1] [3] [5] [14]}
• Saint Zosimas of Cilicia, Bishop of Babylon in Egypt (6th century)^{[1] [5] [7] [15]}
• Monk-martyr John, Abbot, of Monagria Monastery, in Cyprus (761)^{[1] [3] [5] [16]}
• Venerable Sophia of Ainos, Thrace, Mother of Orphans (10th-11th centuries)^{[1] [3] [17] [18]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Clateus, one of the earliest Bishops of Brescia in Italy, martyred under Nero (c. 64)^{[19] [20]}
• Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severian, and Silanus, of Gaul (1st century)^{[1] [5] [7] [21]}
• Martyr Concordius of Spoleto (c. 175)^{[1] [5] [7] [22]}
• Martyrs Aretius (Arecius, Aregius) and Dacian, in Rome.^{[20] [23]}
• Saint Saturnina, a virgin-martyr from Germany murdered near Arras in France.^[20]
• Saint Quirinus, a martyr in Tivoli near Rome.^[20]
• Saint Quirinus of Sescia, Bishop of Siscia (Sisak or Seseg), now in Croatia (308)^{[20] [24]}
• Saint Rutilus and Companions, martyrs at Sabaria (Sabar) in Pannonia, now Hungary.^[20]
• Saint Optatus, Bishop of Milevum in Numidia (376)^{[1] [5] [20]}
• Venerable Nennocha (Ninnoca, Nennoc, Gwengustle), a holy virgin from Britain who followed St Germanus to France, becoming an abbess in Brittany at Ploërmel or Pleumeur-Gautier (c. 467)^{[20] [25] [26]}
• Venerable Breaca, a disciple of St Brigid who crossed from Ireland to Cornwall (c. 460) with several companions (5th-6th centuries)^{[20] [27]}
• Venerable Petroc (Petrock, Pedrog, Perreux), Abbot, in Cornwall (c. 594)^{[1] [5] [20] [28] [29]}
• Saints Croidan, Medan and Degan, three disciples of St Petroc in Cornwall (6th century)^{[20] [30]}
• Saint Buriana, born in Ireland, she lived as an anchoress in Cornwall (6th century)^[20]
• Saint Eadfrith of Lindisfarne (Edfrith), Bishop of Lindisfarne in England after St Edbert, he illuminated the Lindisfarne Gospels in honour of St Cuthbert (721)^{[20] [31]}
• Saint Alexander, Bishop of Verona in Italy (8th century)^[20]
• Saint Aldegrin (Adalgrin), a noble who became a monk near Cluny in France (939)^[20]
• Saint Elsiar, a monk at Saint-Savin Abbey in Lavedan in France (c. 1050)^[20]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Metrophanes of Radonezh, elder and abbot (14th century)^{[32] [33]}
• Venerable Methodius, founder of Peshnosha Monastery, Moscow, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh (1392)^{[34] [35]}
• Saint Martirius, archbishop of Novgorod (1199)^[36]
• Saints Eleazar and Nazarius, Wonderworkers, of Olonets (15th century)^[37]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Peter Belyaev, Priest (1918)^{[5] [7] [38]}
• New Hieromartyr Đorđe Bogić, protopresbyter in the Serbian Orthodox Church in Našice, killed by the Ustashas (1941)^{[7] [38] [39] [40]}
• New Hieromartyr Ioannicius (Lipovac), Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral (1945)^{[1] [5] [7] [41]} (see also: June 18 )

Other commemorations

• Repose of Hieromonk Bartholomew of Neamts and Svir (1864)^[1]
• Repose of the righteous sisters Vera (June 4) and Lyubov (June 8), foundresses of the Shamordino Convent (1883)^[1]
• Uncovering of the relics (1999) of New Hieromartyr Peter (Zverev), Archbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk (1929)^{[7] [38]}

Sources

• June 4/17. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• June 17 / June 4. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• June 4. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 41.
• The Fourth Day of the Month of June. Orthodoxy in China.
• June 4. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 163–164.
• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 253–255.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 4 Ιουνίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• 04/06/2017. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• 17 июня (4 июня). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 4 июня по старому стилю / 17 июня по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.
• 4 июня (ст.ст.) 17 июня 2014 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20170604.html June 4/17
2. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἁγίες Μάρθα καὶ Μαρία ἀδελφὲς τοῦ Ἁγίου Λαζάρου. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
3. Συναξαριστής. 4 Ιουνίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
4. Righteous Martha the sister of Lazarus. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
5. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2017&today=17&month=6&trp=0&tzo=-4 June 17 / June 4
6. Hieromartyr Astius the Bishop of Dyrrachium in Macedonia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
7. 4 июня по старому стилю / 17 июня по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год.
8. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀτταλός, Ζωτικός, Κάμασις καὶ Φίλιππος οἱ Μάρτυρες τῆς Ρουμανίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. Martyrs of Niculitsel. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
10. Martyr Eutychius of Niculitsel. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
11. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μητροφάνης Α’ Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. St. Metrophanes the first Patriarch of Constantinople. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
13. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. METROPHANES, B. (A.D. 325.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 33-34.
14. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἁλώνιος. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
15. Venerable Father Zosima the Bishop of Babylon. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
16. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
17. Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ὁσία Σοφία ἐξ Αἴνου. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
18. Venerable Sophia of Ainos. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
19. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Κλατέος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Βρεσκίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
20. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdjun.htm June 4
21. Martyr Frontasius of Gaul. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. Martyr Concordius of Spoleto. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
23. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀρέτιος καὶ Δακιανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρες. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
24. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. QUIRINUS, B.M. (A.D. 304.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 30-33.
25. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article XIV.—St. Nennoca, or Nennoc, Virgin, of Armorica. [Fifth Century.]" In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. VI. Dublin, 1875. pp. 129-135.
26. Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ὁσία Νιννοκία ἐκ Βρετανίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
27. Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ὁσία Βρεάκη ἐξ Ἰρλανδίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
28. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Πετρόκιος ἐξ Οὐαλίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
29. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. PETROCK, AB. (6TH CENT.)" In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Sixth: June. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 35.
30. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Κρουϊδανός, Δαγανὸς καὶ Μεδανὸς ἐξ Ἰρλανδίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
31. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἔντφριθος ἐξ Ἰρλανδίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
32. Web site: Троицкий патерик. Преподобный Митрофан, игумен Радонежский . 2023-07-21 . stsl.ru.
33. Web site: МИТРОФАН РАДОНЕЖСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-07-21 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
34. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Μεθόδιος ἐκ Ρωσίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
35. Venerable Methodius the Abbot of Peshnosha the Disciple of the Venerable Sergius of Radonezh. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
36. Web site: МАРТИРИЙ НОВГОРОДСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-07-20 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
37. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἐλεάζαρος, Ναζάριος καὶ Εὐμένιος οἱ Θαυματουργοί. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
38. 17 июня (4 июня). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
39. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ἐκ Κροατίας. 4 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
40. Священномученик Георгий Богич, пресвитер - 17 июня. Православная энциклопедия «Азбука веры». Retrieved: 1 July 2017.
41. ИОАННИКИЙ. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).