October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Oct. 19 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct. 21

Fixed commemorations

All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 2 by Old Calendarists

Saints

• Martyr Artemius at Antioch (363)
• Venerable Gerasimus of Cephalonia, the "New Ascetic" (1579)
• Martyrs Eboras and Eunos of Persia (341)
• Martyrs Aborsam and Senoe, of Persia (c. 341)
• Saint Matrona of Chios (1462)
• Martyr Zebinas of Caesarea in Palaestina (308)
• Greatmartyr Artemius of Verkolsk (1542)
• Repose of Hieromonk Theodosius of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1850)
• Repose of Abbot Theodosius (Popov) of Optina (1903)
• New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl (1918)
• New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokkel), bishop of Alatyr (1937)

Other commemorations

Translation of the relics of New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mt. Athos (1814) from Constantinople to Mt. Athos.

References

• Protection of the Mother of God Church, List of Saints
• Pravoslavie Orthodox Calendar