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Calendar of holy relics for this month

October 2022

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
25	26	27	28	29	30	1
						Euphrosyne, princess of Suzdal, nun, venerable Hilarion (Ponomarev) of Optina, venerable
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Euphrosyne, princess of Suzdal, nun, venerable Ignatius (Brianchaninov), bishop of the Caucasus and the Black Sea, holy hierarch Kuksha of the Kiev Caves, venerable, hieromartyr (Near Caves) Leonid (Leo Nagolkin) of Optina, venerable Macarius (Ivanov) of Optina, venerable Moses (Putilov) of Optina, founder of the Optina Skete, venerable Nikola Sviatosha (Svyatoslav Davidovich), prince of Chernigov and wonderworker of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Philaret (Theodosius in schema) (Amphiteatrov), Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia, holy hierarch (Far Caves) Theodore (Ushakov) of Sanaxar Monastery, hieromonk, venerable		Alexander (in schema - Alexius) Nevsky, right-believing prince Kuksha of the Kiev Caves, venerable, hieromartyr (Near Caves) Matrona (Nikonova), the Blind of Moscow Nicholas, the wonderworker from Myra in Lycia, holy hierarch Nicon the Great, abbot of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Nikola Sviatosha (Svyatoslav Davidovich), prince of Chernigov and wonderworker of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves)	Innocent (Popov-Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomensk, enlightener of Alaska and Siberia, holy hierarch John the Baptist of the Lord, prophet	Thekla of Iconium, Protomartyr, Equal-to-the-Apostles	Euphrosyne of Alexandria, nun, venerable Euphrosyne, princess of Suzdal, nun, venerable Sergius of Radonezh, abbot and wonderworker, venerable
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Tikhon (Belavin), patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, new hieromartyr, holy hierarch		Abramius the Lover-of-Labor of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Agapitus, unmercenary physician of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Alypius the Iconographer of the Kiev Caves, hieromonk, venerable (Near Caves) Anastasius the deacon of the Kiev Caves, hieromartyr (Near Caves) Anatolius, recluse of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Athanasius "the Resurrected", recluse of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Barlaam, first abbot of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Basil of the Kiev Caves, venerable martyr (Near Caves) Damian the Healer of the Kiev Caves, presbyter, venerable (Near Caves) Elias (Ilya) of Murom, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Ephraim of the Kiev Caves, metropolitan of Pereyaslavl, venerable (Near Caves) Erasmus of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Eustratius of the Kiev Caves, venerable martyr (Near Caves) Gregory, iconographer of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Gregory, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves, venerable martyr (Near Caves) Isaac, recluse of the Kiev Caves, fool-for-Christ, venerable (Near Caves) Isaiah Hardworking of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Jeremiah of the Kiev Caves, the Clairvoyant, venerable (Near Caves) John the Junior of the Kiev Caves (brother of Theophilus), monk, venerable (Near Caves) John, faster of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Kuksha of the Kiev Caves, venerable, hieromartyr (Near Caves) Laurence, recluse of the Kiev Caves, bishop of Turov, venerable (Near Caves) Luke, steward of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Macarius the Faster, deacon of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Mark the Grave-digger of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Moses the Hungarian, of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Nectarius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Nestor the Chronicler of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Nicodemus the Prosphora-baker of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Nicon the Great, abbot of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Nikola Sviatosha (Svyatoslav Davidovich), prince of Chernigov and wonderworker of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Niphon of the Kiev Caves, bishop of Novgorod, holy hierarch, venerable (Near Caves) Onesiphorus the foresighted of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Onuphrius the Silent of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Far Caves) Pimen, the Faster, of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Pimen, the Much-ailing, of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Polycarp, archimandrite of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Prochorus, Pigweed-eater of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Sabbas, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Sergius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Simon of the Kiev Caves, bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal, holy hierarch, venerable (Near Caves) Spyridon of the Kiev Caves, prosphorabaker, venerables (Near Caves) Sylvester of the Kiev Caves, hegumen, venerable (Near Caves) Theodore of the Kiev Caves, venerable martyr (Near Caves) Theophan the Faster of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Theophilus the Weepy of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Titus, presbyter of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves)	Andronicus (Lukash) of Glinsk, schema-archimandrite, venerable Basil (Preobrazhensky), bishop of Kineshma, hiero-confessor Ephraim of the Kiev Caves, metropolitan of Pereyaslavl, venerable (Near Caves) John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco, wonderworker, holy hierarch Silvester (Sylvester) (Olshevsky), bishop of Omsk and Pavlodar, new hieromartyr		Mother of God, Most Holy Virgin Mary, Theotokos	Theodore Ushakov, admiral, righteos, warrior
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	Barsanuphius of Kazan, the bishop of Tver, wonderworker, holy hierarch Gurias (Rugotin),the Archbishop of Kazan, holy hierarch	Basil (Preobrazhensky), bishop of Kineshma, hiero-confessor Damian the Healer of the Kiev Caves, presbyter, venerable (Near Caves) Dionysius the Great, bishop of Alexandria, confessor, hieromartyr Hermogenes, the Patriarch of Moscow of all Russia, hieromartyr, wonderworker Innocent (Popov-Veniaminov), Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomensk, enlightener of Alaska and Siberia, holy hierarch Jeremiah of the Kiev Caves, the Clairvoyant, venerable (Near Caves) Peter of Moscow, the Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia, wonderworker, holy hierarch Philaret (Drozdov), Metropolitan of Moscow, holy hierarch Tikhon (Belavin), patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, new hieromartyr, holy hierarch	Thomas, Apostle of the Twelve	Sergius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves)	Pelagia, the Penitent of the Mount of Olives, Palestinian Antioch, venerable	Abraham, righteous Forefather James, son of Alphaeus, apostle of the Twelve Kuksha of Odessa, New, abbot, wonderworker, venerable
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ambrose (Grenkov) of Optina, venerable Andrew Bogolyubsky (the God-Loving), right-believing prince Barlaam, first abbot of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Cyprian (Tsamblak), metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia, holy hierarch Innocent (Kulchitsky), first bishop of Irkutsk Job, abbot and wonderworker of Pochaev, venerable Nestor the Chronicler of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Nikola Sviatosha (Svyatoslav Davidovich), prince of Chernigov and wonderworker of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Niphon of the Kiev Caves, bishop of Novgorod, holy hierarch, venerable (Near Caves) Peter of Moscow, the Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia, wonderworker, holy hierarch Philaret (Theodosius in schema) (Amphiteatrov), Metropolitan of Kiev and Galicia, holy hierarch (Far Caves) Theodore (Theodosius in monasticism) of the Kiev Caves, prince of Ostrog, venerable (1483) (Far Caves)	Ambrose (Grenkov) of Optina, venerable Anatole I, the "Elder" (Zertsalov) of Optina, venerable Anatole II, the "Younger" (Potapov) of Optina, hiero-confessor, venerable Anthony (Putilov) of Optina, venerable Barsanuphius (Plikhankov) of Optina, venerable Hilarion (Ponomarev) of Optina, venerable Isaac I (Antimonov) of Optina, venerable Isaac II (Bobrakov, the Younger) of Optina, archimandrite hieromartyr, venerable Joseph (Litovkin) of Optina, venerable Leonid (Leo Nagolkin) of Optina, venerable Macarius (Ivanov) of Optina, venerable Moses (Putilov) of Optina, founder of the Optina Skete, venerable Nectarius (Tikhonov) of Optina, venerable Nikon (Beliaev) the Confessor of Optina Synaxis of the Venerable Elders of Optina Theophan the Faster of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves)	John the Baptist of the Lord, prophet Martin the Merciful, bishop of Tours, holy hierarch	Benjamin of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Far Caves) Mother of God, Most Holy Virgin Mary, Theotokos	Nikola Sviatosha (Svyatoslav Davidovich), prince of Chernigov and wonderworker of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Near Caves) Theodore Ushakov, admiral, righteos, warrior	Dionysius of Suzdal, metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia, holy hierarch Lucian, presbyter of the Kiev Caves, hieromartyr (Far Caves)	Longinus of Cappadociathe, centurion, martyr Longinus the Gate-keeper of the Kiev Caves, venerable (Far Caves)
30	31	1	2	3	4	5
Lazarus "Of the Four Days" (in the tomb), bishop of Kition in Cyprus, righteous	Joseph of Volotsk (Volokolamsk), abbot, venerable, wonderworker

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