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'''Saint commemorations''' are formulaic liturgical phrases used during dismissals of divine services and also in the [[synaxarion]] readings for each day. They may generally be applied to [[saints]] when writing about them. The form is as follows (substituting the name of the saint for the ''N.''):
==Prophets==
''The glorious Prophet N.''
==Righteous or Forefather==
''The holy and righteous N.''
==Apostles==
''The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle N.''
==Evangelists==
''The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle and Evangelist N.''
==Martyrs==
===Male Martyrs===
''The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyr (or Great-martyr or Venerable-martyr or Confessor or New-martyr, etc.) N.''
===Female Martyrs===
''The holy and glorious Martyr (or Great-martyr or Venerable-martyr or Virgin-martyr, etc.) N.''
==Hierarchs==
''Our father among the saints N.''
==Monastics==
===Male Monastics===
''Our venerable and God-bearing Father N.''
===Female Monastics===
''Our venerable Mother N.''
==Following==
Following the name of the saint, add the appropriate title (''the Wonderworker'', ''the Great'', ''the Trophy-bearer'', etc.).
==Source==
* ''The Liturgikon: The Book of Divine Services for the Priest and Deacon'', Bishop [[Basil (Essey) of Wichita]] (ISBN 0962419001)
==Prophets==
''The glorious Prophet N.''
==Righteous or Forefather==
''The holy and righteous N.''
==Apostles==
''The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle N.''
==Evangelists==
''The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle and Evangelist N.''
==Martyrs==
===Male Martyrs===
''The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyr (or Great-martyr or Venerable-martyr or Confessor or New-martyr, etc.) N.''
===Female Martyrs===
''The holy and glorious Martyr (or Great-martyr or Venerable-martyr or Virgin-martyr, etc.) N.''
==Hierarchs==
''Our father among the saints N.''
==Monastics==
===Male Monastics===
''Our venerable and God-bearing Father N.''
===Female Monastics===
''Our venerable Mother N.''
==Following==
Following the name of the saint, add the appropriate title (''the Wonderworker'', ''the Great'', ''the Trophy-bearer'', etc.).
==Source==
* ''The Liturgikon: The Book of Divine Services for the Priest and Deacon'', Bishop [[Basil (Essey) of Wichita]] (ISBN 0962419001)
