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<big>The purpose of this article is to Witness to the Saints of the Eastern Orthodox church </big><br> witnessed through the chronological listing of their "repose" or "martyrdoms".  This is a large piece of research and is not complete. All rights belong to OrthodoxWiki and may not be reproduced in other Wiki-forums or published works.

*201 [[Clement of Alexandria|Clement]] leaves city to avoid persecution of Septimius Severus.:''Christian thinkers try to harmonise philosopy and scripture with possible influences from Indian Buddhism.''*202 Great Martyr [[Haralampus of Magnesia|Haralampus]], Bp. of [[w:Magnesia|Magnesia]], [[february February 10]]; [[Leonides of Alexandria]], father of [[Origen]]

*212 Deaths of [[Felix, Fortunatus and Achilleus]]; [[Ferreolus and Ferrutio]]; [[Mavilus of Adrumetum]], killed by wild beasts; ''c,'' [[Narcissus of Jerusalem]], Patriarch of Jerusalem. {{citation}}:''"[[Hexapla]]" commenced by [[Origen]].

*230 **[[Tatiana of Rome]] and her father, beheaded in Rome [[January 12]]; death of Cecelia; death **[[Thespesius of Cappadocia]], [[ThespesiusJune 1]]; **[[Urban I of Rome|Urban I]], Bp. of Rome [[May 25]].**''Bishop Demetrius condemns Origen and expels him from priesthood and from Egypt.''

*250 The [[Seven Youths of Ephesus]] hide in cave to escape the persecutions of Decius and sleep for 184 years, [[August 4]]; ''martyr'' Myron the Presbyter of Cyzicus, beheaded by the sword under Decius, [[August 17]]; ''c,'' [[Fabian of Rome|Fabian]], Bishop Bp. of Rome, arrested and dies as martyr probably from treatment in prison; [[Babylas of Antioch|Babylas]], bishop Bp. of Antioch, dies in prison during persecutions of under Decius; [[Alexander of Jerusalem|Alexander]], bishop Bp. of Jerusalem dies in prison during persecution of under Decius; Matrydom of [[Christopher of Lycia]]; Martyrdom of [[Cyprian and Justina]] at Nicomedia; Hieromartyr Leonidas, Bp. of Athens. 

; Unknown datesDate unknown* Martyrs Coronatus, Thyrsus, Leucius, and their companions suffered in Bythnian Caesarea and Apollonia under Emperor Decius, [[Ten Holy Martyrs of CreteAugust 17]].*[[Anastasia the Roman]], died under Emperor Decius, [[December 23October 29]].

*257 [[Stephen I of Rome|Stephen]], bishop Bp. of Rome, dies, perhaps martyred; [[Novatian ]] martyred during persecution under Valerian. *258 Martyrs ** Chief prison guard, [[Hippolytus of Rome|Hippolytus]] and all his household, converted by Martyr [[Lawrence of Rome: Archdeacon |Laurence]].** Roman soldier Romanus baptised by Martyr [[Lawrence of Rome|Laurence]], and immediately beheaded [[August 9]].** Roman Martyr [[Lawrenceof Rome|Laurence]], Archdeacon, d. [[August 10]] ** Roman Martyrs Pope [[Sixtus II of Rome|Xystus II (Sixtus)]], Deacon Felicissimus, and Deacon Agapitus, soldier Romanusd. [[August 10]]; ** [[Hippolytus of Rome]], dragged by wild horses over stones, d. [[August 13]].** [[Concordia of Rome]], foster mother of [[Hippolytus of Rome|Hippolytus]], executed and body thrown into an unclean place, [[August 13]]. ** Martyrs [[Irenaeus of Rome|Irenaeus]] and [[Abundius of Rome|Abundius]], bury Concordia beside Hippolytus. ** Martyrs [[Irenaeus of Rome|Irenaeus]] and [[Abundius of Rome|Abundius]], ddrowned [[August 26]]. ** Other Christians bury martyrs [[August 10Irenaeus of Rome|Irenaeus]] and [[Abundius of Rome|Abundius]], near the relics of Archdeacon [[Lawrence of Rome|Laurence]]; .** Xystus II, bishop Bp. of Rome; [[Cyprian of Carthage]](''Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus''), d. [[September 14]](fd.[[August 31]]) *260 [[Paul of Samosata]], (Deposed) Bp. of Antioch, by way of his teachings paves way for [[Arianism]] and does shocking things in personal and public life. ====260-270 Persecutions====*265 [[Dionysius of Alexandria|Dionysius]], bishop Bp. of Alexandria diesd. [[November 17]] (fd:[[October 5]]).*268 ''Gallienus murdered.''*269 [[Anthony the Great|Anthony]] dedicates life to asceticism. ====270 ''Plotinus dies; Claudius II dies -275 Persecution of plague;'' Christians under Emperor Aurelian====*270 [[Gregory the Wonderworker|Gregory Thaumaturgus]], Bp. of Neocaesarea, founder of the Church in Cappadocia d. [[w:Cappadocia|CappadociaNovember 17]].** ''First report that [[Paul of Thebes]] fed daily by ravens;''** ''Plotinus dies.; Claudius II dies of plague'' 

 ;Unknown dates*Martyr Paul, and his sister Juliana, of Syria executed under Aurelian in the Phoenician city of Ptolemais, [[August 17]].*Martyr Patroclus of Troyes, executed under Aurelian on the banks of the River Sequanum (now the Seine), [[August 17]]. His body was buried by night by the priest Eusebius and deacon Liberius. ====275-300 Persecutions====*276 ''Tacitus murdered.''*281 ''Probus murdered.''

*284 Martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian, ; [[Andrew Stratelates ]] ("the General") and 2,593 soldiers with him in Cilicia; [[August 19]].

 *295 [[Susanna the Virgin]] <ref>"At Rome, commemoration of Saint Susanna, in whose name, which was mentioned among the martyrs in ancient lists, the basilica of the titular church of Gaius at the Baths of Diocletian was dedicated to God in the sixth century." ''Martyrologium Romanum'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)</ref> beheaded at the command of Diocletian, [[August 11]]. *296 [[Susanna the Virgin|Gaius]] Bp. of Rome, Presbyter [[Susanna the Virgin|Gabinus]] and [[Susanna the Virgin|Maximus the brother of Gabinus]] <ref>There relics are venerated in the non-Orthodox Holy Trinity church in Lyon, France.</ref> beheaded [[August 11]]:''Athanasius born.'' *298 [[Karterios]], [[January 8]]; Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in Cilicia [[August 16]]. === Unknown dates ===* Hieromartyr Therapon, Bp. of Cyprus, [[May 25]], ''c.'' 284-305 under Diocletian.*[[Rhipsime of Armenia]] c 290, [[September 30]], during the time of Diocletian* Sozon of Cilicia, d. [[September 7]], ''c.'' 284-305 under Emperor Maximian.* [[Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete]], [[December 23]].

;====303-311 (10th) Persecution of Christians under [[w:Diocletian|Diocletian]], identified as the [[w:Diocletianic Persecution|Great Persecution]]====*303 Martyrdom of Graet'''Great-Martyr [[George the Trophy-bearer]]''', at Nicomedia; Acacius, the Centurion, beheaded at Byzantium [[May 7]]; Great-martyr [[Procopius of Scythopolis]], beheaded in Caesaria Maritima [[July 7]]; martyrdom of [[Genesius of Rome|Genesius, the Actor ]], from Rome]], martyred [[August 25]]. *304 Marcellinus, Bp. of Rome, dies during persecution; [[Amphibalus]], died at Verulamium (St Albans) Hertforshire, [[June 25]]; [[Marina of Antioch]], [[July 17]]; ''Martyr'' [[Euplus of Catania|Euplus]], Archdeacon of Catania, beheaded [[August 11]] <ref>The holy relics of [[Euplus of Catania]] are in the village of Vico della Batonia, near Naples.</ref>; Martyrs [[Timothy, Agapius and Thekla of Palestine]], d. [[August 19]]; [[Charitina of Amisus]], [[October 5]]; [[Lucy of Syracuse]], [[December 13]]; [[Anysia of Thessaloniki]], [[December 30]]. *305 '''Great martyrs:'' [[Panteleimon]] ''' [[ July 27]]; '''[[Catherine of Alexandria]]''', d. [[November 24|Nov 24 &]][[November 25|25]]; '''[[Barbara of Heliopolis]]''', [[December 4]]*306 Cyril, bishop of Antioch, dies at mines; Death Martyrs Anicetus of Great-[[Martyr|martyr]] Nicomedia and [[Myrrh]]-streamer [[Demetrios of Thessaloniki|Demetrios]] of [[w:Thessaloniki|Thessaloniki]], [[October 26]]; Bp. [[Parthenios of Lampsacus]]; [[Adrian and Natalia|Adrian]], is martyred [[March 4]] at Nicomedia his nephew Photius <ref>The accuracy Sts. Anicetus and Photius are mentioned in the prayers for the Blessing of Oil and the dating is in question; some sources state that there were actually two Adrians martyred at NicomediaLesser Blessing of Water (BOOK OF NEEDS, one under Diocletian1987, and one under Liciniusp. Saint Hadrian shares a feast day with his wife on [[September 8]]; he also has feast day alone on [[March 4]] and [[August 26]]230).</ref>.*309 Martyrdom of Shmona, Gurya of Edessa[[August 12]].

*306 '''Great martyrs:''' '''[[Theodore the Tyro]]''', [[February 17]];'''[[Demetrios of Thessaloniki]]''', [[October 26]]; Bp. [[Parthenios of Lampsacus]]; [[Adrian and Natalia|Adrian]], is martyred [[March 4]] at Nicomedia <ref>The accuracy of the dating is in question; some sources state that there were actually two Adrians martyred at Nicomedia, one under Diocletian, and one under Licinius. Saint Hadrian shares a feast day with his wife on [[September 8]]; he also has feast day alone on [[March 4]] and [[August 26]].</ref>; Cyril, Bp.of Antioch, dies at mines; ''Martyrs'' Aristocles, the Presbyter of Cyprus, Deacon Demetrian and Athanasius the Reader beheaded in Salamis under Maximian Galerius, [[June 20]]. *308 [[Jacob of Nisibis|James]] (d.338) appointed first Bp. of Nisibis (Syria). *309 Great-martyr [[Menas of Egypt]], [[November 11]]. ====310-379 (11th) Persecution of Christians under Persian King [[w:Shapur II|Shapur II]]====

*312 [[Lucian of Antioch]] dies in Nicomedia from torments suffered during persecution, [[January 7]]; ''Hieromartyr'' [[Methodius of Patara|Methodius]], Bp. of Patara (Lycia in Asia Minor), beheaded [[June 20]].

*314 [[Miltiades of Rome]], d. [[January 10]] (fd: [[December 10]]).:''ca.'' ''death of Tiridates, king of Armenia (or as late as 330)''.

:''ca. death of Diocletian'';

*319 Matyrdom of [[Theodore the General|Theodore Stratelates]] ("the General"), under Licinius, [[February 8]].

*325 '''The Holy Cross''' is found in [[Jerusalem]] by the Empress [[Helen]] [[September 14]]; '''First Ecumenical Council''' at [[Nicea]].*326 [[Alexander of Alexandria|Alexander]], Abp. of Alexandria, d. [[April 17]] (FDfd:[[May 29]]); repose of [[Metrophanes of Constantinople|Metrophanes, 26th Bp. of Constantinople]] at the age of 114, [[June 4]]; ''c,'' Papa, Bp. of Nisibis dies.*329 [[Irene of Thessaloniki ]] d. [[May 5]]; [[Helen|Helena]], mother of [[Constantine the Great|Constantine]] d. [[May 21]]; [[Gregory the Theologian]] born in Arianzus of Cappadocia.*332 [[Gregory the Enlightener|Gregory the Illuminator]] of Armenia.

*336 ''Death of [[Arius]], perhaps poisoned just before he is to be restored to office of presbyter in Alexandria''*337 [[Constantine the Great]], shortly after baptism at [[Pascha ]] in [[Nicomedia]], d. [[May 21]].*338 [[Jacob of Nisibis|James]], Bp. of Nisibis d. [[January 13]].** ''"Life of Constantine",'' written by [[Eusebius of Caesarea]]*340 ''cac,''[[Eusebius of Caesarea]], Church historian; *341 ''ca.c,'' [[Paul of Thebes]], traditionally considered the first hermitby tradition, d. [[January 15]].

*345 [[Nicholas of Myra]] [[December 6]]; ''c,'' Aphrat "the Persian".*346 ''c,'' [[Pachomius the Great]] dies of plague[[May 15]]; Barbashmin, catholicosBarba'shmin, Bp. of Seleucia-Ctesiphon martyred[[January 14]].*348 [[Spyridon of Trimythous|Spyridon]], Bp. of Trimythous reposed and buried at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Trimythous [[December 12]].*350 ''Wonder-worker'' [[Myron the Wonderworker|Myron]], Bp. of Crete, [[August 8]]:'' [[Cyril of Jerusalem|Cyril]] elected Bp. of Jerusalem.''*351 Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem, [[May 7]]. *355 ''Equal-to-the-Apostles'' [[Nino of Cappadocia]], reposed in Bodbe of Georgia [[January 14]]. *356 [[Anthony the Great]], reposed [[January 17]].*357 ''"Life of Antony",'' written by [[Athanasius the Great]]*358 [[Hosius the Confessor]], Bp. of Córdoba, [[August 27]].*360 [[John Cassian]] born Dobrogea, Romania.*362 ** ''hieromartyr'' [[Basil of Ancyra|Basil]], Bp. of Ancyra, executed under [[Julian the Apostate]] [[June 29]] (fd.[[January 1]]).** ''hieromartyr'' [[Reginos of Skopelos|Reginos]], Bp. of Skopelos, beheaded, [[February 25]]; ** [[Dorotheus of Tyre|Dorotheus]], Bp. of Tyre, [[June 5]]; *363 :''[[Ephraim of Syria]] and greater part of Christian population take refuge in the city of Edessa after the city of Nisibus is ceded to the Sassanids.'' *366 Abraham the Great of Kidunj, the Recluse and his niece Mary of Mesopotamia (fd. [[October 29]])

 *373 ** [[Athanasius the Great]], Bp. of Alexandria (d.[[May 2]]/(fd.[[January 18]]); ** [[Ephrem the Syrian]], [[January 28]];** [[Ambrose of Milan|Ambrose]] appointed Bp. of Milan.  *375 Abdiesus, Bp. of Kashkar, and 38 companions, in Persia, [[May 16]]. *379 [[Basil the Great]], Bp. of [[Caesarea ]] [[January 1]].*380 [[Patapius of Thebes|Patapius]] born in the Egyptian city of Thebes; Deacon [[Aithalas the Persian]], martyred [[September 1]].*381 Council of Constantinople.*382 [[John Cassian]] enters a monastery in Bethlehem.

*385 [[Gregory of Nyssa|Gregory]], Bp. of Nyssa and prominent theologian, reposed peacefully [[January 10]]. *386 ** [[Cyril of Jerusalem]] [[March 18]].** ''The Mother of God [[icon]] [[Panagia Soumela|"Soumela"]], painted by [[Apostle Luke|Luke]], left in a cave by St. Barnabas, and his acolyte St. Sophronios, is found at Mount Mela, Pontus of Asia Minor and renamed.'' 

 *390 **391 [[Gregory Macarius the TheologianGreat]], <ref>According to the Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium this date is 392. He was ninety-seven years old.</ref> [[January 19]]*392 *''Emperor Theodosius obliged to do public [[penance]] by [[Macarius the GreatAmbrose of Milan]]for having suppressed a riot at Thessaloniki via a massacre. '' *397 391 [[Martin of Tours|MartinGregory the Theologian]], BpABp. of ToursConstantinople, d. reposed peacefully [[November 11January 25]] at Candes; .  *397 [[Ambrose of Milan|Ambrose]], Bp. of Milan d. [[April 4]] (FDfd:[[December 7]]) ; [[Martin of Tours|Martin]], Bp. of Tours, d. [[November 11]] at Candes. 

;''====Unknown dates:''====

*403 "[[Synod of the Oak]]"** [[John Chrysostom]] exiled by the synod of the Oak, but quickly recalled.** [[John Cassian]] leaves Constantinople settling close to Marseilles, where he was ordained priest and founded two monasteries.*404 Martyrdom of [[Telemachus]]martyred; ** [[John Chrysostom]] exiled from Constantinople never to return.*406 [[Euthymius the Great]] (29 yo) arrives in Jerusalem.*407 ** [[John Chrysostom]] preaches fasting and self-examination as prerequisite for communion, ** [[John Chrysostom]] exiled?** [[John Chrysostom]] martyred in Comana of Pontus, [[September 14]] (fd [[November 13]]).*410 ''Probable end of Roman occupation of Britain''; Pelagian is driven out of Britain by the Goths of Alaric and moves to Palestine.*411 [[Euthymius the Great]] and [[Theoctistus]] commence asceticism together.*412 [[Patrick of Ireland]] has a vision of God informing him that he will leave for Ireland; Barnabas of Asia Minor, and his nephew Sophronius, [[August 18]].*415 ''Pelagianism is attacked at the [[Council of Diospolis]]''*418 ''Pelagianism is condemned at the [[Councils of Carthage|Council of Carthage]]''*419 King [[Brychan of Brecknock]] born, ca. 419, in exileSouth Wales.*420 ''"Institutions of the Monastic Life"'' written by [[John Cassian]].*421 Roman Emperor [[Theodosius II]] the younger and [[Eudocia the Empress]] (''Aelia Eudocia Augusta'') married June 7.*426 ''"Conferences"'' written by [[John Cassian]]. *429 [[Sisoes the Great]]; [[Celestine of Rome|Celestine I]] dispatches prominent Gallo-Roman Bishops [[Germanus of Auxerre]] and Lupus of Troyes to Britain as missionary bishops and to combat the [[Pelagianism|Pelagian]] heresy.*430 [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]], bishop Bp. of Hippo d.[[August 28]] (fd.[[June 15]]); [[Patrick of Ireland]] ordained by St. [[Germannus of Auxerre|Germannus]], Bp. of Auxerre.** ''"De incarnatione Domini"'' written by [[John Cassian]]. *431 [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]] and Pelagius;:''[[Council of Ephesus]] (Third Ecumenical)''*432 [[Ninian]], Apostle to the Picts; [[Celestine of Rome]], [[Bishop Bp. of Rome]], d.[[April 6]] (fd.[[April 8|8]]); [[Patrick of Ireland|Patrick]] sent from Aesir in Gaul to mission to Ireland.*433 [[Cyril of Alexandria]] and [[John of Antioch]] reconcile on the theology of Christ's humanity.''*434 The [[Seven Youths of Ephesus]] <ref>Maximilian, Iamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodianus (Constantine) and Antoninus.</ref> resurrect after sleeping in a cave for 184 years (250AD), s. [[August 4]] d. [[October 22]].*435 Death of [[John Cassian]] in Marseille, France and [[Acacius of Melitene]].*440 [[Alexios the Man of God]], [[March 17]]; [[Materiana]] born in Gwent of Wales.*444 [[Cyril of Alexandria]].*445 Founding of monastery at Armagh in northern Ireland.*447 [[Germannus of Auxerre|Germannus]] returns to Britain with Severus and heals a lame youth, condemns Pelagian heretics. *450 [[Peter Chrysologus]]; First monasteries established in Wales; Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britian.*455 Germanic Saxons and Angles conquer Britain, founding several independent kingdoms.*459 [[Symeon the Stylite]]; Death of [[Auxilius of Ireland]].<ref group="note">St. [[Auxilius of Ireland]]: The date of death is also given as 454 or 455, see Sabine Baring-Gould, ''The Lives of the Saints'' (J. Hodges, 1898), 275.</ref>*460 [[Eudocia the Empress]], d. [[October 20]] in Jerusalem (fd. [[August 13]]); Balai, Syrian religious poet of Beroea (not a saint). *461 [[Leo the Great]] and ; Death of the Holy Hierarch St. [[Patrick of Ireland|Patrick]], the Apostle of Ireland, at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland<ref group="note">When he came to Ireland, as its enlightener, it was a pagan country; when he ended his earthly life some thirty years later, about 461, the Faith of Christ was established in every corner. " (Great Horologion) The work of St Patrick and his brethren has been called the most successful single missionary venture in the history of the Church.</ref>[[Image:Post-Roman Britannia ca.500 AD.jpg|right|thumb|Post-Roman Britain, ca.500 AD.]]

*471 [[Gennadius I of Constantinople]], Patr. of Constantinople d. [[August 31]]. *473 [[Euthymius the Great]], [[January 20]].

*490 [[Brigid of Kildaire]] founds monastery of Kildare in Ireland.*493 [[Daniel the Stylite]], [[December 11]]; [[Gildas the Wise]] born in the lower valley of the Clyde in central Scotland.<ref group="note">The date of St. [[Gildas the Wise|Gildas']] birth can only tentatively be placed to the decades either side of the beginning of the Sixth Century. St. [[Bede]] indirectly suggests the year 493 for this event and this is the date adopted for this article.</ref>*500 ‘’c,’’ Death of St. [[Gwynllyw of Wales]] (St. Gundleus), a Welsh King & Penitent, founder of [[w:Newport Cathedral|St Woolos Cathedral]] and father of Saint [[Cadoc]] the Wise.

==Sixth centuy century (501-600)==*503 Narsai, Syriac poet-theologian d. in Nisibis.*507 ''c,'' [[John of Ephesus]], born.*508 Pelagia ?*520 [[Roman the Melodist]] moves to Constantinople from Syria; [[Benedict of Nursia]] moves to [[Monte Cassino]]; [[w:Clonard Abbey|Clonard Abbey]] is founded in Ireland by St. [[Finnian of Clonard]], where some of the most significant names in the history of Irish Christianity (who would go on to be known as the [[Twelve Apostles of Ireland]]) studied at.*521 Birth of [[Columba of Iona]].*523 ''c,'' [[Brigid of Kildaire|Brigid]], (''Mary of the Gael'', died at Kildair, Ireland, [[February 1]]; Philoxenus, Bp. of Mabbug, Syriac writer-theologian, d.*524 Boethius executed by Theoderic. *525 [[Cyril of Scythopolis]] born; death of St. [[Brigid of Kildaire]]; [[Gildas the Wise]] studies under St. [[Illtyd]] and travels to Ireland with [[David of Wales]] and [[Cadoc]], here he is ordained to the priesthood.*526 Patr. Euphrasius, dies in earthquake.*527 ** ''"Responses to Letters" written by [[John the Prophet]] together with [[Barsanuphius of Tver|Barsanuphius]] the Egyptian.

*530 [[Brendan the Navigator]] lands in Newfoundland, Canada, establishing a short-lived community of Irish monks.*532 [[Sabbas the Sanctified]], d. [[December 5]]. *533 Bp. [[Remigius of Rheims]], Bp. of Theims, 'the Apostle of the Franks', [[October 1]] and [[January 13]]. *536 [[Evagrius Scholasticus]], Church historian born.*538 Patr. [[Severus of Antioch|Severus]], Syrian Orthodox (Monophysite) of Antioch dies. *540 [[Kentigern of Glasgow|Kentigern]] appointed bishop to Strathclyde Britons (modern Glasgow); ''c,'' [[Elizabeth the Wonderworker]] of Constantinople, [[April 24]]; [[David the Dendrite]] (Tree-dweller), [[July 17]]; ''c,'' [[Barsanuphius of Tver|Barsanuphius]], Bp. of Tver (Gaza)? dies, friend of [[John the Prophet]], [[April 11]].*542 [[John of Ephesus|John]] ''sent to Ephesus by [[Justinian]] I to convert the pagans of the region.''

*545 [[Synod of Brefi]] at Llandewi Brefi in Wales condemns [[Pelagianism]]; Saint [[David of Wales]] moved the Primatial See of Britain from Caerleon to Menevia (St. Davids's).*546 [[Columba of Iona|Columba]] founds monastery of Derry in Ireland.*547 Saint [[David of Wales]] does obeisance to the Patriarch of Jerusalem; ''c,'' [[Benedict of Nursia]]*548 Empress [[Theodora (wife of Justinian)|Theodora]] dies. *550 Notable writer [[John Moschus]] born; [[Aed of Ferns]] born at Inisbrefny, Ireland; Repose of St. [[Jarlath of Tuam]], 1st Bp. of Tuam.*552 Aba I, catholicos of Church of the East, dies.*553 [[Kentigern of Glasgow|Kentigern]], Bishop of Glasgow and Strathclyde exiled by pagans fleeing to Menevia, Wales. *556 [[Columba of Iona|Columba]] founds monastery of Durrow in Irelandl; ''c, or 560'' [[Roman the Melodist]][[October 1]]*557 [[Brendan the Navigator]] founds monastery at Clonfert, Ireland. *560 [[Cloud|Clodoald (Cloud)]], <ref>Saint [[Cloud]] was ordained a [[priest ]] by Bishop Eusebius of Paris in 551.</ref> hermit at Nogent-Sur-Seine, Paris [[September 7]].*565 ''General Belisarius dies.''** ''"Lives of the Easter Saints" written by'' [[John of Ephesus]].*566 Longinus sent to Nubia as missionary.*570 ''c,'' [[John Climacus]] born; ''Year Muhammad born''.*575 ''Church historian'' [[John Malalas]] dies.*576 King [[Constantine of Britain|Constantine]] of Britain, [[May 9]].*577 [[Brendan the Voyager]], abbot of Clonfert, [[May 16]]; Patr. [[John Scholasticus|John III Scholasticus]] of Constantinople dies.

*[[Chad of Lichfield]], bishop Bp. of Lichfield, [[March 2]].

*[[Asaph of Llanelwy|Asaph]], bishop Bp. of Llanelwy, [[May 1]].*[[Hospitius the Hermit]], [[May 21]].* [[Aldhelm of Sherborne|Aldhelm]], bishop Bp. of Sherborne, [[May 25]].*c[[Sampson the Hospitable]], d. [[June 27]] and buried at the church of the holy Martyr Mocius, Constantinople; Severus, Presbyter of Interocrea, Italy, d.535-545 [[June 27]]*[[Helier of Jersey]], cave-dweller of Jersey, martyred [[July 16]], ''c.'' 535-545* [[Blane of Bute|Blane]], bishop Bp. of Bute (Dunblane) and disciple of St. Comgall and Canice, [[August 11]]*[[Sophronius of Cyprus|Sophronius]], ABp. of Cyprus, [[December 9]]*Damian, ABp. of Cyprus.*[[Dorotheos of Gaza]], [[September 16]]?

*605 [[Augustine of Canterbury|Augustine]], Archbishop ABp. of Canterbury, [[May 26]].

*632 [[Aed of Ferns|Aed]], bishop Bp. of Ferns, [[January 31]].*633 [[Modestus of Jerusalem]]; [[Finbar of Cork|Finbar]], first bishop Bp. of Cork and confessor, [[September 25]].*638 [[Maximus the Confessor]] speaks out against the ''"Exposition of Faith"'' heretical edict of emperor Heraclius and Patriarch Sergius; Patr. Sergius (heretical) dies.*640 ''King'' [[Constantine of Strathclyde]], monk and confessor, [[March 11]]; [[Beuno the Wonderworker]], Abbot of Clynnog, died on the "7th day of Easter", (fd. [[April 21]]); [[Eanswythe of Folkestone|Eanswythe]], Abb. of Folkestone and Saxon princess descendant of King Saint [[Aethelbert]], [[August 31]].*642 [[Theodore I of Rome|Theodore I]], Patr. of Rome d. [[November 24]].*647 [[Maximus the Confessor|Maximus]] returns Africa.*649 [[Birinus of Dorchester|Birinus]], ABp. of Dorchester, d. [[December 3]].

*651 [[Aidan of Lindisfarne|Aidan]], bishop Bp. of Lindisfarne and Enlightener of Northumbria, disciple of St. Senan, [[August 31]].

*662 [[Maximus the Confessor]] d. [[August 13]].*664 [[Cedd of Lastingham]], bishop Bp. of the East Saxons, [[January 7]]; [[Boisil of Scotland|Boisil]], abbot of Melrose Abbey (Scotland), [[February 23]].**670 Fiacre, hermit at Meauz (France), [[August 30]].*672 [[Chad of Lichfield|Chad]], bishop Bp. of Lichfield, [[March 2]]

*686 Theodore, ABp. of Constantinople, d. [[December 27]].*687 [[Cuthbert of Lindisfarne|Cuthbert]], bishop Bp. of Lindisfarne, [[March 20]].

*690 [[Theodore of Tarsus]], ABp. of Canterbury, [[September 19]]; [[Translation (relics)|Translation]] of the holy [[relics]] of [[Birinus of Dorchester|Birinus]], ABp. of Dorchester to Winchester.*693 [[Erconwald of London|Eerconwald]], bishop Bp. of London [[April 30]].

*774 Sarmean, the Catholicos of Kartli, Georgia, d. [[August 21]].*778 [[Theodore of Pavia|Theodore]], Bp. of Pavia, [[May 20]].*787 ''Iconodule'' [[Irene of Athens]] convenes [[Seventh Ecumenical Council|Second Council of Nicea]] to restore the practise of venerating icons, [[October 11]]; ''c,'' [[Cosmas the Hymnographer]], bishop Bp. of Majuma, [[October 12]].

==Nineth Ninth century (801-900)==*803 [[Irene of Athens]], iconodule, d. [[August 9]] in Lesbos.*806 Translation of the relics of ''Hieromartyr'' Therapon, Bp. of Cyprus, from Cyprus to Constantinople, [[November 12]].*815 [[Emilian the Confessor]], Bp. of Cyzicus [[August 8]].*820 Venerable [[Paul of Xeropotamou|Paul]], ''Procopius Cyropalates, son of Emperor Michael'', founder of the Xeropotamou monastery on Mount Athos, martyred under the iconoclastic Emperor Leo the Armenian [[July 28]]; ''Wonder-worker'' [[Barbaros the Myrrh-Gusher]], d. [[June 23]].*821 Michael the Confessor, Bp. of Synnada, d. [[May 23]] at the city of Eudokiada.*826 [[Theodore the Studite]], [[November 11]].*828 Patr. [[Nicephorus I of Constantinople]]. *830 ''Venerable'' Macarius the Monk of Pelekete, d. [[August 18]].*840 ''Confessor'' [[Theodore the Branded|Theodore]], Graptus "the Branded", brother of [[Theophanes the Confessor]], d. [[December 27]]; *850 Third discovery of the Venerable Head of the Holy Prophet, [[John the Baptist|Forerunner and Baptist John]], [[May 25]]; [[Theophanes the Confessor]], and Hymnographer, Bp. of Nicea, d. [[October 11]].

*885 [[Cyril and Methodius|Methodius]]. *898 Translation of the relics of [[Lazarus]] to Constantinople, [[October 17]].

*910 [[Nahum of Ochrid]], disciple of [[Cyril and Methodius]], d. [[December 23]].*912 [[Stephen the "New Light" of Constantinople|Stephen]], the "New Light" of Constantinople, d. [[December 9]].*925 ''c,'' [[Peter of Argos]], [[May 3]].

*1063 Patr. [[Constantine III of Constantinople]], [[July 29]].*1065 ''Venerable'' George of Mt. Athos, Georgian d. [[June 29]]; [[Barlaam of the Kiev Caves]] <ref> [[Barlaam of the Kiev Caves]] was glorified in the 11th century.</ref> d.[[November 19]]*1070 The Theotokos appears in a vision at Blachernae sending the Kiev Caves Icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos to Ss. Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves, [[August 17]];*1073 Arrival of the Kiev Caves Icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos given to Ss. Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves, [[May 3]]; [[Anthony of the Kiev Caves]] <ref> [[Anthony of the Kiev Caves]] was glorified in the 11th century.</ref> d.[[May 7]] (fd. [[September 2|Sep . 2]]); ''wonderworker'' Leontius, Bp. of Rostov, d. [[May 23]].

*1091 Metr. Ivan III of Kiev; Uncovering of the relics of Venerable [[Theodosius of the Kiev Caves]] (+1074), [[August 14]].*1095 ''c.'' Holy-unmercenary Agapitus of the Kiev Caves [[June 1]].

*;''Unknown dates:''*''Great hermit'' Joachim of Osogovo, of Bulgaria [[August 16]] *[[Basil and TheodoreTheodora of Vasta]], hieromartyrs of the Kiev Caves [[August September 11]].**Appearance of the Liubech Icon of the Mother of God <ref>The miracles of this icon were described by St. [[Theodora Demetrius of VastaRostov]]</ref>, [[September 11May 7]].

*1158 1157 Damiane (King Demetrius I) the Hymnographer, d. [[May 23]] at Gelati monastery.*1159 Metr. [[Constantine I of Kiev|Constantine]], ''of Kiev'', [[June 5]].

*;''Unknown dates:''*Translation of the [[Panagia Galaktotrofoussa|the Virgin Lactans]] icon from the monastery of [[Sabbas the Sanctified]], Jerusalem to the Monastery of Hilandrou, Mount Athos by [[Sava of Serbia]], [[July 3]].*holy Father Tbeli Abuseridze, Georgian [[August 17]].

*1310 ''c. or 1346'' [[Gregory of Sinai]], d. [[November 27]].*1314 Appearance of ''Mother of God of [[Tolgsk icon of the Mother of God|Tolgsk]]'' icon to the Rostov hierarch Prochorus, [[August 8]].*1337 [[Daniel II of Pec]], Abp of Serbia, [[January 2]].*1340 The Mother of God appears in Pochaev, near the border of Galicia, leaving an imprint of her footprint in the rock, from which a stream gushes forth.

*1420 [[Epiphanius the Wise]], Rostov monk and disciple of [[Sergius of Radonezh]]; Cornelius of Paleostrov and Olonets, [[August 21]].

*1434 ''Venerable'' [[Maximus of Moscow]], the Fool for Christ, d. [[November 11]].*1450 [[Ipomoni of Loutraki]], ''Augusta Helen Palaiologos'', [[March 13]]; Translation of the holy skull of [[Kyriaki]] from Constantinople to the sacred Monastery of the Archangles in Aigialeia founded by St. Leontios in c.1450 [[July 7]]

*1456 [[Pitirim of Perm|Pitirim]], Bp. of Perm, d. [[August 19]].*1458 [[Evfimy II (Vyazhitsky) of Novgorod]], [[March 11]] <ref>St. Evfimy's life appeared in a menion as early as 1494 and he was formally canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church's Moscow Council of 1549.</ref>*1460 Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople of Mount Athos, [[August 11]]<ref>OCA date him to 1460, however, the List of Patriarch has a Niphon II dated later than this period. These dates will require confirmation.</ref>

*1463 Martyrdom of [[Raphael, Nicholas and Irene]], d. [[Pascha|Bright Tuesday]], [[April 9]] in Lesbos.*1470 Appearance of the Zhirovits icon of the Mother of God, [[May 7]].*1480 [[Martyrs Serapion of Pskov]], Russian ''Schema-monk'' d. [[September 8]]; The [[martyrs of OtranoOtranto]] martyred in Italy, Ottomans destroyed the city of Otranto and killing twelve thousand and executing leading clergymen by sawing them.

*1517 Gabriel, the Protos of Mt. Athos writes the biography of Patr. Nephon II, of Constantinople (+1508).*1532 [[Makarios of Oredezhsk]], student of [[Alexander of Svir]], FD(fd: [[August 9]])

*1545 [[Artemius of Verkola]], <ref>[[Artemius of Verkola]] was a twelve year old struck by lightning in a field. His relics were taken to the church of St. Nicholas in 1577,</ref> struck by lightning, [[June 23]] (FDfd: [[October 20]]).*1547 Uncovering of the relics of the ''Venerable'' [[Maximus of Moscow]], Fool for Christ, [[August 13]] <ref>Buried at the church of the holy Princes Boris and Gleb. In an encyclical of 1547, Metropolitan Macarius enjoined "the singing and celebration at Moscow for the new Wonderworker Maximus, Fool-for-Christ." after miraculous healings began to occur.</ref>; [[Dionysius of Zakynthos|Dionysius]] born at Aigialos, Zakynthos.*1549 ''Wonder-worker'' [[Nikanor of Kallistratos]], [[August 7]]. *1551 ''Hieromartyr'' Nicodemus of Meteora, Thessaly [[August 29]].*1557 [[Basil the Blessed]], Fool-for-Christ d. [[August 2]].*1566 Transfer of the Relics of Ss. Zosimas and Sabbatius of Solovki, [[August 8]].*1570 [[Cornelius of the Pskov Caves]], <ref>St. [[Cornelius of the Pskov Caves]] martyrdom is recorded in the old manuscripts of the Trinity-Sergiev Lavra</ref> martyred by Tsar Ivan IV (the terrible), [[February 20]]; ''c, 79.'' [[Gerasimos of Cephalonia]], [[August 15]].*1571 ''Venerable'' Theodoritus the Enlightener of the Lapps, Solovki, d. [[August 17]].*1579 [[Gerasimos of Cephalonia]], [[August 15]]; [[Dionysius of Zakynthos|Dionysius]] resigns as Bp. of Aegina and returns to Zakynthos.*1581 Uncovering of the relics of [[Gerasimos of Cephalonia]], [[August 16]].

*1605 Leontius the Myrrhgusher, [[June 18]].*1611 ''Venerable'' [[Serapion of Kozhe Lake]], d. [[June 27]]; [[Anthony of Leokhnov]], d. [[September 14]].*1616 The Mother of God of Minsk Icon taken by Uniates.*1619 [[Evgenius (Yiannoulis) the Aitolian|Evgenius the Aitolian]] ordained by Patr. Cyril Lukaris of Alexandria at Sinai Monastery.*1620 Translation of incorrupt relics of [[Anthony of Leokhnov]] to Leokhnov monastery, [[July 13]].*1622 [[Dionysius of Zakynthos]], [[December 17]]; Synodical resolution in July canonised [[Gerasimos of Cephalonia]].

*1630 Translation of the relics of [[Gury of Kazan|Gurias]], ABp. of Kazan from the Savior-Transfiguration monastery to the cathedral church of the city of Kazan, [[June 20]]. *1638 Patr. [[Cyril Lucaris]] of Constantinople, d. [[June 27]].*1641 Transfer from the village of Palitsa to Moscow of the holy icon Mother of God "of the Passion", [[August 13]].*1649 ''hieromartyr'' [[Athanasius of Brest-LitovskBretsk|Athanasius]], <ref>According to the [[synaxarion]] of the Ormylia monastery, [[Athanasius of Bretsk|Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk]] was decapitated by the Polish-Lithuanian government persecutors and his corpse thrown into a pit. It was found some time later incorrupt.</ref> abbot of the Brest-Litovsk monastery was decapitated by the Polish-Lithuanian government, [[September 5]].*1653 Liubech icon of the Mother of God transferred from Liubech to Kiev.*1654 [[Icon of the Mother of God of Seven Lakes]] delivers Kazan from deadly plague.

*1680 ''New Martyr'' [[Triandaphyllus of Stara Zagora]], beheaded [[August 8]]; ''New Martyr'' Stamatius of Volos, beheaded in Thessaly, [[August 16]].*1682 [[Ahmed the Calligrapher]], [[May 3]]; [[Evgenius (Yiannoulis) the Aitolian]], reposed in prayer [[August 5]].*1686 great-martyr Apostolos the New, beheaded in Constantinople [[August 16]].*1688 New-martyr [[Stamatios of Volos]], [[August 16]]; Miracle from the [[Mother of God Joy of All Who Sorrow]] icon, [[October 24]].

*1701 Liubech icon of the Mother of God returned from Kiev to Liubech.*1703 Canonisation of [[Dionysius of Zakynthos|Dionysius]] by Ecumenical Patriarchate.*1709 [[Dimitri of Rostov]], [[October 28]].

*1714 Prince [[Constantine Brancoveanu]] and family arrested by Sultan Ahmed III's soldiers and brought to Constantinople to be tortured, beheaded [[August 16]].*1716 Commemoration of the Miracle of Saint [[Spyridon of Trimythous|Spyridon]] on Kerkyra (Corfu) with the Hagarenes <ref>Authenticity of this event include historical notes by the great saint, [[Athanasius of Paros]].</ref>[[August 11]]; Metr. [[Antimos of Iberia]], <ref>Metr. [[Antimos of Iberia]] glorified by [[Church of Romania]] in 1992 and later by [[Church of Georgia]].</ref> ambushed by Turkish soldiers on the bank of the Tundzha River [[September 14]].

*1738 [[Tikhon of Zadonsk]], Bp. of Voronezh, d. [[August 13]].*1743 [[Constantine the Russian]], of the Great Lavra of Mount Athos, at Constantinople [[December 26]].*1751 new-martyr [[Kyranna of Ossa|Kyranna]] of Ossa, d. [[February 28]] ([[January 8]]).*1770 Joseph the Catholicos of Georgia, reposed peacefully [[October 17]].*1771 [[Icon of the Mother of God of Seven Lakes]] delivers Kazan from deadly plague for a second time.*1774 Athanasius, <ref>Athanasius studied under [[Athanasius Parios|Athanasius Paros]] in Thessaloniki and became a monk. Not willing to convert to the Islamic faith, he was hung and buried near the Church of St. Paraskeve</ref> [[September 8]]

*1813 [[Athanasios ParosAthanasius Parios]], the ''Master of the Greek Nation'', died in his cell of St. George the Refston in Chios, [[June 24]].*1815 Uncovering of the relics of Nilus, the Myrrhgusher of Lavra of Mt. Athos, [[May 7]].*1816 Anastasios and Demetrios, the basketweavers from Mitylene, martyr in the village of Kasampa, Asia Minor, d. [[August 11]] <ref>From Witnesses For Christ: Orthodox Christian Neomartyrs of the Ottoman Period 1437-1860 by Nomikos Michael Vaporis, pp. 306-307.</ref>; Martyrdom of [[Peter the Aleut]] near San Francisco. *1819 [[Constantine Hagarit]], [[June 2]].

*1823 Appearance of the [[Panagia of Tinos|Mother of God of "Tinos"]] icon led by a vision from [[Pelagia of Tinos]], becoming the most venerated pilgrimage item in Greece, at the [[Church of Evangelistria (Tinos, Greece)|Church of Evangelistria]].*1827 Glorification of the icon, [[Theotokos|In Giving Birth You Preserved Your Virginity]], Moscow [[October 14]].*1830 Icon Mother of God "of the Seven Arrows" glorified during a cholera epidemic at Vologda, [[August 13]].*1833 Death of '''[[Seraphim of Sarov]]''', [[January 2]].

*1839 The Mother of God of Minsk Icon returned to the Orthodox after being taken by the Uniates in 1616.*1846 First uncovering of the holy relics of [[Tikhon of Zadonsk]], Bp. of Voronezh, [[May 14]].*1851 Martyrdom of the Holy Fathers<ref>The Names of these fathers are: Monk Michael (subjected to the harshest tortures), Otar (stabbed), Hieromonk Gerontius (beheaded), Hieromonk Serapion (beheaded), Monk Herman (stabbed in stomach) and 18 year old Simeon (beheaded) by the Dagestani army.</ref> of the David-Gareji monastery in Georgia by the Dagestani army,<ref>Account and date witnessed by the ''Hieromonk'' [[Isaac of Gaenati]] in 1853.</ref> [[August 12]].*1860 Death of [[Alexei Stepanovich Khomiakov|Alexei Khomiakov]], co-founder of the [[Slavophile movement]]. *1861 Glorification of [[Tikhon of Zadonsk]], Bp. of Voronezh, [[August 13]].

*1869 Celebration of first miracle of the [[Icon of the Theotokos at Chernigov-Gethsemane]]*1870 Appearance of the Most Holy Lady "of Jerusalem" ([[Panagia Ierosolymitissa|Ierosolimitissa]]) icon via nun Tatiana.*1871 [[Nicholas of Japan|Nikolai Kasatkin]] establishes Orthodox mission in Japan. *1872 '''[[Phyletism]] declared [[heresy]] by [[Council of Jerusalem]].*1877 Death of [[Arsenios of Paros]], [[January 31]].*1879 [[Innocent of Alaska]], [[Equal-to-the-Apostles]], [[March 31]]; Nikolay Alexandrovich Motovilov, ''Servant to [[Seraphim of Sarov|Seraphim]]'', not glorified, d. [[January 14]].*1882 [[Mitrophan Ji]] becomes the first Chinese ordained a priest in the [[Church of China]]. *1888 Glorification of the St. Petersburg [[Mother of God Joy of All Who Sorrow]] icon, [[July 23]].*1889 Translation of the icon [[Deliveress]] [[October 17]]*1890 ''c,'' ''[[Unseen Warfare]]'' further revised by [[Theophan the Recluse]]. *1891 [[Ambrose of Optina]], <ref>Saint [[Ambrose of Optina]] was canonised in 1988 by the local council of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]</ref> died [[October 23]] (FDfd: [[October 10]]).*1894 [[Theophan the Recluse]], [[January 6]].

 *2004 uncanonised new-martyr [[Daniela of Bucharest]] (b.1967 - d. [[April 6]]) <ref>From the magazine ATITUDINI.</ref>; In September, a helicopter carrying Patr. [[Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria]] along with 16 others (including 3 other bishops of the [[Church of Alexandria]]) crashed into the Aegean Sea while en route to the monastic community of [[Mount Athos]] with no survivors.

 *2009 ''Hieromartyr'' Patr. [[Cyril Lucaris]] of Constantinople glorified [[June 27]] by the Holy Synod of the Alexandrian Patriarchate; [[Joseph of Vatopedi]], d. [[June 30]]<small>requires confirmation</small> Funeral: , Glorification of Hieromartyr Philoumenos of Jacob's Well [[ September 11]] by the PATRIACHATE OF JERUSALEM. *2011 ** [[July 1March 5]]Glorification of St. [[Ephraim of Nea Makri]] by the Ecumenical Patriarchate on [[March 5]]; ** [[August 9]] ''Venerable'' Eutropia Isayenkova of Kherson (+1968) in Crimea glorified a local saint by the Ukranian Orthodox Chuch; ** [[September 12]] relics of New-martyr [[Kyranna of Ossa]] discovered under the Holy Altar of the Church of the Archangels in Ossa;** [[October 11]] Transfer of the relics of New-Martyr [[Kyranna of Ossa]] (+1751) by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew from the Church of the Archangels in the village of Ossa in Lagada.