title: October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
text: # October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  
  October 19 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 21
  
  All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 2 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
  
  For October 20th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 7.
  
  ## Saints
  
  * Martyrs Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine, Germanus, Nicephorus and Antoninus (308) (see also: November 12)
  * Virgin-martyr Manatho (Maratho), burned alive in Scythopolis in Syria Palaestina (c. 286-305) (see also: November 12)
  * Martyrs Aborsam (Eboras) and Senoe (Eunos), of Persia (c. 341) (see also: November 10)
  * Saint Barsabias, abbot and missionary who was martyred in Persia (342)
  * Great-martyr Artemius, at Antioch (362)
  * Venerable Basil of Trabzon, Bishop of Trabzon (early 10th century)
  
  ## Pre-Schism Western saints
  
  * Saint Maximus of Aquila, a zealous deacon of Aquila, who was martyred by being thrown off an overhanging cliff under Decius (250)
  * Saint Felician of Foligno, Bishop of Foligno, martyr (251)
  * Martyrs Martha, Saula and Companions, martyrs in Cologne in Germany.
  * Saint Caprasius of Agen, martyr (303)
  * Saint Irene of Tomar, a nun martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal, honoured especially in Santarém (653)
  * Saint Sindulf of Rheims, a hermit in Aussonce near Rheims in France, Confessor (660)
  * Saints Bradan and Orora, two saints venerated in the Isle of Man (c. 7th century)
  * Saint Acca of Hexham, Bishop of Hexham in England, Confessor (c. 740)
  * Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, St Rupert's successor as Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and Archbishop (717-745)
  * Saint Aidan, Bishop of Mayo in Ireland (768)
  * Saint Bernard of Bagnorea (of Castro), Bishop of Vulcia in Tuscany, Italy (c. 800)
  * Saint Aderald, an Archdeacon of Troyes, who led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and built the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre at Samblières (1004)
  
  ## Post-Schism Orthodox saints
  
  * Venerable Matrona of Chios the Wonderworker (1462)
  * Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola (1545)
  * Venerable Theodosius, Hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1850)
  
  ### New Martys and Confessors
  
  * New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl (1918)
  * New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr (1937)
  * New Hieromartyrs Zosima Pepenin, John Ganchev, John Rechkin, John Rodionov, Nicholas Figurov, Leonid Nikolsky, John Talızin and Alexander Orlov, Priests (1937)
  * New Hieromartyrs Michael Isaev and Peter Kravets, Deacons (1937)
  * New Martyr Paul Bocharov (1937)
  * Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia, Confessor and Fool for Christ (1995)
  
  ## Other commemorations
  
  * Translation of the relics (1581) of Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic (1579)
  * Translation of the relics (1814) of New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mount Athos from Constantinople to Mount Athos (1814)
  * Translation of the relics (1979) of Venerable Gregory (Kallides) of Herakleia (1925)
  * Uncovering of the relics (2012) of New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov), Bishop of Belgorod (1918) (see also: October 22)
  * Repose of Abbot Theodosius (Popov) of Optina Monastery (1903)
  * Repose of Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg (1995)
  
  ## Icon gallery
  
  * Great-martyr Artemius of Antioch.
  * Great-martyr Artemius of Antioch.
  * St. Caprasius of Agen, martyr.
  * Saint Irene of Tomar, virgin-martyr.
  * St. Matrona of Chios.
  * Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola.
  * New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl.
  * New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr.
  * Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia.
  * New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov), Bishop of Belgorod.
  