November 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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All fixed commemorations below are observed on December 10 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For November 27, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 14.

Saints

• Venerable Nathaniel of Nitria (375)^[1][2]
• Venerable Moses.^{[2][3][note 2]}
• 17 Monk-martyrs in India (4th century)^[4][5][6]
• Venerable Pinuphrius of Egypt (4th century)^[2][5][6][7]
• Great-Martyr James of Persia (421)^{[2][8][9][note 3]}
• Venerable Romanus the Wonderworker of Cilicia (5th century)^{[5][6][11][note 4]}
• Venerable Palladius of Thessalonica (6th-7th century)^[5][12]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saints Facundus and Primitivus (c. 300)^{[13][note 5][note 6]}
• Saint Valerian, Bishop of Aquileia in the north of Italy (389)^{[10][13][note 7]}
• Saint John Angeloptes, Bishop of Ravenna in Italy 430-433 (433)^{[13][note 8]}
• Saint Seachnall (Sechnall), first Bishop of Dunsauglin in Meath in Ireland and later served in Armagh (457)^{[13][note 9]}
• Saint Maximus of Riez, Abbot of Lérins Abbey in France in 426, he became Bishop of Riez (460)^{[5][13][note 10][note 11]}
• Saint Congar of Congresbury, Bishop of Somerset (520)^[5]
• Saint Siffred of Carpentras (Siffrein, Syffroy, Suffredus), a monk at Lérins Abbey and later Bishop of Carpentras in the south of France (c. 540)^[13]
• Saint Severinus, a hermit who lived near Paris in France (c. 540)^{[13][note 12]}
• Saint Gallgo, founder of Llanallgo in Anglesey in Wales (6th century)^[13]
• Saint Acharius, Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in Belgium (640)^{[13][note 13]}
• Saint Bilihildis, foundress of the convent of Altenmünster in Mainz (c. 710)^[13]
• Saint Fergus, born in Ireland, he was a bishop who preached among the Picts in Perthshire, Caithness, Buchan and Forfarshire in Scotland (c. 721)^[5][13]
• Saint Vergilius of Salzburg (Fergal), Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and Bishop, the Apostle of Carinthia (784)^{[5][13][note 14]}
• Saint Apollinaris, fourteenth Abbot of Montecassino Abbey in Italy, abbot for eleven years (828)^[13]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Theodosius of Tarnovo (1363)^[5][6][14] ( see also: February 17 )
• Saint James, Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov (1392)^{[2][6][15][16][note 15]}
• Saint Damaskinos the Studite, Bishop of Liti and Rendini (1577)^{[17][note 16][note 17]}
• Venerable Diodorus, Abbot of Yuriev Monastery (George Hill), Solovki (1633)^[5][6][19] ( see also: August 16 )
• Blessed Andrei (Ogorodnikov) of Simbirsk (1841)^[5][20]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Nicholas, Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal (1937)^[5][6][20]
• New Hieromartyrs (1937):

• Protopresbyters Nicholas Andreyev, Boris Ivanosky and Basil Sokolov, of Moscow;^[5][6][20]
• Priests Alexei Speransky of Moscow, John Glazkov of Alma-Ata and Theodore Dorofiev of Moscow;^[5][6][20]
• Priests Sergius, John Khrustalev, Sergius, Nicholas;^[5][20]
• Archimandrite Cronides of Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra;^[5][6][20]
• Hieromonks Ioasaf^{[note 18]} and Nicholas of Moscow;^[5][6][20]
• Xenophon, Alexei Gavrin,^{[note 19]} Appolos Fedoseyev, Seraphim and Nikon (1937)^[5][20]

• Martyr John Emelyanov (1937)^[5][20]

Icons

• Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos "of the Sign".^[6][21][22]
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Kursk Root" (1295)^{[20][23][24][25]}
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "of Abalek" in Siberia (1637)^{[6][20][25][26][27][note 20][note 21]}
• Icon of the Mother of God of Tsarskoe Selo (1753)^{[6][20][28][29]}
• Icon of the Mother of God "Seraphim-Ponetaevka" (1879)^[30][31]

Other commemorations

• Commemoration of the miracle of the Weeping Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Sign" at Novgorod in 1170.^{[5][6][20][21]}
• Uncovering of the relics (1192) of St. Vsevolod (Gabriel) of Pskov (1138)^{[5][6][20][25][32]}
• Repose of Hieromonk Athanasius of Iveron Monastery (1973)^[33]

Icon gallery

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  Great-Martyr James of Persia.

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  Saint Bilihildis.

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  St. Theodosius of Tarnovo.

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  St. James, Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov.

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  Archimandrite Joasaph (Boev), hieromartyr.

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  Theotokos of Kursk.

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  Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "of Abalek" in Siberia.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. He is not recorded in Synaxarion of St. Nicodemus or in the published Menaia. However he is referenced in Parisian Codex 1621, which notes that he came from a place called Fara. He became a monk at a young age and lived ascetically for 85 years in a cave on top of a mountain, with austere fasting and prayer. He reposed in peace.
3. "In Persia, St. James Intercisus, a distinguished martyr. In the time of Theodosius the Younger, he denied Christ to please king Isdegerdes, but his mother and his wife having for that reason withdrawn from his company, he entered into himself, and returned to the king to declare his faith in our Lord, whereupon the irritated monarch condemned him to be cut to pieces and beheaded. Countless other martyrs suffered at this time in the same country."^[10]
4. The Holy Monk Romanos was born in the city of Rosa and asceticised in the outskirts of Antioch, acquiring the graced gifts of perspicacity and healing. Through his prayer, the Lord granted many a childless woman the joy of motherhood. Saint Romanos was strict at fasting, and beneath his hairshirt he wore heavy chains. The saint spent many years as an hermit, without lighting up a fire. Having attained to old age, he in peace expired to the Lord.
5. Born in Léon in Spain, he was beheaded near the River Cea where Sahagun now stands. Later the monastery of Sahagun, around which the present town grew up, was named after St Facundus.
6. "In Galicia, on the river Caea, the Saints Facundus and Primitivus, who suffered under the governor Atticus."^[10]
7. He succeeded an Arian bishop and he spent his energy fighting that heresy.
8. The Greek name Angeloptes means 'the man who saw an angel'. It was given to him because an angel, visible to him alone, came and helped him serve the divine liturgy.
9. A disciple of St Patrick. In 433 he became the first Bishop of Dunsauglin in Meath in Ireland and later served in Armagh. He wrote the earliest poem of the Irish Church - an alphabetical hymn in honour of St Patrick.
10. He became Bishop of Riez much against his will in 434, and was consecrated by St Hilary. He was one of the most prominent bishops in the Church of Gaul at that time.
11. "At Riez, in France, St. Maximus, bishop and confessor, who, from his tender years, was endowed with every grace and virtue. Being first superior of the monastery of Lerins, and afterwards bishop of the church of Riez, he was celebrated for the working of miracles and prodigies."^[10]
12. "At Paris, the departure from this world of St. Severin, monk and solitary."^[10]
13. A monk at Luxeuil in France under St Eustace. In 621 he was chosen Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in Belgium and encouraged the work of St Amandus of Maastricht. Acarius had great influence on the spreading of Christianity in Belgic Gaul.
14. "At Salzburg, in Austria, St. Virgilius, bishop, and apostle of Carinthia."^[10]
15. See: (Russian) Иаков (епископ Ростовский). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
16. On November 27, 2013 the Sacred Metropolis of Lagada, Liti and Rendini ((Greek) Ιερά Μητρόπολις Λαγκαδά, Λητής και Ρεντίνης) organized the canonization of Saints Akakios and Damaskinos the Studite, who were both Bishops of Liti and Rendini in the 15th and 16th centuries. The feast of Saint Akakios will be celebrated on August 16th and Saint Damaskinos will be celebrated on November 27th. Metropolitan John of Lagada, Liti and Rendini submitted the names of these newly-glorified Saints to be included in the Synaxarion of the Orthodox Church, and with the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarchate this took place in the Sacred Church of Saint Athanasios in Liti. The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Church of Greece were represented by Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki during the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, who was among many hierarchs, priests, monks, government officials and faithful celebrating the first feast of Saint Damaskinos the Studite.^[18]
17. See: (Greek) Δαμασκηνός Στουδίτης. Βικιπαίδεια (Greek Wikipedia).
18. See: (Russian) Иоасаф (Боев). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
19. See: (Russian) Алексий (Гаврин). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
20. Patronal icon of the Metropolitans of Tobolsk. The Abalaka Icon “Of the Sign” is also commemorated on July 20.
21. See: (Russian) Абалакская икона Божией Матери. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).

References

1. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ναθαναήλ. 27 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 27 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
3. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Μωϋσῆς. 27 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
4. 17 Monkmartyrs in India. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
5. December 10 / November 27. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
6. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 89.
7. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Πινούφριος. 27 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος ὁ Πέρσης. 27 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. Greatmartyr James the Persian. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
10. The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 365-366.
11. St Romanus. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
12. Venerable Palladius of Thessalonica. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
13. November 27. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
14. St Theodosius of Trnovo. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
15. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἐπίσκοπος Ροστοβίας (Ρῶσος, † 1392 μ.Χ.). 27 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. St James the Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
17. (Greek) 27/11/2015. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.
18. Two New Saints of the Orthodox Church - Akakios and Damaskinos, Bishops of Liti and Rendini. MYSTAGOGY. December 11, 2013. Retrieved: 22 October, 2013.
19. Repose of the Venerable Diodorus the Abbot of the Yuriev Monastery, Solovki. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
20. (Russian) 10 декабря (27 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
21. Commemoration of the Weeping Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign” at Novgorod. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. The Icon of the Mother of God, named the "Sign" ("Znamenie"). Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
23. Icon of the Mother of God “Kursk-Root”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
24. The Kursk Znamenie (Sign) Icon of the Mother of God. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
25. Dr. Alexander Roman. November. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
26. The Abalatsk Znamenie-sign Icon of the Mother of God. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
27. Icon of the Mother of God of Abalaka. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
28. Icon of the Mother of God of Tsarskoe Selo. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
29. The Tsarskosel'sk Znamenie-Sign Icon of the Mother of God. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
30. Icon of the Mother of God “Seraphim-Ponetaevka”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
31. The Seraphimo-Ponetaevsk Znamenie-Sign Icon of the Mother of God. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
32. Uncovering of the relics of St Vsevolod (Gabriel) of Pskov. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
33. The Twenty-Seventh Day of the Month of November. Orthodoxy in China.

Sources

• November 27 / December 10. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• December 10 / November 27. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• November 27. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. November. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 89.
• The Twenty-Seventh Day of the Month of November. Orthodoxy in China.
• November 27. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 365-366.
• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 567–568.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 27 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 27 Νοεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
• (Greek) 27/11/2015. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

• (Russian) 10 декабря (27 ноября). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).