October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Martyrs Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine, Germanus, Nicephorus and Antoninus
• Virgin-martyr Manatho, burned alive in Scythopolis in Syria Palaestina
• Martyrs Aborsam and Senoe, of Persia
• Great-martyr Artemius, at Antioch
• Venerable Basil of Trabzon, Bishop of Trabzon

  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
• Saint Felician of Foligno, Bishop of Foligno, martyr
• Martyrs Martha, Saula and Companions, martyrs in Cologne in Germany.
• Saint Caprasius of Agen, martyr
• Saint Irene of Tomar, a nun martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal, honoured especially in Santarém
• Saint Sindulf of Rheims, a hermit in Aussonce near Rheims in France, Confessor
• Saints Bradan and Orora, two saints venerated in the Isle of Man
• Saint Acca of Hexham, Bishop of Hexham in England, Confessor
• Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, St Rupert's successor as Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and Archbishop
• Saint Aidan, Bishop of Mayo in Ireland
• Saint Bernard of Bagnorea, Bishop of Vulcia in Tuscany, Italy
• Saint Aderald, an Archdeacon of Troyes, who led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and built the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre at Samblières

  Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Matrona of Chios the Wonderworker
• Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola
• Venerable Theodosius, Hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery

  New Martys and Confessors

• New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl
• New Hieromartyr Herman, Bishop of Alatyr
• New Hieromartyrs Zosima Pepenin, John Ganchev, John Rechkin, John Rodionov, Nicholas Figurov, Leonid Nikolsky, John Talızin and Alexander Orlov, Priests
• New Hieromartyrs Michael Isaev and Peter Kravets, Deacons
• New Martyr Paul Bocharov
• Venerable Gabriel, Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia, Confessor and Fool for Christ

  Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics of Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic
• Translation of the relics of New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mt. Athos from Constantinople to Mt. Athos
• Translation of the relics of Venerable Gregory of Herakleia
• Uncovering of the relics of New Hieromartyr Nikodim, Bishop of Belgorod
• Repose of Abbot Theodosius of Optina Monastery
• Repose of Metropolitan John of St. Petersburg

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