September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Righteous Eleazar, son of Righteous Aaron, and Righteous Phineas
• Martyrs Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his parents, Theodotus and Rufina
• 3,628 Martyrs at Nicomedia
• Martyr Diomedes, by the sword.
• Martyr Julian, beaten to death.
• Martyr Philip, by the sword.
• Martyr Eutychianos, roasted alive on a gridiron.
• Martyr Hesychius, by hanging.
• Martyr Leonides, by fire.
• Martyr Eutychios, by crucifixion.
• Martyr Philadelphos, by tying a heavy stone around his neck.
• Martyr Melanippos, by fire.
• Martyr Parthagape, by drowning.
• Martyrs of Aeithalas and Ammon of Adrianople, Thrace, by severe whipping.
• Saint John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople
• Saint Kosmas the Hermit and Confessor, of Crete

  Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Antoninus of Pamiers, an early martyr at Pamiers in France.
• Saint Maxima, a Roman slave who was scourged to death in Rome, condemned to death together with St Ansanus
• Saint Justus of Lyon, Bishop of Lyon
• Saint Valentine, fourth Bishop of Strasbourg in France
• Saint Castor of Apt, Bishop of Apt
• Saint Elpidius, Bishop of Lyon, Confessor
• Saint Nonnosus, a monk at the monastery of Mt Soracte in Italy; his wonderful deeds were recorded by St Gregory the Great
• Saint Hieu, Abbess of Tadcaster, England
• Saint Agricola of Avignon, Bishop of Avignon
• Saint Lolanus, a bishop in Scotland

  Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saints Anthony and Theodosius, founders of the Kiev Monastery of the Caves and monasticism in Rus'.

  New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Barsanuphius, Bishop of Kyrillov
• New Hieromartyr John Ivanov, Priest
• New Martyr Seraphima, Abbess of the Therapontov Convent
• New Martyrs Anatoly Barashkov, Nicholas Burlakov, Michael Trubnikov, and Philip Marishev, at the St. Cyril of White Lake Monastery
• New Hieromartyr Damascene, Bishop of Starodub
• New Hieromartyrs Ephemius Goryachev, John Melnichenko, John Smolichev, Vladimir Morinsky, Victor Basov, Basil Zelensky, Theodotus Shatokhin, Peter Novoselsky, Stephen Yaroshevich, Priests
• New Hieromartyr Herman, Bishop of Vyaznikov
• New Hieromartyr Stephen Ermolin, Priest
• Martyr Paul Elkyn
• Virgin-martyr Xenia

  Other commemorations

• "Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
• Translation of the relics of Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma
• Synaxis of the Saints of Saratov.
• Repose of Archbishop Vladimir of Kazan

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