August 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Feasts

• Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ.

Saints

• Holy Hieromartyrs Archdeacon Laurence, with Pope Sixtus II, and Hippolutus with Justin (258){{#tag:ref|Name days celebrated today include:
• Laurence (Λαυρέντιος);
• Laurencia (Λαυρεντία).|group=note}}
• Deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus of Rome (258)
• Martyrs Romanus the Soldier and others, at Rome (258) (see also August 9)
• Saint Heron the Philosopher.
• Holy 6 martyrs of Bizin (or of Libya).

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Holy 165 Martyrs of Rome, soldiers, martyred in Rome under Aurelian (274)
• Virgin-martyrs Bassa, Paula and Agathonica, in Carthage in North Africa.
• Saint Asteria (Hesteria), a martyr venerated in Bergamo in Lombardy in Italy (c. 307)
• Saint Gerontius (Geraint), a Briton who was King of Damnonia (Devon), now in England, he fell in battle against the pagan Saxons (508)
• Saint Blane (Blaan, Blain), a disciple of Sts Comgall and Canice in Ireland, he was a bishop in Scotland, was buried at Dunblane which was named after him (6th century)
• Saint Deusdedit (6th century)
• Saint Aredius (Arige, Aregius), an outstanding Archbishop of Lyon in France (c. 614)
• Saint Agilberta (Aguilberta, Gilberta), second Abbess of Jouarre Abbey (c. 680)
• Saint Bertram (Bertelin, Bettelin, Beorhthelm), Wonderworker of Ilam & Stafford, England (8th century)
• Saint Thiento and Companions, Abbot of Wessobrunn in Bavaria in Germany, martyred with six of his monks by invading Hungarians (955)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Blessed Laurence of Kaluga, Fool-for-Christ (1515)

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Vyacheslav Zakedsky, Priest (1918)
• New Hieromartyr Athanasius Kislov, Priest (1937)

Other commemorations

• Second Uncovering and Translation of the relics of Venerable Sabbas of Storozhev or Zvenigorod (1998)
• Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki.

Icon gallery

File:LawrenceOrthodox.jpg|Holy Hieromartyr Archdeacon Laurence of Rome. File:Altenfelden - Hochaltar - Papst Sixtus II. 1858.jpg|Pope Sixtus II.

Notes

References

Sources

• August 23 / August 10. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• August 10. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• 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. 59.
• Menologion: The Tenth Day of the Month of August. Orthodoxy in China.
• August 10. 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. pp. 238-239.
• 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. p. 389.

; Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 10 ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 10 Αυγούστου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

; Russian Sources

• 23 августа (10 августа). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).

References

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3. ''[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=102258 Martyr and Archdeacon Laurence of Rome].'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.
4. ''[[:iarchive:romanmartyrology00cathuoft. 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. pp. 238-239.
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8. Rev. [[Sabine Baring-Gould]] (M.A.). "S. LAURENCE, D.M. (A.D. 258.)." In: ''[[:iarchive:TheLivesOfTheSaintsV09. The Lives of the Saints]].'' Volume the Ninth: August. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. pp. 109-110.
9. Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang. el ''[http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/343/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἤρων ὁ φιλόσοφος].'' 10 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang. el ''[http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/344/sxsaintinfo.aspx Οἱ Ἅγιοι ἕξι Μάρτυρες οἱ ἐν Βιζύῃ (κατ’ ἄλλους Λιβύη)].'' 10 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. John O'Hanlon]]. "Article VI.—Festival of Soldiers, Martyrs." In: ''[[:iarchive:livesofirishsain08ohanuoft. Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons]].'' VOL. VIII. Dublin, 1875. pp. 149-150.
12. Very Rev. [[John O'Hanlon (writer). John O'Hanlon]]. "ARTICLE I.- ST. BLANE, OR BLAAN, BISHOP OF CEANN-GARADH, NOW KINGARTH, IN BUTE, SCOTLAND. [SUPPOSED TO HAVE LIVED IN THE SIXTH CENTURY.]" In: ''[[:iarchive:livesofirishsain08ohanuoft. Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons]].'' VOL. VIII. Dublin, 1875. pp. 141-147.
13. Rev. [[Sabine Baring-Gould]] (M.A.). "S. BLANE, B. OF BUTE. (END OF 6TH CENT.)." In: ''[[:iarchive:TheLivesOfTheSaintsV09. The Lives of the Saints]].'' Volume the Ninth: August. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 112.
14. Rev. Richard Stanton. ''[https://archive.org/details/menologyofenglan00stanrich 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. p. 389.
15. Great Synaxaristes: {{in lang. el ''[http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/346/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Λαυρέντιος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός τῆς Καλούγας (Ρῶσος)].'' 10 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. ''[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=102262 Blessed Laurence the Fool-For-Christ at Kaluga].'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.