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November 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
November 15 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective November 15 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.
Saints
Martyr Demetrius of Thrace, from the village Davoudio (Dabuda), close to town Amapasos (Amapas), by beheading (298)
Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias (299), Samonas (306), and Habibus (Abibus) (322), of Edessa.
Saint Quinctian (Kyntion), Bishop of Seleucia (4th century)
Martyrs Eupsychios, Nearchos and Karterios. (see also: November 5)
Martyrs Elpidius, Marcellus, and Eustochius, who suffered under Julian the Apostate (361) (see also: November 16 - West)
Saint Thomas II the New, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (668–669) (see also: November 14 and November 16)
Pre-Schism Western saints
Saint Eugene, preached the Gospel with St Denis, Bishop of Paris in France, and was martyred.
Saint Felix of Nola, first Bishop of Nola near Naples in Italy, martyred with thirty companions (287) (see also: January 14)
Twenty Martyrs (Fidentian, Valerian, Victoria, etc.) in North Africa.
Saint Luperius, Bishop of Verona and Confessor (6th or 8th century)
Saint Malo (Maclovius, Machutis, Maclou, Machulus), first Bishop of Aleth (c. 640) (see also: November 14)
Saint Desiderius (Didier), who succeeded his own brother, St Rusticus, as Bishop of Cahors in France (655)
Saint Machudd (Machell), founder of the monastery of Llanfechell in Anglesey in Wales (7th century)
Saint Paduinus (Pavin), a monk at the monastery of St Vincent in Le Mans in France, then first Abbot of St Mary's near Le Mans (c. 703)
Saint Arnulf, Bishop of Toul in France (871)
Saint Findan (Fintan), hermit (879)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
Venerable Philip, Abbot of Rabang, Vologda (1457)
Venerable Paisius Velichkovsky of Moldavia and Mt. Athos (1794)
New martyrs and confessors
New Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Peter Kondarov, priests, Gregory Dolinin and Nicetas Almazov, deacons (1937)
Other commemorations
Beginning of the Nativity Fast.
Commemoration of the pious Emperor Justin and Theodora.
"Kupyatich" Icon (1180) of the Most Holy Theotokos.
"Fragrant Flower" Icon of the Mother of God
Repose of St. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of Alaska (1836) (Commemorates actual day of his repose; see also: December 13 - feast day; and August 9 - glorification)
Catherine Routtis of Mandra, Attica, Greece (1927) (Old Calendarist only)