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October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
October 20 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 October 20 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used..
Saints
Martyrs Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine, Germanus, Nicephorus and Antoninus (308) (see also: November 12)
Virgin-martyr Manatho (Maratho), burned alive in Scythopolis in Syria Palaestina (c. 286-305) (see also: November 12)
Martyrs Aborsam (Eboras) and Senoe (Eunos), of Persia (c. 341) (see also: November 10)
Saint Barsabias, abbot and missionary who was martyred in Persia (342)
Great-martyr Artemius, at Antioch (362)
Venerable Basil of Trabzon, Bishop of Trabzon (early 10th century)
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 (250)
Saint Felician of Foligno, Bishop of Foligno, martyr (251)
Martyrs Martha, Saula and Companions, martyrs in Cologne in Germany.
Saint Caprasius of Agen, martyr (303)
Saint Irene of Tomar, a nun martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal, honoured especially in Santarém (653)
Saint Sindulf of Rheims, a hermit in Aussonce near Rheims in France, Confessor (660)
Saints Bradan and Orora, two saints venerated in the Isle of Man (c. 7th century)
Saint Acca of Hexham, Bishop of Hexham in England, Confessor (c. 740)
Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, St Rupert's successor as Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and Archbishop (717-745)
Saint Aidan, Bishop of Mayo in Ireland (768)
Saint Bernard of Bagnorea (of Castro), Bishop of Vulcia in Tuscany, Italy (c. 800)
Saint Aderald, an Archdeacon of Troyes, who led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and built the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre at Samblières (1004)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
Venerable Matrona of Chios the Wonderworker (1462)
Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola (1545)
Venerable Theodosius, Hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1850)
New Martys and Confessors
New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl (1918)
New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr (1937)
New Hieromartyrs Zosima Pepenin, John Ganchev, John Rechkin, John Rodionov, Nicholas Figurov, Leonid Nikolsky, John Talızin and Alexander Orlov, Priests (1937)
New Hieromartyrs Michael Isaev and Peter Kravets, Deacons (1937)
New Martyr Paul Bocharov (1937)
Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia, Confessor and Fool for Christ (1995)
Other commemorations
Translation of the relics (1581) of Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic (1579)
Translation of the relics (1814) of New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mount Athos from Constantinople to Mount Athos (1814)
Translation of the relics (1979) of Venerable Gregory (Kallides) of Herakleia (1925) (see also: July 25)
Uncovering of the relics (2012) of New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov), Bishop of Belgorod (1918) (see also: October 22)
Repose of Abbot Theodosius (Popov) of Optina Monastery (1903)
Repose of Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg (1995)