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October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
October 27 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 27 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.
Saints
Saint Claudia Procula, wife of Pontius Pilate (1st century)
Martyrs Capitolina and Eroteis, of Cappadocia (304)
Martyrs Mark of the island of Thasos and those with him (304)
Martyr Nestor of Thessaloniki (306)
Martyrs Mabrianos and Valentine.
Saint Kyriakos II, Patriarch of Constantinople (606)
Pre-Schism Western saints
Saint Florentius, a martyr in Trois-Châteaux in Burgundy in France (3rd century)
Martyrs Vincent, Sabina and Christeta, martyrs in Avila in Spain (303)
Saint Gaudiosus of Naples, Bishop of Abitina in North Africa (c. 455)
Saint Namatius (Namace), ninth Bishop of Clermont in France (c. 462)
Saint Abbán (Eibbán, Moabba), founder of many monasteries, mostly in the south of Ireland (c. 520)
Saint Oran of Iona (Otteran, Odhran, Odran), monk of Iona Abbey (c. 563)
Saint Desiderius of Auxerre, Bishop of Auxerre in France (c. 625)
Saint Colman of Senboth-Fola (Colman Na Fiachrach), a disciple of St Aidan of Ferns, he was Abbot of Senboth-Fola (Seuboth-Folu, Seanboth-Colmain), near Ferns (c. 632)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
Venerable Nestor the Chronicler, of the Kiev Caves (1114)
Venerable Nestor the Unlettered (not the Chronicler), of the Far Kiev Caves (14th century)
Venerable Demetrius of Basarabov in Bulgaria (13th century, or 1685) (see also: October 26)
Saint Alexander (Okropiridze), Bishop of Guria and Mingrelia, Georgia (1907)
Righteous Mother Olga Arrsamquq Michael of Kwethluk (Kuiggluk), Alaska, Tanqilria, Wonderworker, Matushka of All Alaska (1979)
New Martys and Confessors
New Hieromartyr Sergius (Chernukhin), Abbot, of Danilov Monastery, Moscow (1942)
Other commemorations
Narrative about the Iberians, involving a certain ascetic woman who healed the sick, including their queen, converting many to Christ (c. 332)
Uncovering of the relics (1539), in Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, of St. Andrew, Prince of Smolensk (1390)
Repose of Hieroschemamonk Antiochus of Svir, disciple of Elder Theodore of Svir (1832)