July 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

July 29 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 31

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on August 12 by Old Calendar.

For July 30th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 17.

Saints

 * Apostles of the Seventy Silas and Silvanus, and with them Apostles Crescens, Epenetus, and Andronicus (1st century)
 * Martyrs under Decius (c. 251):
 * Hieromartyr Polychronius, Bishop of Babylon in Egypt;
 * Hieromartyrs Parmenius, Helimenas (Elimas), and Chrysotelus, Priests;
 * Luke and Mocius, Deacons;
 * Martyrs Maximus and Olympius.


 * Martyrs Abdon and Sennen, princes of Persia, at Rome (251)
 * Hieromartyr Valentine, Bishop of Interamna (Terni) in Italy, and his martyred disciples Proculus, Ephebus, Apollonius, and Abundius (c. 273)   (see also: February 14, July 6)
 * Martyr John the Soldier, at Tralles in Asia Minor (361-363)   (see also: July 29)
 * Martyr Julitta of Caesarea in Cappadocia (4th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Saint Rufinus of Assisi, a martyr in one of the early persecutions in Assisi in Italy.
 * Saints Maxima, Donatilla and Secunda, three holy virgins (Secunda was aged twelve), martyred in Tebourba in North Africa under Diocletian (304)
 * Saint Peter Chrysologus, Archbishop of Ravenna (c. 450)
 * Saint Ursus of Auxerre, a hermit at the church of St Amator in Auxerre in France, who was made bishop of that city when he was aged seventy-five (508)
 * Saint Ermengyth, a sister of St Ermenburgh, she lived as a nun at Minster-in-Thanet in England (c. 680)
 * Saint Tatwine, the tenth Archbishop of Canterbury (734)
 * Martyr-King Olaf II Haraldsson, Enlightener of Norway (1030)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saint Stephen Vladislav of Serbia (1243) (see also: September 24)
 * Prince Tsotne Dadiani the Confessor, of Mingrelia, Georgia (13th century)
 * Saint Angelina (Brancovic), Despotina of Serbia (c. 1520)

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr John Plotnikov, Deacon (1918)
 * New Hiero-confessor Anatole II (Potapov) "the Younger", Elder of Optina Monastery (1922)

Other commemorations

 * Uncovering of the relics (1484) of Venerable Herman of Solovki (1479)
 * Synaxis of the Saints of Samara.
 * Synaxis of the Saints of Aegina.
 * Sitka Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. (see also: July 8)
 * Icon of the Mother of God of Okonsk.

Greek Sources

 * Great Synaxaristes: 30 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
 * Συναξαριστής. 30 Ιουλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
 * 30/07/2024. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής.

Russian Sources

 * 12 августа (30 июля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
 * 30 июля по старому стилю / 12 августа по новому стилю. СПЖ "Союз православных журналистов". 2024.