November 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

November 14 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 16

All fixed commemorations below are observed on November 28 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For November 15, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 2.

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 Abibus (322), of Edessa.
 * Saint Quinctian, 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 the New, Patriarch of Constantinople (665-668)

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)
 * 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), 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.
 * Repose of St. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of Alaska (1836)
 * Repose of Abbot Arsenie Boca of Romania (1989).