November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

November 20 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 22

All fixed commemorations below are observed on December 4 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For November 21, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 8.

Feasts

 * The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple.

Saints

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Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Saint Rufus of Rome, the disciple whom Saint Paul greets in Romans 16:13 (c. 90)
 * Martyrs Celsus and Clement, in Rome.
 * Martyrs Demetrius and Honorius, in Ostia in Italy.  (see also: December 22)
 * Martyrs Honorius, Eutychius and Stephen, in Asta in Andalusia in Spain under Diocletian (c. 300)
 * Saint Gelasius I, Pope of Rome (496)
 * Saint Digain, son of Constantine Corneu, King of Dumnonia (5th century)
 * Saint Maurus of Verona, twelfth Bishop of Verona, Confessor (c. 600)
 * Venerable Columbanus of Bobbio, Abbot and founder of Luxeuil Abbey in Gaul, and Bobbio Abbey in Italy (615)    (see also: November 23 )
 * Saint Amelberga of Susteren, Benedictine Abbess of Susteren Abbey in the Netherlands (c. 900)
 * Saint Hilary, Benedictine Abbot of San Vincenzo in Volturno (1011-1045), who revived the monastic life there (c. 1045)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saint Yaropolk-Peter, Prince of Vladimir in Volhynia (11th century) ( see also: November 22 )
 * Venerable Sozomenos, Bishop of Karpaseia in Cyprus, and Wonderworker (12th century)  ( see also: November 20 )

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr Alexander Hotovitsky, Protopresbyter, of New York and Moscow (1937)
 * New Hieromartyr Alexis Benemansky of Tver, Priest (1937) ( see also: November 22 )

Other commemorations

 * Synaxis of churches that are dedicated to the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos.
 * Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Everlasting Hope".
 * Repose of Blessed Pasha of Birsk, Fool-for-Christ (1891)