September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Sep. 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 19

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on October 1 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For September 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on September 5.

Saints

 * Martyr Ariadne of Phrygia (c. 117-139)
 * Martyrs Sophia and Irene, of Egypt, by the sword (3rd century)   (see also: August 28)
 * Martyr Castor of Alexandria.
 * Venerable Eumenius, Bishop of Gortyna on Crete, Wonderworker (7th century)    (see also: August 25)

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Martyr Ferreolus, an army officer, he was martyred in Vienne in France under Diocletian (3rd century)
 * Saint Eustorgius I, Bishop of Milan (c. 331)
 * Saint Ferreolus, fifth Bishop of Limoges in France (c. 591)
 * Saint Richardis, Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Charles the Fat, and was the first abbess of Andlau Abbey (c. 895)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saint Arcadius, Bishop of Novgorod (1162)
 * Venerable Romilus the Sinaite, of Ravanica (1375)
 * Martyrs Bidzina, Elizbar, and Shalva, Princes of Ksani, Georgia (1660)
 * Venerable Hilarion, Elder, of Optina Monastery (1873)

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyrs Alexis Kuznetsov and Peter Dyakonov, Priests (1918)
 * New Hieromartyr Amphilochius (Skvortsov), Bishop of Krasnoyarsk (1937)
 * New Hieromartyrs John Vasiliev, Boris Bogolepov, Michael Skobelev, Vladimir Chekalov, Benjamin Blagonadezdin, Constantine Tverdyslov, Priests (1937)
 * Martyr Sergius Vedernikov (1937)

Icons

 * Icon of the Mother of God of Molchensk (1405)
 * Icon of the Mother of God "the Healer" (18th century))
 * Translation of the Icon of the Mother of God in Triumph to Russia (returned to Staraya Russa in 1888)

Other commemorations

 * Glorification (1698) of Venerable Euphrosyne, nun, of Suzdal (1250)
 * Repose of Blessed Irene of Zelenogorsk Monastery (Green Hill Monastery) (18th century)