ALL BULGARIAN ORTHODOX SAINTS HOLIDAY<\/strong><\/span> – Second Sunday after Pentecost<\/em><\/p>\nThe Sunday of All Bulgarian Saints is a unique holiday. This is when the Church venerates all historical personalities who lived in our country in the past and were canonized. They were known with pious life, profession of Christ\u2019s faith in its completeness, devotion to Saint Orthodoxy. They were people of faith and spirit, all of them having strengthened with their deeds church, people and state cohesion. Bulgarian saints embody our national past, each period of our pre-liberation history having its martyrs.<\/p>\n
Apart from church calendar saints, many other saints, reverends, hermits and martyrs have shone on Bulgarian lands, since before Bulgarian conversion to Orthodoxy up to the present. Under Ottoman rule, the bashi-bazouk destroyed and burned our monasteries and churches, though our people faith was preserved. This is the reason why on All Bulgarian Saints Sunday we also commemorate innumerable unknown holy people having shed their blood to safeguard faith on our lands. On this day we likewise venerate the unknown monks and saints, having passed away quietly and humbly to shine with invisible light from heaven.<\/p>\n
\nBulgarian holy martyrs according to church calendar<\/strong>,<\/span> and reference as to the year and location of their death (sources<\/i> http:\/\/www.pravoslavieto.com\/<\/a>, https:\/\/oca.org\/<\/a>, http:\/\/www.johnsanidopoulos.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n- 4 January <\/em> \u2013 Venerable Onuphrius of Hilandar<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 \u2020 1818 in island of Chios.<\/li>\n
- 8 January<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Gregory of Ochrid<\/strong><\/a> – no data.<\/li>\n
- 15 January<\/em> \u2013 St Prochorus the Abbot in the Vranski Desert on the river Pshina in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 \u2020 1067, river Pshina in Bulgaria.<\/li>\n
- 15 January<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Gabriel, Founder of Lesnov Monastery in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 11th<\/sup>\u201312th<\/sup> century.<\/li>\n
- 16 January<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Romilus of Ravenica<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1375, Ravenica (Serbia).<\/li>\n
- 16 January<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr Damascene of Gabrovo<\/strong><\/a> – \u2020 1771, Svishtov, Bulgaria.<\/li>\n
- 18 January<\/em> \u2013 St Joachim I, Patriarch of Trnovo and Bulgaria<\/strong> \u2013 \u2020 1246.<\/li>\n
- 20 January<\/em> \u2013 St Euthymius, Patriarch of Trnovo and Bulgaria<\/strong> \u2013 \u2020 around 1401.<\/li>\n
- 22 January<\/em> \u2013 Martyr Peter the Bishop in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> – \u2020 814.<\/li>\n
- 22 January<\/em> \u2013 Martyr Sionius the Presbyter in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> – \u2020 814.<\/li>\n
- 30 January<\/em> \u2013 Blessed Peter the King of Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> – 927\u2013969, reigned for 42 years.<\/li>\n
- 30 January<\/em> \u2013 St Demetrius, the New Martyr of Sliven<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 \u2020 1841, Sliven.<\/li>\n
- 11 February <\/em>\u2013 St George, the Newmartyr of Sofia<\/strong> \u2013 \u2020 1515.<\/li>\n
- 14 February<\/em> \u2013 Repose of St Cyril, Equal of the Apostles and Teacher of the Slavs<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 869, Rome.<\/li>\n
- 17 February<\/em> \u2013 St Romanus, the Disciple of St Theodosius the Bulgarian<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 after 1364.<\/li>\n
- 5 March<\/em> \u2013 St John the New Martyr of Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1784, Constantinople.<\/li>\n
- 11 March<\/em> \u2013 St Sophronius the Bishop of Vratcha, Bulgaria<\/strong> \u2013 \u2020 1813.<\/li>\n
- 23 March<\/em> \u2013 Monkmartyr Luke of St Anne\u2019s Skete on Mt Athos and Odrin<\/strong> \u2013 1802, Mitilene, died at the age of 16.<\/li>\n
- 26 March<\/em> \u2013 Martyr George of Sofia<\/strong> \u2013 15th<\/sup> century.<\/li>\n
- 28 March<\/em> \u2013 Martyr Enravota – Boyan, the Prince of Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 \u2020 around 833.<\/li>\n
- 1 April<\/em> \u2013 Martyr Abraham of Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> (no data; 1229 according to St Demetrius of Rostov).<\/li>\n
- 3 April<\/em> \u2013 New Hieromartyr Nicetas the Albanian of Mount Athos and Serres<\/strong>\u2013 1808, Serres.<\/li>\n
- 6 April<\/em> \u2013 St Methodius, Equal of the Apostles and Archbishop of Moravia, Enlightener of the Slavs<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 885, Velehrad.<\/li>\n
- 23 April<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr Lazarus of Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1802, Soma (Asia Minor).<\/li>\n
- 1 May<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr Acacius the Martyr of Mt Athos and Seres<\/strong> \u2013 1816, Constantinople.<\/li>\n
- 2 May<\/em> \u2013 St Boris (in Holy Baptism Michael), Equal of the Apostles, Prince and Baptizer of Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 907, Preslav.<\/li>\n
- 11 May<\/em> – Equal of the Apostles and Teacher of the Slavs, Cyril<\/strong><\/a> and Equal of the Apostles and Teacher of the Slavs, Methodius<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- 14 May<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr Raiko (John) of Bulgaria<\/strong> – no data.<\/li>\n
- 17 May<\/em> \u2013 Greatmartyr Nicholas of Sofia<\/strong> \u2013 1555, Sofia. St. Batak Martyrs – 1876, Batak.<\/li>\n
- 21 May<\/em> – St Constantine the Martyr of Sofia<\/strong><\/a>, rf. a story about his life in The Tsarkoven Vestnik.<\/li>\n
- 22 May<\/em> \u2013 St John-Vladimir the Prince of Bulgaria, the Greatmartyr and Miracle-worker<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1016, Ohrid.<\/li>\n
- 26 May<\/em> \u2013 Greatmartyr George the New at Sofia, Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1530.<\/li>\n
- 27 May<\/em> – Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis<\/strong><\/a> – 1515.<\/li>\n
- 28 May<\/em> \u2013 St Sophronius the Bulgarian<\/strong> \u2013 15th<\/sup>-16th<\/sup> century, Ruse region.<\/li>\n
- 19 June<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Paisius of Hilandar, Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 unknown when and where (around 1770).<\/li>\n
- 25 June<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr Procopius of Varna<\/strong> \u2013 1870, Smyrna.<\/li>\n
- 8 July<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Theophilus the Myrrhgusher of Macedonia<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1548, Karyes (Mt Athos).<\/li>\n
- 11 July<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr Nicodemus of Albania<\/strong> \u2013 1722, Elbasan.<\/li>\n
- 16 July<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr John of Trnovo<\/strong> \u2013 1822, Trnovo.<\/li>\n
- 8 August<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr Triandaphyllus of Stara Zagora<\/strong><\/a> – 1570 or 1680, Constantinople. Around 18 years old.<\/li>\n
- 16 August<\/em> \u2013 St Joachim of Osogovo<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1105.<\/li>\n
- 19 August<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Theophanes of Dochiariou of Mt Athos<\/strong><\/a> – no data.<\/li>\n
- 20 August<\/em> \u2013 38 Martyred Soldiers in Thrace with Severus and Memnon<\/strong><\/a> – no data.<\/li>\n
- 21 August<\/em> – New Martyr Simeon of Samokov<\/strong> – no data.<\/li>\n
- 29 August<\/em> \u2013 St Anastasius of the Strumitza Eparchy<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1794, Thessaloniki.<\/li>\n
- 22 September<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Cosmas of the Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos<\/strong><\/a>, from Trnovo \u2013 1323.<\/li>\n
- 1 October<\/em> \u2013 Venerable John (Koukouzelis) the Hymnographer of Mt. Athos, Albania<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 around the end of 10th<\/sup> century, Mt Athos.<\/li>\n
- 8 October<\/em> \u2013 New Martyr Ignatius the Monk of Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1814, Constantinople.<\/li>\n
- 10 October<\/em> \u2013 26 Martyrs of the Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos at the hands of the Crusaders<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1284.<\/li>\n
- 14 October<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Parasceva (Petka) of Serbia<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 11th<\/sup> century, Epivato, Sea of Marmara coast.<\/li>\n
- 18 October<\/em> \u2013 St Great Martyr Zlata of Maglen<\/strong> \u2013 1795, Slatina (today in Greece).<\/li>\n
- 19 October<\/em> \u2013 Translation of the relics of Venerable St John the Abbot of Rila in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 946.<\/li>\n
- 21 October<\/em> \u2013 Translation of the relics of St Hilarion the Bishop of Meglin in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1164.<\/li>\n
- 27 October<\/em> \u2013 St Demetrius of Basarabov<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 around 1685.<\/li>\n
- 1 November<\/em> \u2013 Monkmartyr James of Kostur<\/strong> \u2013 1520, Edirne.<\/li>\n
- 3 November<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Pimen the Bulgarian of the Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos<\/strong> \u2013 1620, Cherepish Monastery.<\/li>\n
- 22 November<\/em> \u2013 Righteous Michael the soldier of Potouka, Bulgaria<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 around 865, Potouka (probably Batak).<\/li>\n
- 25 November<\/em> \u2013 St Clement the Bishop of Ochrid and Enlightener of the Bulgarians<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 916, St. Panteleimon Monastery.<\/li>\n
- 27 November<\/em> \u2013 St Theodosius the Bulgarian, with his disciple Romanos<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1363, Constantinople.<\/li>\n
- 28 November<\/em> \u2013 Martyr Hristo of Bulgaria<\/strong> \u2013 1748, Constantinople.<\/li>\n
- 5 December<\/em> \u2013 Venerable Nectarius of Bitolya and Mt Athos<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 1500, Karyes (Mt Athos).<\/li>\n
- 7 December<\/em> \u2013 St Philothea of Thrace, the Protectress of Romania<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 around 1218, Polivot.<\/li>\n
- 16 December<\/em> \u2013 St Martyr Marin<\/strong> – no data.<\/li>\n
- 23 December<\/em> \u2013