June 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Nativity of St. John the Baptist and Forerunner. • Martyrs Orentius, Pharnacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus, Cyriacus, and Longinus, near Lazica (4th century) • Saint Nicetas of Remesiana, Bishop of Remesiana (Bela Palanka) (c. 414 or 420) ==Pre-Schism Western saints==

• Saints Faustus and Companions, 24 martyrs in Rome. • Saint Simplicius of Autun, a married man who lived a virginal life with his wife and became Bishop of Autun (c. 360) • Saints Agoard, Agilbert and Companions, holy martyrs in Créteil, now a suburb of Paris in France (5th century) • Saint Alena (Alina) of Brussels, martyred at Forest, Belgium (c. 640) • Saint Rumbold of Mechelen (Rumoldus), a monk who became a bishop with St Willibrord in Holland and in Brabant in Belgium, murdered near Malines (c. 775) • Saint Theodulphus (Thiou), third Abbot of Lobbes Abbey in Belgium (776) • Saint Henry (Heric), born in Hery in Yonne in France, he became a monk at the Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (c. 880) • Saint John of Tuy, born in Galicia in Spain, he lived as a hermit near Tuy, where his relics are still enshrined (9th century) ==Post-Schism Orthodox saints==

• Venerable Anthony of Dymsk, founder of Dymsk Monastery in Novgorod (1224) • Saint Mikhail of Tver, Great Prince of Tver (1318) • Saint Athanasius of Paros (1813) • Saint Gerasimus (Dobroserdov), Bishop of Astrakhan and Enotaeva (1880) New martyrs and confessors • New Martyr Panagiotes of Caesarea in Cappadocia, at Constantinople (1765) ==Other commemorations==

• Synaxis of the Righteous Zechariah and Elizabeth, parents of John the Forerunner. (see also: September 5) • Translation of the relics (1492) of Great-martyr John the New to Suceava, Romania (1330-1340) (see also: June 2 ) ==Icon gallery==

File:Nativity john baptist.jpg|Nativity of St. John the Baptist and Forerunner. File:Saint Rumbold in Basilica Hanswijk 3.JPG|St. Rumbold of Mechelen. File:Michael & xenia.jpg|St. Mikhail Yaroslavich and his mother Xenia, facing Christ. File:Gerasim Dobroserdov.jpg|St. Gerasimus (Dobroserdov) of Astrakhan and Enotaeva. File:Martiriul Sf Ioan cel Nou (Voronet) - part 2.jpg|Scenes from the martyrdom of St. John the New of Suceava. ==Notes==