September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Righteous Eleazar, son of Righteous Aaron, and Righteous Phineas (c. 1400 B.C.) • Martyrs Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his parents, Theodotus and Rufina (3rd century) • 3,628 Martyrs at Nicomedia (303–305) (see also: September 4) • Martyr Diomedes, by the sword. • Martyr Julian, beaten to death. • Martyr Philip, by the sword. • Martyr Eutychianos, roasted alive on a gridiron. • Martyr Hesychius, by hanging. • Martyr Leonides, by fire. • Martyr Eutychios, by crucifixion. • Martyr Philadelphos, by tying a heavy stone around his neck. • Martyr Melanippos, by fire. • Martyr Parthagape, by drowning. • Martyrs of Aeithalas and Ammon of Adrianople, Thrace, by severe whipping. • Saint John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople (595) • Saint Kosmas the Hermit and Confessor, of Crete (658) ==Pre-Schism Western saints==

• Saint Antoninus of Pamiers, an early martyr at Pamiers in France. • Saint Maxima, a Roman slave who was scourged to death in Rome, condemned to death together with St Ansanus (304) • Saint Justus of Lyon, Bishop of Lyon (390) • Saint Valentine, fourth Bishop of Strasbourg in France (4th century) • Saint Castor of Apt, Bishop of Apt (c. 420) • Saint Elpidius, Bishop of Lyon, Confessor (422) • Saint Nonnosus, a monk at the monastery of Mt Soracte in Italy; his wonderful deeds were recorded by St Gregory the Great (c. 575) • Saint Hieu, Abbess of Tadcaster, England (c. 657) • Saint Agricola of Avignon (Agricolus), Bishop of Avignon (c. 700) • Saint Lolanus, a bishop in Scotland (c. 1034) ==Post-Schism Orthodox saints==

• ''Saints Anthony (1073) and Theodosius (1074), founders of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and monasticism in Rus'.'' • New Hieromartyr John Ivanov, Priest (1918) • New Martyr Seraphima (Sulimova), Abbess of the Therapontov Convent (1918) Nicholas Burlakov, Michael Trubnikov, and Philip Marishev, at the St. Cyril of White Lake Monastery (1918) • New Hieromartyrs Ephemius Goryachev, John Melnichenko, John Smolichev, Vladimir Morinsky, Victor Basov, Basil Zelensky, Theodotus Shatokhin, Peter Novoselsky, Stephen Yaroshevich, • New Hieromartyr Stephen Ermolin, Priest (1937) • Martyr Paul Elkyn (1937) • Virgin-martyr Xenia (1937) ==Other commemorations==

• "Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1771) • Translation of the relics (1796) of Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma (1568) • Synaxis of the Saints of Saratov. • Repose of Archbishop Vladimir (Petrov) of Kazan (1897) ==Icon gallery==

File:Mamant.jpg|Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia. File:Mammes of Caesarea (Menologion of Basil II).jpg|Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia. File:Patriarch John IV of Constantinople (Menologion of Basil II).jpg|Saint John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople. File:Svenskaya.jpg|Sts. Anthony and Theodosius with the Theotokos Panachrantos. File:Епископ Кирилловский Варсонофий (Лебедев).jpg|New Hieromartyr Barsanuphius (Lebedev), Bishop of Kyrillov. File:Bishop Damaskin Tsedrik.jpg|New Hieromartyr Damascene (Tsedrik), Bishop of Starodub. File:Герман (Ряшенцев).jpg|New Hieromartyr Herman (Ryashentsev), Bishop of Vyaznikov. File:Kaluzhskaya icon 4.jpg|"Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. File:Св. Феодосий Тотемский.jpg|Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma File:Владимир (Петров).jpg|Archbishop Vladimir (Petrov) of Kazan. ==Notes==