Introduction xiii
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September 1 3
Joshua, son of Nun—Bisos and Djeli—Simeon the
Elder—Ever-Virgin Mary—Hermogenes, Kallistos, Evodios,
Agathoclissa—Aithalas—Martha—Forty virgins,
Ammonius, Celsina—The Unsealing—Themenianos—
Gideon—Anna, prophetess—Priscus—Longinus—Cosmas—
Sixtus, Sinicius, Conivartus—Agrippa, Laurentius, Lupus
September 2 17
Mamas—3628 martyrs—Aithalas, Julia, Philip,
Theodotos—John the Faster—Eleazar, Phinehas
September 3 27
Anthimos and others—Zotikos—Aristion—Theoktistos—
Stephen—Basilissa
September 4 33
Babylas and disciples—Another Babylas and disciples—
Okeanos, Kendyrion, Theodoros, Ammianos, Hyakinthos,
Julianos—Marcellus
September 5 43
Zechariah, high-priest and father of John the Baptist—
Prophet Zechariah—Forty virgins, Celsina and others,
Ammonius—Abdias—Ambrosios and Protoctetos—
Theodosius the Younger
September 6 53
Archangel Michael—Hermione—Faustos, Bibos,
Dionysius, Kyriakos, Andronikos, Theoktistos, Makarios,
Andrew, Serapion, Kyriakos, Andropelagia, Thekla, and
Kalodotis—Urbanus, Theodoros and Redimnos—
Romulus, Prepositus, Urbanus, Zenon, Makarios,
Eudoxios, Mandana, and companions
September 7 63
Sozon—Eupsychios—Stephen, patriarch of Rome—
Theodore, Daniel and Peter—John—Vigil of Mary’s
Nativity
September 8 75
Nativity of Mary—Paulinus of Nola—Moses, Elijah and
Daniel
September 9 115
Mary, Joachim and Anna—Catholicos Sahak the
Great—Severianos—Chariton—Two hundred fathers at
Council of Ephesus
September 10 127
Mother of God—Menodora, Metrodora and
Nymphodora—Basilissa—Baripsabas—John Neomartyr
September 11 137
Manushak/Ia—Theodora/Theodoros
September 12 157
Autonomos—Romulus, Eudoxios and 1134 others—
Macedonios, Theodoulos and Tatianos—
Oronatos/Coronatus—Theodoros—Onesima
September 13 163
Dedication of Holy Resurrection Church in Jerusalem—
Diodore and Didymus—Cornelius—Makrobios, Gordianos,
Ilios, Zotikos, Lukianos, and Valerianus—Julianos
September 14 171
Exaltation of Holy Cross—John Chrysostom
September 15 193
Feast of Holy Cross, Memorial of Constantine and
Helen—Discovery of relics of Stephen, Nicodemus,
Gamaliel and Habib—Niketas
September 16 199
Euphemia—Yazd—Cornatus—Sebastiana—Melitene—
Martin, patriarch of Rome
September 17 207
Mesrop
September 18 213
Prophet Moses—Ariadne/Mary—Aaron, First Highpriest—
Simeon—Eumenios, Castor and Theodora
September 19 227
Voski—Trophimos, Doremindos and Sabationis—Pap
September 20 235
Eustathios, Theopistē, Agapios, and Theopistos—
Maximus, Theodotos, and Asclepiadis—Hypatios,
Andrew and John—Thalissos and Demetrios
September 21 245
Apuleias, Nilus, Patermutius, Elijah and one hundred
forty-six others—Macrobius, Gordianus, Elius, Zotikos,
Lukianos and Valerianus—Discovery of Gospel of
Matthew—Quadratus—Priscus, Bassis, Castor, and
Theodoros—Nestorios, Buseros, Eusebios, Nestobos, and
Zenonos—Isaac, Titus and Meletios
September 22 249
Phocas—Prophet Jonah—Eranos—Drosis and five
others—Priscus, Martinus, Nicholas, Jonas, and Isaac
September 23 257
Irais—Annunciation to Elizabeth—Polyxenia, Xanthippa,
Andrew, John, Peter, and Antoninus
September 24 261
Thekla—Apollos, Cephas and Parmenas—Mortipet and
Parisa
September 25 271
Dosan—Agathoklia—Paphnutius—Sabinianus, Paul and
Tatta—Euphrosyne—Cleophas, Firmin, Manuk, and
Theophilos—Rhipsimē and companions
September 26 275
Falling Asleep of Apostle John
September 27 289
Kallistratos and companions—Marinus—Agrippa,
Lawrence and 12,000 soldiers
September 28 295
Epicura—Simeon
September 29 299
Elisha—Chariton—Dada, Kazdawa, Godelasa, and
another Godelasa
September 30 307
Gregory the Illuminator—Rhipsimē and Gayanē—
Antony, Kronidas and Seven others—Discovery of Relics
of Zechariah and Pantaleon—Jerome
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Bibliography 319
Index of Scripture Citations 325
Index of Names 329