October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Ananias of Damascus, Bishop and one of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)
• Venerable Romanos the Melodist, "Sweet-singer" (ca 556)
• Venerable Sabbas, abbot of Vishera in Novgorod (1461)
• Martyr Michael, abbot in Armenia, and 36 fathers with him (8th century)
• Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (4th century)
• King Mirian III of Iberia and Queen Nana of Mtskheta, St. Abiathar of Mtskheta, and St. Sidonia, disciple of St. Nina (4th c.)
• St. Melchizedek, catholicos-patriarch of Georgia (ca. 1030)
• Saint John Kukuzelis of Mount Athos (1360)
• Saint Gregory the Singer of Mount Athos (1360)
• Saint Bavo, penitent and hermit, patron of Haarlem in the Netherlands......