July 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Martyr Hyacinth the Cubicularius, of Caesarea in Cappadocia (108)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][note 2][note 3]

• Martyrs Theodotus and Theodota, martyred with St. Hyacinth at Caesarea in Cappadocia (108)[1][3][9]
• Martyrs Diomedes, Eulampius, Asclepiodotus, and Golinduc, who suffered with Saint Hyacinth (108)[1][3][9][10]

• Saint Celadion, patriarch of Alecandria (167)[11]
• Saint Anatolius of Laodicea, Bishop of Laodicea, and his successor, St. Eusebius (3rd century)[1][12][13][note 4]
• Martyrs Mark and Mocius (4th century)[1][3][14][15][note 5]
• Saint Alexander, founder of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones ("the Ever-Vigilant"), Constantinople (c. 430)[1][12][16][17][18] (see also: January 15, February 23)
• Saint Anatolius, Patriarch of Constantinople (458)[1][3][12][17][19][20][21][22][23]
• Saint Isaias the Solitary, of Scetis and Palestine (491)[1][12]
• Saint Symeon the Stylite (the third stylite), of Cilicia (6th century)[1][12]
• Martyr Theodota (712)[3][24][25]

• Saint Dathus (Datus), Bishop of Ravenna in Italy (190)[26][27][note 6][note 7]
• Saints Irenaeus, a deacon, and Mustiola, a noble lady, martyred in Chiusi in Tuscany in Italy under Aurelian for ministering to other martyrs and burying their relics (273)[26][28][note 8]
• Saint Heliodorus of Altino, first bishop of Altinum (Altino) (c. 390)[25][26][29][note 9][note 10]
• St. Byblig of Carnarvon (Biblig, Peblig, Piblig, Publicius), Gwynedd, in Wales.[26]
• Saint Germanus, Bishop of the Isle of Man and Enlightener of Peel, nephew of St. Patrick of Ireland (474)[1][12][26][30][31][note 11]
• St. Bladus (Baldus), an early Bishop of the Isle of Man.[26]
• Saint Gunthiern, a prince in Wales who went to Brittany and lived as a hermit (c. 500)[26][note 12]
• Saint Leo II, Pope of Rome (683)[26][note 13]
• Saint Cilléne Droichtech, Abbot of Iona (c. 752)[26][33]
• Saint Guthagon, born in Ireland, he crossed to Belgium and became a hermit (8th century)[26][34][35]

• Saint George the Godbearer, of the Black Mountain, teacher of St. George of Mount Athos (1068)[1][12][36]
• Saint Basil the Bishop of Ryazan (1295)[1][12][17][25][37][38][note 14]
• Venerable Anatolius, recluse, of the Near Caves in Kiev (12th century)[1][3][12][17][39][40][note 15]
• Venerable Anatolius, recluse, of the Far Caves in Kiev (13th century)[1][12][17][41]
• Saints Basil (1249) and Constantine (1257), holy princes of Yaroslavl (13th century)[1][12][17][25][42]
• Saint Basil (Kalika or Koleka), Archbishop of Novgorod (1352)[1][12]
• Saint Patricius of Vladimir, priest and martyr (1411)[43]
• Saints John and Longinus,[44] Wonderworkers of Yarensk, Solovki (1544-1545)[1][12][17][45]
• Blessed John of Moscow, Fool-for-Christ (1589)[1][12][17][46][47]
• Venerable Nicodemus of Khozyuga (Kozhe Lake), monk of Kozhaezersk Monastery (1640)[1][12][17][25][48]
• Blessed Michael, Herodion, Basil, and Thomas, Fools-for-Christ, of Solvychegodsk (17th century)[1][12][49]
• Saint Joachim the New Godbeaerer, of Notenon Monastery in Achaia (17th century)[1][3][25][50]
• Saint Euphrosine (Viaziemska) of Kolupanovo, Aleksin, Fool-for-Christ (1855)[51]

• Icon of the Mother of God the "Milk-Giver" (Galaktotrophousa), of the Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos.[1][54][55][56]
• Second translation (1652) of the relics of Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia (1569)[1][3][12][17][57][58][59]
• Uncovering of the relics (1959) of Hieromartyr Raphael of Lesbos (1463), in Mytilene.[25][60]
• Uncovering of the relics (2005) of Sylvester (Olshevsky), Bishop of Omsk (1920)[12][17][note 17] (see also: February 25)
• Repose of Nun Euphrosyne "the Unknown," of Kolyupanovo, Aleksin (1855)[1]

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  Relics of St. Hyacinth of Caesarea.
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  St. Anatolius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
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  St. Leo II, Pope of Rome.
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  St. Basil the Bishop of Ryazan.
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  Venerable Anatolius, recluse, of the Near Caves in Kiev.
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  Blessed John of Moscow, Fool-for-Christ (right).
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  New Hieromartyr Anthony (Bystrov), Archbishop of Arkhangelsk and Kholmogorsk.
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  Icon of the Mother of God the "Milk-Giver" (Galaktotrophousa).
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  Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia.
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  St. Raphael of Lesbos.
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  St. Sylvester (Olshevsky), Bishop of Omsk.

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• July 3. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
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• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 305–306.

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