October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
October 19 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 21
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 2 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For October 20th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 7.
Saints
- Martyrs Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine, Germanus, Nicephorus and Antoninus
- Virgin-martyr Manatho, burned alive in Scythopolis in Syria Palaestina
- Martyrs Aborsam and Senoe, of Persia '
- Saint Barsabias, abbot and missionary who was martyred in Persia Great-martyr Artemius, at Antioch'''
- Venerable Basil of Trabzon, Bishop of Trabzon
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Maximus of Aquila, a zealous deacon of Aquila, who was martyred by being thrown off an overhanging cliff under Decius
- Saint Felician of Foligno, Bishop of Foligno, martyr
- Martyrs Martha, Saula and Companions, martyrs in Cologne in Germany.
- Saint Caprasius of Agen, martyr
- Saint Irene of Tomar, a nun martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal, honoured especially in Santarém
- Saint Sindulf of Rheims, a hermit in Aussonce near Rheims in France, Confessor
- Saints Bradan and Orora, two saints venerated in the Isle of Man
- Saint Acca of Hexham, Bishop of Hexham in England, Confessor
- Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, St Rupert's successor as Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and Archbishop
- Saint Aidan, Bishop of Mayo in Ireland
- Saint Bernard of Bagnorea, Bishop of Vulcia in Tuscany, Italy
- Saint Aderald, an Archdeacon of Troyes, who led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and built the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre at Samblières
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
Venerable Matrona of Chios the Wonderworker- Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola
- Venerable Theodosius, Hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery
New Martys and Confessors
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl
- New Hieromartyr Herman, Bishop of Alatyr
- New Hieromartyrs Zosima Pepenin, John Ganchev, John Rechkin, John Rodionov, Nicholas Figurov, Leonid Nikolsky, John Talızin and Alexander Orlov, Priests
- New Hieromartyrs Michael Isaev and Peter Kravets, Deacons
- New Martyr Paul Bocharov
- Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia, Confessor and Fool for Christ
Other commemorations
Translation of the relics of Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic- Translation of the relics of New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mount Athos from Constantinople to Mount Athos
- Translation of the relics of Venerable Gregory of Herakleia
- Uncovering of the relics of New Hieromartyr Nikodim, Bishop of Belgorod
- Repose of Abbot Theodosius of Optina Monastery
- Repose of Metropolitan John of St. Petersburg