Basil of Gortyna

St. Basil, bishop of Gortyna in Crete.

St. Basil was bishop of Gortyna in Crete in the eighth century, in the days of the iconoclast controversy. He is remembered for his defense of the veneration of the holy icons and his care for his flock.

He reposed in peace and is commemorated on September 16.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Basil of Gortyna is commemorated on September 16. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on September 29 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on September 16

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  Euphemia the All-Praised (2nd)

  Martyr, Ευφημία

  Holy Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Praised of Chalcedon.

  Name days: Efimia, Efimi, Euphemia

• Melitini of Marcianopolis

  Holy Woman, Μελιτίνη

  Holy Martyr Melitini of Marcianopolis in Thrace.

  Name days: Melitini, Melitina, Melitine, Melina

• Ludmila of Bohemia

  Holy Woman, Λουντμίλα

  Holy Martyr Ludmila, princess of Bohemia and grandmother of St. Wenceslaus.

  Name days: Ludmila, Ludmilla, Lyudmila, Liudmila

• Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt

  Venerable, Δωρόθεος ο Ερημίτης

  Venerable Dorotheos, hermit of the Egyptian desert.

• Cyprian of Kiev and Moscow

  Hierarch, Κυπριανός Κιέβου

  St. Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow, Athonite and hesychast.

• Ninian of Whithorn

  Hierarch, Νινιανός

  St. Ninian, bishop and apostle of the southern Picts.

  Name days: Ninian