November 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

In the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, November 3rd is a day with a variable set of commemorations. The specific saints and events remembered on this date depend on whether the Old Calendar (Julian Calendar) or the New Calendar (Revised Julian Calendar) is followed by the particular Orthodox church or community.

For those churches that follow the Old Calendar, November 3rd falls on November 16th of the Gregorian Calendar. The saints and events commemorated on this "Old Calendar" November 3rd are the same as those celebrated on November 16th by New Calendarists.

For those churches that follow the New Calendar, November 3rd is the date as it appears on the Gregorian calendar. On this date, commemorations often include:

• Hieromartyr Thyrsus, and martyrs Leucius and Callinicus, of Caesarea in Bithynia (250)
• Martyr Helenus of Rome.
• Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (304)
• Venerable Hesychius the Faster, of Bithynia (c. 790)
• Venerable George of Ochrid (Mount Athos) (1002)
• Hieromartyr Zacharias of Prusa, Metropolitan of Prusa (1802)
• Synaxis of the Saints of Irkutsk.
• Repose of Venerable Ilarion, Schema-monk of Valaam Monastery (1937)
• Repose of Archbishop Andrew (Ukhtomsky) of Ufa (1937)

It is important to note that some jurisdictions may have additional or different saints commemorated on this date, reflecting local traditions and canonizations. Consult a specific Orthodox calendar or liturgical source for the most accurate information for a given jurisdiction.