Daily Calendar - July 2

The 183rd day of the year, 182 days left until the New Year.

Church Calendar

Commemoration of the Holy Apostle Jude, brother of the Lord in the flesh (approx. 80); the Holy Martyr Zosimas the Horseman (II); the Venerable Fathers Paisius the Great (V) and John the Hermit (VI).

The Holy Apostle Jude was one of the twelve disciples of Christ, a descendant of Kings David and Solomon, and the son of the righteous Joseph, whom he had from his first wife. The Holy Apostle Jude died a martyr's death around the year 80.

The Holy Martyr Zosimas lived in the city of Apollonia during the reign of Trajan, the persecutor of Christians. The saint dreamed of becoming a Christian. When he learned about the persecution of Christians, he resigned from military service, was baptized, and led a righteous life. The ruler of Antioch, Domitian, was told that the horseman Zosima had betrayed the emperor, renounced his military rank, and joined the ranks of the Christians. At the trial, Zosima courageously confessed his Christianity and refused to sacrifice to pagan idols. He was brutally tortured.

Born:

1486 — Jacopo Sansovini, Italian architect of the late Renaissance. Died in 1557.

1877 — Hermann Hesse, German poet and writer, Nobel Prize laureate. Died in 1962.

1879 — Sigismund Moritz, Hungarian composer. Died in 1942.

1897 _ Ipei Fukuro, Japanese translator of The Rider on the Tiger's Skin. Died 1971.

1906 — Hans Albert Bethe, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.

1919 — Vakhtang Paliashvili, conductor, teacher. Died 1980.

Died:

1566 — Michel de Notre Dame (Nostradamus), French physician, astrologer and prophet.

1778 — Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher-educator, writer, composer.

1961 — Ernest Hemingway, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate.

1977 — Vladimir Nabokov, American writer.

Events:

1565 — Astrakhan Kingdom joins Russia.

1774 — The Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia decides to secede from Great Britain.

1900 — The Second Olympic Games open in Paris.

Memorable days:

Norway — King's Day

International Sports Journalist's Day

Zambia — Heroes' Day

Brazil — Salvador State Day

Curacao — Flag Day