Day's Calendar – September 29

The 273rd day of the year; 93 days remain until the New Year.

Church Calendar

Martyr-brothers Isaac and Joseph the Georgians, martyred in the city of Karnu (808); Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Praised (304); Martyr Sebastian (1st c.); Martyr Melitina (2nd c.); Martyrs Victor and Sosthenes (c. 304); Venerable Dorotheus, Desert-dweller of Egypt (4th c.); Martyr Ludmila, Queen of the Czechs (927).

Holy Martyrs Isaac and Joseph were biological Georgian brothers martyred by the Saracens in the city of Karnu. Their mother, a virtuous and God-fearing Christian woman, raised her sons in the Christian faith. Upon reaching adulthood, they wrote to the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I, requesting permission to travel to Constantinople and enter his service. After receiving a favorable response, they were detained by order of the city's emir as they were setting out, and a decision was made to execute the brothers. At the place of execution, the holy martyrs knelt and offered fervent prayers to the Lord, after which they were beheaded. Later, a church was built over their grave and consecrated in the name of the Most Holy Trinity.

The Holy Great Martyr Euphemia was the daughter of devout Christian parents—Senator Philophron and Theodosia. The saint suffered for the name of Christ in the city of Chalcedon, located on the shores of the Bosphorus Strait near Constantinople. Her holy relics were reverently laid to rest near Chalcedon. Subsequently, a magnificent church was erected over the grave of the Holy Great Martyr Euphemia; it was in this very church that the sessions of the Fourth Ecumenical Council were held.

The Holy Martyr Sebastian was a disciple of the Apostle Paul. He steadfastly confessed his faith in Christ and was beheaded for doing so. His body, which the persecutors had cast into the sea, was brought by angels—miraculously preserved from corruption—to the island of Rhodes.

The Holy Martyr Melitina lived in the city of Marcianopolis during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius. The saint was a devoted Christian who, through his preaching, converted many pagans to the faith of Christ; for this, he was beheaded by order of the emperor.

Saint Ludmila, the martyr and Queen of Bohemia, married the Bohemian Prince Bořivoj. Together, they built Christian churches in their homeland and invited clergy from Byzantium to conduct divine services.

Born:

1518 – Jacopo Tintoretto, Italian painter. Died in 1594.

1547 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer. Died in 1616.

1758 – Horatio Nelson, Admiral of the English fleet. Died in 1805.

1821 – Sulkhan Baratashvili, Georgian historian. Died in 1866.

1864 – Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer and philosopher. Died in 1936.

1880 – Niko Lortkipanidze, writer. Died in 1944. 1901 – Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist and Nobel Prize laureate. Died in 1954.

1904 – Nikolai Ostrovsky, Russian writer. Died in 1936.

1931 – Anita Ekberg, Swedish film actress.

1931 – James Watson Cronin, American physicist.

Died:

1560 – Gustav I, King of Sweden.

1910 – Homer Winslow, American graphic artist.

1913 – Rudolf Diesel, German engineer.

1927 – Willem Einthoven, Dutch physiologist – founder of electrocardiography and Nobel Prize laureate.

Events:

1783 – King Erekle II of Kartli-Kakheti accepted Russian suzerainty.

1908 – An international conference banned night work for children.

1911 – Italy declared war on Turkey.

1916 – John Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire. 1973 – An earthquake in southeastern Mexico killed 700 people and left tens of thousands homeless.

1977 – The Salyut-6 orbital station was launched into space.

1982 – A helicopter flight around the world was completed.

1988 – The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to UN peacekeeping forces.

Notable days:

International Day of the Deaf.

World Heart Day.