Daily Calendar – October 22

The 296th day of the year; 70 days remain until the New Year.

Church Calendar

Commemoration of the Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus (1st century); the Venerable Andronicus and his wife Athanasia (5th century); the Righteous Abraham, the Patriarch, and his nephew Lot (2000 BC); the Martyrs Juventinus and Maximus (361–363); the Martyr Poplia the Deaconess of Antioch (4th century); and the Venerable Peter the Galatian (9th century).

The Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus, is one of the Savior’s Twelve Apostles. Following the descent of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle James, son of Alphaeus, traveled alongside the Apostle Andrew the First-Called on a missionary journey. He preached the Gospel in Judea, Edessa, Gaza, and Eleutheropolis, leading many pagans and Jews onto the path of salvation. In the coastal Egyptian city of Ostracine, the Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus, ended his earthly life as a martyr, dying upon a cross. The Holy Martyrs Juventinus and Maximus were soldiers in the personal guard of Emperor Julian the Apostate. They opposed the Emperor’s decree to sprinkle blood from pagan sacrifices onto all food items in the marketplaces; for this, the soldiers were put to death.

The Holy Martyr Poplia the Confessor, a deaconess from Antioch, was widowed at a young age and dedicated all her efforts to raising her son, John, in the fear of God and the Christian faith. During the persecution of Christians initiated by Emperor Julian the Apostate, Saint Poplia and her companions courageously denounced the apostate ruler. In response, by the Emperor’s command, soldiers beat Saint Poplia mercilessly; she endured the suffering with patience. The saint eventually surrendered her soul to the Lord in peace.

Born:

1811 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor; died in 1886.

1870 – Ivan Bunin, Russian writer and Nobel Prize laureate; died in 1953. 1884 – Alexander Dighmelov (Dighmelashvili), cinematographer. Died in 1957.

1899 – Giorgi Zhuruli, director. Died in 1964.

1903 – George Wells Beadle, American geneticist and Nobel Prize laureate; died in 1989.

1914 – Vladimir Ubilava, poet; died in 1942.

Died:

1975 – Arnold Joseph Toynbee, English historian and sociologist; born in 1889.

1973 – Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer; born in 1876.

1935 – Komitas, Armenian composer, choral conductor, and public figure; born in 1869.

1906 – Paul Cézanne, French painter and prominent figure of Post-Impressionism; born in 1839.

Events:

1872 – The first train departed from Tbilisi toward Poti. The Poti–Tbilisi railway line was opened. 1952 – Iran established diplomatic relations with Great Britain.

1953 – Laos gained independence.

1954 – West Germany became a member of NATO.

1973 – Israel and Egypt agreed to a UN proposal for a ceasefire.

1989 – Joseph Brodsky was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1993 – Georgia joined the CIS.