Orthodox calendar: September 25 is the day of remembrance of the righteous Simeon of Verkhoturyetranslated

17th Week after Pentecost.

Today, September 25, 2026, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and honors the memory of the Holy Martyr. Autonoma, ep. Italian (313); sschmch. Cornuta, ep. Nicomedia (Iconian) (c. 249-259); martyr Juliana and with him 40 martyrs (IV); St. Afanasy Vysotsky, Serpukhov miracle worker (1395); St. Vassian Tiksnensky (1624); transfer of relics rights. Simeon of Verkhoturye (1704); sschmch. Theodora bishop Alexandria; Cathedral of Altai Saints; sschmchch. Theodore, John, Nicholas presbyters and martyr. Alexia (1937).

Fast day.

Traditionally, festive services are held in the St. Nicholas Verkhoturye Monastery, where today the relics of the saint of God rest.

Righteous Simeon of Verkhoturye was born at the beginning of the 17th century in the European part of Russia into a family of pious nobles. Obeying Divine guidance, he left honors and earthly wealth and retired beyond the Urals. In Siberia, righteous Simeon lived as a simple wanderer, hiding his origin. Most often he visited the village of Merkushinskoye, located near the town of Verkhoturye, where he prayed in a wooden church.

With the gospel of the Triune God, of eternal life...