The Lois Drewer Calendar of Saints
in Byzantine Manuscripts and Frescoes

Calendar of Saints and Feasts for November 10

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Olympas of Rome, Herodion of Patras, Sosipater of Iconium, Tertius of Iconium, Erastus of Corinth, Quartus of Berytus.

Disciples of Paul the Apostle. Six of the Seventy Apostles. 1st cen.

Synax.CP, Nov. 10, par. 1 (cols. 209-10).

Olympas of Rome. Martyred under Nero.

Holweck 755; LCI VIII 83.

Herodion of Patras (Herodion of Tarsus). Bishop of Patras in Helladis or of Tarsus in Cilicia.

SEE ALSO: April 8.

BHG 2174; BiblSS V 73-4; Fedalto 517; Holweck 478; LCI VI 512.

Sosipater of Iconium. Bishop of Iconium in Lycaonia. With Jason of Tarsus, founder of the church in Corfu. Martyr.

SEE ALSO: April 28.

BHG 776-776f; BiblSS XI 1318; Fedalto 266; Holweck 928; LCI VIII 385.

Tertius of Iconium (Terentius of Iconium). Bishop of Iconium in Lycaonia.

SEE ALSO: October 20, June 22.

Erastus of Corinth. Said to be bishop of Philippi in Macedonia or of Paneas (Caesarea Philippi) in Phoenicia.

BiblSS IV 1293; DHGE XV 679; Fedalto 448, 722; Holweck 327; LCI VI 158.

Quartus of Berytus. Bishop of Berytus in Phoenicia.

BiblSS X 1275; Fedalto 712; Holweck 840; LCI VIII 235.

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Gr. th. f. 1, fol. 16v. Erastus. Bishop, holding book. Half-figure. (Hutter, II, p. 9, fig. 28).

Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 173. 1) Olympas and Herodion. Martyrdom, beheading. 2) Sosipater, Tertius, Erastus and Quartus. Bishops. Praying toward arc of Heaven from which rays emerge. (Menologio, I, pp. 46-7, II, fig. p. 173).

Cozia. Narthex, vault, north side. Three figures. Torture, beating? (Mijović, Menolog, p. 352, fig. 63).

Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, center aisle, north wall, soffit. Herodion. Half-figure. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 269, fig. 15).

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Orestes of Tyana.

Megalomartyr. Martyred at Tyana in Cappadocia under Diocletian.

Synax.CP, Nov. 10, par. 2 (col. 210); Nov. 9, Synax. selecta (cols. 203-6).

BHG 1383-1385; BiblSS IX 1228-31; Holweck 758; LCI VIII 99.

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Gr. th. f. 1, fol. 16v. Martyrdom, dragging by wild horse. Orestes, nude, prone, is dragged by a horse. (Hutter, II, p. 9, fig. 28).

Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 266v. Martyr, holding cross.

Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 172. Nov. 9. Torture, spikes. Martyrdom, dragging by wild horse. Orestes, wearing loin cloth, prone, is dragged by ropes, fastened to spikes driven through his feet, by a white horse, whipped by the executioner. (Menologio, I, p. 46, II, fig. p. 172; Ševčenko, N., "Walters 'Imperial' Menologion," p. 49, fig. 17).

Dečani. Narthex, center aisle, south wall. Martyrdom, dragging by wild horses. (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 77, fig. T II 9; Mijović, Menolog, p. 325, fig. 41, pl. 199).

SEE ALSO: Theoctista of Lesbos, November 9

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