16 October 1997, Thursday (03.10 according to the old style)
Church calendar for 16 October 1997
Saints commemorated
- Apostle Dionysius the Areopagite I век
- Hierarch Dionysius the Great of Alexandria епископ Александрийский 247–264/265
- Venerable, Recluse Dionysius (Shchepa) of the Kiev Caves, Recluse XV век
- Confessor Hieroconfessor Agafangel (Preobrazhensky), Metropolitan of Yaroslavl 1854–1928