October 18 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 20
Prophet Joel.
Martyrs Varus and six others with him, in Egypt.
Martyr Sadoc (Sadoth), Bishop of Persia, and 120 martyrs with him.
St. Frideswide of Oxford (Stained-glass window in Christ Church, Oxford).
Joel (prophet)
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Joel was an Israelite prophet, the second of the twelve minor prophets and according to the book itself the author of the Book of Joel. He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible, in the introduction to that book, as the son of Pethuel. The name Joel combines the covenant name of God, YHWH, and El (god), and has been translated as "YHWH is God" or "one to whom YHWH is God," that is, a worshiper of YHWH. Scholars view Joel as having been completed in the Ptolemaic period due to its use of earlier texts and perspective on Yahweh and the nations.
