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Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rul ...

- Apr. 2 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on ''April 14'' by Orthodox Churches on the

Old Calendar Old Calendarists (Greek language, Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Easte ...

. For April 1, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

March 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. *1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends ...

''.

Saints

* Saints

Hermes Hermes (; grc-gre, Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orato ...

and

Theodora Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora o ...

the martyrs (132) * Saint

Melito of Sardis Melito of Sardis ( el, Μελίτων Σάρδεων ''Melítōn Sárdeōn''; died ) was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and a great authority in early Christianity. Melito held a foremost place in terms of bishops in Asia d ...

, Bishop of

Sardis Sardis () or Sardes (; Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 ''Sfard''; el, Σάρδεις ''Sardeis''; peo, Sparda; hbo, ספרד ''Sfarad'') was an ancient city at the location of modern ''Sart'' (Sartmahmut before 19 October 2005), near Salihli, ...

(177)April 1/14
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). * Martyrs Gerontius and Basilides (3rd century) * Saints Alexander, Dionysius, Ingeniani, Panteros (or Pantainos), Parthenios and Saturninus the Martyrs. * Martyr Polynikos. * Righteous Achaz (''Ahaz'') * ''Saint

Mary of Egypt Mary of Egypt ( cop, Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ Ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ; ; c. 344 – c. 421) is an Egyptian saint, highly venerated as a Desert Mother in the Eastern Orthodox and Coptic Churches. The Catholic Church commemorates her a ...

'' (c. 421) * Saint Makarios of Pelekete, Abbot of

Pelekete monastery The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian ( el, Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου του Θεολόγου), commonly known as the Pelekete monastery ( tr, Pelekete manastırı; el, Moνή Πελεκητής), is a ruined Byzantine-era monastery ...

(820) * Saint

Procopius of Sázava Saint Procopius of Sázava ( la, Procopius Sazavensis, cs, Prokop Sázavský; died 25 March 1053) was a Czech canon and hermit, canonized as a saint of the Catholic church in 1204. Life Little about his life is known with certainty. According t ...

, Abbot of Sázava in Bohemia (1053)April 1
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (''see also:

July 4 Events Pre-1600 * 362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaim ...

- West'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Venantius, a Dalmatian bishop whose

relic In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangi ...

s were brought from Spalato to Rome in 641 (c. 255) * Saint Walric (''Walericus, Valéry''), Abbot of Leuconay (

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (, literally ''Saint-Valery on Somme''; pcd, Saint-Wary), commune in the Somme department, is a seaport and resort on the south bank of the River Somme estuary. The town's medieval character and ramparts, its Gothic chur ...

) (622) * Saints Caidoc and Fricor (Adrian), Welsh missionaries (7th century) * Saint Dodolinus of Vienne,

Bishop of Vienne The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon. History The legend according to whi ...

in the Dauphiné in France (7th century) * Saint Cellach (''Cellach mac Congaile''),

Archbishop of Armagh In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...

in Ireland, previously the

Abbot of Iona The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, until the Synod of ...

in Scotland and founder of the Monastery of Kells (815)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint John Shavteli of Salosi (''John of Black Mountain''), Georgia (12th-13th century) * Saint Eulogius of Salosi, Georgia, (''Eulogius the Prophet''),

Fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ ( el, διά Χριστόν σαλότητα, cu, оуродъ, юродъ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting socie ...

(12th-13th century) * Martyr

Abraham of Bulgaria Abraham of Bulgaria (russian: Авраамий Болгарский; died April 1, 1229) was a Christian convert from Islam later made a martyr and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born in Volga Bulgaria, amongst the Muslim Volga Bul ...

, on the Volga,

Wonderworker Thaumaturgy is the purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking. A practitioner of thaumaturgy is a "thaumaturge", "thaumatu ...

Vladimir Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...

(1229) * Saint Gerontius of the Kiev Caves,

Canonarch A canonarch is a lead cantor, or reader, in Eastern Christian churches of the Byzantine tradition. The canonarch ensures that other readers chant from the correct texts and use the proper tones. The canonarch preserves the canonical order in the ...

of the

Kiev Caves Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

(14th century) * Saint Euthymius the Wonderworker, Archimandrite of Suzdal (1404) * Saint Pachomius (Romansky), Archbishop of

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

and

Galați Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most par ...

, Moldavia, and monk of the

(1724) (''see also:

April 14 Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho ...

- Romanian'') * Saint

Barsanuphius Barsanuphius ( gr, Βαρσανούφιος, Barsanouphios, it, Barsonofio, Barsanofrio, Barsanorio; died c. 545), also known as Barsanuphius of Palestine or Barsanuphius of Gaza, was a Christian hermit and writer of the sixth century. Born in ...

of Optina, Elder (1913)

New martyrs and confessors

* New martyr Michael (''Misha''),

(1931)April 14 / April 1
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * New Hieromartyr Sergius (Zavarin), Archpriest, of Yaroslavl (1938)1 апреля (ст.ст.) 14 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hiero-confessor

Schema The word schema comes from the Greek word ('), which means ''shape'', or more generally, ''plan''. The plural is ('). In English, both ''schemas'' and ''schemata'' are used as plural forms. Schema may refer to: Science and technology * SCHEMA ...

-bishop Macarius (Vasiliev), at the Pskov Caves Monastery (1944)Great Synaxaristes:
Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ Νέος
'' 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ ΣυναΞαριστησ.

Icon gallery

File:Icon of Mary of Egypt (Mstera, 19th c.).jpg, St.

. Russian icon, 19th century File:Josef Mathauser - Kníže Oldřich se setkává s poustevníkem Prokopem.jpg, St.

. File:Св. муч. Авраамий Болгарский (современная икона).jpg, St.

. File:Варсонофий Оптинский.jpg, St.

Barsanuphius of Optina Barsanuphius ( gr, Βαρσανούφιος, Barsanouphios, it, Barsonofio, Barsanofrio, Barsanorio; died c. 545), also known as Barsanuphius of Palestine or Barsanuphius of Gaza, was a Christian hermit and writer of the sixth century. Born in ...

. File:Свщ.Мч Сергий Заварин.jpg, New Hieromartyr Sergius (Zavarin), Archpriest, of Yaroslavl. File:Макарий (Васильев).jpg, New Hiero-confessor

-bishop Macarius (Vasiliev).

Notes

References

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April 1
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Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. *
The Roman Martyrology
'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 93. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. p. 140. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
1 Απριλιου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
1 Απριλίου
'' Ecclesia. (H Εκκλησια Τηε Ελλαδοσ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
1 апреля (ст.ст.) 14 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:April 1 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) April in the Eastern Orthodox calendar