April 21 Events Pre-1600 *753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date). * 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered ...

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 ...

- April 23 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''May 5'' by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...

es 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 22nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

April 9 Events Pre-1600 * 193 – The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum. * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (''Enkyklikon'') to the bishops of his empire, su ...

''.

Saints

* ''Holy Apostle Nathaniel of the Twelve (Bartholomew)'' (1st century)April 22 / May 5
Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
22 Απριλίου
'' ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). * Apostles

Apelles Apelles of Kos (; grc-gre, Ἀπελλῆς; fl. 4th century BC) was a renowned painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom much of modern scholars' knowledge of this artist is owed (''Naturalis Historia'' 35.36.79–97 and ''passim'' ...

Luke People *Luke (given name), a masculine given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke (surname) (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luke. Also known as ...

(''not the Evangelist''), and

Clement Clement or Clément may refer to: People * Clement (name), a given name and surname * Saint Clement (disambiguation)#People Places * Clément, French Guiana, a town * Clement, Missouri, U.S. * Clement Township, Michigan, U.S. Other uses * ...

, of the

Seventy 70 (seventy) is the natural number following 69 and preceding 71. In mathematics 70 is: * a sphenic number because it factors as 3 distinct primes. * a Pell number. * the seventh pentagonal number. * the fourth tridecagonal number. * the fif ...

(1st century) * Martyr Leonides of Alexandria, Bishop (202)The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 30.May 5 / April 22
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Martyr Nearchus, by fire (3rd century) * ''Venerable Theodore the Sykeote,

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of Anastasiopolis in Galatia'' (613)22 апреля (ст.ст.) 5 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (''see also:

June 15 Events Pre-1600 * 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of So ...

- Translation;

June 16 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – Emperor Julian marches back up the Tigris and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal, Roman forces suffer several attacks from the Persians. * 632 – Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king ...

- Uncovering'') * Saint

Vitalis of Gaza Saint Vitalis of Gaza (died ) was a hermit venerated as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of prostitutes and day-laborers. Life A monk of Gaza, Vitalis travell ...

, monk of the monastery of Abba Seridus at Gaza (609-620) (''see also:

January 11 Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: The prophet Muhamma ...

'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyr

Soter Soter derives from the Greek epithet (''sōtēr''), meaning a saviour, a deliverer; initial capitalised ; fully capitalised ; feminine Soteira (Σώτειρα) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία). Soter was used as: * a title of gods: Poseidon ...

, Pope of Rome (c. 174)April 22
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs

Epipodius of Lyons Epipodius (french: Épipode) and his companion Alexander (died 178) are venerated as Christian saints. Their feast day is 22 April, and Alexander is additionally commemorated on April 24 in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Epipodius was a native of Ly ...

, by beheading (c. 177) * Saint

Gaius Gaius, sometimes spelled ''Gajus'', Kaius, Cajus, Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen). People *Gaius (jurist) (), Roman jurist *Gaius Acilius *Gaius Antonius *Gaius Antonius Hybrida *Gaius Asinius Gallus *Gaius Asinius Pol ...

, born in Dalmatia, became Pope of Rome, martyred with members of his family (296) ''(see also: August 11)'' * Saint Agapitus I, Pope of Rome (536) (''see also:

April 17 Events Pre-1600 *1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. *1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan ...

- East'') * Saint Leo of Sens,

Bishop of Sens The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens and Auxerre (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Senonensis et Antissiodorensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Sens et Auxerre'') is a Latin Rite Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The Archdiocese compri ...

in France for twenty-three years (541) * The Two Brothers

Arwald King Arwald (died 686 AD) was the last King of the Isle of Wight and last pagan king in Anglo-Saxon England. Saint Arwald is the name collectively given to King Arwald's sons or brothers who, being baptised before their execution, were later ca ...

, sons of Arwald, the last Jutish King of the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

, put to death by soldiers of King Ceadwalla, then a pagan, on the day after their

baptism Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost ...

(686) * Saint Opportuna of Montreuil, sister of St Chrodegang, Bishop of Séez, Abbess at the convent of Monteuil (c. 770) * Saint

Senorina Saint Senhorinha of Basto, also Senorina ( pt, Santa Senhorinha de Basto; 942 – 982) was a Portuguese Benedictine abbess in what is today northern Portugal. She is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, and was relat ...

, a Galician

abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey. Description In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic ...

who served as the abbess of the

Benedictine , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...

convent of St John of Venaria (Vieyra) (982)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Ananias of Malles, first monk, renovator and Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Exakousti in the village of Malles in

Ierapetra Ierapetra ( el, Ιεράπετρα, lit=sacred stone; ancient name: ) is a Greek town and municipality located on the southeast coast of Crete. History The town of Ierapetra (in the local dialect: Γεράπετρο ''Gerapetro'') is located on ...

, Crete (1907) * Saint Ekaterina (Malkov-Panina), fool-for-Christ, of the Holy Dormition Pukhtitsa Convent in Estonia (1968)
Russian Church Canonizes Three New Martyrs and Estonian Monastic Saint
'' Orthodox Christianity. March 12, 2018.

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Eustathius Malahovsky, Priest (1918) * New Hieromartyr Platon of Banja Luka (''Platon Jovanovic''), Bishop of Banja Luka (1941)Great Synaxaristes:
Ὁ Ἅγιος Πλάτων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
'' 22 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. (''see also:

May 5 Events Pre-1600 * 553 – The Second Council of Constantinople begins. *1215 – Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta. *1260 – Kub ...

'') * Martyr Demetrius Vlasenkov (1942)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics (1834) of St.

Vsevolod Vsevolod or Wsewolod (russian: Все́волод ; uk, Все́волод ) is a Slavic male first name. Its etymology is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princ ...

(in holy

Gabriel), Prince and

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", "thauma ...

of Pskov (1138) * Repose of Blessed fool-for-Christ Athanasius Andreyevich Saiko of Orel (1967)

Icon gallery

File:St. Barholomew icon in Saint Michael Archangel church in Baku.JPG, Holy Apostle Nathaniel of the Twelve (Bartholomew). File:St Theodore the Sykeote.jpg, Venerable Theodore the Sykeote,

of Anastasiopolis in Galatia. File:Vitalis of Alexandria.jpg, Saint

, monk of the monastery of Abba Seridus at Gaza. File:Soter.jpg, Hieromartyr

, Pope of Rome. File:PCaius.jpg, Pope Saint

. File:Papa Agapito I.jpg, Agapitus I, Pope of Rome. File:Saint Senhorina de Basto.png, St. Senorina of Basto. File:Platon Banjalucki.jpg, St. Platon of Banja Luka. File:Vsevolod of Pskov.jpg, St.

(in holy

Gabriel), Prince and

of Pskov

Notes

References

Sources

April 22 / May 5
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
May 5 / April 22
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
April 22
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 30.

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. pp. 113–114. * 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. pp. 176–177. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
22 Απριλίου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
22 Απριλίου
'' ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
22 апреля (ст.ст.) 5 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. {{DEFAULTSORT:April 22 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) April in the Eastern Orthodox calendar