April 3 Events Pre-1600 * 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. * 1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. * 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created ...

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 5 Events Pre-1600 * 823 – Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I. * 919 – The second Fatimid invasion of Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, sets out from Raqqada at the head of his a ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''April 17'' 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 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...

''.

Saints

* Martyrs Agathopodes, a deacon, and Theodulus, a lector, at Thessalonica, under

Maximian Maximian ( la, Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus; c. 250 – c. July 310), nicknamed ''Herculius'', was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was ''Caesar'' from 285 to 286, then ''Augustus'' from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his ...

(c. 286–305) Συναξαριστής.
4 Απριλίου
'' ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). (''see also:

- Slavic'') * Virgin-martyr Pherbutha (''Phermoutha, Ferfouthe'') of

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, with her sister and her servants (343)April 4 / April 17
Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru). * ''Venerable George of Mount Maleon (Malevon) in

Laconia Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word ''laconic''—to speak in a blunt, c ...

, monk, in the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

'' (5th-6th centuries) * Venerable Publius the Egyptian. (''see also:

- Slavic'') * ''Venerable

Zosimas of Palestine Zosimas of Palestine ( el, Ζωσιμᾶς) (Palestinian Arabic: زوسيموس الفلسطيني), is commemorated as a Palestinian saint. His feast day is on the 4 of April. Biography Zosimas was born in the second half of the fifth centu ...

, Hieromonk'' (c. 560) * Venerable Saints Theonas, Symeon, and Fervinus (''Phorbinus''). (''see also:

- Slavic'') * ''Venerable Platon the Studite (Plato of Sakkoudion), Abbot of the Studion and Confessor'' (812) (''see also:

- Slavic'') * Venerable

Joseph the Hymnographer Saint Joseph the Hymnographer ( el, Όσιος Ιωσήφ ο Υμνογράφος) was a Greek monk of the ninth century. He is one of the greatest liturgical poets and hymnography, hymnographers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is also known for ...

, of Sicily (883) (''see also:

- Greek'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Guier, a priest and hermit in Cornwall, where a church recalls his name.April 4
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Gwerir, a hermit near

Liskeard Liskeard ( ; kw, Lyskerrys) is a small ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, South West England. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth, west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) eas ...

in Cornwall, at whose grave

King Alfred Alfred the Great (alt. Ælfred 848/849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who bot ...

was healed of a serious illness. * Saint

Tigernach of Clones Tigernach mac Coirpri (''d''. 549) was an early Irish saint, patron saint of Clones (Co. Monaghan) in the province of Ulster. Background Tigernach or Tiarnach of Clones (anglicised ''Tierney'') was one of the pre-eminent saints of the territo ...

(''Tigernake, Tierney, Tierry''), Abbot of Clones, succeeded St Macartin as bishop at Clogher in Ireland (549) * Saint

Isidore of Seville Isidore of Seville ( la, Isidorus Hispalensis; c. 560 – 4 April 636) was a Spanish scholar, theologian, and archbishop of Seville. He is widely regarded, in the words of 19th-century historian Montalembert, as "the last scholar of ...

, Bishop of Seville (636) * Saint Hildebert of Ghent, Abbot of

Saint Peter's Abbey, Ghent Saint Peter's Abbey ( nl, Sint-Pietersabdij) is a former Benedictine abbey in Ghent, Belgium, now a museum and exhibition centre. Saint Peter's was founded in the late 7th century by Amandus, a missionary sent by the Frankish kings to Christianiz ...

, Belgium, martyred by fanatics for defending the

veneration of icons Iconodulism (also iconoduly or iconodulia) designates the religious service to icons (kissing and honourable veneration, incense, and candlelight). The term comes from Neoclassical Greek εἰκονόδουλος (''eikonodoulos'') (from el, ε ...

(752)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Joseph the Much-ailing, of the Kiev Caves (14th century) * Venerable James, monk of Starotorzhok (Old Torzhok) in Galich, Kostroma (15th-16th centuries)April 17 / April 4
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Venerable Theonas, Metropolitan of

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

(1541) * Venerable Zosimas, founder and abbot of the Annunciation Monastery at Lake Vorbozoma (''Vorbosomsk'') (1550) * New Hieromartyr Nicetas the Albanian, of

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...

and

Serres Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe ...

(1808) * Venerable Elias of Makeyevka,

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 ...

-monk, of

Makeyevka Makiivka ( uk, Макіївка, Makíyivka, ; russian: Макеевка, Makeyevka, ), formerly Dmytriivsk, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Located from the capital Donetsk, the two cities are practically a conurbati ...

, Ukraine (1949)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Benjamin (Kononov), Archimandrite, of Solovki Monastery (1928)4 апреля (ст.ст.) 17 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.)
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Velsk Velsk (russian: Вельск) is a town and the administrative center of Velsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vel River at its confluence with the Vaga River, south of Arkhangelsk, the administrative ce ...

(1932) * New Nun-martyr Maria (Lelyanova) of Gatchina (1932) (''see also:

January 26 Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. *1531 – The 6.4–7.1 1531 Lisbon earthquake, Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. *1564 – ...

'') * New Hieromartyr John Vechorko, Priest (1933) * Martyr John Kolesnikov (1943)

Other commemorations

* ''Icon of the Most Holy

Theotokos ''Theotokos'' (Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are ''Dei Genitrix'' or ''Deipara'' (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are " ...

" The Life-giving Spring"'' (450) ''(see also:

Bright Friday Easter Friday, or Bright Friday, is the Friday after the Christianity, Christian festival of Easter. At times, this name has been confused with Good Friday,For example, the songEaster Friday" by Simone Richardson, 2006. Published by Emu Music ...

'') * '' The Akathist Hymn (Chairetismoi) to the Virgin Mary'' (626) * Icon of the Most Holy

"Gerontissa" ("Eldress"), at

Pantokratoros monastery Pantokratoros Monastery ( el, Μονή Παντοκράτορος) is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the Athos peninsula, and is dedicated to the Transfiguration ...

, Mount Athos. * The Icon of the Mother of God "Deliverer" ("Deliveress") (1841, 1889)
The Icon of the Mother of God "Deliveress"
'' Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). (''see also:

October 17 Events Pre-1600 * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China. *1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. *1346 – The English capture King Davi ...

'') * Repose of Elder Savvas of Little St. Anne's

Skete A skete ( ) is a monastic community in Eastern Christianity that allows relative isolation for monks, but also allows for communal services and the safety of shared resources and protection. It is one of four types of early monastic orders, al ...

, Mt. Athos (1908) * Repose of Maria Berushko and 8 children, by fire, in Joaquim Távora,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

* Repose of Archimandrite John (

Maitland Moir John Maitland Moir (18 June 1924 – 17 April 2013) was a priest of the Orthodox Church of St Andrew, Edinburgh, Orthodox Church of St Andrew in Edinburgh, and founder of several Orthodox communities in Scotland. He was Orthodox Chaplain to the U ...

) of Edinburgh, Scotland (April 17, 2013)

Icon gallery

File:Zosimas and Mary of Egypt (Greece, 17 c.).jpg, Venerable

, with St. Mary of Egypt (Greece, 17th century). File:Joseph the Hymnographer.jpg, Venerable

, of Sicily. File:Abbey of St. Peter - Paul, Clones. - geograph.org.uk - 692349.jpg, Abbey of St. Peter & Paul, Clones (Clones Abbey). File:Isidore de Séville.jpg, St.

, Bishop of Seville. File:Вениамин (Кононов Василий Васильевич).jpg, New Hieromartyr Benjamin (Kononov), Archimandrite, of Solovki Monastery. File:Мария Гатчинская. Лицо.jpg, New Nun-martyr Maria (Lelyanova) of Gatchina. File:Преподобномученица Мария Гатчинская (иконописная мастерская Елеон).jpg, New Nun-martyr Maria (Lelyanova) of Gatchina. File:Our Lady the Vivifying Fountain.jpg, Russian icon of the Theotokos, ''

Life-giving Spring The Mother of God of the Life-giving Spring or Life-giving Font (Greek: ''Ζωοδόχος Πηγή,'' ''Zoodochos Pigi'', Russian: ''Живоносный Источник'') is an epithet of the Holy Theotokos that originated with her revelation ...

'', 17th century. Image:Poxvala.jpg, Detail of the

icon An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The most ...

of the ''Praises of the Theotokos'', before which the

Akathist An Akathist Hymn ( el, Ἀκάθιστος Ὕμνος, "unseated hymn") is a type of hymn usually recited by Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic Christians, dedicated to a saint, holy event, or one of the persons of the Holy Trinity. The name ...

may be chanted. File:Gerontissa.jpg, Icon of the Most Holy

"Gerontissa" ("Eldress").

Notes

References

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Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru).
April 17 / April 4
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
April 4
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Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
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