March 7 Events Pre-1600 * 161 – Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius. * 1138 – Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Cob ...

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 ...

March 9 Events Pre-1600 *141 BC – Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China. *1009 – First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. * 1226 – ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''March 21'' 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 March 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a ...

(

February 24 Events Pre-1600 * 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica. * 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence. * 13 ...

on leap years)''.

Saints

* ''Apostle Hermas of the Seventy, Bishop in Philipopoulis'' (1st century)March 8/March 21
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Martyr Dius (''Dion, Dionos''), by the sword. Συναξαριστής.
8 Μαρτίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Martyrs Quinctilian and Capatolinus, at Nicomedia.
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.69-70. * Venerable Dometius, reposed in peace (363) * Hieromartyr Theodoretus, priest, of Antioch (361-363) * Venerable Paul the Confessor, bishop of Plousias in Bithynia (c. 840) (''see also

'') * ''Saint Theophylactus, Bishop of Nicomedia'' (842) * Righteous Tarasius the Wonderworker, of Lycaonia. (''see also

and

May 7 Events Pre-1600 * 351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch. * 558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I imm ...

'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Pontius of Carthage Pontius, or Pontius the Deacon, (died in the mid third century) was a Christian saint and Latin author from Carthage. He served as a deacon under Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200 –258) and wrote the ''Vita Cypriani'' ("Life of Cyprian") shortly af ...

, a Deacon of the Church of Carthage (c. 260)March 8
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Hieromartyr Cyril, a bishop, with martyrs Rogatus, Felix, another Rogatus, Beata, Herenia, Felicitas, Urban, Silvanus and Mamillus, martyrs in North Africa. * Saint Provinus, Bishop of Como in Italy (c. 420) * Saint Beoadh (''Beatus''), Bishop of Ardcarne in Roscommon in Ireland (c. 518) * Saint

Senán mac Geirrcinn Senán mac Geircinn (''fl.'' 6th century) is a prominent Munster saint in Irish tradition, founder of Inis Cathaig (Scattery Island, Iniscathy) and patron of the Corco Baiscinn and the Uí Fhidgeinte.Johnston, "Munster, saints of (act. ''c' ...

(''Senames''), a monk in Kilmanagh in Ireland (c. 540) * Saint

Felix of Burgundy Felix of Burgundy, also known as Felix of Dunwich (died 8 March 647 or 648), was a saint and the first bishop of the East Angles. He is widely credited as the man who introduced Christianity to the kingdom of East Anglia. Almost all that is k ...

, Bishop of Dunwich and

Enlightener The holy figures of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite) have various customary saint titles with which they are commemorated on the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, liturgical calendar and ...

East Anglia East Anglia is an area in the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in ...

(c. 648) * Saint

Julian of Toledo Julian of Toledo (642–690) was born in Toledo, Hispania. He was well educated at the cathedral school, was a monk and later abbot at Agali, a spiritual student of Saint Eugene II, and archbishop of Toledo. He was the first bishop to have prim ...

, Archbishop of Toledo and Confessor (690) * Saint

Humphrey Humphrey is both a masculine given name and a surname. An earlier form, not attested since Medieval times, was Hunfrid. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Medieval period :''Ordered chronologically'' *Hunfrid of P ...

(''Hunfrid of Prüm''), Bishop of Therouanne in France and was Abbot of St Bertin (871)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Saints Lazarus (1391) and Athanasius (15th century), monks of Murman Island,

Onega Lake Lake Onega (; also known as Onego, rus, Оне́жское о́зеро, r=Onezhskoe ozero, p=ɐˈnʲɛʂskəɪ ˈozʲɪrə; fi, Ääninen, Äänisjärvi; vep, Änine, Änižjärv) is a lake in northwestern Russia, on the territory of the Rep ...

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr John Znamensky, Priest (1923)March 21 / March 8
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).8 марта (ст.ст.) 21 марта 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * Martyr Vladimir Ushkov (1942) * Saint Andronicus (Lukash),

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 ...

-Archimandrite of Tbilisi, Georgia, Elder of

Glinsk Hermitage __NOTOC__ The Glinsk Hermitage (formally known as the Nativity of the Theotokos Stavropegial Male Monastery) is a Ukrainian Orthodox stavropegial monastery located in Ukraine, near the Russian border. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it was ...

(1974) * New Martyr and Confessor John of Sonkajanranta (''Johannes (Ivan) Vasileinpoika Karhapää'') (1884–1918)

Other commemorations

* “Kursk Root” Icon of the Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos (“Kurska-Korinna”) (1295)Great Synaxaristes:
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ Σημείου ἐν Κοὺρσκ τῆς Ρωσίας
'' 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Repose of Blessed Basiliscus of Uglich (1863) * Repose of Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko) of Eastern America (1960)

Icon gallery

File:Ivan Karhapää.png, New Martyr and Confessor John (Karhapää) of Ilomantsi. File:Kursko-Korennaya ikona.jpg, Kurskaya Korennaya icon

Notes

References

Sources

March 8/March 21
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
March 21 / March 8
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
March 8
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 20.

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. 69–70. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
8 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
8 Μαρτίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
8 марта (ст.ст.) 21 марта 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) March in the Eastern Orthodox calendar