March 12 -

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- March 14 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''March 26'' by

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es on the

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. For March 13th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on '' February 28 (

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on leap years)''.

Saints

* ''Hieromartyr Publius,

Bishop of Malta The Archdiocese of Malta (Malti: ''Arċidjoċesi ta' Malta'') is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Malta. History Tradition claims that St. Paul the Apostle established the diocese of Malta in the year 60 A ...

and later

Bishop of Athens The Archbishopric of Athens ( el, Ιερά Αρχιεπισκοπή Αθηνών) is a Greek Orthodox archiepiscopal see based in the city of Athens, Greece. It is the senior see of Greece, and the seat of the autocephalous Church of Greece. Its ...

'' (2nd century)March 13/March 26
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).Great Synaxaristes:
Ὁ Ἅγιος Πούπλιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀθηνῶν
'' 13 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. (''see also:

January 21 Events Pre-1600 * 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. * 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Co ...

- West'') * Martyrs Alexander, Dionysius and Frontonus, the "Basilikoi" (''the Emperor's men''), in

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 ...

(c. 305) (''see also: March 14'') * Martyr

Christina of Persia Christina (Syriac: ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ, ''Kresṭīnā''),Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al."Christine Yazdouy (text) — ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܝܙܕܘܝ "in ''Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica'' (2015). born Yazdoi (fl. 6th century), was ...

, scourged to death (4th century) * Venerable Euphrasia, in the

Thebaid The Thebaid or Thebais ( grc-gre, Θηβαΐς, ''Thēbaïs'') was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan. Pharaonic history The Thebaid acquired its name from its proximity to ...

(''Thebais'').
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.74-75. (''see also:

July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. ...

'') * Martyr Abibus (''Sabinus''), at

Hermopolis Hermopolis ( grc, Ἑρμούπολις ''Hermoúpolis'' "the City of Hermes", also ''Hermopolis Magna'', ''Hermoû pólis megálẽ'', egy, ḫmnw , Egyptological pronunciation: "Khemenu"; cop, Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ''Shmun''; ar, الأشموني ...

in Egypt, tied with stones and drowned in a river. Συναξαριστής.
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'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * Saint Marios (''Marius''), Bishop of Sebasteia. * Venerable martyr Theoktistos, of the Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, reposed in peace (797)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Africanus, Publius, and Terence, at Carthage (250) * Saint

Leander of Seville Leander of Seville ( es, San Leandro de Sevilla; la, Sanctus Leandrus; 534 AD, in Cartagena – 13 March 600 or 601, in Seville) was the Bishop of Seville. He was instrumental in effecting the conversion of the Visigothic kings Hermengild and ...

, Bishop of Seville (596) * Martyr Ramirus and Companions, at the monastery of St Claudio in Leon in Spain (c. 554 or 630)March 13
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Mochoemoc (''Mochaemhog, Pulcherius, Vulcanius''), monk at Bangor in Co. Down under St Comgall, later founded Liath-Mochoemoc (c. 656) * Saint Kevoca (''Kennotha, Quivoca''), a saint honoured in Kyle in Scotland (7th century) * Saint

Gerald of Mayo Gerald of Mayo (died 13 March 732 AD)Monks of Ramsgate. "Gerald". ''Book of ...

, followed St Colman from Lindisfarne to Ireland and became his successor in the English monastery in Mayo (732) * Saint

Ansovinus Saint Ansovinus ( it, Sant'Ansovino) (d. 816) was a bishop of Camerino, and is the patron saint of agriculture. His feast day is March 13. Life He was educated at the cathedral school of Pavia. After ordination to the priesthood, he became a he ...

Bishop of Camerino The Italian Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche ( la, Archidioecesis Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory, seated in Camerino, a city in the Province of Macerata, in the central Italian Marc ...

(840) * Saint Heldrad (''Eldrad, Eldradus''), abbot at

Novalesa Abbey Novalesa Abbey ( it, Abbazia di Novalesa) is a Benedictine monastery in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy. It was founded in 726, and dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Andrew. Novalesa is in the Val di Susa, on the route to the ...

for thirty years (842) * Martyrs Rudericus (''Roderick'') and Salomon (''Solomon''), in Córdoba in Spain (857)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Nicholas Popov, Priest (1919)March 26 / March 13
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).13 марта (ст.ст.) 26 марта 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hieromartyr Gregory Pospelov, Archpriest, of

Kronstadt Kronstadt (russian: Кроншта́дт, Kronshtadt ), also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt (from german: link=no, Krone for " crown" and ''Stadt'' for "city") is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city ...

(1921) * New Hieromartyr Stephen (Bekh), Bishop of

Izhevsk Izhevsk (russian: Иже́вск, p=ɪˈʐɛfsk; udm, Ижкар, ''Ižkar'', or , ''Iž'') is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city i ...

(1933) * New Hieromartyr Michael Okolovich, Archpriest, of

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...

(1938)

Other commemorations

* ''

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of the relics (846) of St. Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople'' (829)Rev.

Sabine Baring-Gould Sabine Baring-Gould ( ; 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 ...

(M.A.). "S. NICEPHORUS, PATR. OF CONSTANTINOPLE. (A.D. 828.)." In: '' The Lives of the Saints.'' Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 249-252. * Repose of Elder Ephraim of

Valaam Monastery The Valaam Monastery (russian: Валаамский монастырь; Finnish version: ''Valamo Monastery'') is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Euro ...

(1946) * Repose of Bishop Tikhon (Tikhomirov) of Kyrillov (1955)

Icon gallery

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. File:Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo 009.jpg, St.

Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...

of Córdoba. File:Chludov Nikephoros I of Constantinople.jpg, St. Nicephorus the Confessor trampling on the iconoclast Emperor John VII Grammatikos.

Notes

References

Sources

March 13/March 26
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
March 26 / March 13
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
March 13
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.21.

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.74-75. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
13 марта (ст.ст.) 26 марта 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) March in the Eastern Orthodox calendar