April 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 24
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 6 by Old Calendarists
April 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Apr. 21 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 23All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 5 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Saint Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of Anastasiopolis in Galatia*Martyr Leonidas of Alexandria*Saint Vitalis of Gaza, monk...
- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 24
April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Apr. 23 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 25All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 7 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Martyr Sabbas Stratelates of Rome, and 70 soldiers with him...
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 6 by Old Calendarists
Old calendarists
The term Old Calendarist refers to any Orthodox Christian or any Orthodox Church body which uses the historic Julian calendar , and whose Church body is not in communion with the Orthodox Churches that use the New Calendar...
Saints
- Holy Glorious Great-martyrMartyrA martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
and Victory-bearer and Wonderworker GeorgeSaint GeorgeSaint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox... - Martyrs Anatolius and Protolcon, soldiers converted by witnessing the martyrdom of Saint George
- Martyr Empress Alexandra of RomeSaint AlexandraSaint Alexandra of Rome — Christian saint, known from "Martyrdom of Saint George" as Emperor Diocletian's wife. She is also sometimes called Priscilla or Prisca...
, wife of DiocletianDiocletianDiocletian |latinized]] upon his accession to Diocletian . c. 22 December 244 – 3 December 311), was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305.... - Martyrs GlyceriusSaint GlyceriusGlycerius was Archbishop of Milan from 436 to 438. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is September 20.-Life:...
, Athanasius the Magician, ValeriusSaint ValeriusSaint Valerius is the name of:*Valerius of Saragossa , patron saint of Zaragoza*Valerius of Trèves , semi-legendary bishop of Trier*Valerius and Rufinus , martyrs...
, Donatus, and TherinusSaint TherinusSaint Therinus was a Christian saint revered in Albania, also known as Saint Therinus of Butrint. Therinus was massacred in the 3rd century, during a wave of anti-Christian persecution, probably at the time of the Roman Emperor Decius His feast day is celebrated on April 23....
at NicomediaNicomediaNicomedia was an ancient city in what is now Turkey, founded in 712/11 BC as a Megarian colony and was originally known as Astacus . After being destroyed by Lysimachus, it was rebuilt by Nicomedes I of Bithynia in 264 BC under the name of Nicomedia, and has ever since been one of the most... - Blessed George of Shenkursk, Fool-for-Christ
- New martyr George of Ptolomais
- Martyr Lazarus of Bulgaria who suffered at PergamusPergamusIn Greek mythology, Pergamus was the son of the warrior Neoptolemus and Andromache.In the Bible, Pergamus was quoted as an Asian kingdom where an unknown being from the Book of Revelation sends a message to the seven churches of Asia...
- Russian new martyr PriestPriestA priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
Igor (George) of the Spas-Chekriak village (1918)