April 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 17
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Apr. 29 by Old Calendarists
April 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Apr. 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr.16All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Apr. 28 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Martyr Sabbas the Goth of Walachia*Martyrs Basilissa and Anastasia of Rome, disciples of Apostles Peter and Paul...
- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 17
April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Apr. 16 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 18All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Apr. 30 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Hieromartyr Simeon of Persia, bishop, and those with him: martyrs Abdechalas and Ananias, presbyters; Usthazancs, Fusicus , Ascitrea, and Azat the Eunuch*Martyr...
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Apr. 29 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
- Virgin-martyrMartyrA martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
s Agape, Chionia, and IreneAgape, Chionia, and IreneSaints Agape, Chionia, and Irene were three virgin sisters who were martyred for their faith in 304. Their feast day is April 3....
in IllyriaIllyriaIn classical antiquity, Illyria was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the Illyrians.... - Martyrs LeonidasSaint LeonidasSaint Leonidas refers to several saintly martyrs:The Roman Martyrology records several feast days of martyrs of this name in different countries....
, Chariessa, Nice, Galina, Callista (Calisa), Nunechia, Basilissa, Theodora, and Irene of CorinthCorinthCorinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit... - SaintSaintA saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
Fructuosis of BragaBragaBraga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
in IberiaIberian PeninsulaThe Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar... - Saint Theodora-Bassa, princess of Novgorod
- Martyr Michael of Smyrna
Other Commemorations
- The Weeping Icon of the Most Holy TheotokosTheotokosTheotokos is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include God-bearer and the one who gives birth to God. Less literal translations include Mother of God...
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