April 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Apr. 24
- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 26
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 8 by Old Calendarists
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...
- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 26
April 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Apr. 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 27All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 9 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Hieromartyr Basil of Amasea, bishop*Saint Stephen of Perm, bishop*Righteous Virgin Glaphyra*Saint Ioannicius of Devich in Serbia...
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 8 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 Apostle and EvangelistFour EvangelistsIn Christian tradition the Four Evangelists are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the authors attributed with the creation of the four Gospel accounts in the New Testament that bear the following titles:*Gospel according to Matthew*Gospel according to Mark...
MarkMark the EvangelistMark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples of Christ, and the founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the original four main sees of Christianity....
, first bishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving... - 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...
AnianasAnianus of AlexandriaAnianus of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 68 to 82, a position which preceded the Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church. He was ordained as the successor of Saint Mark the Evangelist, and was also the first convert Mark won to Christianity in the region.-Saint Mark:As Mark was...
, second bishop of Alexandria - Patriarch Macedonius II of ConstantinoplePatriarch Macedonius II of ConstantinopleMacedonius II , patriarch of Constantinople . For an account of his election see Patriarch Euphemius of Constantinople-Biography:...
- Saint Sylvester of Obnora, abbotAbbotThe word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
- MartyrMartyrA martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
Nice - Eight anchorites who were martyred
Other Commemorations
- Repose of Bassian the Blind of the Kiev Caves (1827)