April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Apr. 13 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 15

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 27 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For April 14th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 1.

Saints

• Apostles Aristarchus of Apamea, Pudens, and Trophimus of the Seventy Apostles (ca. 67)^[1][2] (see also: April 15 - Slavonic)
• Martyr Ardalion the Actor, who suffered under Maximian (305-311)^[2][3][4][5]
• Martyr Azat the Eunuch and 1,000 Martyrs, in Persia (341)^{[4][6][7][note 2]}
• Martyr Thomais of Alexandria (476)^[2][8] (see also April 13 - Slavonic)
• Saint St Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome (655)^[4][7][9] (see also April 13 - Greek, and West)
• St. Sergiy, Pir and Theodor, Confessor Bishops who were exiled to the Crimean peninsula together with St. Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome (ca. 655)^[10] (compare also with: Two Confessor Bishops Bishops, April 13 - Greek)
• Venerable martyr Christopher the Sabbaite, of St. Sabbas’ Monastery (797)^[4][11] (see also April 13 - Greek)

Pre-Schism Western Saints

• Virgin-martyr Domnina of Terni and Companions, martyred in Terni in Italy at the same time as Bishop Valentine (ca. 269)^[12]
• Martyrs Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus, in Rome (3rd century)^[12]
• Saint Tassach, one of St Patrick's earliest disciples and first Bishop of Raholp (Ireland) (ca. 495)^[4][12]
• Saint Abundius the Sacristan, a sacrist at St Peter's in Rome (ca. 564)^[12]
• Saint Lambert of Lyons, Abbot of Fontenelle and Bishop of Lyons (688)^{[12][note 3]}

Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

• Martyrs Anthony, John, and Eustathios, of Vilnius, Lithuania (1347)^{[4][7][13][14]}
• New Martyr Demetrius of the Peloponnese, at Tripolis (1803)^[2][4][15]

New Martyrs and Confessors

• New Martyr Sergius (Trofimov) of Nizhni-Novgorod and companion (1918)^[4][11]
• New Hieromartyr Alexander Orlov, Confessor, Priest (1941)^{[7][11][note 4]}

Other Commemorations

• Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Vilnius (1465)^{[7][11][16][17][note 5]}

Icon Gallery

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  St. Aristarchus of Thessalonica (Aristarchus of Apamea).

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  St. Pudens.

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  Saint Martin the Confessor (Menologion of Basil II)

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  Martyrs of Vilnius, Sts. Anthony, John, and Eustathios.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. Azad, a eunuch and companion in martyrdom of Saint Simeon Barsabae (April 17).
3. Born in the north of France, he became a monk at Fontenelle with St Wandrille whom he succeeded as abbot in 666. In 678 he became Bishop of Lyons.
4. See: (Russian) Орлов, Александр Васильевич (1878-1941). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
5. The Vilnius icon is also commemorated on February 15.

References

1. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀρίσταρχος, Πούδης καὶ Τρόφιμος οἱ Ἀπόστολοι ἐκ τοὺς ἑβδομήκοντα. 14 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 14 Απριλίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
3. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρδαλίων ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ μῖμος. 14 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
4. April 14 / April 27. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
5. Martyr Ardalion the Actor. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
6. Martyr Azades (Azat) the Eunuch of Persia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
7. (Russian) 14 апреля (ст.ст.) 27 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
8. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Θωμαΐς ἡ Μάρτυς. 14 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. St Martin the Confessor the Pope of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
10. Tot în această zi, pomenirca sfinţilor mărturisitori episcopi de Apus: Serghie, Pir şi Teodor, care au fost împreună cu sfântul Martin.. 14 Aprilie. CALENDAR ORTODOX - SFINTII ZILEI, VIETILE SFINTILOR - SINAXAR.
11. April 27 / April 14. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
12. April 14. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
13. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀντώνιος, Ἰωάννης καὶ Εὐστάθιος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 14 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. Martyr Anthony of Vilnius, Lithuania. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
15. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Δημήτριος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας. 14 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Βιλὲνσκ Ρωσίας. 14 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
17. Icon of the Mother of God of Vilnius. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Sources

• April 14 / April 27. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• April 27 / April 14. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• April 14. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. April. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• 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. 28.
• April 14. 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. p. 105.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 14 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 14 Απριλίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• (Russian) 27 апреля (14 апреля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (Russian) 14 апреля (ст.ст.) 27 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).