April 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
April 26 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - April 28
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 10 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For April 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 14.
Saints[]
- Saint Symeon the Kinsman of the Lord, Apostle of the Seventy and Hieromartyr (107)[1][2]
- Martyr Publius (Poplion), by the sword.[3][4]
- Martyr Lollion the Younger (Lollion the New).[4][5]
- Saint Pollion the Reader (Pollio), of Cibalis in Pannonia, burnt alive under Diocletian (306)[1][4][6]
- Saint Eulogius the Hospitable of Constantinople (6th century)[1][4][7][8]
- Saint Nicon, abbot of the Monastery of St. Gerasimus (6th century)[1][4]
- Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger of Cilicia (597), and his brother George.[9]
- Saint John of Cathares, Abbot of Cathares Monastery at Constantinople (839)[1][10][note 2]
Pre-Schism Western saints[]
- Saint Liberalis of Treviso, priest from the area near Ancona in Italy who worked for the conversion of the Arians and suffered much at their hands (400)[12]
- Saint Theophilus, Bishop of Brescia (427)[11][12][13]
- Saint Maughold, Bishop of the Isle of Man (c. 488)[4]
- Saint Assicus (Ascicus, Tassach), first bishop of Elphin, Ireland, converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick (490)[12][14]
- Saint Tertullian, eighth Bishop of Bologna in Italy (490)[12][note 3]
- Saint Enoder (Cynidr, Kenedr, Quidic) (6th century)[12]
- Saint Winewald, Abbot of Beverley in England (c. 731)[12][note 4]
- Saint Floribert of Liège (746)[1][4][12]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints[]
- Saint Stephen, abbot of the Kiev Caves and Bishop of Vladimir in Volhynia (1094)[1][16][17]
- New Hieromartyr Seraphim, Bishop of Phanarion and Neokhorion (1601)[4]
- New Martyr Elias (Ardunis) of Mount Athos (1686)[4]
- Saint Basil (Kishkin), Hieroschemamonk of Glinsk and Ploshchansk hermitages (1831)[1]
New martyrs and confessors[]
- New Hieromartyrs Paul Svetozarov, Protopresbyter, and John Rozhdestvensky, Priest, and those with them: (1922)[1][4][18]
Other commemorations[]
- Incineration of the relics of Saint Sabbas, first Archbishop of Serbia, by Sinan Pasha (1595)[1][20]
- Glorification (1999) of New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey (1929)[1]
Icon gallery[]
Martyrdom of St. Simeon (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
St. Anthimus of Nicomedia, (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
St. Simeon Stylites.
Notes[]
- ^ 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". - ^ "At Constantinople, the abbot St. John, who combated vigorously for the worship of holy images, under Leo the Isaurian."[11]
- ^ "At Bologna, St. Tertullian, bishop and confessor."[11]
- ^ "WINEWALD succeeded St. Bercthun in the government of Beverley Abbey in the year 733, and. was greatly venerated for the sanctity of his life, having in some records the title of Saint prefixed to his name. He was called to his heavenly reward in the year 751, but the day of his deposition is not known."[15]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l April 27/May 10. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Συμεὼν ὁ Ἀδελφόθεος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἱεροσολύμων. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ποπλίων ὁ Μάρτυρας. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m May 10 / April 27. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Λολλίων ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ Νέος. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- ^ Pollio Apr 28. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐλόγιος ὁ λατόμος. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- ^ St Eulogius the Hospitable of Constantinople. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ὅσιοι Συμεὼν καὶ Γεώργιος. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὁμολογητής. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- ^ a b c 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. 118.
- ^ a b c d e f g April 27. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόφιλος Ἐπίσκοπος Βρεσκίας. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- ^ Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article I.—St. Ascicus, Bishop and Patron of Elphin, County of Roscommon. [Fifth Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. IV. Dublin, 1875. pp. 506-512.
- ^ Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. p. 184.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Στέφανος Ἐπίσκοπος Βλαντιμίρ. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- ^ Venerable Stephen the Abbot of the Kiev Far Caves, and Bishop of Vladimir, in Volhynia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ^ a b c 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.32.
- ^ (in Russian) 27 апреля (ст.ст.) 10 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
- ^ April. Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Retrieved: 18 June 2020.
Sources[]
- April 27/May 10. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
- May 10 / April 27. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- April. Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
- April 27. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- April 27. 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. 118.
- Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. p. 184.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 27 Απριλίου. Μέγας Συναξαριστής.
- (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 27 Απριλίου. Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησία της Ελλάδος).
Russian Sources
- (in Russian) 10 мая (27 апреля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- (in Russian) 27 апреля (ст.ст.) 10 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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