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April 1 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective April1 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used. Saints

Saints Hermes and Theodora the martyrs (132)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἑρμῆς καὶ Θεοδώρα οἱ Μάρτυρες. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Theodora, V.M. (A.D. 132.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 1-2. Saint Melito of Sardis, Bishop of Sardis (177)April 1/14. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). Martyrs Gerontius and Basilides (3rd century)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Βασιλείδης καὶ Γερόντιος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Saints Alexander, Dionysius, Ingeniani, Panteros (or Pantainos), Parthenios and Saturninus the Martyrs.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀλέξανδρος, Διονύσιος, Ἰνγενιανή, Πάντερος ἢ Πάνταινος, Παρθένιος καὶ Σατουρνίνος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Martyr Polynikos.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Πολύνικος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Righteous Achaz (Ahaz)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἄχαζ ὁ Δίκαιος. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Saint Mary of Egypt (c. 421)Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ὁσία Μαρία ἡ Αἰγυπτία. 1 Απριλίου. ΜεγΑσ Συναξαριστησ.Venerable Mary of Egypt. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Saint Makarios of Pelekete, Abbot of Pelekete Monastery (820)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος ἡγούμενος τῆς μονῆς Πελεκητῆς. 1 Απριλίου. ΜεΓασ Συναξριστησ.Venerable Macarius the Abbot of Pelecete. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Saint Procopius of Sázava, Abbot of Sázava in Bohemia (1053)April 1. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (see also: July 4 - West)

Pre-Schism Western saints

Venantius, a Dalmatian bishop whose relics were brought from Spalato to Rome in 641 (c. 255) Saint Walric (Walericus, Valéry), Abbot of Leuconay (Saint-Valery-sur-Somme) (622)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Walaric Ab. of Leucony. (About A.D. 619.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 3-6. Saints Caidoc and Fricor (Adrian), Welsh missionaries (7th century)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article I.—St. Caidoc, and St. Fricor, or Adrien, Apostles of the Morini, in France. (Sixth and Seventh Centuries.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. IV. Dublin, 1875. pp. 1-5. Saint Dodolinus of Vienne, Bishop of Vienne in the Dauphiné in France (7th century) Saint Cellach (Cellach mac Congaile), Archbishop of Armagh in Ireland, previously the Abbot of Iona in Scotland and founder of the Monastery of Kells (815)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article II.—St. Ceallach, or Kellachus, Archbishop of Armagh, County of Armagh. [Ninth Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. IV. Dublin, 1875. pp. 5-7.

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Saint John Shavteli of Salosi (John of Black Mountain), Georgia (12th-13th century)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Φιλόσοφος ἐκ Γεωργίας. 1 Απριλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣυνΑξαριστηε.St John Shavteli of Salosi, Bishop of Gaenati, Georgia. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Saint Eulogius of Salosi, Georgia, (Eulogius the Prophet), Fool-for-Christ (12th-13th century)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐλόγιος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός. 1 Απριλίου. ΜεΓε ΣυναξαριΣτηε. Martyr Abraham of Bulgaria, on the Volga, Wonderworker of Vladimir (1229)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀβραάμιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐκ Βουλγαρίας. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Martyr Abraham of Bulgaria. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Saint Gerontius of the Kiev Caves, Canonarch of the Kiev Caves (14th century)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Γερόντιος ὁ Κανονάρχης. 1 Απριλίου. Απριλίου. ΜεδΓε.Venerable Gerontius the Canonarch of the Kiev Far Caves. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Saint Euthymius the Wonderworker, Archimandrite of Suzdal (1404)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐθύμιος ὁ Θαυματουργός. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ ΣυναΞαριστησ.Venerable Euthymius of Suzdal. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Saint Pachomius (Romansky), Archbishop of Roman and Galați, Moldavia, and monk of the Kiev Caves (1724) Sfantul Cuvios Ierarh Pahomie de la Gledin. CrestinOrtodox.ro. Retrieved: 18 May 2020. (see also: April 14 - Romanian) Saint Barsanuphius of Optina, Elder (1913)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Βαρσανούφιος τῆς Ὄπτινα. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Venerable Barsanuphius of Optina. OCA - Feasts and Saints.

New martyrs and confessors

New martyr Michael (Misha), Fool-for-Christ (1931)April 14 / April 1. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). New Hieromartyr Sergius (Zavarin), Archpriest, of Yaroslavl (1938)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.26. 1 апреля (ст.ст.) 14 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.) . Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). New Hiero-confessor Schema-bishop Macarius (Vasiliev), at the Pskov Caves Monastery (1944)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ Νέος. 1 Απριλίου. Μεγασ ΣυναΞαριστησ.

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