April 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Apr. 26 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Apr. 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]
- Martyr Anthimus of Nicomedia, Bishop (303)[2][3]
- Martyr Poplionus (Poplion, Popllon)[4][5]
- Martyr Lollionus the New (Longinus the New)[5][6]
- Saint Pollion the Reader (Pollio), of Cibalis in Pannonia, burnt alive under Diocletian (306)[5][7][8]
- Saint Eulogius the Hospitable of Constantinople (6th century)[5][7][9][10]
- Saint Nicon, abbot of the Monastery of St. Gerasimus (6th century)[5][7]
- Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger of Cilicia (597), and his brother George[11]
- Saint John of Cathares, abbot of Cathares Monastery at Constantinople (839)[2][12]
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)[13]
- Saint Theophilus, Bishop of Brescia (427)[2][13][14]
- Saint Maughold, Bishop of the Isle of Man (c. 488)[5]
- Saint Assicus (Ascicus, Tassach), first bishop of Elphin, Ireland, converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick (490)[13]
- Saint Tertullian, eighth Bishop of Bologna in Italy (490)[2][13]
- Saint Enoder (Cynidr, Kenedr, Quidic) (6th century)[13]
- Saint Winewald, Abbot of Beverley in England (c. 731)[13]
- Saint Floribert of Liège (746)[5][13]
Post-Schism Orthodox Saints
- Saint Stephen, abbot of the Kiev Caves and Bishop of Vladimir in Volhynia (1094)[15][16]
- New Hieromartyr Seraphim, Bishop of Phanarion and Neokhorion (1601)[5]
- New Martyr Elias (Ardunis) of Mount Athos (1686)[5]
New Martyrs and Confessors
- New Hieromartyrs Paul Svetozarov, Protopresbyter, and John Rozhdestvensky, priests of Ivanova (1922)[5][17]
- Martyrs: Peter Yazikov, Nicholas Malkov, Auxentius Kalashnikov, Sergius Mefodiev and Virgin-martyr Anastasia, at Ivanova (1922)[5][17]
- Virgin-martyr Mary Nosova (1938)[5][18]
- New Hieromartyr John Spassky, priest of Tver (1941)[5][17]
Other Commemorations
- Incineration of the relics of Saint Sabbas, first archbishop of Serbia, by Sinan Pasha (1595)[19]
- Glorification (1999) of New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), archbishop of Verey (1929)[7]
Icon Gallery
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Martyrdom of St. Simeon (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
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St. Anthimus of Nicomedia, (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
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St. Simeon Stylites.
References
- ↑ 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").
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Συμεὼν ὁ Ἀδελφόθεος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἱεροσολύμων. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 April 27. The Roman Martyrology.
- ↑ Rev. Alban Butler. St. Anthimus, Bishop, and Many Other Martyrs, at Nicomedia. The Lives of the Saints, Volume IV: April. 1866. (Bartleby.com).
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ποπλίων ὁ Μάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 May 10 / April 27. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Λολλίων ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ Νέος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 April 27/May 10. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- ↑ Pollio Apr 28. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐλόγιος ὁ λατόμος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ St Eulogius the Hospitable of Constantinople. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ↑ Οἱ Ὅσιοι Συμεὼν καὶ Γεώργιος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὁμολογητής. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 April 27. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόφιλος Ἐπίσκοπος Βρεσκίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Στέφανος Ἐπίσκοπος Βλαντιμίρ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Venerable Stephen the Abbot of the Kiev Far Caves, and Bishop of Vladimir, in Volhynia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 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.
- ↑ (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.
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.
- April 27. The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 27 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 27 Απριλίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- (Russian) 27 апреля (ст.ст.) 10 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).