March 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024

Edit

Comment

Mar. 12 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Mar. 14

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 26 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For March 13th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 28 (February 29 on leap years).

Saints

Hieromartyr Publius, Bishop of Athens (2nd century) (see also: January 21 in the West)

Martyrs Alexander, Dionysius and Frontonus, the "Basilikoi" (the Emperor's men), in Thessaloniki (c. 305) (see also: March 14)

Martyr Christina of Persia, scourged to death (4th century)

Venerable Euphrasia, in the Thebaid (Thebais).

Martyr Abibus (Sabinus), at Hermopolis in Egypt, tied with stones and drowned in a river.

Saint Marios (Marius), Bishop of Sebasteia.

Venerable martyr Theoktistos, of the Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, reposed in peace (797)

Martyrs Africanus, Publius, and Terence, at Carthage (250)

Saint Leander of Seville, Bishop of Seville (596)

Martyr Ramirus and Companions, at the monastery of St Claudio in Leon in Spain (c. 554 or 630)

Saint Mochoemoc (Mochaemhog, Pulcherius, Vulcanius), monk at Bangor in Co. Down under St Comgall, later founded Liath-Mochoemoc (c. 656)

Saint Kevoca (Kennotha, Quivoca), a saint honoured in Kyle in Scotland (7th century)

Saint Gerald of Mayo, followed St Colman from Lindisfarne to Ireland and became his successor in the English monastery in Mayo (732)

Saint Ansovinus, Bishop of Camerino (840)

Saint Heldrad (Eldrad, Eldradus), abbot at Novalesa Abbey for thirty years (842)

Martyrs Rudericus (Roderick) and Salomon (Solomon), in Córdoba in Spain (857)

New Hieromartyr Nicholas Popov, Priest (1919)

New Hieromartyr Gregory Pospelov, Priest (1921)

New Hieromartyr Stephen (Bekh), Bishop of Izhevsk (1933)

New Hieromartyr Michael Okolovich, Priest (1938)

Translation of the relics (846) of St. Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople (829)

Repose of Elder Ephraim of Valaam Monastery (1946)

Repose of Bishop Tikhon (Tikhomirov) of Kyrillov (1955)

(Text) CC BY-SA