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March 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Mar. 25 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Mar. 27

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All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 8 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For March 26th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 13.

Feasts

  • Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel.
  • Apodosis (Leavetaking) of the Annunciation.

    • Saints

  • Martyr Codratus (Quadratus), Emmanuel and Theodosius, and with them 40 other martyrs, who suffered under Diocletian (284-305)
  • Hieromartyr Theodore, with Irenaeus the Deacon, and Serapion and Ammonius the lectors, in Pentapolis in Libya (304)
  • Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium in Hungary (304)
  • Hieromartyr Montanus, priest, and his wife Maxima, at Sirmium (ca. 304)
  • Martyrs Philemon and Domninus of Thessalonica, in Italy. (see also: March 21)
  • Hieromartyr Eusebius, Bishop of Kival, and Martyr Pullius the Reader.
  • Saint Eutychius, Subdeacon, of Alexandria (356)
  • Holy 26 Martyrs in Gothia by burning, under the Crimean Goths, under the Gothic King Jungerich (375-383), including:
  • Bathusius and Bercus, presbyters,
  • Monk-martyr Arpilus,
  • Laymen martyrs: Abibus, Agnus (Hagias), Reasus (Ruias), Igathrax (Egathrax), Iscoeus (Iskous, Eskoes), Silas, Signicus (Sigetzas), Sonerilas (Swerilas), Suimbalus (Swemblas), Thermus (Therthas), Phillus (Philgas),
  • Laywomen martyrs: Anna, Alla (Alas), Larissa (Baren, Beride), Monco (Manca, Moiko), Mamica (Kamika), Uirko (Virko, Oneko), Animais (Animaida, Anemais), Gaatha the queen of the Goths, and Duklida (Dulcilla).
  • Saint Malchus of Chalcis in Syria (4th century)
  • Venerable Abraham of Mount Latros (Latrium), ascetic. (see also: March 24)
  • Venerable Stephen the Confessor and Wonderworker, Abbot of Tryglia (815)
  • Venerable Basil the Younger, Anchorite near Constantinople (944 or 952)

    • Pre-Schism Western Saints

  • Martyr Castulus, an officer of the palace in Rome, tortured and buried alive for helping other Orthodox (288) (see also: December 18)
  • Martyrs Peter, Marcian, John, Thecla, Cassian and others, at Rome.
  • Saint Felix of Trier, consecrated Bishop of Trier in Germany by St Martin of Tours in 386 (ca. 400)
  • Saint Sincheall, a disciple of St Patrick and founder of the monastery of Killeigh in Offaly, where there were 150 monks (5th century)
  • Saint Govan, hermit of Pembrokeshire (586)
  • Saint Mocheallóg (Cellog, Mottelog, Motalogus), patron saint of Kilmallock in Limerick in Ireland (ca.639)
  • Saint Braulio of Saragossa in Iberia, Bishop and Confessor (646)
  • Saint Garbhan (Garbán), a saint who left his name to Dungarvan in Ireland (7th century)
  • Saint Ludger, missionary bishop in the Netherlands and northwestern Germany (809)
  • Saint Bertilo, Abbot of St Benignus Abbey in Dijon in France, martyred with several of his monks at the altar when the Vikings sacked the monastery (ca. 878-888)
  • Saint Felicitas of Padua, nun, probably at Sts Cosmas and Damian in Padua in Italy (9th century)

    • Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

  • New Martyr George of Sofia, at Adrianople (1437)

    • New Martyrs and Confessors

  • Martyr Parasceva Kochneva (1939)

    • Other commemorations

  • Melitina Icon of the Theotokos.

    • References

    March 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
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