April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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April 5 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 April5 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Saints

Martyrs Claudius, Diodorus, Victor, Victorinus, Pappias, Serapion and Nicephorus, at Corinth (251 or 258) Συναξαριστής. 5 Απριλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Οὐϊκτωρίνος, Οὐΐκτωρ, Νικηφόρος, Κλαύδιος, Διόδωρος, Σαραπίων καὶ Παπίας οἱ Μάρτυρες. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Martyrs Theodulus, Reader, and Agathopodes, Deacon, and those with them, at Thessaloniki (c. 303)April 5 / April 18. Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru).April 18 / April 5. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).Martyr Agathopodes the Deacon, and those with him, at Thessalonica. OCA - Lives of the Saints. (see also: April 4 - Greek) Martyrs Zenon, by fire,Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζήνων ὁ Μάρτυρας. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Maximus, Terentius and Pompeius, by the sword (250)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Μάξιμος καὶ Τερέντιος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Πομπήιος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. (see also: October 28, March 13, April 10) Martyr Thermos (Fermus, Firmus), by fire.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θέρμος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. The Holy Noble Lady (sister of martyr Thermos/Fermus), and her Servant, martyrs, by the sword.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἁγίες κυρία καὶ δούλη οἱ Μάρτυρες. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Holy Five Young Virgin-Martyrs of Lesbos, by the sword.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἁγίες Πέντε Μάρτυρες νεάνιδες ἀπὸ τὴν Λέσβο. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Virgin-martyr Theodora and Martyr Didymus the Soldier, of Alexandria (304)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Δίδυμος καὶ Θεοδώρα οἱ Μάρτυρες. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. (see also: May 27) Venerable Martyr Ypomoni (Hypomoni, Evpomoni).Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Ὑπομονὴ ἡ Μάρτυς. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Venerable Publius of Egypt, monk (4th century)Venerable Publius of Egypt. OCA - Lives of the Saints. (see also: April 4 - Greek) Saints Theonas, Symeon, and Phorbinus, of Egypt (4th century) (see also: April 4 - Greek) Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens (ca. 400) 18 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.) . Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей.Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Plato the Confessor, Abbot of the Studion (813)St Plato the Confessor of Studion. OCA - Lives of the Saints. (see also: April 4 - Greek) Venerable Theodora of Thessaloniki (886)Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ὁσία Θεοδώρα ἡ ἐν Θεσσαλονίκῃ. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Venerable Theodora of Thessalonica. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Pre-Schism Western saints

Holy Martyrs of North-West Africa, a large group martyred at the Easter liturgy by Genseric, the Arian King of the Vandals (459)April 5. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. African Martyrs. (A.D. 559.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 73. Saint Bécán (Began), one of the 'Twelve Apostles of Ireland' (6th century)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μπέκαν ὁ ἐξ Ἰρλανδίας. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article I.-St. Began, at Imlech-Fiaich, in Fera-Cul-Breagh, Now Emlagh, County of Meath. [Sixth Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. IV. Dublin, 1875. pp. 35-36. Venerable Derfel-Gadarn, a soldier and afterwards a hermit in Llanderfel in Gwynedd in Wales (6th century) (see also: April 6 - Greek) Saint Æthelburh of Kent (c. 647)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. pp. 144-145.

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Saint Argyre the Neomartyr of Prussa (1721)Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Ἀργυρὴ ἡ Νεομάρτυς. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. New Martyr George of New Ephesus (1801)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐκ χώρας Σάμου. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. New Martyr Panagiotes of Jerusalem (1820)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Παναγιώτης ὁ Νεομάρτυρας. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Rev. Joseph Wolff. Letter V.: Linthwaite, 2d April, 1839. In: Journal of the Rev. Joseph Wοlff: In a series of letters to Sir Thomas Baring, Bart: Containing an Account of his Missionary Labours from the Years 1827-1831: and from the Years 1835-1838. London: James Burns 1839. pp. 232-33.

New martyrs and confessors

New Hieromartyr Alexis Krotenkov, Priest (1930) New Hieromartyr Nicholas Simo, Archpriest, of Kronstadt (1931)

Other commemorations

Translation of the relics (1652) of St. Job, Patriarch of Moscow (1607)Great Synaxaristes: Μετακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Ἰὼβ Πατριάρχου Μόσχας καὶ πάσης Ρωσίας. 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Translation of the relics of St Job the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Martyrdom of the Optina monastics (Optina martyrs) on Pascha (1993): Hieromonk Vasily (Roslyakov); with Riassaphore-monks Therapontus (Pushkarev), and Trophimus (Tatarinov). Repose of Righteous Symeon Klimych (1837) Repose of Elder Philemon of Valaam and Jordanville (1953)

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References

Sources April 5 / April 18. Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru). April 18 / April 5. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). April 5. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 26. April 5. 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. pp. 96–97. 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. pp. 144–145. Greek Sources Great Synaxaristes: 5 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Συναξαριστής. 5 Απριλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). Russian Sources 18 апреля (5 апреля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). 18 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.) . Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей.