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April Great Synaxaristes - Listing By Day
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE APRIL SYNAXARISTES
April 1
MARY OF EGYPT, VENERABLE MOTHER 1
MAKARIOS THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF PELEKETE 25
Gerontios and Basilides (Vasilides), Martyrs 30
Achaz, King of Juda, Prophecy spoken to 30
Efthymios of Suzhdal, Wonder-worker 30
April 2
TITUS THE WONDER-WORKER, HEGUMEN 31
AMPHIANOS AND AIDESIOS, MARTYRS 32
THEODORA (THEODOSIA), VIRGIN-MARTYR 34
POLYCARP OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR 34
GREGORY THE PRESBYTER, WONDER-WORKER 35
April 3
NIKETAS OF MEDIKION, HEGUMEN AND CONFESSOR 46
JOSEPH THE HYMNOGRAPHER 73
Elpidephoros, Martyr 83
Dios, Martyr 83
Vythonios, Martyr 84
Galykos, Martyr 84
Illyrios on Mount Myrsinon, Wonder-worker 84
PAUL THE RUSSIAN, NEW-MARTYR. 84
April 4
GEORGE AT MOUNT MALAION, ASCETIC AND WONDER-WORKER 87
THEODOULOS AND AGATHOPOUS, MARTYRS 88
FERFOUTHE AND OTHERS OF PERSIA, MARTYRS 103
Poplios, Saint 105
Theonas, Symeon, and Fervinos, Venerable Fathers 105
ZOSIMAS, PRIEST-MONK 105
PLATON OF SAKKOUDION MONASTERY, HEGUMEN 107
THEONAS OF PANTOCRATOR, BISHOP OF THESSALONIKE 116
April 5
CLAUDIANOS, DIODOROS, WIKTOROS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 126
THEODORA OF THESSALONIKE, MARTYR 127
THEODORA AND DIDYMOS OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYRS 128
Thermos, Martyr 130
Kyria and Doulee, Martyrs 130
Pompios, Martyr 130
Zenon, Martyr 130
Maximos and Terentios, Martyrs 130
5 Maidens of Lesvos, Martyrs 131
GEORGE AT NEW EPHESUS, NEW-MARTYR 131
April 6
EFTYCHIOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE 137
120 MARTYRS IN PERSIA 177
PLATONIS OF NISIBIS, DEACONESS 178
2 Martyrs at Askalon 179
GREGORY THE SINAITE, HESYCHAST 179
GREGORY OF THE GREAT LAVRA, ASCETIC 207
April 7
KALLIOPIOS OF PERGE, MARTYR 208
GEORGE, BISHOP OF MYTILENE 211
RUFINOS THE DEACON, MARTYR 216
Aquilina, Martyr 217
200 Male Martyrs of Sinope 217
April 8
AGAVOS, RUFUS, AND OTHER APOSTLES OF THE SEVENTY 218
CELESTINE, POPE OF ROME 220
Pafsilypos, Saint 229
JOHN THE SHIPOWNER (NAFKLEROS), NEW-MARTYR 229
JOHN KOULIKAS, NEW-MARTYR 231
Niphon, Bishop of Novgorod, Wonder-worker of the Kiev Caves 231
April 9
EFPSYCHIOS AT CAESAREA, MARTYR 232
VADIMOS, HIEROMARTYR, AND 7 DISCIPLES 234
PERSIAN CONFESSORS AND MARTYRS 236
RAPHAEL, NICHOLAS, AND IRENE, NEW-MARTYRS 237
April 10
TERENTIOS, AFRICANOS, MAXIMOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 314
OLDA (HULDAH), PROPHETESS 316
IAKOVOS AND AZAS, HIEROMARTYRS 319
DEMOS AT SMYRNA, NEW-MARTYR 319
GREGORY V, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE, HIEROMARTYR 322
April 11
ANTIPAS, BISHOP OF PERGAMON, HIEROMARTYR 353
Tryphaina of Kyzikos, Venerable Mother 364
Pharmouthios, Venerable Father 364
April 12
BASIL THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF PARION 365
THEOTOKOS, TRANSLATION OF THE CINCTURE (SASH) 366
Demes and Protion, Martyrs 370
Artemon, Hieromartyr 370
ANTHOUSA, PRINCESS AND VENERABLE MOTHER 370
MENAS, DAVID, and JOHN, Monk-Martyrs 374
AKAKIOS THE NEW OF KAFSOKALYVIA, VENERABLE FATHER 374
April 13
MARTIN I, POPE OF ROME, HIEROMARTYR 392
QUINTILIAN, MAXIMUS, AND DADA, SYNAXIS OF MARTYRS 404
ELEFTHERIOS THE PERSIAN, MARTYR 406
THEODOSIOS, MARTYR 406
ZOILOS THE RHOMAIOS, MARTYR 406
April 14
ARISTARCHOS, PUDENS, AND TROPHIMOS, APOSTLES 407
ARDALION THE MIMIC, MARTYR 410
THOMAÏS OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR 411
DEMETRIOS OF THE PELOPONNESOS, NEW-MARTYR 413
April 15
CRESCENS OF MYRA OF LYCIA, MARTYR 439
Leonides, Bishop of Athens 441
ANASTASIA AND VASILISSA OF ROME, MARTYRS 442
Theodore, Presbyter, and Pafsolypios, Martyrs 443
April 16
AGAPE, IRENE, AND CHIONIA, VIRGIN-MARTYRS 444
FELIX, JANUARIOS, FORTUNATOS, AND SEPTEMINOS, MARTYRS 449
LEONIDES, CHARISSA, NIKE, AND OTHER MARTYRS 450
IRENE OF GREECE, MARTYR 455
MICHAEL OF VOURLA, NEW-MARTYR 455
April 17
SYMEON, BISHOP OF PERSIA, AND OTHER MARTYRS 458
ADRIAN THE NEW, MARTYR 466
AGAPETUS, POPE OF ROME 467
AKAKIOS, BISHOP OF MELITENE 474
MAKARIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF CORINTH 479
April 18
JOHN, DISCIPLE OF SAINT GREGORY THE DEKAPOLITE 527
SAVVAS THE GOTH AND GENERAL, MARTYR 528
KOSMAS THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF CHALCEDON 533
ATHANASIA OF AEGINA, WONDER-WORKER 534
JOHN OF IOANNINA, NEW-MARTYR 546
John Koulikas, New-martyr 557
April 19
Paphnutios of Jerusalem, Hieromartyr 558
THEODORE, PHILIPPA, SOCRATES, DIONYSIOS, MARTYRS 559
GEORGE THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF PISIDIA 568
TRYPHON, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE 569
SYMEON OF PHILOTHEOU AND HOLY TRINITY AT FLAMOURION 570
AGATHANGELOS OF ESPHIGMENON, NEW-MARTYR 589
April 20
THEODORE TRICHINAS, VENERABLE FATHER 622
VICTOR, ZOTIKOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 624
ZACCHAEOS, APOSTLE OF THE SEVENTY 625
ANASTASIOS I AND ANASTASIOS II, PATRIARCHS OF ANTIOCH 628
JOHN OF THE OLD LAVRA, VENERABLE FATHER 633
ATHANASIOS, BUILDER OF THE GREAT METEORON 635
IOASAPH, EX-KING, BUILDER OF THE GREAT METEORON 664
April 21
JANUARIUS, HIEROMARTYR, AND OTHER MARTYRS 672
ALEXANDRA, EMPRESS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 688
MAXIMIANOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE 693
ANASTASIOS THE SINAITE, VENERABLE FATHER 695
April 22
THEODORE THE SYKEOTE, BISHOP OF ANASTASIOUPOLIS 699
Nearchos, Martyr 792
NATHANAEL, APOSTLE 792
April 23
GEORGE THE GREAT-MARTYR AND TROPHY-BEARER 797
Anatolios, Protoleon, Athanasios, and Glykerios, Martyrs 880
Walerios, Martyr 881
Donatos and Therinos, Martyrs 881
GEORGE OF CYPRUS, NEW-MARTYR AT PTOLEMAIS 881
LAZARUS THE BULGARIAN, NEW-MARTYR 883
April 24
ELISABETH THE WONDER-WORKER, VENERABLE MOTHER 893
SAVVAS THE GOTH AND STRATELATES (GENERAL), MARTYR 903
PASIKRATEES AND VALENTION, MARTYRS 905
EVSEVIOS, NEON, LEONTIOS, LONGINOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 907
DOUKAS THE TAILOR, NEW-MARTYR 908
NICHOLAS AT MAGNESIA, NEW-MARTYR 910
Savvas of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Venerable Father 913
April 25
MARK, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST 914
Apostoleion, Consecration 941
MAKEDONIOS II, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE 941
Nike, Woman Martyr 954
8 Venerable Martyrs 954
April 26
BASIL (VASILEFS), BISHOP OF AMASEIA, HIEROMARTYR 955
Glaphyra, Venerable Maiden 969
Justa, Venerable Woman 969
Nestor, Venerable Father 969
Stephen, Bishop of Perm 969
April 27
SYMEON, THE BROTHER OF THE LORD, BISHOP OF JERUSALEM 970
JOHN THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF KATHARA 973
Poplion, Martyr 977
EVLOGIOS THE HOSPITABLE 978
Lollion the New, Martyr 984
Stephen, Hegumen of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Vladimir 984
April 28
9 MARTYRS AT KYZIKOS 985
MIRACLE AT CARTHAGE 987
MEMNON, WONDER-WORKER 989
Afxivios, Venerable Father 990
April 29
JASON AND SOSIPATER, APOSTLES 991
7 Martyrs at Kerkyra 1017
Kerkyra, Princess, Virgin-martyr 1017
EVSEVIOS, ZENON, VITALIOS, AND NEON, MARTYRS 1017
JOHN KALOKTENES, METROPOLITAN OF THEBES 1018
April 30
IAKOVOS (JAMES), APOSTLE 1030
CLEMENT, HYMNOGRAPHER 1044
Maximos, Martyr 1045
Basil (Vasilefs), Hieromartyr, Finding of the Relics 1046
DONATOS, BISHOP OF EVRIA 1046
ARGYRE OF PROUSA, NEW-MARTYR 1050
Bibliography 1055
Alphabetical Index 1063
April Great Synaxaristes - Alphabetical Listing
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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF APRIL SYNAXARISTES
April Date: Page
2 Martyrs at Askalon 6:179
5 Maidens of Lesvos, Martyrs 5:131
7 Martyrs at Kerkyra 29:1017
8 Venerable Martyrs 25:954
9 MARTYRS AT KYZIKOS 28:985
120 MARTYRS IN PERSIA 6:177
200 Male Martyrs of Sinope 7:217
Achaz, King of Juda, Prophecy spoken to 1:30
ADRIAN THE NEW, MARTYR 17:466
Afxivios, Venerable Father 28:990
AGAPE, IRENE, AND CHIONIA, VIRGIN-MARTYRS 16:444
AGAPETUS, POPE OF ROME 17:467
AGATHANGELOS OF ESPHIGMENON, NEW-MARTYR 19:589
AGAVOS, RUFUS, AND OTHER APOSTLES OF THE SEVENTY 8:218
AKAKIOS, BISHOP OF MELITENE 17:474
AKAKIOS THE NEW OF KAFSOKALYVIA, VENERABLE FATHER 12:374
ALEXANDRA, EMPRESS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 21:688
AMPHIANOS AND AIDESIOS, MARTYRS 2:32
ANASTASIA AND VASILISSA OF ROME, MARTYRS 15:442
ANASTASIOS I AND ANASTASIOS II, PATRIARCHS OF ANTIOCH 20:628
ANASTASIOS THE SINAITE, VENERABLE FATHER 21:695
Anatolios, Protoleon, Athanasios, and Glykerios, Martyrs 23:880
ANTHOUSA, PRINCESS AND VENERABLE MOTHER 12:370
ANTIPAS, BISHOP OF PERGAMON, HIEROMARTYR 11:353
Apostoleion, Consecration 25:941
Aquilina, Martyr 7:217
ARDALION THE MIMIC, MARTYR 14:410
ARGYRE OF PROUSA, NEW-MARTYR 30:1050
ARISTARCHOS, PUDENS, AND TROPHIMOS, APOSTLES 14:407
Artemon, Hieromartyr 12:370
ATHANASIA OF AEGINA, WONDER-WORKER 18:534
ATHANASIOS, BUILDER OF THE GREAT METEORON 20:635
BASIL THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF PARION 12:365
BASIL (VASILEFS), BISHOP OF AMASEIA, HIEROMARTYR 26:955
Basil (Vasilefs), Hieromartyr of Amaseia, Finding of the Relics 30:1046
CARTHAGE, MIRACLE 28:987
CELESTINE, POPE OF ROME 8:220
CLAUDIANOS, DIODOROS, WIKTOROS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 5:126
CLEMENT, HYMNOGRAPHER 30:1044
CRESCENS OF MYRA OF LYCIA, MARTYR 15:439
Demes and Protion, Martyrs 12:370
DEMETRIOS OF THE PELOPONNESOS, NEW-MARTYR 14:413
DEMOS AT SMYRNA, NEW-MARTYR 10:319
Dios, Martyr 3:83
Donatos and Therinos, Martyrs 23:881
DONATOS, BISHOP OF EVRIA 30:1046
DOUKAS THE TAILOR, NEW-MARTYR 24:908
EFPSYCHIOS AT CAESAREA, MARTYR 9:232
Efthymios of Suzhdal, Wonder-worker 1:30
EFTYCHIOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE 6:137
ELEFTHERIOS THE PERSIAN, MARTYR 13:406
ELISABETH THE WONDER-WORKER, VENERABLE MOTHER 24:893
Elpidephoros, Martyr 3:83
EVLOGIOS THE HOSPITABLE 27:978
EVSEVIOS, NEON, LEONTIOS, AND OTHERS, MARTYRS 24:907
EVSEVIOS, ZENON, VITALIOS, AND NEON, MARTYRS 29:1017
FELIX, JANUARIOS, AND OTHERS, MARTYRS 16:449
FERFOUTHE AND OTHERS OF PERSIA, MARTYRS 4:103
Galykos, Martyr 3:84
GEORGE AT MOUNT MALAION, ASCETIC AND WONDER-WORKER 4:87
GEORGE AT NEW EPHESUS, NEW-MARTYR 5:131
GEORGE, BISHOP OF MYTILENE 7:211
GEORGE OF CYPRUS, NEW-MARTYR AT PTOLEMAIS 23:881
GEORGE THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF PISIDIA 19:568
GEORGE THE GREAT-MARTYR AND TROPHY-BEARER 23:797
Gerontios and Basilides (Vasilides), Martyrs 1:30
Glaphyra, Venerable Maiden 26:969
GREGORY V OF CONSTANTINOPLE, HIEROMARTYR 10:322
GREGORY OF THE GREAT LAVRA, ASCETIC 6:207
GREGORY THE PRESBYTER, WONDER-WORKER 2:35
GREGORY THE SINAITE, HESYCHAST 6:179
IAKOVOS AND AZAS, HIEROMARTYRS 10:319
IAKOVOS (JAMES), APOSTLE 30:1030
Illyrios on Mount Myrsinon, Wonder-worker 3:84
IOASAPH, EX-KING, BUILDER OF THE GREAT METEORON 20:664
IRENE OF GREECE, MARTYR 16:455
JANUARIUS, HIEROMARTYR, AND OTHER MARTYRS 21:672
JASON AND SOSIPATER, APOSTLES 29:991
JOHN, DISCIPLE OF SAINT GREGORY THE DEKAPOLITE 18:527
JOHN KALOKTENES, METROPOLITAN OF THEBES 29:1018
JOHN KOULIKAS, NEW-MARTYR 8:231
John Koulikas, New-martyr 18:557
JOHN OF IOANNINA, NEW-MARTYR 18:546
JOHN OF THE OLD LAVRA, VENERABLE FATHER 20:633
JOHN THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF KATHARA 27:973
JOHN THE SHIPOWNER (NAFKLEROS), NEW-MARTYR 8:229
JOSEPH THE HYMNOGRAPHER 3:73
Justa, Venerable Woman 26:969
KALLIOPIOS OF PERGE, MARTYR 7:208
Kerkyra, Princess, Virgin-martyr 29:1017
KOSMAS THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF CHALCEDON 18:533
Kyria and Doulee, Martyrs 5:130
LAZARUS THE BULGARIAN, NEW-MARTYR 23:883
Leonides, Bishop of Athens 15:441
LEONIDES, CHARISSA, NIKE, AND OTHER MARTYRS 16:450
Lollion the New, Martyr 27:984
MAKARIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF CORINTH 17:479
MAKARIOS THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF PELEKETE 1:25
MAKEDONIOS II, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE 25:941
MARK, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST 25:914
MARTIN I, POPE OF ROME, HIEROMARTYR 13:392
MARY OF EGYPT, VENERABLE MOTHER 1:1
MAXIMIANOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE 21:693
Maximos and Terentios, Martyrs 5:130
Maximos, Martyr 30:1045
MEMNON, WONDER-WORKER 28:989
MENAS, DAVID, and JOHN, Monk-Martyrs 12:374
MICHAEL OF VOURLA, NEW-MARTYR 16:455
MIRACLE AT CARTHAGE 28:987
NATHANAEL, APOSTLE 22:792
Nearchos, Martyr 22:792
Nestor, Venerable Father 26:969
NICHOLAS AT MAGNESIA, NEW-MARTYR 24:910
Nike, Woman Martyr 25:954
NIKETAS OF MEDIKION, HEGUMEN AND CONFESSOR 3:46
Niphon, Bishop of Novgorod, Wonder-worker of the Kiev Caves 8:231
OLDA (HULDAH), PROPHETESS 10:316
Pafsilypos, Saint 8:229
Paphnutios of Jerusalem, Hieromartyr 19:558
PASIKRATEES AND VALENTION, MARTYRS 24:905
PAUL THE RUSSIAN, NEW-MARTYR. 3:84
PERSIAN CONFESSORS AND MARTYRS 9:236
Pharmouthios, Venerable Father 11:364
PLATON OF SAKKOUDION MONASTERY, HEGUMEN 4:107
PLATONIS OF NISIBIS, DEACONESS 6:178
POLYCARP OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR 2:34
Pompios, Martyr 5:130
Poplion, Martyr 27:977
Poplios, Saint 4:105
QUINTILIAN, MAXIMUS, AND DADA, SYNAXIS OF MARTYRS 13:404
RAPHAEL, NICHOLAS, AND IRENE, NEW-MARTYRS 9:237
RUFINOS THE DEACON, MARTYR 7:216
Savvas of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Venerable Father 24:913
SAVVAS THE GOTH AND GENERAL, MARTYR 18:528
SAVVAS THE GOTH AND STRATELATES (GENERAL), MARTYR 24:903
Stephen, Bishop of Perm 26:969
Stephen, Hegumen of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Vladimir 27:984
SYMEON, BISHOP OF PERSIA, AND OTHER MARTYRS 17:458
SYMEON, BROTHER OF THE LORD, BISHOP OF JERUSALEM 27:970
SYMEON OF PHILOTHEOU AND HOLY TRINITY 19:570
TERENTIOS, AFRICANOS, MAXIMOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 10:314
THEODORA AND DIDYMOS OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYRS 5:128
THEODORA OF THESSALONIKE, MARTYR 5:127
THEODORA (THEODOSIA), VIRGIN-MARTYR 2:34
THEODORE, PHILIPPA, SOCRATES, DIONYSIOS, MARTYRS 19:559
Theodore, Presbyter, and Pafsolypios, Martyrs 15:443
THEODORE THE SYKEOTE, BISHOP OF ANASTASIOUPOLIS 22:699
THEODORE TRICHINAS, VENERABLE FATHER 20:622
THEODOSIOS, MARTYR 13:406
THEODOULOS AND AGATHOPOUS, MARTYRS 4:88
THEONAS OF PANTOCRATOR, BISHOP OF THESSALONIKE 4:116
Theonas, Symeon, and Fervinos, Venerable Fathers 4:105
THEOTOKOS, TRANSLATION OF THE CINCTURE (SASH) 12:366
Thermos, Martyr 5:130
THOMAÏS OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR 14:411
TITUS THE WONDER-WORKER, HEGUMEN 2:31
Tryphaina of Kyzikos, Venerable Mother 11:364
TRYPHON, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE 19:569
VADIMOS, HIEROMARTYR, AND 7 DISCIPLES 9:234
VICTOR, ZOTIKOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS 20:624
Vythonios, Martyr 3:84
Walerios, Martyr 23:881
ZACCHAEOS, APOSTLE OF THE SEVENTY 20:625
Zenon, Martyr 5:130
ZOILOS THE RHOMAIOS, MARTYR 13:406
ZOSIMAS, PRIEST-MONK 4:105