April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

April 13 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 15

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 27 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For April 14th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 1.

Saints

• Apostles Aristarchus of Apamea, Pudens, and Trophimus of the Seventy Apostles (c. 67)^{[1] [2] [3]} (see also: April 15 - Slavic)
• Martyr Ardalion the Actor, who suffered under Maximian (c. 305-311)^{[1] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
• Martyr Azat the Eunuch and 1,000 Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II (341)^{[1] [7] [8]}
• Martyr Thomais of Alexandria (476)^{[3] [9]} (see also April 13 - Slavic)
• Saint St Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome (655)^{[1] [8] [10]} (see also April 13 - Greek, and West)

• Venerable martyr Christopher the Sabbaite, of St. Sabbas’ Monastery (797)^{[1] [11]} (see also April 13 - Greek)

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Virgin-martyr Domnina of Terni and Companions, martyred in Terni in Italy at the same time as Bishop Valentine (c. 269)^[12]
• Martyrs Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus, in Rome (3rd century)^[12]
• Saint Tassach, one of St Patrick's earliest disciples and first Bishop of Raholp, Ireland (c. 495)^{[1] [12] [13]}
• Saint Abundius the Sacristan, a sacrist at St Peter's in Rome (c. 564)^[12]
• Saint Lambert of Lyons, Abbot of Fontenelle and Bishop of Lyons (688)^[12]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Vsevolod III Yuryevich the Big Nest, (Demetrius in holy baptism), Great Prince of Vladimir (1212)^[14]
• Martyrs Anthony, John, and Eustathios, of Vilnius, Lithuania (1347)^{[15] [16]}
• New Martyr Demetrius of the Peloponnese, at Tripolis (1803)^{[1] [3] [17]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Martyr Sergius (Trofimov) of Nizhni-Novgorod and companion (1918)^{[1] [11]}
• New Hieromartyr Alexander Orlov, Confessor, Priest (1941)^{[8] [11]}

Other commemorations

• Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Vilnius (1465)^{[8] [11] [18] [19]}

Sources

• April 14 / April 27. Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru).
• April 27 / April 14. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• April 14. 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. 28.
• April 14. 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. p. 105.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 14 Απριλιου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
• Συναξαριστής. 14 Απριλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).

Russian Sources

• 27 апреля (14 апреля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• Русская Православная Церковь Православный Церковный календарь на 2023 год.

Notes and References

1. https://orthochristian.com/calendar/20200414.html April 14 / April 27
2. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀρίσταρχος, Πούδης καὶ Τρόφιμος οἱ Ἀπόστολοι ἐκ τοὺς ἑβδομήκοντα. 14 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
3. Συναξαριστής. 14 Απριλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).
4. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρδαλίων ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ μῖμος. 14 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
5. Martyr Ardalion the Actor. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
6. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Ardalio, M. (about A.D. 300.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 189.
7. Martyr Azades (Azat) the Eunuch of Persia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
8. Русская Православная Церковь Православный Церковный календарь на 2023 год.
9. Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Θωμαΐς ἡ Μάρτυς. 14 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
10. St Martin the Confessor the Pope of Rome. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
11. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2013&today=27&month=4&trp=0&tzo=-4 April 27 / April 14
12. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdapr.htm April 14
13. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article I.—St. Tassach, Bishop of Raholp, County of Down. [Fifth Century]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. IV. Dublin, 1875. pp. 139-142.
14. Web site: ВСЕВОЛОД БОЛЬШОЕ ГНЕЗДО - Древо . 2023-07-06 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
15. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀντώνιος, Ἰωάννης καὶ Εὐστάθιος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 14 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
16. Martyr Anthony of Vilnius, Lithuania. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
17. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Δημήτριος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας. 14 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
18. Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Βιλὲνσκ Ρωσίας. 14 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
19. Icon of the Mother of God of Vilnius. OCA - Lives of the Saints.