April 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

April 15 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 17

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 29 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For April 16th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 3.

Saints

• Martyrs Leonidas of Nea Epidavros, and those with him (250 or 258):^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Charissa, Nika (Niki), Galina, Callista (Calisa, Calida), Nunechia, Basilissa, Theodora, and Irene,^{[5] [6]} of Corinth.
• Hieromartyrs Felix, Bishop of Spoleto, and Januarius, Presbyter, and Martyrs Septeminus and Fortunatus, of Lycaonia (294 or 304)^{[1] [2] [7]} (see also: August 30)
• Virgin-martyrs Agape, Irene, and Chionia of Aquileia, in Thessaloniki (304)^{[1] [2] [8] [9]} (see also: April 3)
• Saints Agatho, Eutychia, Cassia and Phillippa, the Confessors, in Thessaloniki, by imprisonment (304)^[10]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Virgin-martyr Encratia (Encratis, Encratide, Engracia), who suffered terribly for her faith in Saragossa in Spain (c. 304)^{[1] [11]}
• The Eighteen Martyrs of Saragossa (c. 304):^{[11] [12]} (see also: November 3)

• Optatus, Lupercus, Successus, Martial, Urban, Julia, Quintilian, Publius, Fronto, Felix, Caecilian, Eventius, Primitivus, Apodemius and four named Saturninus.
• Saint Turibius of Astorga, Bishop of Astorga in Spain and a valiant defender of Orthodoxy (c. 460)^{[11] [13]}
• Saint Vasius (Vaise, Vaize), a rich citizen of Saintes in France, murdered by his relatives for giving his property to the poor (c. 500)^{[11] [14]}
• Saint Turibius of Palencia, founder of the monastery of Liébana in Asturias in Spain (c. 528)^[11]
• Saint Paternus (Pair), Bishop of Avranches (c. 574 or 563)^[11] (see also: April 15)
• Saint Fructuosus of Braga in Iberia (665)^{[1] [11] [15]}
• Saint Lambert of Saragossa, a servant who was martyred near Saragossa by his Saracen master (c. 900)^{[1] [11]}
• Saint Herveus of Tours (Hervé), monk at the monastery of St Martin of Tours, and hermit (1021)^[11]
• Saint Elias, Monk and Abbot in Ireland and Germany (1042)^[11]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Theodora-Bassa, princess of Novgorod (1378)^{[1] [16] [17]}
• Saint John, Fool-for-Christ, of Verkhoturye (1701)^{[1] [18]}
• New Martyr Michael Burliotes of Smyrna, by beheading (1772)^{[1] [2] [19] [20]}
• New Monk-martyr Christopher of Dionysiou, Mt. Athos, at Adrianople (1818)^{[1] [2] [21]}
• New martyrs Christodoulos and Anastasia, in Achaia (1821)^[22]
• Saint Ambrose (Khelaia) the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1927)^[23] (see also: March 16 and March 27)
• Venerable Amphilochios (Makris), Elder, of Patmos (1970)^[24] (see also: April 3 - os)

Other commemorations

• Synaxis of the Weeping Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Ilyin Chernigov" (1658)^{[1] [25] [26]} (see also: September 1)
• Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Tambov (1692)^{[27] [28]}
• Synaxis of All Saints of Euboea.^[1]

Sources

• April 16 / April 29. Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru).
• April 29 / April 16. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• April 16. 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. 29.
• April 16. 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. 106–107.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
• Συναξαριστής. 16 Απριλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).

Russian Sources

• 29 апреля (16 апреля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 16 апреля (ст.ст.) 29 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.) . Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей.

Notes and References

1. https://orthochristian.com/calendar/20200416.html April 16 / April 29
2. Συναξαριστής. 16 Απριλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).
3. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Λεωνίδης, Βασίλισσα, Γαλήνη ἢ Γαληνή, Θεοδώρα, Καλλίδα, Νίκη, Νουνεχία καὶ Χάρισσα οἱ Μάρτυρες . 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
4. Martyr Leonidas of Corinth. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
5. The Holy Martyress Irene. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
6. Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Εἰρήνη ἡ Παρθενομάρτυς. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
7. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Φήλικας, Ἰανουάριος, Σεπτεμίνος καὶ Φουρτουνάτος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
8. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἁγίες Ἀγάπη, Εἰρήνη καὶ Χιονὶα οἱ Μάρτυρες. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
9. Virginmartyr Agape in Thessalonica. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
10. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀγάθων, Εὐτυχία, Κασία καὶ Φιλίππα οἱ Ὁμολογητές. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
11. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdapr.htm April 16
12. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. Martyrs of Saragossa. (A.D. 304.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 208-209.
13. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Turibius, B. of Astorga (about A.D. 460.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 210.
14. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Vasius, M. (about A.D. 500.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 210-211.
15. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Fructosus, B. of Braga (about A.D. 665.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 211.
16. Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ὁσία Θεοδώρα – Βάσσα ἡ πριγκίπισσα. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
17. The Nun Theodora of Nizhegorod, in the world Anastasia (Vassa). Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
18. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
19. The Holy Martyr Michael Burliotes. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
20. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μιχαὴλ ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Βουρλιώτης. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
21. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
22. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Χριστόδουλος καὶ Ἀναστασία οἱ Νεομάρτυρες. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
23. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀμβρόσιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής Πατριάρχης Γεωργίας. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
24. Όσιος Αμφιλόχιος Μακρής της Ιεράς Νήσου Πάτμου. Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. 16/04/2018
25. Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Γεθσημανῆ ἐν Ρωσίᾳ. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
26. Icon of the Mother of God Weeping “Ilyin Chernigov”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
27. The Tambov Icon of the Mother of God. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
28. Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ Ταμπὼφ ἐν Ρωσίᾳ. 16 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.