March 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

March 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 19

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 31 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For March 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 5.

Saints

• The 10,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia (Myriads of Holy Martyrs), by the sword.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• Martyrs Trophimus and Eucarpion, soldiers, at Nicomedia (300)^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Archbishop of Jerusalem (386)^{[4] [7] [8] [9]}
• Venerable Ananias the Wonderworker (Aninas of the Euphrates), Hieromonk.^{[4] [10] [11]} (see also: March 16)
• Saint Daniel, monk of Egypt (6th century)^{[4] [12]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saints Narcissus and Felix, a Bishop and his Deacon honoured as martyrs in the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain (c. 307)^{[13] [14]}
• Saint Tetricus, Bishop of Langres in Gaul (572)^{[4] [15] [16]}
• Saint Frediano (Frigidanus, Frigdianus), an Irish prince and hermit, and Bishop of Lucca (588)^{[13] [17]}
• Saint Egbert of Ripon (729).^[13]
• Saint Edward the Martyr, King of England (978)^{[4] [18] [19]} (see also: February 13 - translation; June 20 - uncovering)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Cyril of Astrakhan (1576)^{[4] [20] [21]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Demetrius Rozanov, Priest (1938)^{[15] [22]}
• Virgin-martyr Natalia Baklanova (1938)^{[15] [22]}
• Saint Maria Skobtsova (Elizabeth Pilenko), nun, who suffered at Ravensbrück concentration camp (1945)^{[4] [15]}

Other commemorations

• Repose of Abbot Mark of Optina Monastery (1909)^[4]
• Repose of St. Nicholas of Zhicha, at Libertyville, Illinois (1956)^{[23] [24]}

Sources

• March 18/March 31. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• March 31 / March 18. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• March 18. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 22.
• March 18. 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. 79–80.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 18 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 18 Μαρτίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 31 марта (18 марта). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 18 марта (ст.ст.) 31 марта 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι μύριοι Μάρτυρες. 18 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. The 10,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
3. 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.79-80.
4. http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20190318.html March 18/March 31
5. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εὐκαρπίων καὶ Τρόφιμος οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς Μαρτυρήσαντες. 18 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
6. Martyr Trophimus of Nicomedia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
7. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Κύριλλος Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων. 18 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. St Cyril the Archbishop of Jerusalem. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
9. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. CYRIL, PATR. OF JERUSALEM. (A.D. 389.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 314-321.
10. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀνανίας ὁ Θαυματουργός. 18 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Venerable Aninas of the Euphrates. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
12. The Monk Daniel. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
13. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdmar.htm March 18
14. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. NARCISSUS, M. B. OF GERONA. (BEGINNING OF 4TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 313.
15. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2012&today=31&month=3&trp=0&tzo=-4 March 31 / March 18
16. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. TETRICUS, B. OF LANGRES. (A.D. 572.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 322-324.
17. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. FRIGIDIAN OR FINNIAN, B. OF LUCCA. (A.D. 589.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 321-322.
18. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐδουάρδος βασιλέας τῆς Ἀγγλίας. 18 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
19. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. EDWARD, K. M. (A.D. 978.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 324-326.
20. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Κύριλλος τοῦ Ἀστραχάν. 18 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
21. The Monk Kirill (Cyril) of Astrakhan. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
22. 18 марта (ст.ст.) 31 марта 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
23. Repose of St Nicholas of Zhicha. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
24. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.22.