March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

March 7 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 9

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 21 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For March 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 23 (February 24 on leap years).

Saints

• Apostle Hermas of the Seventy, Bishop in Philipopoulis (1st century)^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Martyr Dius (Dion, Dionos), by the sword.^{[4] [5]}
• Martyrs Quinctilian and Capatolinus, at Nicomedia.^{[1] [6] [7]}
• Venerable Dometius, reposed in peace (363)^{[5] [8]}
• Hieromartyr Theodoretus, priest, of Antioch (361-363)^{[1] [9]} (see also: March 3)
• Venerable Paul the Confessor, bishop of Plousias in Bithynia (c. 840)^{[1] [5] [10]} (see also March 7)
• Saint Theophylactus, Bishop of Nicomedia (842)^{[1] [5] [11] [12]}
• Righteous Tarasius the Wonderworker, of Lycaonia.^[1] (see also March 9 and May 7)

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Pontius of Carthage, a Deacon of the Church of Carthage (c. 260)^[13]
• Hieromartyr Cyril, a bishop,^[14] with martyrs Rogatus, Felix, another Rogatus, Beata, Herenia, Felicitas, Urban, Silvanus and Mamillus, martyrs in North Africa.^{[7] [13] [15]}
• Saint Provinus, Bishop of Como in Italy (c. 420)^[13]
• Saint Beoadh (Beatus), Bishop of Ardcarne in Roscommon in Ireland (c. 518)^{[13] [16]}
• Saint Senán mac Geirrcinn (Senames), a monk in Kilmanagh in Ireland (c. 540)^{[13] [17] [18]}
• Saint Felix of Burgundy, Bishop of Dunwich and Enlightener of East Anglia (c. 648)^{[1] [13] [19] [20]}
• Saint Julian of Toledo, Archbishop of Toledo and Confessor (690)^{[1] [7] [13]}
• Saint Humphrey (Hunfrid of Prüm), Bishop of Therouanne in France and was Abbot of St Bertin (871)^[13]
• Saint Duthac, Bishop of Ross, patron saint of Tain, Scotland (d. 1065).

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Saints Lazarus (1391)^[21] and Athanasius (15th century),^[22] monks of Murman Island, Onega Lake, Republic of Karelia.^{[1] [23]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr John Znamensky, Priest (1923)^{[24] [25]}
• Martyr Vladimir Ushkov (1942)^{[24] [25]}
• Saint Andronicus (Lukash), Schema-Archimandrite of Tbilisi, Georgia, Elder of Glinsk Hermitage (1974)^[1]
• New Martyr and Confessor John of Sonkajanranta (Johannes (Ivan) Vasileinpoika Karhapää) (1884–1918)^[26]

Other commemorations

• “Kursk Root” Icon of the Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos (“Kurska-Korinna”) (1295)^{[1] [27]}
• Repose of Blessed Basiliscus of Uglich (1863)^[1]
• Repose of Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko) of Eastern America (1960)^[1]

Sources

• March 8/March 21. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• March 21 / March 8. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• March 8. 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. 20.
• March 8. 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. 69–70.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 8 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 8 Μαρτίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 21 марта (8 марта). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 8 марта (ст.ст.) 21 марта 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20190308.html March 8/March 21
2. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑρμῆς ὁ Ἀπόστολος. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
3. Apostle Hermḗs of the Seventy. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
4. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Δίων ὁ Μάρτυρας. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. Συναξαριστής. 8 Μαρτίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
6. 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.20.
7. 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.69-70.
8. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Δομέτιος. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. Hieromartyr Theodoritus of Antioch. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
10. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Ὁμολογητής. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεοφύλακτος ὁ Ὁμολογητής Ἐπίσκοπος Νικομήδειας. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. Saint Theophylactus, Bishop of Nicomedia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
13. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdmar.htm March 8
14. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Κύριλλος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
15. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Φηλικίτη, Ἑρένια, Ρογάτος, Φίλιξ, Ρογάτος, Βεάτος, Οὐρβανός, Σιλβάνος καὶ Μάμμιλος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article XVIII.—St. Beoadh, or Beatus, Bishop of Ardcarne, County of Roscommon. [Fifth and Sixth Centuries]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. III. Dublin, 1875. pp. 270-271.
17. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. SENAN OF INISCATTHY, AB. B. (ABOUT A.D. 546.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 159-163.
18. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.- ST. SENAN, OR SENANUS, BISHOP AND ABBOT OF INISCATTERY, COUNTY OF CLARE. [FIFTH AND SIXTH CENTURIES]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. III. Dublin, 1875. pp. 210-257.
19. Saint Felix of Burgundy, Bishop of Dunwich, Enlightener of East Anglia. OCA - Lives of Saints
20. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. FELIX, B. (A.D. 654.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 163-164.
21. Venerable Lazarus of Murom. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. Venerable Athanasius of Murom. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
23. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Λάζαρος καὶ Ἀθανάσιος ἐκ Ρωσίας. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
24. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2011&today=21&month=3&trp=0&tzo=-4 March 21 / March 8
25. 8 марта (ст.ст.) 21 марта 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
26. Communiqué (29/11/2018). The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. 29/11/2018.
27. Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ Σημείου ἐν Κοὺρσκ τῆς Ρωσίας. 8 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.