The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church׃ April

Publication Data: Buena Vista, CO: Holy Apostles Convent/Dormition Skete, 2005
Format: hardcover
Number of Pages: xii + 1,068
Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.6 cm × 16.1 cm × 6.0 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN-13: 978‒0‒944359‒27‒3
ISBN-10: 0‒944359‒27‒2

   
Translated from the Greek

A volume of The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church

“Mary, our venerable mother, hailed from Egypt. She flourished during the years of the great Justinian I, emperor from 527 until 565. Now, according to the archangel, ‘It is good to hide the secret of a king, but it is glorious to reveal and preach the works of God.’ So said the Archangel Raphael to Tobit when he performed the wonderful healing of Tobit’s blindness. Not to keep the secret of a king is indeed perilous and a terrible risk, but to be silent about the works of God is a great loss for the soul. ‘And I,’ says Saint Sophronios, ‘in writing the life of Saint Mary of Egypt, am afraid, by keeping silence, to hide the works of God.’”
—“On the 1^st of April, the holy Church commemorates our venerable Mother MARY of Egypt.”

CONTENTS

April 1
   MARY OF EGYPT, VENERABLE MOTHER
   MAKARIOS THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF PELEKETE
   Gerontios and Basilides (Vasilides), Martyrs
   Achaz, King of Juda, Prophecy spoken to
   Efthymios of Suzhdal, Wonder-worker
April 2
   TITUS THE WONDER-WORKER, HEGUMEN
   AMPHIANOS AND AIDESIOS, MARTYRS
   THEODORA (THEODOSIA), VIRGIN-MARTYR
   POLYCARP OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR
   GREGORY THE PRESBYTER, WONDER-WORKER
April 3
   NIKETAS OF MEDIKION, HEGUMEN AND CONFESSOR
   JOSEPH THE HYMNOGRAPHER
   Elpidephoros, Martyr
   Dios, Martyr
   Vythonios, Martyr
   Galykos, Martyr
   Illyrios on Mount Myrsinon, Wonder-worker
   PAUL THE RUSSIAN, NEW-MARTYR.
April 4
   GEORGE AT MOUNT MALAION, ASCETIC AND WONDER-WORKER
   THEODOULOS AND AGATHOPOUS, MARTYRS
   FERFOUTHE AND OTHERS OF PERSIA, MARTYRS
   Poplios, Saint
   Theonas, Symeon, and Fervinos, Venerable Fathers
   ZOSIMAS, PRIEST-MONK
   PLATON OF SAKKOUDION MONASTERY, HEGUMEN
   THEONAS OF PANTOCRATOR, BISHOP OF THESSALONIKE
April 5
   CLAUDIANOS, DIODOROS, WIKTOROS, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   THEODORA OF THESSALONIKE, MARTYR
   THEODORA AND DIDYMOS OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYRS
   Thermos, Martyr
   Kyria and Doulee, Martyrs
   Pompios, Martyr
   Zenon, Martyr
   Maximos and Terentios, Martyrs
   5 Maidens of Lesvos, Martyrs
   GEORGE AT NEW EPHESUS, NEW-MARTYR
April 6
   EFTYCHIOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
   120 MARTYRS IN PERSIA
   PLATONIS OF NISIBIS, DEACONESS
   2 Martyrs at Askalon
   GREGORY THE SINAITE, HESYCHAST
   GREGORY OF THE GREAT LAVRA, ASCETIC
April 7
   KALLIOPIOS OF PERGE, MARTYR
   GEORGE, BISHOP OF MYTILENE
   RUFINOS THE DEACON, MARTYR
   Aquilina, Martyr
   200 Male Martyrs of Sinope
April 8
   AGAVOS, RUFUS, AND OTHER APOSTLES OF THE SEVENTY
   CELESTINE, POPE OF ROME
   Pafsilypos, Saint
   JOHN THE SHIPOWNER (NAFKLEROS), NEW-MARTYR
   JOHN KOULIKAS, NEW-MARTYR
   Niphon, Bishop of Novgorod, Wonder-worker of the Kiev Caves
April 9
   EFPSYCHIOS AT CAESAREA, MARTYR
   VADIMOS, HIEROMARTYR, AND 7 DISCIPLES
   PERSIAN CONFESSORS AND MARTYRS
   RAPHAEL, NICHOLAS, AND IRENE, NEW-MARTYRS
April 10
   TERENTIOS, AFRICANOS, MAXIMOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   OLDA (HULDAH), PROPHETESS
   IAKOVOS AND AZAS, HIEROMARTYRS
   DEMOS AT SMYRNA, NEW-MARTYR
   GREGORY V, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE, HIEROMARTYR
April 11
   ANTIPAS, BISHOP OF PERGAMON, HIEROMARTYR
   Tryphaina of Kyzikos, Venerable Mother
   Pharmouthios, Venerable Father
April 12
   BASIL THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF PARION
   THEOTOKOS, TRANSLATION OF THE CINCTURE (SASH)
   Demes and Protion, Martyrs
   Artemon, Hieromartyr
   ANTHOUSA, PRINCESS AND VENERABLE MOTHER
   MENAS, DAVID, and JOHN, Monk-Martyrs
   AKAKIOS THE NEW OF KAFSOKALYVIA, VENERABLE FATHER
April 13
   MARTIN I, POPE OF ROME, HIEROMARTYR
   QUINTILIAN, MAXIMUS, AND DADA, SYNAXIS OF MARTYRS
   ELEFTHERIOS THE PERSIAN, MARTYR
   THEODOSIOS, MARTYR
   ZOILOS THE RHOMAIOS, MARTYR
April 14
   ARISTARCHOS, PUDENS, AND TROPHIMOS, APOSTLES
   ARDALION THE MIMIC, MARTYR
   THOMAÏS OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR
   DEMETRIOS OF THE PELOPONNESOS, NEW-MARTYR
April 15
   CRESCENS OF MYRA OF LYCIA, MARTYR
   Leonides, Bishop of Athens
   ANASTASIA AND VASILISSA OF ROME, MARTYRS
   Theodore, Presbyter, and Pafsolypios, Martyrs
April 16
   AGAPE, IRENE, AND CHIONIA, VIRGIN-MARTYRS
   FELIX, JANUARIOS, FORTUNATOS, AND SEPTEMINOS, MARTYRS
   LEONIDES, CHARISSA, NIKE, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   IRENE OF GREECE, MARTYR
   MICHAEL OF VOURLA, NEW-MARTYR
April 17
   SYMEON, BISHOP OF PERSIA, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   ADRIAN THE NEW, MARTYR
   AGAPETUS, POPE OF ROME
   AKAKIOS, BISHOP OF MELITENE
   MAKARIOS, ARCHBISHOP OF CORINTH
April 18
   JOHN, DISCIPLE OF SAINT GREGORY THE DEKAPOLITE
   SAVVAS THE GOTH AND GENERAL, MARTYR
   KOSMAS THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF CHALCEDON
   ATHANASIA OF AEGINA, WONDER-WORKER
   JOHN OF IOANNINA, NEW-MARTYR
   John Koulikas, New-martyr
April 19
   Paphnutios of Jerusalem, Hieromartyr
   THEODORE, PHILIPPA, SOCRATES, DIONYSIOS, MARTYRS
   GEORGE THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF PISIDIA
   TRYPHON, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE
   SYMEON OF PHILOTHEOU AND HOLY TRINITY AT FLAMOURION
   AGATHANGELOS OF ESPHIGMENON, NEW-MARTYR
April 20
   THEODORE TRICHINAS, VENERABLE FATHER
   VICTOR, ZOTIKOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   ZACCHAEOS, APOSTLE OF THE SEVENTY
   ANASTASIOS I AND ANASTASIOS II, PATRIARCHS OF ANTIOCH
   JOHN OF THE OLD LAVRA, VENERABLE FATHER
   ATHANASIOS, BUILDER OF THE GREAT METEORON
   IOASAPH, EX-KING, BUILDER OF THE GREAT METEORON
April 21
   JANUARIUS, HIEROMARTYR, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   ALEXANDRA, EMPRESS, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   MAXIMIANOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
   ANASTASIOS THE SINAITE, VENERABLE FATHER
April 22
   THEODORE THE SYKEOTE, BISHOP OF ANASTASIOUPOLIS
   Nearchos, Martyr
   NATHANAEL, APOSTLE
April 23
   GEORGE THE GREAT-MARTYR AND TROPHY-BEARER
   Anatolios, Protoleon, Athanasios, and Glykerios, Martyrs
   Walerios, Martyr
   Donatos and Therinos, Martyrs
   GEORGE OF CYPRUS, NEW-MARTYR AT PTOLEMAIS
   LAZARUS THE BULGARIAN, NEW-MARTYR
April 24
   ELISABETH THE WONDER-WORKER, VENERABLE MOTHER
   SAVVAS THE GOTH AND STRATELATES (GENERAL), MARTYR
   PASIKRATEES AND VALENTION, MARTYRS
   EVSEVIOS, NEON, LEONTIOS, LONGINOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   DOUKAS THE TAILOR, NEW-MARTYR
   NICHOLAS AT MAGNESIA, NEW-MARTYR
   Savvas of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Venerable Father
April 25
   MARK, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
   Apostoleion, Consecration
   MAKEDONIOS II, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
   Nike, Woman Martyr
   8 Venerable Martyrs
April 26
   BASIL (VASILEFS), BISHOP OF AMASEIA, HIEROMARTYR
   Glaphyra, Venerable Maiden
   Justa, Venerable Woman
   Nestor, Venerable Father
   Stephen, Bishop of Perm
April 27
   SYMEON, THE BROTHER OF THE LORD, BISHOP OF JERUSALEM
   JOHN THE CONFESSOR, HEGUMEN OF KATHARA
   Poplion, Martyr
   EVLOGIOS THE HOSPITABLE
   Lollion the New, Martyr
   Stephen, Hegumen of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Vladimir
April 28
   9 MARTYRS AT KYZIKOS
   MIRACLE AT CARTHAGE
   MEMNON, WONDER-WORKER
   Afxivios, Venerable Father
April 29
   JASON AND SOSIPATER, APOSTLES
   7 Martyrs at Kerkyra
   Kerkyra, Princess, Virgin-martyr
   EVSEVIOS, ZENON, VITALIOS, AND NEON, MARTYRS
   JOHN KALOKTENES, METROPOLITAN OF THEBES
April 30
   IAKOVOS (JAMES), APOSTLE
   CLEMENT, HYMNOGRAPHER
   Maximos, Martyr
   Basil (Vasilefs), Hieromartyr, Finding of the Relics
   DONATOS, BISHOP OF EVRIA
   ARGYRE OF PROUSA, NEW-MARTYR
   Bibliography
   Alphabetical Index