April 1, 2018

Saints and Feasts of April 1


On the first of April Mary died praying in the desert.

Venerable Mary of Egypt

Saint Mary of Egypt Resource Page


Venerable Makarios the Confessor, 
Abbot of Pelekete Monastery

Synaxarion of Saint Makarios the Confessor, Abbot of Pelekete


Holy Martyrs Gerontios and Basilides

Holy Martyrs Gerontios and Basilides


Righteous Ahaz

Why Does the Orthodox Church Honor a Wicked Idolatrous King as Among the Righteous of the Old Testament?


Holy Martyrs Alexander, Dionysios, Ingeniani, 
Pakeros, Parthenios and Saturninus

Holy Martyrs Alexander, Dionysios, Ingeniani, Pakeros, Parthenios and Saturninus


Holy Martyr Abraham of Bulgaria

Holy Martyr Abraham of Bulgaria (+ 1229)


Saint John of Shavta, Bishop of Gaenati, 
and Venerable Eulogius the Fool for Christ

Saints John of Shavta and Eulogius the Prophet and Fool for Christ


Venerable Gerontius the Canonarch of the Kiev Caves

Saint Gerontius the Canonarch of the Kiev Caves


Venerable Barsanuphius of Optina

Saint Barsanuphius of Optina (+ 1913)


Venerable Father Simeon of Dajbabe

Saint Simeon of Dajbabe (+ 1941)

Fr. Justin Popovich & Fr. Simeon of Dajbabe Glorified By Serbian Church

Pictures of the Glorification of Two Serbian Saints