April 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

April 20 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 22

An Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are observed on May 4 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For April 21, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 8.

Saints

• Martyrs Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, his mother Philippa, and Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius (c. 138-161)^[1][2][3] (see also: April 19 - Greek)
• Martyr Alexandra the Empress, wife of Diocletian, and those with her (303):^{[1][2][4][5][note 2]} (see also: April 23)

• Martyrs Isaacius, Apollo, and Codratus, of Nicomedia.^[6][7]

• Hieromartyrs Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and his companions (c. 305)^[1][4][8][9]

• Faustus, Proclus, and Sosius, Deacons;
• Desiderius, Reader; and
• Eutychius, and Acutius, laymen, at Pozzuoli.

• Saint Maximianus, Archbishop of Constantinople (434)^{[1][4][10][11]}
• Venerable Anastasius Sinaita, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai (c. 700)^{[2][4][7][12]} (see also: April 20 - Slavic)
• Martyr Karol (Charles) ^[4][13][14]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Cyprian, Bishop of Brescia (582)^{[15][note 3]}
• Saint Beuno, Abbot, of Clynnog Fawr, Wales (642)^{[1][2][15][16][note 4]}
• Saint Maelruba of Apur Crossan (Maelrubius, Maolrubha), Ireland (722)^{[1][2][15][17][note 5]}
• Saint Frodulphus (Frou), a monk at St Martin's in Autun (c. 750)^{[15][note 6]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Theodore the Philosopher of Kamske, martyred by Mongols (1323)^[18]
• Venerable Jacob (Jakov, James), Abbot of Stromynsk Monastery, Radonezh (1392)^{[1][2][19][20][note 7]}
• Saint Alexis, Priest of, Bortsurmany, Nizhny Novgorod (1848)^[1][2][22]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr John Prigorovsky, Priest (1918)^[2][22]
• Saint Nicholas Pisarevsky, Confessor, Priest (1933)^[2][22]
• New Hieromartyr Alexis Protopopov, Priest (1938)^[2][22]
• New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Basil Martysz of Teratyn, Chelm and Podlasie, Poland (1945)^{[1][2][23][note 8][note 9]} (see also: May 4)

Other commemorations

• Synaxis of The Mozdok Icon of the Mother of God (Mozdokskaya) (1768)^{[2][20][25][note 10]}
• Uncovering of the relics (1999) of St. Theodore, Abbot of Sanaxar Monastery (1791)^{[1][2][22][note 11]}
• Repose of Schemamonk Nicetas of Valaam Monastery (1907)^[1]
• Repose of Elder Dometian of Tula (1908)^[1]
• Repose of Hieroschemamonk Antipas II of Valaam Monastery (1912)^[1]
• Repose of Nun Stefanida of Kosovo, Serbia.^[1]

Icon gallery

• 
  Martyrs Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, his mother Philippa, and Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius.
• 
  St. Alexandra the Empress.
• 
  Hieromartyrs Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and his companions.
• 
  Venerable Anastasius Sinaita, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai.
• 
  Saint Beuno, Abbot, of Clynnog Fawr, Wales.
• 
  New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Basil Martysz of Teratyn.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Alexandra (Ἀλεξάνδρα).
3. His relics are enshrined in the church of San Pietro in Oliveto in Brescia.
4. Born in Wales, he founded monasteries at Llanfeuno in Herefordshire and Llanymynech. His name is chiefly connected with Clynnog Fawr in Gwynedd.
5. A monk at St Comgall's monastery at Bangor, who went to Iona. He afterwards founded a church at Applecross on the north-west coast of Scotland.
6. A disciple of St Medericus (Merry), he became a monk at St Martin's in Autun in France, from where he was driven by the Saracens and he settled in Barjon.
7. "The Monk Jakov (James) of Stromynsk was a disciple of the Monk Sergei of Radonezh (Comm. 25 September). He was hegumen of the Stromynsk monastery in the Name of the Life-originating Trinity. The Monk Sergei himself founded this monastery in 1380 at the request of Great Prince Dimitrii Donskoi (1363-1389) in memory the victory of Kulikovo Pole (Field). At this monastery there was as hegumen also the Monk Savva of Svenigorod (1381-1392, Comm. 3 December). The Monk Jakov was buried in the monastery church."^[21]
8. See also: (in Polish) Bazyli Martysz. (Polish Wikipedia).
9. Among the Martyrs of Chełm and Podlasie is St. Basil Martysz, who served for more than a decade in several locations throughout America and Canada. (The commemoration of the Martyrs of Chełm and Podlasie was set for the day of the Zaleszańska Icon of the Mother of God, that is, the last Saturday of July.)^[24]
10. Commemorated on April 21, August 15 and on the Prepolovenie – Mid-Pentecost.
    "The Mozdok Icon of the Mother of God, a copy of the Iversk icon, was sent in the XIII Century by the holy empress Tamara as a gift to the newly-enlightened Christians of the Ossetian aul (village) of Mar'yam-Kadu. In 1768 this icon appeared remarkably on the banks of the Terek, not far from Mozdok. Bishop Gaii built a chapel for the icon. In 1796-1797 there was built at the place of the chapel a church in honour of the Uspenie (Dormition or Repose) of the Most Holy Mother of God, along which was soon founded a women's monastery (abolished together with the Mozdok diocese in 1799). At the end of the XIX Century the inhabitants of Mozdok built a splendid church in honour of the Mozdok-Iversk icon of the Mother of God. The Mother of God has repeatedly rendered speedy aid to the believing through Her holy icon."^[26]
11. See also: (in Russian) Феодор Санаксарский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).