March 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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March 28 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 30

An Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 11 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For March 29th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 16.

Saints

  • Abibus, Zanithas, Elias (Helias), Lazarus, Mares, Maruthas, Narses, Sabbas, Simiathos (Sebeethes, Symeethes).


Pre-Schism Western saints

  • Martyr Secundus of Asti, a noble from Asti in Piedmont in Italy and an officer in the imperial army, beheaded in Asti under Hadrian (119)
  • Saints Armogastes and Companions (c. 460)
  • Saints Gwynllyw (Gundleus) and Gwladys (Gladys), parents of St. Cadoc (5th century)
  • Saint Firminus, Bishop of Viviers in France (6th century)
  • Saint Lasar (Lassar, Lassera), a nun in Ireland and niece of St Forchera (6th century)
  • Saint Eustasius of Luxeuil (Eustace), Abbot of Luxeuil (625)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

New martyrs and confessors

  • New Martyrs Priest Paul Voinarsky, and brothers Paul and Alexis Kiryan, of the Crimea (1919)
  • New Hieromartyr Michael Victorov, Archpriest, of Boloshnevo, Ryazan (1933)

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References

Sources

Greek Sources

Russian Sources

  • (in Russian) April 11 (March 29). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
  • (in Russian) 29 марта (ст.ст.) 11 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).