April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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April 8 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 10

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 22 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]

For April 9th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 27.

Saints

• Martyrs Fortunatus, Donatus, twelve virgins, and six laymen, at Sirmium (304)[1][2]
• Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia (362)[1][3][4][5][note 2]
• Hieromartyrs Desan the Bishop, the Priest Mariabus, Martyr Abdiesus and 270 others, martyrs of Persia under Shapur II (362)[1][7][8]
• Venerable Hieromartyr Bademus (Vadim), Archimandrite, of Persia, and 7 disciples (379)[1][9][10]
• Venerable Acacius of Amida, Bishop of Amida in Mesopotamia (5th century)[1][11][note 3]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs of Pannonia, seven virgin-martyrs in Sirmium in Pannonia.[12][13][note 4]
• Martyrs of North-West Africa, a group of Christians martyred in Masyla.[12][note 5]
• Saint Marcellus, Bishop of Die, celebrated for miracles (474)[6][12][note 6]
• Saint Madrun (Materiana), a saint from Wales or Cornwall to whom some Welsh churches are dedicated (5th century)[12]
• Saint Dotto, Abbot of a monastery in the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland (6th century)[12][14]
• Saint Waltrude (Woutruide, Waldetrudis, Vaudru), monastic foundress at Bergen (Netherlands), renowned for holiness of life and miracles (688)[1][2][6][12][15][16][note 7]
• Saint Hugh of Rouen (Hugh of Champagne), Bishop of Rouen and then of Paris, and was also Abbot of Fontenelle and Jumièges (730)[6][12]
• Saint Hedda and Companions, Abbot of Peterborough in England, martyred by the Danes (869)[12][17][note 8]
• Saint Theodore and Companions, Abbot of Crowland in England, martyred by the Danes (869)[12][17][note 9]
• Saint Casilda of Toledo, an anchoress near Briviesca near Burgos (1050)[12][note 10]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Newly Revealed Martyrs Raphael (Archimandrite), Nicholas (Deacon), Irene (child), and Eleni (who was also called Susanna) of Lesbos, and those with them (1463)[1][2][18][19][20][21][note 11]
• Hieromartyr Misael, Archbishop of Ryazan and Murom (1655)[1][note 12]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Martyr Gabriel Fomin (1942)[2][22]

Other commemorations

• Translation of the holy relics of Saint Monica of Tagaste to Rome.[23][note 13]

Icon gallery

• 
  St Bademus (Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, 1878)
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  St Materiana depicted on the church banner at Minster, Cornwall.
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  St. Waltrude and family.
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  Saint Hugh of Rouen.
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  St Casilda of Toledo (Catedral de Burgos)
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  Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesbos.
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  Hieromartyr Misael, Archbishop of Ryazan and Murom.
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  St Monica and Saint Augustine (by Olle Hjortzberg).

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. "At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, St. Eupsychius, martyr, who suffered martyrdom under Julian the Apostate, for having overthrown the temple of Fortune."[6]
3. "At Amida, in Mesopotamia, St. Acatius, bishop, who melted and sold even the sacred vessels in order to ransom captives."[6]
4. "At Sirmium, seven holy virgins and martyrs, who purchased eternal life together, at the price of their own blood."[6]
5. "In Africa, the holy Massylitan martyrs, on whose birthday St. Augustine delivered a discourse."[6]
6. Born in Avignon in France, he succeeded his own brother St Petronius as Bishop of Die. He suffered much from the Arians.
7. Daughter of Sts Walbert IV and Bertilia, wife of St Vincent Madelgarus and mother of Sts Landericus, Dentelin, Madelberta and Aldetrudis. When her husband became a monk she founded a convent and became a nun. The town of Mons in Belgium grew up around the convent.
8. He and eighty-four monks of his monastery were martyred by the Danes.
9. Theodore was Abbot of Crowland in England and he and his monks were martyred by the Danes. Besides the abbot, several others were mentioned by name: Askega and Swethin, Elfgete, a deacon, Sabinus, a subdeacon, Egdred and Ulric, and also Grimkeld and Agamund, both centenarians.
10. Born in Toledo, she was of Moorish parentage. She became Orthodox and led the life of an anchoress near Briviesca near Burgos. She was greatly venerated throughout Spain.
11. Saints Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene (and those with them) are also commemorated on Bright Tuesday.
    Name days celebrated today include:
    • Raphael (Ραφαήλ);
    • Raphaela (Ραφαηλία).
12. See: (in Russian) Мисаил (архиепископ Рязанский). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
13. "At Rome, the translation of the body of St. Monica, mother of the blessed bishop Augustine, which was brought from Ostia to Rome, under the Sovereign Pontiff, Martin V., and with due honors buried in the Church of St. Augustine."[6] Her feast day is celebrated on May 4.

References

1. April 9 / April 22. Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru).
2. April 22 / April 9. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
3. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐψύχιος ὁ ἐν Καισαρείᾳ. 9 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
4. Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea, in Cappadocia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
5. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Eupsychius, M. (A.D. 362.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 130-131.
6. 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. p. 100.
7. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Αὐδιησοῦς ὁ Μάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ τριακόσιοι Μάρτυρες ἐν Περσίδι. 9 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
8. Martyr Desan the Bishop and 272 others in Persia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
9. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Βάδιμος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 9 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
10. Monkmartyr Bademus (Vadim) of Persia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
11. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀκάτιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀμίδης Μεσοποταμίας. 9 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
12. April 9. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
13. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article VI.—Festival of Seven Holy Virgins, Martyrs." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. IV. Dublin, 1875. p. 88.
14. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article VIII.—Reputed Feast of St. Dotto, Abbot, Orkney Islands." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. IV. Dublin, 1875. pp. 88-89.
15. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article I.—St. Waldetrude, Waltrude, or Vautrude, Patroness of Mons, and of Haynault, Belgium. [Seventh Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. IV. Dublin, 1875. pp. 84-86.
16. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Waltrudis, Abss. (end of 7th Cent)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fourth: April. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 131.
17. Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 150-151.
18. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 9 Απριλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).
19. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ραφαὴλ, Νικόλαος καὶ Εἰρήνη οἱ Μάρτυρες. 9 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
20. New Martyr Raphael of Lesbos. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
21. St Eleni (who was also called Susanna), New martyr of Lesbos. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. (in Russian) 9 апреля (ст.ст.) 22 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.) Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей.
23. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Μετακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίας Μόνικας εἰς Ρώμη. 9 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.

Sources

• April 9 / April 22. Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru).
• April 22 / April 9. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• April 9. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 27.
• April 9. 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. p. 100.
• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 150–151.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 9 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 9 Απριλίου. ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 22 апреля (9 апреля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 9 апреля (ст.ст.) 22 апреля 2013 (нов. ст.) Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей.