April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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April 27 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 29
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 11 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For April 28th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 15.
Saints
- Apostles Jason and Sosipater, of the Seventy, and their companions, at Corfu (1st century):[1] (see also April 29 - Greek)
- Martyrs Saturninus, Jakischolus (Inischolus), Faustianus, Januarius, Marsalius, Euphrasius, Mammius - the holy seven former thieves;
- The virgin Cercyra, and Christodoulos the Ethiopian.
- Martyrs Zeno, Eusebius, Neon, and Vitalis, who were converted by Apostles Jason and Sosipater (c. 63)[1] (see also April 29 - Greek)
- Nine martyrs at Cyzicus (c. 286-299):[1][2][3] (see also April 29 - Slavic)
- Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemas, Magnus, Theodoulos, Thaumasius, and Philemon
- Martyrs Dada, Maximus, and Quintilian at Dorostolum (286)[1][4] (see also: April 13, August 2)
- Martyr Tibald of Pannonia (304)[1][4][5]
- Saint Auxibius II, Bishop of Soli, Cyprus (4th century)[1][2][6][note 2]
- Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker (6th century)[2][9] (see also April 29 - Slavic)
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Martyrs Aphrodisius, Caralippus, Agapius, and Eusebius (65)[10][11][note 3] (see also May 30 - Greek)
- Saint Mark of Galilee, bishop and martyr (92)[10][note 4][note 5]
- Saint Artemius (Arthemius), Bishop of Sens (609)[10]
- Saint Gerard the Pilgrim (c. 639)[10][13][note 6]
- Venerable Crónán, abbot of Roscrea, Ireland (640)[1][4][10][14][15]
- Saint Pamphilus, Bishop of Sulmona and Corfinium (c. 700)[10]
- Saint Prudentius, Bishop of Tarazona in Aragon (c. 700)[10][16]
- Saint Adalbero, Bishop of Augsburg (909)[10]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Cyril of Turov, Bishop (1183)[1][17]
- Saint Cyril, in the world Cyriacus, founder and abbot of Syrinsk Monastery, Kargopol (1st half of XVI)[1][4]
- Venerable Isaiah of Onogošt, ascetic monk who lived in a cave which would later become Ostrog Monastery (end of XVI - beginning of XVII)[18]
New martyrs and confessors
Other commemorations
Icon gallery
The Nine martyrs of Cyzicus.
St. Aphrodisius.
St. Adalbero, Bishop of Augsburg.
St. Cyril of Turov.
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Notes
- 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". - There is another Saint Auxibius (+102), whose feast day is on February 17.[7][8]
- By tradition, a Galilean and the first bishop, and also martyr, of the Abruzzi in Italy.