April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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April 9 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective April 9 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.[a]
| April 8 | April 9 | April 10 |
| April 9 O.S. ≍ April 22 N.S. April 9 N.S ≍ March 27 O.S. | ||
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][b]
- 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][c]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Martyrs of Pannonia, seven virgin-martyrs in Sirmium in Pannonia.[12][13][d]
- Martyrs of North-West Africa, a group of Christians martyred in Masyla.[12][e]
- Saint Marcellus, Bishop of Die, celebrated for miracles (474)[6][12][f]
- 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][g]
- 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][h]
- Saint Theodore and Companions, Abbot of Crowland in England, martyred by the Danes (869)[12][17][i]
- Saint Casilda of Toledo, an anchoress near Briviesca near Burgos (1050)[12][j]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
Other commemorations
- Translation of the holy relics of Saint Monica of Tagaste to Rome.[23][m]
Icon gallery
St Bademus (Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, 1878)
St Materiana depicted on the church banner at Minster, Cornwall.
St. Waltrude and family.
Saint Hugh of Rouen.
St Casilda of Toledo (Catedral de Burgos)
Hieromartyr Misael, Archbishop of Ryazan and Murom.
St Monica and Saint Augustine (by Olle Hjortzberg).
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Notes
- Despite the dates being the same, the days to which they refer typically differ by 13 days. The notation Old Style or O.S. is sometimes used to indicate a date in the traditional Julian Calendar (the "Old Calendar"). The notation New Style or N.S. indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (the "New Calendar").
- Born in Avignon in France, he succeeded his own brother St Petronius as Bishop of Die. He suffered much from the Arians.
- 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.
- He and eighty-four monks of his monastery were martyred by the Danes.
- 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.
- 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.
- Saints Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene (and those with them) are also commemorated on Bright Tuesday.
Name days celebrated today include:- Raphael (Ραφαήλ);
- Raphaela (Ραφαηλία).
- See: (in Russian) Мисаил (архиепископ Рязанский). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).