March 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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March 20 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 March 20 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.[a]
| March 19 | March 20 | March 21 |
| March 20 O.S. ≍ April 2 N.S. March 20 N.S ≍ March 7 O.S. | ||
Saints
- Righteous Abel, first martyr in the history of mankind.[1][2]
- Martyrs Photina (Fatima, Svetlana), the Samaritan woman, martyred under Nero (c. 66),[1][3][4] together with: (see also: February 26 - Greek)
- her sisters Phota, Photis, Parasceva, and Cyriaca (Kyriake);
- her sons Victor (or Photinus) and Joses (Joseph);
- Sebastian the Duke;
- the officer Anatolius; and
- Theoclitus, the former sorcerer.
- Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, and Theodosia.
- Martyr Akyla the Eparch, by the sword.[7]
- Martyr Emmanuel, by the sword.[2][8]
- Martyr Rodian, by the sword.[2][9]
- Martyr Lollian the Elder.[2][10]
- Hieromartyr Tadros, Bishop of Edessa, at Jerusalem (691)[1]
- Martyr Michael the Sabbaite, at Jerusalem (691)[1]
- Martyr Archil II (Archilios II), king of Georgia (744)[1] (see also: June 21[11][12])
- The Venerable Fathers martyred at the Monastery of St. Sabbas (796):[1][2][13][14][15][c]
- Saints John, Sergius, Patrick, and others
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Urbitius, Bishop of Metz in the east of France (c. 420)[18]
- Saint Tetricus of Langres, Bishop of Langres and uncle of St Gregory of Tours (572)[18]
- Saint Martin of Braga in Iberia (580)[1][18][19]
- Venerable Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Bishop (687)[1][18][20][21][22][23][e]
- Saint Herbert of Derwentwater, an Anglo-Saxon priest and friend of St Cuthbert, who lived as a hermit on St Herbert's Island (687)[1][18]
- Saint Wulfram of Sens, missionary, Bishop of Sens (703)[1][24][f]
- Saint Benignus, a monk and Abbot of Fontenelle Abbey (725)[18]
- Saint Remigius von Straßburg, a noble, became Abbot of Münster near Colmar in France and in 776 Bishop of Strasbourg (783)[18][g]
- Saint William of Peñacorada, monk at the monastery of Satagún in León in Spain (c. 1042)[2][18][h]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- New Hieromartyr Euphrosynus of Blue-Jay Lake, Valaam, Novgorod Republic (1612)[1][25][26]
- New Martyr Myron of Mega Castro (Heraklion) in Crete (1793)[1][27][i]
New martyrs and confessors
Icon gallery
St. Martin of Braga (10th-century manuscript).
Venerable Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (11th-century fresco).
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").
- The Holy Virgin Martyrs Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliania, Euphemia and Theodosia were arrested in the city of Amisa (on the coastal region of the Black Sea) during the persecution against Christians under the emperor Maximian Galerius (305-311). Under interrogation they confessed their faith and were subjected to cruel tortures for this. The malefactors scourged and beat them with rods, and cut off their breasts. After this, they were suspended and torn with sharp hooks. Finally, the holy virgins were burned alive in a red-hot oven (+ 310).[6]
- "Saint Nicetas the Confessor, Archbishop of Apollonias in Bithynia, was noted for his profound knowledge of Holy Scripture, and was a pious and kindly man. During the reign of the Iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian (813-820), the saint championed the veneration of holy icons, and so was exiled and died in prison."[17]
- He was a shepherd boy until he became a monk at Melrose in Scotland. After the Council of Whitby, he went to Lindisfarne where he became Abbot. In March 685, he was consecrated Bishop of Lindisfarne. After his repose his relics were found to be incorrupt and eventually they were taken to Durham. One of the most famous English saints, he is the called the Wonderworker of England. His relics are revered in Durham to this day.
- Bishop of Sens, he worked to enlighten the Frisians, helped by monks from the monastery of Fontenelle. After many years among the Frisians, he returned to Fontenelle where he reposed. His relics are still in Abbeville in the north of France.[18]
- See: (in German) Remigius von Straßburg. Wikipedia. (German Wikipedia).
- In 988 he fled with the other monks from the Saracens and settled at Peñacorada, where he built the monastery of Santa Maria de los Valles, later named after him San Guillermo de Peñacorada.