April 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
# April 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

April 20 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 22

All fixed commemorations below are observed on May 4 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For April 21, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 8.

## Saints

* Martyrs Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, his mother Philippa, and Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius (c. 138-161) (see also: April 19 - Greek)
* Martyr Alexandra the Empress, wife of Diocletian, and those with her (303): (see also: April 23)

   * Martyrs Isaacius, Apollo, and Codratus, of Nicomedia.
* Hieromartyrs Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and his companions (c. 305)

   * Faustus, Proclus, and Sosius, Deacons;

   * Desiderius, Reader; and

   * Gantiol, Eutychius, and Acutius, laymen, at Pozzuoli.
* Saint Maximianus, Archbishop of Constantinople (434)
* Venerable Anastasius Sinaita, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai (c. 700) (see also: April 20 - Slavic)
* Martyr Karol (Charles)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Cyprian, Bishop of Brescia (582)
* Saint Beuno, Abbot, of Clynnog Fawr, Wales (642)
* Saint Maelruba of Apur Crossan (Maelrubius, Maolrubha), Ireland (722)
* Saint Frodulphus (Frou), a monk at St Martin's in Autun (c. 750)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Theodore the Philosopher of Kamske, martyred by Mongols (1323)
* Venerable Jacob (Jakov, James), Abbot of Stromynsk Monastery, Radonezh (1392)
* Saint Alexis, Priest of, Bortsurmany, Nizhny Novgorod (1848)

### New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr John Prigorovsky, Priest (1918)
* Saint Nicholas Pisarevsky, Confessor, Priest (1933)
* New Hieromartyr Alexis Protopopov, Priest (1938)
* New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Basil Martysz of Teratyn, Chelm and Podlasie, Poland (1945) (see also: May 4)

## Other commemorations

* Synaxis of The Mozdok Icon of the Mother of God (Mozdokskaya) (1768)
* Uncovering of the relics (1999) of St. Theodore, Abbot of Sanaxar Monastery (1791)
* Repose of Schemamonk Nicetas of Valaam Monastery (1907)
* Repose of Elder Dometian of Tula (1908)
* Repose of Hieroschemamonk Antipas II of Valaam Monastery (1912)
* Repose of Nun Stefanida of Kosovo, Serbia.

## Icon gallery

* Martyrs Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, his mother Philippa, and Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius.
* St. Alexandra the Empress.
* Hieromartyrs Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and his companions.
* Venerable Anastasius Sinaita, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai.
* Saint Beuno, Abbot, of Clynnog Fawr, Wales.
* New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Basil Martysz of Teratyn.
