April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
# April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

April 29 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - May 1

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 13 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For April 30th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 17.

## Saints

* Holy Apostle James (44), the brother of St. John the Theologian.
* Hieromartyr Maximus, at Ephesus, during the persecution of Decius.
* Hieromartyr Aphrodisius, and 30 martyrs, at Alexandria.
* Saint Donatus, Bishop of Euroea in Epirus (387)
* Saint Clement the Hymnographer, abbot of the Studion (9th century)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyr Sophia of Fermo (c. 250)
* Martyrs Marianus, James and Companions, at Lambaesis, an ancient town in Numidia in North Africa (259)
* Martyrs Eutropius and Estelle, of Saintes (Gaul) (3rd century)
* Saint Quintian and Saint Atticus
* Hieromartyr Laurence, at Novara, and some boys whom he was teaching (397)
* Saint Pomponius of Naples, Bishop of Naples in Italy (508-536) and a strong opponent of Arianism (536)
* Saint Desideratus of Gourdon, hermit (c. 569)
* Saint Cynwl of Wales, Hermit, brother of Saint Deiniol and first Bishop of Bangor (6th century)
* Saint Erconwald, Bishop of London (693)
* Saint Swithbert the Younger, Bishop of Werden in Westphalia (807)
* Martyrs Amator, Peter and Louis (Ludovicus) of Cordoba, Spain, by the Emirate for blaspheming Islam (855)
* Martyrs Isidore, Elias and Paul of Cordoba, Spain, by the Moors (856) (see also: April 17)
* Saint Forannan, Abbot of Waulsort Abbey in Belgium (982)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Simon, Metropolitan of Moscow (1511)
* Schema-abbess Martha Protasieva, disciple of Saint Paisius Velichkovsky (1813)
* Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus and Stavropol (1867)

### Icons

* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Passion" (1641)

## Other commemorations

* Uncovering of the relics of Saint Basil of Amasea, Bishop (322)
* Uncovering of the relics (1558) of Saint Nicetas of Novgorod, bishop (1108)
* Uncovering of the relics (1725) of New martyr Argyra of Prussa (1721)
* Repose of Schema-Abbess Martha (Protasieva) (1813), disciple of St. Paisius (Velichkovsky).
* Repose of Hieromonk Clement (Sederholm) of Optina Monastery (1878)
* Slaying of Priest Igor Rozin of Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia (2001)

## Icon gallery

* Apostle James.
* St. Estelle (Basilique Saint-Eutrope, Saintes, France).
* Saint Swithbert the Younger.
* St. Ignatius Bryanchaninov.
* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Passion".
