March 16 Events Pre-1600 * 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. *1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York. * 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse ...

–

Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rule ...

March 18 Events Pre-1600 * 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ''(aka Caligula = Little Boots)'' emperor.Tacitus, ''Annals'' V.10. * 1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Ara ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''March 30'' by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar (until March 30, 2099). For March 17, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

March 4 Events Pre-1600 * AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth). * 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. * 852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a ...

''.

Saints

* ''Saint Lazarus the Righteous (Lazarus the Just), the friend of

Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ...

'' (1st century)Great Synaxaristes:
Ὁ Ἅγιος Λάζαρος ὁ Δίκαιος, ὁ φίλος τοῦ Χριστοῦ
'' 17 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Martyr

Marinus of Caesarea Marinus of Caesarea ( el, Μαρῖνος) was a Roman soldier and a Christian martyr. Life A soldier in a Roman legion, Marinus was promoted to the position of centurion. Before he was able to assume the post, a rival claimed that before a cen ...

, soldier, at Caesarea in Palestine (262)March 17/March 30
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). ''(see also:

August 7 Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Co ...

)'' * Saint Ambrose, Deacon, disciple of St.

Didymus the Blind Didymus the Blind (alternatively spelled Dedimus or Didymous) (c. 313398) was a Christian theologian in the Church of Alexandria, where he taught for about half a century. He was a student of Origen, and, after the Second Council of Constantino ...

of Alexandria (400)The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.22. * ''Venerable Alexios the Man of God, in Rome'' (411) (''see also July 17 - West'') * Monk-martyr Paul of Cyprus, burned alive by iconoclasts (c. 760) * Monk-martyr Paul of Crete, defender of icons, burned alive under Constantine V Copronymus (767)
The Roman Martyrology
'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp.15–16. * Venerable Theosterictus the Confessor, Abbot of

Pelekete monastery The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian ( el, Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου του Θεολόγου), commonly known as the Pelekete monastery ( tr, Pelekete manastırı; el, Moνή Πελεκητής), is a ruined Byzantine-era monastery ...

near Prusa (826)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Alexander and Theodore, early martyrs in Rome.March 17
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * ''Venerable Patrick, Bishop of Armagh and the

Enlightener The holy figures of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite) have various customary saint titles with which they are commemorated on the liturgical calendar and in Divine Services. The following l ...

of Ireland'' (461) * Saint Llinio of Llandinam, Abbot and Founder of Llandinam, Powys, Wales (520) * Saint Agricola (''Agrele, Aregle''), ascetic and

Bishop of Châlon-sur-Saône A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

in France (580) * Saint

Gertrude of Nivelles Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled ''Geretrude'', ''Geretrudis'', ''Gertrud''; c. 628 – 17 March 659) was a seventh-century abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium. Life Family and childhood The ea ...

, Abbess of

Nivelles Nivelles (; nl, Nijvel, ; wa, Nivele; vls, Neyvel) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the former municipalities of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monst ...

, patroness of travellers (659) * Saint Beccan of Rhum (677) * Saint

Withburga Wihtburh (or Withburga) (died 743) was an East Anglia saint, princess and abbess who was possibly a daughter of Anna of East Anglia, located in present-day England. She founded a monastery at Dereham in Norfolk. A traditional story says that th ...

, Princess of

East Anglia East Anglia is an area in the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in ...

, hermitess whose

holy well A holy well or sacred spring is a well, spring or small pool of water revered either in a Christian or pagan context, sometimes both. The water of holy wells is often thought to have healing qualities, through the numinous presence of its guar ...

is at

East Dereham Dereham (), also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40&n ...

(c. 743) (''see also

July 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch. *1283 – Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese ...

'')

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* ''Venerable Macarius, Abbot and Wonderworker of

Kalyazin Kalyazin (russian: Каля́зин) is a town and the administrative center of Kalyazinsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, northeast of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: ...

'' (1483) * Venerable Hieromartyr Gabriel the Lesser, of Gareji, Georgia (1802) * Hieromartyr Theodoulos the Sinaite (1822) * Saint Parthenius of the Kiev Caves (1855) * Saint Gurias, Archbishop of Tauria and Simferopol (1882)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Alexander Polivanov of Krasnoyarsk, Priest (1919)March 30 / March 17
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church (DECR):
17 марта (ст.ст.) 30 марта (нов. ст.)
March 17 / 30. * New Hieromartyr Victor Kiranov of

Berdyansk Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( uk, Бердя́нськ, translit=Berdiansk, ; russian: Бердя́нск, translit=Berdyansk ) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast ( province) in south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea ...

, Protopresbyter of

Simferopol Simferopol () is the second-largest city in the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. However, it is ...

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...

(1942)

Other commemorations

* Commemoration of the Great Earthquake of 790 AD, under Emperor

Constantine VI Constantine VI ( gr, Κωνσταντῖνος, ''Kōnstantinos''; 14 January 771 – before 805Cutler & Hollingsworth (1991), pp. 501–502) was Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797. The only child of Emperor Leo IV, Constantine was named co-emp ...

.Great Synaxaristes:
Μνήμη Μεγάλου Σεισμοῦ
'' 17 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Repose of Lulach, last Orthodox King of Scotland (1058) * Repose of Archbishop Tikhon (Troitsky) of San Francisco (1963)

Icon gallery

File:Воскрешение Лазаря.jpg, The Raising of Lazarus. Byzantine icon, 14th or 15th century File:Alexii.jpg, Venerable Alexis the Man of God, 17th century File:Icon of Saint Patrick, Christ the Saviour Church.jpg, Venerable Patrick, Bishop of Armagh and the

of Ireland. File:STP-ELP.jpg, Mosaic of St Patrick casting out the snakes from Ireland.
(''Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick in El Paso'') File:Gertrud, Knivsta kyrka.gif, Saint

(''Fresco in Knivsta kyrka, Knivsta, Sweden'') File:St. Withburga, in St. Nicholas Church, East Dereham.jpg, St.

, depicted in a

rood screen The rood screen (also choir screen, chancel screen, or jubé) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture. It is typically an ornate partition between the chancel and nave, of more or less open tracery constructed of wood, stone, o ...

Dereham Dereham (), also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (4 ...

. File:Makarii Kalyazinskii.jpg, Venerable Macarius, Abbot and Wonderworker of

, 18th century File:Bishop Gurij Karpov.jpg, Saint Gurij Karpov, Archbishop of Tauria and Simferopol.

Notes

References

Sources

March 17/March 30
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
March 30 / March 17
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
March 17
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 22.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. *
The Roman Martyrology
'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 15–16. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
17 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
17 Μαρτίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
17 марта (ст.ст.) 30 марта 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) March in the Eastern Orthodox calendar