April 21 Events Pre-1600 * 753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date). * 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is mur ...

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 ...

April 23 Events Pre-1600 * 215 BC – A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. *599 – Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in so ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''May 5'' by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is List of Christian denominations by number of members, one of the three major doctrinal and ...

es on the

Old Calendar Calendar reform or calendrical reform is any significant revision of a calendar system. The term sometimes is used instead for a proposal to switch to a different calendar design. Principles The prime objective of a calendar is to unambiguo ...

. For April 22nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

April 9 Events Pre-1600 * 193 – The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum. * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (''Enkyklikon'') to the bishops of his empire, ...

''.

Saints

* ''Holy Apostle Nathaniel of the Twelve (Bartholomew)'' (1st century)April 22 / May 5
Orthodox Calendar (pravoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
22 Απριλίου
'' ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). * Apostles

Apelles Apelles of Kos (; ; fl. 4th century BC) was a renowned Painting, painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom much of modern scholars' knowledge of this artist is owed (''Natural History (Pliny), Naturalis Historia'' 35.36.79–97 and '' ...

Luke Luke may refer to: People and fictional characters * Luke (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Luke (surname), including a list of people with the name * Luke the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Luk ...

(''not the Evangelist''), and

Clement Clement or Clément may refer to: People * Clement (name), a given name and surname * Saint Clement (disambiguation)#People Places * Clément, French Guiana, a town * Clement, Missouri, U.S. * Clement Township, Michigan, U.S. * Clement's P ...

, of the Seventy (1st century) * Martyr

Leonides of Alexandria Leonides of Alexandria (Greek: ) was a Greek early Christian martyr who lived in the second and early third centuries AD. Biography According to the Christian historian Eusebius, Leonides' son was the early Church father Origen.Eusebius Pamp ...

, Bishop (202)The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 30.May 5 / April 22
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Martyr

Nearchus Nearchus or Nearchos (; – 300 BC) was one of the Greeks, Greek officers, a navarch, in the army of Alexander the Great. He is known for his celebrated expeditionary voyage starting from the Indus River, through the Persian Gulf and ending at t ...

, by fire (3rd century) * ''Venerable Theodore the Sykeote,

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of Anastasiopolis in Galatia'' (613)22 апреля (ст.ст.) 5 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
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June 15 Events Pre-1600 * 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of So ...

- Translation;

June 16 Events Pre-1600 * 632 – Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (''shah'') of the Persian Empire. He becomes the last ruler of the Sasanian dynasty (modern Iran). *1407 – Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son K ...

- Uncovering'') * Saint

Vitalis of Gaza Saint Vitalis (or, Vitalius) of Gaza (died ) was a hermit venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of prostitutes and day-laborers. Life A monk of the monastery of Seridus close to G ...

, monk of the monastery of Abba Seridus at Gaza (609-620) (''see also:

January 11 Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his ...

'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyr

Soter Soter derives from the Ancient Greek epithet (''Sōtḗr''), meaning a saviour, a deliverer. The feminine form is Soteira (Σώτειρα, ''Sṓteira'') or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία, ''Sōtería''). Soter was used as: * A title of gods ...

, Pope of Rome (c. 174)April 22
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs Epipodius of Lyons, by beheading (c. 177) * Saint

Gaius Gaius, sometimes spelled Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen). People * Gaius (biblical figure) (1st century AD) *Gaius (jurist) (), Roman jurist * Gaius Acilius * Gaius Antonius * Gaius Antonius Hybrida * Gaius Asinius Gal ...

, born in Dalmatia, became Pope of Rome, martyred with members of his family (296) ''(see also:

August 11 Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and foun ...

)'' * Saint Agapitus I, Pope of Rome (536) (''see also:

April 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. * 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of H ...

- East'') * Saint Leo of Sens,

Bishop of Sens The Archdiocese of Sens and Auxerre (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Senonensis et Antissiodorensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Sens et Auxerre'') is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archdiocese comprises the department of Yonn ...

in France for twenty-three years (541) * The Two Brothers

Arwald Arwald (died 686 CE) was the last pagan Anglo-Saxon king and the last king of the Wihtwara, a people that inhabited the Isle of Wight. He was killed by Cædwalla of Wessex during an invasion of his kingdom, at which point the island was Christi ...

, sons of Arwald, the last Jutish King of the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...

, put to death by soldiers of King Ceadwalla, then a pagan, on the day after their

baptism Baptism (from ) is a Christians, Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by aspersion, sprinkling or affusion, pouring water on the head, or by immersion baptism, immersing in water eit ...

(686) * Saint Opportuna of Montreuil, sister of St Chrodegang, Bishop of Séez, Abbess at the convent of Monteuil (c. 770) * Saint Senorina, a Galician

abbess An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa'') is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey. Description In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, Lutheran and Anglican abbeys, the mod ...

who served as the abbess of the

Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...

convent of St John of Venaria (Vieyra) (982)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Ananias of Malles, first monk, renovator and Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Exakousti in the village of Malles in

Ierapetra Ierapetra (; ancient name: ) is a Greece, Greek city and municipality located on the southeast coast of Crete. History The town of Ierapetra (in the local dialect: Γεράπετρο ''Gerapetro'') is located on the southeast coast of Crete, sit ...

, Crete (1907) * Saint Ekaterina (Malkov-Panina),

fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ (; ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting society's conventions to serve a religious purpose—particularly of Christia ...

, of the Holy Dormition Pukhtitsa Convent in Estonia (1968)
Russian Church Canonizes Three New Martyrs and Estonian Monastic Saint
'' Orthodox Christianity. March 12, 2018.

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Eustathius Malahovsky, Priest (1918) * New Hieromartyr

Platon of Banja Luka Platon of Banja Luka (born Milivoje Jovanović; 29 September 1874 – 5 May 1941) was a Serbian Orthodox cleric who served as the Bishop of Banja Luka between 1940 and 1941. His tenure ended in May 1941, when he was abducted, tortured and kille ...

(''Platon Jovanovic''), Bishop of Banja Luka (1941)Great Synaxaristes:
Ὁ Ἅγιος Πλάτων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
'' 22 Απριλίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. (''see also:

May 5 Events Pre-1600 * 553 – The Second Council of Constantinople begins. * 1215 – Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta. * 1260 – ...

'') * Martyr Demetrius Vlasenkov (1942)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics (1834) of St.

Vsevolod Vsevolod or Wsewolod ( ; ) is a Slavic male first name. Its etymology is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princely name, "Vladimir" or "Volodymyr"). It is equiva ...

(in holy

Gabriel), Prince and

Wonderworker Thaumaturgy () is the practical application of magic to effect change in the physical world. Historically, thaumaturgy has been associated with the manipulation of natural forces, the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical feats t ...

Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=Ru-Псков.oga, p=psˈkof; see also Names of Pskov in different languages, names in other languages) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov O ...

(1138) * Repose of Blessed

Athanasius Andreyevich Saiko of

Orel Orel (meaning ''eagle'' in some Slavic languages; also a common first name in Israel meaning ''Light of God'' in Hebrew) may refer to: People *Orel Hershiser (born 1958), American baseball pitcher * Orel Mangala (born 1998), Belgian footballer ...

(1967)

Icon gallery

File:St. Barholomew icon in Saint Michael Archangel church in Baku.JPG, Holy Apostle Nathaniel of the Twelve (Bartholomew). File:St Theodore the Sykeote.jpg, Venerable Theodore the Sykeote,

of Anastasiopolis in Galatia. File:Vitalis of Alexandria.jpg, Saint

, monk of the monastery of Abba Seridus at Gaza. File:Soter.jpg, Hieromartyr

, Pope of Rome. File:PCaius.jpg, Pope Saint

. File:Papa Agapito I.jpg, Agapitus I, Pope of Rome. File:Saint Senhorina de Basto.png, St.

Senorina of Basto Saint Senhorinha of Basto, also Senorina (; 942 – 982) was a Portuguese Benedictine abbess in what is today northern Portugal. She is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, and was related to Saint Rudesind of Mond ...

. File:Platon Banjalucki.jpg, St.

. File:Vsevolod of Pskov.jpg, St.

(in holy

Gabriel), Prince and

Notes

References

Sources

April 22 / May 5
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
May 5 / April 22
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
April 22
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 30.

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. 113–114. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 176–177. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
22 Απριλίου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
22 Απριλίου
'' ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
22 апреля (ст.ст.) 5 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. {{DEFAULTSORT:April 22 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) April in the Eastern Orthodox calendar