April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

April 7 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 9

An Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 21 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For April 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 26.

Saints

• Holy Apostles of the Seventy:^[1][2][3][4]

• Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus of Hyrcania, Rufus, Phlegon, Hermes, and those who suffered with them (1st century)

• Martyr Pausilipus of Heraclea in Thrace (ca. 117-138)^[1][5][6]
• Monk-martyrs Josiah and Joseph, of Mt. Kharasam, Persia (c. 341)^[1][7]
• Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome (432)^{[1][8][9][10][note 2]} (see also: April 6 - West)

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martys Januarius, Maxima and Macaria, in North Africa.^{[11][12][13][14]}
• Martyr Concessa, a martyr venerated from early times in Carthage in North Africa.^[11][13]
• Saint Amantius of Como, successor of St Provinus as Bishop of Como in Italy (440)^[11][13][15]
• Saint Perpetuus, Bishop of Tours in France (490)^[11][13][16]
• Saint Redemptus, Bishop of Ferentini in Italy (586)^[11][13]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Philaret of Seminara (Filarete of Calabria), Calabria (ca. 1070)^[1][7]
• Saint Niphont, Bishop of Novgorod (1156)^[1][17][18]
• Venerable Rufus the Recluse (Rufus the Obedient), of the Kiev Caves (14th century)^[1][19] (see also: April 6)
• New Martyr John (Koulikas) (1564)^[1][7][20]
• New Martyr John Naukliros ("the Navigator"), burned alive on Kos (1669)^{[1][7][20][21][22]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Sergius Rodakovsky, Archpriest, of Tal, Belorussia (1933)^[1][7][23]

Other commemorations

• Spanish Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (792)^{[1][7][note 3]}
• Repose of Righteous Helen Voronova (1916), disciple of Elder Barsanuphius of Optina Monastery.^[1]

Icon gallery

• 
  Herodion of Patras and Archangel Selaphiel (1840, Russia).
• 
  Asyncritus of Hyrcania.
• 
  Rufus of Thebes.
• 
  Hermes of Philippopolis.
• 
  Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome.
• 
  St. Philaret of Seminara (right side), with St. Elias.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. Born in the Campagna in Italy, he succeeded Boniface I as Pope of Rome in 422. He supported St Germanus of Auxerre against Pelagianism and condemned Nestorianism.^[11]
3. The Spanish Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, which is one of the Panachranta type, depicts the Mother of God seated upon a throne.^[24]