April 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

April 2 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 4

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 16 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For April 3rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 21.

Saints

 * Martyr Elpidephorus (3rd century)
 * Martyrs Dius, Bithonius, and Galycus (3rd century)
 * Martyrs Cassius, Philip, and Eutychius, of Thessaloniki (304)
 * Virgin-martyrs Irene, Agapia and Chionia of Aquileia, in Thessaloniki (304)  (see also: April 16)
 * Martyr Ulphianus of Tyre (306)
 * Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (308) (see also: April 2)
 * Martyrs Evagrius, Benignus, Chrestus, Arestus, Kinnudius, Rufus, Patricius, and Zosima, at Tomis in Moesia (c. 310)
 * Venerable Illyrius, monk of Mount Myrsinon in the Peloponnese.
 * Venerable Nicetas of Medikion (Nicetas the Confessor), Abbot of Medikion (824)
 * Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer, of Sicily (883)  (see also: April 4)

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Saint Pancras of Taormina (Pancratius), born in Antioch, consecrated by the Apostle Peter and sent to Taormina in Sicily where he was stoned to death (c. 40)
 * Saint Sixtus I (Xystus), Pope of Rome from 117 to c 125, sometimes referred to as a martyr (c. 125)
 * Saint Fara (Burgundofara) of Eboriac, now Faremoutiers (657)
 * Saint Attala (Attalus), a monk and abbot of a monastery in Taormina in Sicily (ca. 800)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saint Philip I, Metropolitan of Moscow (1473) (see also: April 5)
 * Saint Nectarius, founder of Bezhetsk Monastery, Tver (1492)
 * New Martyr Paul the Russian at Constantinople (1683)   (see also: April 6)
 * Venerable Amphilochios (Makris), Elder, of Patmos (1970) (see also: April 16 - ns)

Other commemorations

 * Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Unfading Rose" (Unfading Blossom, Flower of Incorruption).