March 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

March 27 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 29

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 10 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For March 28th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 15.

Saints

 * Apostle Herodion of Patras of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)
 * Martyrs Priscus, Malchus, and Alexander, of Caesarea of Palestine (259)
 * Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia (330):  (see also: March 29)
 * Zanithas, Lazarus, Maruthas (Marotas), Narses, Elias, Marinus (Mares), Abibus, Sembeeth (Sivsithina), and Sabbas.


 * Venerable Hesychios the Theologian of Jerusalem (434), disciple of St. Gregory the Theologian.
 * Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelekete monastery near Prusa (754)
 * Saint Stephen the Confessor and Wonderworker, Abbot of Tryglia (815) (see also: March 26)
 * Hieromartyrs George, Bishop of Zagora, Parodus and Peter, priests, and Martyr Prince Enravota-Boyan (833), of Bulgaria.

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Martyrs Rogatus, Successus and Companions, a group of eighteen martyrs in North Africa.
 * Saint Sixtus III (Xystus), Pope of Rome from 432 (440).
 * Saint Spes (Speus), an Abbot of Campi in central Italy (ca. 513)
 * Saint Gontram (Gunthrammus), a repentant King of Burgundy in France (592)
 * Saint Gundelindis (Guendelindis), a daughter of the Duke of Alsace and niece of St Ottilia, whom she succeeded as Abbess of Niedermünster Abbey (ca. 750)
 * Saint Tutilo (Tuotilo), a gifted and artistic monk at St Gall Abbey in Switzerland (ca. 915)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Venerable Martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Caves (1097)
 * Saint Mstislav, Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, son of Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky (1173)
 * Venerable Hilarion, monk, of Gdov, Pskov (1476)
 * Venerable Dionysius the Merciful, Bishop of Larissa (1510)
 * Venerable Jonah, Abbot of Klimets Monastery, Olonets (1534)
 * Saint John, Bishop of Manglisi, Georgia (1751)

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr Nicholas Postnikov, Archpriest, of Timoshkino, Ryazan (1931)
 * New Hieromartyr Basil Malinin, Archpriest, of Pereslavl (1938)
 * Martyr John Chernoff (1939)
 * New Hieromartyr Peter Ochryzko, Priest of Chartoviec, Chełm and Podlasie, Poland (1944)

Other commemorations

 * Repose of Abbot Adrian (in schema Alexis) of Konevits Monastery (1812)
 * Repose of Blessed Helen of Arzamas, disciple of Abbot Nazarius of Valaam (1820)
 * Icon of the Mother of God of "the Sign".