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<div style="float:right;margin:0 1em 0 3%;">[[Image:John of Damascus4.jpg|110px|St. John of Damascus, patron saint of OrthodoxWiki]]</div><div style="margin: 2.5em 0 0 3%; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.3;">'''[[OrthodoxWiki:Welcome|Welcome]]''' to '''[[OrthodoxWiki:About|OrthodoxWiki]]''', a free-content encyclopedia and information center for '''[[Orthodox Christianity]]''' that '''anyone can edit'''.  In this English version, started in November 2004, we are currently working on '''[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] [[Special:Allpages|articles]]'''. Please '''[[Special:RequestAccount|register]] or [[Special:Userlogin|login]]''' to post or revise content.<br>
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St. John of Damascus, patron saint of OrthodoxWiki
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Today's feasts

March 29 2024:

Our Lord Jesus Christ

Martyrs Jonas and Barachisius, and companions, in Persia, under Shapur II (330): Abibus, Zanithas, Elias (Helias), Lazarus, Mares, Maruthas, Narses, Sabbas, Simiathos (see also March 28); Saint Mark the Confessor, Bishop of Arethusa (364); Hieromartyr Cyril, Deacon, of Heliopolis, and others, who suffered under Julian the Apostate (364); Venerable John of Egypt, anchorite (4th century); Saint Diadochos of Photiki, Bishop of Photike in Old Epirus, whose works are included in the Philokalia (ca. 486); Venerable Hesychios the Sinaite, Abbot of Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai (7th century); Saint Eustathius the Confessor, Bishop of Kios in Bithynia (9th century) Martyr Secundus of Asti, a noble from Asti in Piedmont in Italy and an officer in the imperial army, beheaded in Asti under Hadrian (119); Saints Armogastes and Companions (c. 460); Saints Gwynllyw (Gundleus) and Gwladys (Gladys), parents of St. Cadoc (5th century); Saint Firminus, Bishop of Viviers in France (6th century); Saint Lasar (Lassar, Lassera), a nun in Ireland and niece of St Forchera (6th century); Saint Eustasius of Luxeuil (Eustace), Abbot of Luxeuil (625); Venerable Jonah (1480), Mark (15th century), and Bassus of the Pskov-Caves Monastery; New Martyrs Priest Paul Voinarsky, and brothers Paul and Alexis Kiryan, of the Crimea (1919); New Hieromartyr Michael Victorov, Priest (1933); Other Commemorations: Repose of Elder Nicetas of the Roslavl Forests (1793).



( March 16 2024: Julian Calendar )

Saint Aristobulus, Apostle of Britain
Saint Ambrose (Khelaia) the Confessor

Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy, Bishop of Britain (1st c.) - (see also March 15 and October 31); Hieromartyr Alexander I, Pope of Rome (ca.117-138); Hieromartyrs Eventius and Theodoulus, Presbyters of the Church of Rome, martyred together with Pope Alexander of Rome (ca.117-138); Holy Ten Martyrs of Phoenicia, by the sword; Martyr Sabinus of Hermopolis, Egypt (287); Hieromartyrs Trophimus and Thalus, Priests of Laodicea (300); Martyr Papas of Lyconia - (see also November 10); Martyr Julian of Anazarbus, in Cilicia (305); Venerable Aninas of Mesopotamia the Wonderworker - (see also March 18); Hieromartyr Romanos, at Parium on the Hellespont; Martyrs Hilary of Aquileia and Tatian the Deacon, with Felix, Largus and Denis, under Numerian (ca.284); Saint Agapitus, Bishop of Ravenna (4th c.); Saint Finian Lobhar, Abbot of Swords Abbey near Dublin (ca.560); Saint Abbán of Kilabban (Ireland) (650); Saint Eusebia, Abbess at Hamay-les-Marchiennes near Arras, France (ca.680); Saint Dentlin (Dentelin, Denain), child-saint, considered a confessor of the faith (7th c.); Venerable John of Rufiana, ascetic of the Monasterium Rufianense (San Pedro de Montes), near Astorga, Spain; Saint Megingold (Megingaud, Mengold, Megingoz), Bishop of Würzburg (794); Saint Gregory Makar, former Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia, then a hermit in Pithiviers near Orleans (ca.1000); Saint Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne (1021); Venerable Christodoulos, Wonderworker of Patmos (1093); Venerable Pimen of Salosi, Fool-for-Christ, Enlightener of the Dagestani (North Caucasus people), and his companion Anthony of Meskhi, the Censurer of Kings (13th c.); New Monk-martyr Malachi of Rhodes, who suffered at Jerusalem (1500); Saint Serapion of Novgorod, Archbishop of Novgorod (1516) Saint Ambrose (Khelaia) the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1927); Venerable Eutropia (Isayenkova) of Kherson, clairvoyant (1968).



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