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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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April 19 2024:

The Holy Trinity

Hieromartyr Paphnutius of Jerusalem; Venerable John of the Ancient Caves (or of Old Lavra) in Palestine; Saint George the Confessor, Bishop of Antioch in Pisidia; Saint Tryphon, Patriarch of Constantinople; Martyrs Christopher, Theonas, and Anthony at Rome (or Nicomedia); Saint Nicephorus, Abbot of Katabad; Saint Symeon the Barefoot (Bosoi) of Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos; Saint Joachim, Abbot of Opochka, Pskov; Martyr Agathangelus of Esphigmenou Monastery on Mount Athos; Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Mytilene; Saint Olympias of Mytilene; Hieromartyr Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury; repose of Fool-for-Christ Asenatha of Goritsky and Schema-hieromonk Alexis of Valaam.



( April 6 2024: Julian Calendar )

Eutychius of Constantinople

Saint Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople; Saint Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Moravia, and Enlightener of the Slavs; 120 Martyrs of Persia; Saint Platonida (Platonis) of Nisibis, Syria; Martyrs Jeremiah and Archilias the presbyter; Venerable Gregory the Byzantine, of St. Athanasius' Monastery on Mount Athos, instructor of St. Gregory Palamas; Saint Gregory the Sinaite; Monkmartyr Gennadius of Dionysiou on Mount Athos; Martyrs of Samothrace; Saint Elstan, Bishop of Ramsbury; two martyrs of Askalon; Saint Brychan, Prince of Brecon; repose of Elder Mardarius of Nizhni-Novgorod Caves Monastery


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