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March 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

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March 28 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective March 28 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

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.

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)

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)

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