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March 23 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 25

All fixed commemorations below are observed on April 6 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For March 24th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on March 11.

Feasts

  • Forefeast of the Annunciation.

Saints

  • Saint Artemon, Bishop of Seleucia in Pisidia (1st century)
  • Hieromartyr Artemon, presbyter of Laodicea (284-305) <small>(see also: April 12, April 13)</small>
  • Martyr Timolaus and 7 Companions with him (8 Martyrs), in Caesarea Palaestina, by beheading (305)
  • Venerable Zachariah the Recluse, of Egypt (4th century)
  • Venerable Martin of the Thebaid, monk.
  • Venerable Abraham of Mount Latros, ascetic.
  • Saint Thomas, Abbot of the monastery of St. Euthymius (542)
  • Venerable Jacob of Catania (James the Confessor), Bishop of Catania (c. 730)
  • Martyrs Romulus and Secundus, brothers, in Mauritania (Barbary), who suffered for the faith of Christ.
  • Saint Pigmenius, a priest in Rome thrown into the Tiber under Julian the Apostate (362)
  • Saint Macartan (Macartin, Maccarthen, Mac Cairthinn of Clogher), an early disciple and companion of St Patrick of Ireland, who consecrated him Bishop of Clogher (c. 505)
  • Saint Cairlon (Caorlan, Carláen), an abbot in Ireland who became Archbishop of Armagh (588)
  • Saint Caimin of Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) on Lough Derg, Bishop-Abbot of Inis Cealtra and possibly the first Bishop of Killaloe (653) <small>(see also: March 25)</small>
  • Saint Hildelith, Abbess of Barking Abbey (c. 712)