Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of April 23
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on April 23 — on the Old Calendar, civil May 6.
Commemorated on April 23
- Great Martyr George the Trophy-bearer
Great Martyr George
A Roman officer (†303) who tore down Diocletian's edict of persecution and confessed Christ. The 'Trophy-bearer' is beloved from England to Ethiopia; his icon shows victory over the dragon of evil.
When it falls
- New Calendar: April 23 every year
- Old Calendar: civil May 6
Commemorations follow the Menaion of the Orthodox Church. New Calendar parishes keep them on the date shown; Old Calendar parishes keep them 13 days later on the civil calendar. Local churches add their own saints — your parish calendar comes first.