Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of April 30
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on April 30 — on the Old Calendar, civil May 13.
Commemorated on April 30
- Apostle James, brother of St. John the Theologian
Apostle John the Theologian
The beloved disciple, who leaned on the Lord's breast at the Supper and stood at the Cross. Evangelist, elder of Ephesus; in extreme old age he repeated one sermon: 'Little children, love one another.'
When it falls
- New Calendar: April 30 every year
- Old Calendar: civil May 13
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.