Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of April 4
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on April 4 — on the Old Calendar, civil April 17.
Commemorated on April 4
- St. Joseph the Hymnographer
- St. George of Maleon
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 4 every year
- Old Calendar: civil April 17
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.