April 6 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) - Saints

Saints

  • Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople
  • Saint Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, enlightener of the Slavs
  • 120 martyrs of Persia
  • Saint Platonida (Placonis) of Nisibis
  • Martyr Jeremiah and martyr Archilias the Presbyter
  • Saint Gregory of St. Athanasius' Monastery on Mount Athos, instructor of Saint Gregory Palamas
  • Saint Gregory the Sinaite

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