Saint Basil

Synaxis of Romanian Women Saints; Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women; Martyrs Cyrillus, Kindaeas and Dasius of Axiopolis; Hieromartyr Basil the Bishop of Amasea; St. Glaphyra

Orthodox Calendar April 26 Synaxis of Romanian Women Saints On this day, the third Sunday after Pascha, when we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women—the first witnesses of Christ’s Resurrection—the Romanian Orthodox Church has appointed that all holy women of Romanian descent, as well as those who, though of other nations, struggled in…

Apr 26, 2026basilica.ro

Apostle and Evangelist Mark; †) Venerable Basil of Poiana Mărului

Orthodox Calendar April 25 Apostle and Evangelist Mark The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark, also known as John Mark (Acts 12:12), was one of the Seventy Apostles, and was also a nephew of Saint Barnabas (June 11). He was born at Jerusalem. The house of his mother Mary adjoined the Garden of Gethsemane. As Church…

Apr 25, 2026basilica.ro

Martyr Sava the Goth; Saint Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium (Lazarus Saturday. Memorial Saturday)

Orthodox calendar April 12 Martyr Sava the Goth The Martyr was a Goth who lived during the fourth century. At this time the Arian bishop Wulfilas preached Christianity among the Goths, and Saint Sava was among those who were baptized. Saint Sava led a virtuous life, devout, peaceful, temperate, simple, and quiet. He avoided women,…

Apr 12, 2025basilica.ro

Patriarch Daniel on New Year: Focus on spiritual side of life / St. Basil was a spiritual and practical man

The Patriarch of Romania stressed that it is more important to grow spiritually than biologically and materially at the start of the New Year. In his first homily of 2020, Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections on Christ’s childhood and referred to the life of Saint Basil, one of Christianity’s greatest universal teachers. ‘Jesus grew in…

Jan 2, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu