3 April
19 commemorations of 3 April in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 16 April of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Martyr Elpidephorus (3rd century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐλπιδοφόρος ὁ Μάρτυραςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Dius, Bithonius, and Galycus (3rd century)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Βιθύνιος, Γάλυκος καὶ Δίος οἱ Μάρτυρεςoca.org · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Cassius, Philip, and Eutychius, of Thessaloniki (304)pravoslavie.ru
- Virgin-martyrs Irene, Agapia and Chionia of Aquileia, in Thessaloniki (304)ocafs.oca.org
- Martyr Ulphianus of Tyre (306)pravoslavie.ru
- Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (308)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Evagrius, Benignus, Chrestus, Arestus, Kinnudius, Rufus, Patricius, and Zosima, at Tomis in Moesia (c. 310)pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Illyrius, monk of Mount Myrsinon in the PeloponneseὉ Ὅσιος Ἱλλυριόςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Nicetas of Medikion (Nicetas the Confessor), Abbot of Medikion (824)Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικήτας ὁ Ὁμολογητήςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Joseph the Hymnographer, of Sicily (883)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωσὴφ ὁ Ὑμνογράφοςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Philip I, Metropolitan of Moscow (1473)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Nectarius, founder of Bezhetsk Monastery, Tver (1492)Ὁ Ὅσιος Νεκτάριος τοῦ Μπεζέτσκsynaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyr Paul the Russian at Constantinople (1683)Ὁ Ἅγιος Παῦλος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Ἀπελεύθεροςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Amphilochios (Makris), Elder, of Patmos (1970)saint.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Saints of the West before the Schism
Saints of the Latin West before the Schism of 1054. The Orthodox Church honours the saints of the undivided Church, though few of these are in the Greek or Slavic Menaia; this list follows the calendars kept by the Orthodox in the West.
- Saint Pancras of Taormina (Pancratius), born in Antioch, consecrated by the Apostle Peter and sent to Taormina in Sicily where he was stoned to death (c. 40)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Sixtus I (Xystus), Pope of Rome from 117 to c 125, sometimes referred to as a martyr (c. 125)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Fara (Burgundofara) of Eboriac, now Faremoutiers (657)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Attala (Attalus), a monk and abbot of a monastery in Taormina in Sicily (ca. 800)orthodoxengland.org.uk
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Unfading Rose" (Unfading Blossom, Flower of Incorruption)Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ Ἀμαράντου Ρόδουsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
The list is April 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), read on 2026-09-25 and adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0: its sections and years, the Greek headings of the Great Synaxaristes where it cites them, and beside each line the sources it names. Names in bold are the saints the day is named for in Greek usage, checked against the Church of Cyprus.