30 April
27 commemorations of 30 April in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 13 May of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Holy Apostle James (44), the brother of St. John the TheologianὉ Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος ὁ Ἀπόστολοςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Maximus, at Ephesus, during the persecution of DeciusὉ Ἅγιος Μάξιμος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Aphrodisius, and 30 martyrs, at AlexandriaὉ Ἅγιος Ἀφροδίσιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ τριάντα Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Donatus, Bishop of Euroea in Epirus (387)Ὁ Ἅγιος Δονάτος Ἐπίσκοπος Εὐροίαςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Clement the Hymnographer, abbot of the Studion (9th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Κλήμης ὁ Ὁμολογητής ὁ Ὑμνογράφοςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Simon, Metropolitan of Moscow (1511)Ὁ Ἅγιος Σίμων Μητροπολίτης Μόσχαςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov, Bishop of the Caucasus and Stavropol (1867)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰγνάτιος Ἐπίσκοπος Σταυρουπόλεωςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Passion" (1641)ocafs.oca.org · 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.
- Martyr Sophia of Fermo (c. 250)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Marianus, James and Companions, at Lambaesis, an ancient town in Numidia in North Africa (259)
- Martyrs Eutropius and Estelle, of Saintes (Gaul) (3rd century)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Quintian and Saint Atticusholytrinityorthodox.com
- Hieromartyr Laurence, at Novara, and some boys whom he was teaching (397)Ὁ Ἅγιος Λαυρέντιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ μαρτυρήσαντεςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Pomponius of Naples, Bishop of Naples in Italy (508–536) and a strong opponent of Arianism
- Saint Desideratus of Gourdon, hermit (c. 569)
- Saint Cynwl of Wales, Hermit, brother of Saint Deiniol and first Bishop of Bangor (6th century)
- Saint Erconwald, Bishop of London (693)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐρκονγουάλδος Ἐπίσκοπος Λονδίνουsynaxarion.gr · Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Swithbert the Younger, Bishop of Werden in Westphalia (807)
- Martyrs Amator, Peter and Louis (Ludovicus) of Cordoba, Spain, by the Emirate for blaspheming Islam (855)
- Martyrs Isidore, Elias and Paul of Cordoba, Spain, by the Moors (856)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰσίδωρος, Ἠλίας καὶ Παῦλος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Forannan, Abbot of Waulsort Abbey in Belgium (982)
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Uncovering of the relics of Saint Basil of Amasea, Bishop (322)Εὕρεσις Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Βασιλέως τοῦ Ἱερομάρτυροςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Uncovering of the relics (1558) of Saint Nicetas of Novgorod, bishop (1108)Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Νικήτα Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Νόβγκοροντsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Uncovering of the relics (1725) of New martyr Argyra of Prussa (1721)Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίας Ἀργυρῆς τῆς Νεομάρτυροςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Schema-Abbess Martha (Protasieva) (1813), disciple of St. Paisius (Velichkovsky)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Hieromonk Clement (Sederholm) of Optina Monastery (1878)pravoslavie.ru
- Slaying of Priest Igor Rozin of Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia (2001)pravoslavie.ru
The list is April 30 (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.