April 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, April 29 (in the Gregorian calendar) is a date which has commemorations for several saints and liturgical events. For those churches which follow the Julian calendar, April 29 falls on May 12 of the Gregorian calendar.

Among the saints commemorated on this date are:

• Nine Holy Martyrs of Cyzicus (286-299)
• Hieromartyr Eleutherius, Bishop of Illyria, and his mother Anthia (2nd century)
• Venerable Basil of Parian, Bishop of Parium (c. 362)
• Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker, Abbot of the Monastery of the Great Martyr Charalampus (450)
• Saint Neophytos I, Patriarch of Constantinople (1153)
• Saint Euthymios of Suzdal, Archimandrite (1404)
• Saint Sophia of Slutsk, Princess of Lithuania (1449)
• New Martyr Elias Ardounis of Kalamata (1686)
• New Martyr Constantine of Hydra (1800)

The liturgical readings and hymns appointed for this date will vary depending on the specific Menaion (book of liturgical texts) and Typikon (book of liturgical rules) followed. Further, the celebration of Pascha (Easter) significantly impacts the liturgical calendar; if April 29 falls during Bright Week, certain commemorations may be transferred.