April 3 (old calendar) /  April 16 (new)

April 3 (old calendar) /  April 16 (new) Great Lent Ven. Nicetas the Confessor, Abbot of Medikion (824). Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre, and Martyr Irene (307-308). St. Illyricus of Mt. Myrsinon in the Peloponnesus. Martyrs Elpidephorus, Dius, Bithonius and Galycus. Icon of the Most-holy Theotokos “THE UNFADING BLOOM”. SAINT NICETAS THE CONFESSOR Saint Nicetas the Confessor was born in Bithynian Caesarea (northwest Asia Minor) of a pious family. His