February 25 (old calendar) / March 10 (new)

February 25 (old calendar) / March 10 (new) SUNDAY OF CHEESEFARE — Tone 8. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. St. Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople (806). SAINT TARASIUS Saint Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople was of illustrious lineage. He was born and raised in Constantinople, where he received a fine education. He was rapidly promoted at the court of the emperor Constantine VI Porphyrogenitos (780-797) and Constantine’s mother, the holy Empress Irene