March 23, 2018

Saints and Feasts of March 23


On the twenty-third Nikon gave his head to the sword.

Holy Hieromartyr Nikon 
and his One-Hundred and Ninety-Nine Disciples

Holy Hieromartyr Nikon and the 199 Monks With Him


Holy Martyr Dometios of Phrygia

Holy Martyr Dometios


Holy Martyrs Victorian, Frumentius and Companions

Holy Martyrs Victorian, Frumentius and Companions (+ 484)


Venerable Nikon, Abbot of the Kiev Caves Lavra

Saint Nikon the Abbot of the Kiev Caves (+ 1088)


Venerable Pachomius of Nerekhta

Saint Pachomius of Nerekhta (+ 1384)


Saint Basil of Mangazeya

Saint Basil of Mangazeya: The 12 Year Old Martyr


Holy New Martyr Luke of Adrianople

Holy New Martyr Luke of Adrianople (+ 1802)

Papa-Foti's Vision of St. Luke the New Martyr


Holy New Hieromartyr Macarius Kvitkin,
Protopresbyter of Orenburg

Holy New Hieromartyr Macarius Kvitkin, Protopresbyter of Orenburg (+ 1931)