Great Wednesday
In Russian: Великая среда
In Church Slavonic: Ст҃а́ѧ и҆ вели́каѧ сре́да
Feast days
2026
Old calendar
- (26 March on the Old calendar), movable date
New calendar
- , movable date
2027
Old calendar
- (15 April on the Old calendar), movable date
New calendar
- , movable date
Also commemorated on 8 April 2026
- Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel
- Apodosis of the Annunciation
- Martyr Parasceva († 1939)
- Hieromartyr Irenæus the Bishop of Sirmium in Hungary († 304)
- Holy Martyrs Presbyters Bathusius and Vercus with two sons and two daughters, the Monk Arpilus, and the Laymen: Abibus, Agnus, Reas, Igathrax, Iscous, Silus, Sigizus, Sonirilus, Suimblus, Thermus, Phillus and the women Anna, Alla, Larisa, Moico, Mamica, Uirco, Animaisa, Gaatha, and Ducleda († c. 375)
- St. Malchus of Chalcis in Syria (4th C)
- Venerable Basil the New, Anchorite, Near Constantinople († 10th C)