Venerable
Venerable John Climacus of Sinai, Author of “the Ladder” († 649)
In Russian: Прп. Иоанна Лествичника (649)
In Church Slavonic: Прпⷣбнагѡ і҆ѡа́нна списа́телѧ лѣ́ствицы (649)
Born: 579. Died: 649
Feast days
2026
Old calendar
- (9 March on the Old calendar), movable date
- (30 March on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , movable date
- , repose
2027
Old calendar
- (29 March on the Old calendar), movable date
- (30 March on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
- , movable date
Also commemorated on 22 March 2026
- Fourth Sunday of Lent
- ✚The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste († c.320): Cyrion, Candidus, Domnus, Hesychius, Iraclius, Smaragdus, Eunoicus, Valentus, Vivian, Claudius, Priskus, Theodulus, Eutichius, John, Xanthus, Ilian, Sisinius, Angius, Aetius, Flavius, Dometian, Gaius, Leontius, Athanasius, Cyrill, Sakerdonus, Nicholas, Valerius, Philoctimon, Seberian, Chudionus, Aglaius, and Meliton
- New Hieromartyrs Priests Michael, Alexis, Demetrius, Sergius, Sergius and Deacon Nicholas, Venerable Martyrs Ioasaph, Natalia and Alexandra († 1938)
- Martyr Urpasianus of Nicomedia († c.295)
- Venerable Cæsarius, brother of St Gregory the Theologian († c. 369)
- Righteous Tarasius of Liconium
- Albazinian Icon of the Mother of God called “The Word Was Made Flesh” (1666)