--- title: "April 2020 — Church calendar" description: "Church calendar: April 2020. Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar). The Orthodox Church calendar, icons, prayers, lives of saints and Church history on…" url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04" language: "en" --- # April 2020 Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2020-04) [← Previous month](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03) [Next month →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-05) 1. [1 Wednesday Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria 19 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-01) 2. [2 Thursday Holy Fathers slain at the Monastery of St Sabbas 20 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-02) 3. [3 Friday St James the Confessor, Bishop 21 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-03) 4. [4 Saturday Hieromartyr Basil, Presbyter of Ancyra 22 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-04) 5. [5 Sunday Monk-martyr Nicon and his 199 disciples 23 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-05) 6. [6 Monday St Zacharias the Monk 24 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-06) 7. [7 Tuesday Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos 25 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-07) 8. [8 Wednesday Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel 26 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-08) 9. [9 Thursday Martyr Matrona of Thessalonica 27 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-09) 10. [10 Friday St Hilarion the New; St Stephen the Wonderworker 28 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-10) 11. [11 Saturday Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, and Cyril the Deacon 29 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-11) 12. [12 Sunday Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday 30 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-12) 13. [13 Monday Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra; St Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow 31 March (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-13) 14. [14 Tuesday Great and Holy Tuesday 1 April (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-14) 15. [15 Wednesday Great and Holy Wednesday 2 April (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-15) 16. [16 Thursday Great and Holy Thursday. The Mystical Supper 3 April (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-16) 17. [17 Friday Great and Holy Friday. The Holy and Saving Passion 4 April (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-17) 18. [18 Saturday Great and Holy Saturday 5 April (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-18) 19. [19 Sunday Pascha. The Bright Resurrection of Christ 6 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-19) 20. [20 Monday Bright Monday 7 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-20) 21. [21 Tuesday Bright Tuesday. Iveron Icon of the Theotokos 8 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-21) 22. [22 Wednesday Martyr Eupsychius 9 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-22) 23. [23 Thursday Martyrs Terence, Pompeius and those with them 10 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-23) 24. [24 Friday Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum 11 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-24) 25. [25 Saturday St Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium 12 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-25) 26. [26 Sunday Hieromartyr Artemon 13 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-26) 27. [27 Monday St Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome 14 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-27) 28. [28 Tuesday Radonitsa. Paschal commemoration of the departed 15 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-28) 29. [29 Wednesday Martyrs Agape, Irene and Chionia 16 April (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-29) 30. [30 Thursday Hieromartyr Simeon, Bishop of Persia; St Zosimas of Solovki 17 April (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04-30) ## 2020 - [January](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01) - [February](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-02) - [March](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03) - [April](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04) - [May](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-05) - [June](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-06) - [July](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07) - [August](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-08) - [September](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-09) - [October](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-10) - [November](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-11) - [December](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12) **Years** - [2020](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04) - [2021](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-04) - [2022](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-04) - [2023](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-04) - [2024](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-04) - [2025](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-04) - [2026](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-04) - [2027](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-04) - [2028](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-04) - [2029](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-04) - [2030](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-04) - [2031](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-04) - [2032](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-04) - [2033](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-04) - [2034](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2034-04) - [2035](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2035-04) ## Fasts this year - Nativity Fast2019-11-28 – January 6 - Cheesefare WeekFebruary 24 – March 1 - Great LentMarch 2 – April 10 - Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 11 – April 12 - Holy WeekApril 13 – April 18 - Apostles' FastJune 15 – July 11 - Dormition FastAugust 14 – August 27 - Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6 Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.