Anthony, John and Eustathius of Vilnius

Holy Martyrs Anthony, John and Eustathius of Vilnius, hanged for Christ in pagan Lithuania.

Anthony and John were brothers at the court of the Grand Duke of Lithuania who embraced Christianity and refused to observe pagan customs; their kinsman Eustathius followed them. All three were imprisoned and tortured for their faith.

They were hanged from an oak tree in Vilnius in the fourteenth century, and a monastery was later built on the site of their martyrdom.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Anthony, John and Eustathius of Vilnius is commemorated on April 14. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on April 27 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on April 14

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  Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome

  Hierarch, Μαρτίνος

  Hieromartyr Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome.

  Name days: Martin, Martinos

• Thomais of Alexandria

  Holy Woman, Θωμαΐς

  Holy Martyr Thomais of Alexandria, who died defending her chastity.

  Name days: Thomais, Thomai

• Ardalion the Actor

  Martyr, Αρδαλίων ο Μίμος

  Holy Martyr Ardalion the Actor, who confessed Christ upon the stage.

• Demetrios the Peloponnesian

  Martyr, Δημήτριος ο Πελοποννήσιος

  Holy New Martyr Demetrios the Peloponnesian, beheaded at Tripolitsa.

• Christodoulos and Anastasia of Achaia

  Saint, Χριστόδουλος και Αναστασία

  Holy New Martyrs Christodoulos and Anastasia, and those with them, who suffered in the Peloponnese.

• Monk-Martyrs of Daou Penteli

  Saint, Οσιομάρτυρες Νταού Πεντέλης

  The Holy 179 Monk-Martyrs of the Monastery of Daou Penteli in Attica.