Gregory V of Constantinople

Hieromartyr Gregory V, Patriarch of Constantinople, hanged at the gate of the Patriarchate in 1821.

Gregory was born in Dimitsana in the Peloponnese in the eighteenth century and rose to become Metropolitan of Smyrna and three times Ecumenical Patriarch. He was known for his austerity, his charity, and his care for the education of his people.

When the Greek revolution broke out in 1821, the Ottomans seized him on Easter Sunday and hanged him from the gate of the Patriarchate, which has remained shut ever since. His relics rest in the Cathedral of Athens.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Gregory V of Constantinople is commemorated on April 10. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on April 23 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on April 10

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  Terence

  Martyr, Τερέντιος

  Holy Martyr Terence of Carthage.

  Name days: Terence, Terentios

• Huldah the Prophetess

  Prophet, Ολδά η Προφήτις

  Holy Prophetess Huldah, who spoke the word of the Lord in the days of King Josiah.

  Name days: Huldah, Olda

• James the Presbyter and Azas the Deacon

  Martyr, Ιάκωβος ο Πρεσβύτερος και Αζάς ο Διάκονος

  Holy Martyrs James the Presbyter and Azas the Deacon of Persia.

• Demos the Fisherman

  Martyr, Δήμος ο Αλιεύς

  Holy New Martyr Demos the Fisherman of Adrianople, martyred at Smyrna.

• Chrysanthos of Xenophontos

  Martyr, Χρύσανθος ο Ξενοφωντινός

  Holy New Martyr Chrysanthos, monk of the Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos.

• Miltiades of Rome

  Hierarch, Μιλτιάδης Πάπας Ρώμης

  Saint Miltiades, Pope of Rome in the days of the emperor Constantine.

  Name days: Miltiadis, Miltiades, Miltos