When is the feast day of St Innocent of Moscow?

The Orthodox Church commemorates St Innocent of Moscow on March 31 and October 6 on the New Calendar and April 13 and October 19 on the Old Calendar.

Whose name day is the feast of St Innocent of Moscow?

It is the name day for those named Innocent.

Who else is commemorated on that day?

The Church also remembers St Hypatius of Gangra and St Jonah of Moscow.

When is the feast of St Innocent of Moscow in 2027?

In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Wednesday, March 31 and Wednesday, October 6.

St Innocent of Moscow

St Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow

Born Ivan Popov-Veniaminov near Irkutsk in 1797, St. Innocent volunteered for the Alaskan mission and came in 1823 to Unalaska as a married priest. He learned the Aleut tongue, gave it an alphabet, and translated the Gospel of Matthew and a catechism into it; moving to Sitka, he took up Tlingit as well.

Feast day

31MarchNew Calendar

Also October 6

13AprilOld Calendar

Also October 19

Coming feasts: Wednesday, March 31, 2027; Wednesday, October 6, 2027

The name day for Innocent

The Church keeps more than one day for St Innocent of Moscow:

Repose St Innocent, Metropolitan Moscow and Apostle to Americas (March 31)
St Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow (October 6)

The life of St Innocent of Moscow

He was builder, teacher, and scientist, describing the land and its peoples with care. After his wife's death he was tonsured a monk and consecrated bishop, and his labors carried him across Kamchatka, the Kurils, and the Aleutians. At the end of his life he was chosen Metropolitan of Moscow, the highest place in the Russian Church, where he founded a society for the missions. He reposed on Holy Saturday, 1879, and was glorified in 1977. The Church calls him the Apostle to America.

Also commemorated on March 31

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Questions

When is the feast day of St Innocent of Moscow?: The Orthodox Church commemorates St Innocent of Moscow on March 31 and October 6 on the New Calendar and April 13 and October 19 on the Old Calendar.
Whose name day is the feast of St Innocent of Moscow?: It is the name day for those named Innocent.
Who else is commemorated on that day?: The Church also remembers St Hypatius of Gangra and St Jonah of Moscow.
When is the feast of St Innocent of Moscow in 2027?: In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Wednesday, March 31 and Wednesday, October 6.

In Orthros

On the feast day Orthros sets the life of St Innocent of Moscow before you, beside the day's fast and readings, free to read.

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