Saints
- Righteous Joseph the Fair (the All-Comely), son of Jacob, Patriarch (c. 1700 BC)
- Saint Acacius the Confessor, Bishop of Melitene in Pisidia (251)
- Saint Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra (326)
- Theophilos the Martyr, and those with him, in Crete.
- Martyrs Menander and Sabinus, and another 38 martyrs, in Hermopolis of Egypt, under Julian the Apostate (c. 361-363)
- Saint Apollonius (Apollo) of the Thebaid, ascetic (4th century)
- Hieromartyrs Abdas, Bishop of Hormizd-Ardashir, and the Deacon Benjamin, of Persia (c. 424) (see also: May 16 and March 12)
- Saint Hypatius, Abbot of Rufinus in Chalcedon (446)
- Venerable Blaise of Amorium and Mount Athos (c. 909)
- Venerable Stephen the Wonderworker, ascetic.
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Balbina of Rome (c. 130)
- Martyrs Theodulus, Anesius, Felix, Cornelia and Companions, in North Africa.
- Saint Renovatus, Abbot of Cauliana in Lusitania, then Bishop of Merida in Spain for twenty-two years (c. 633)
- Saint Aldo, Abbot of Hasnon Abbey (fr) in Belgium (8th century)
- Saint Guy (Guido) (1046)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr John Blyumovich, Priest (1938)
Other commemorations
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Notes
References
Sources
- March 31/April 13. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- April 13 / March 31. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- March 31. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 25.
- March 31. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 91-92.
Greek Sources
Russian Sources
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