Patriarchate of Moscow canonizes St. Patrick of Ireland and other western Orthodox Saints

The Western saints added into the calendar of the Moscow Orthodox Patriarchate are: Hieromartyr Pothinus, bishop of Lyons, and those with him (June 2/15; c. 177) Martyrs Blandina and Ponticus of Lyons (June 2/15; c. 177) Martyr Epipodius of Lyons (April 22/May 5; c. 177) Martyr Alexander of Lyons (April 24/May 7; c. 177) Hieromartyr Saturninus, first bishop of Toulouse (November 29/December 12; c. 257) Martyr Victor of Marseilles (July 21/August 3; c. 290) St. Alban, protomartyr of Britain (June 22/July 5;