January 25th (Julian calendar), if it falls on a Sunday, or on the Sunday nearest to it, the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad celebrates the memory of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.

The date - that of the martyrdom in 1918 of the Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev-was established by the All-Russian Council of 1917-18 as the day of commemoration of all who suffered for Christ from the Soviet regime.