February 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Updated on Oct 07, 2024

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Feb. 17 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Feb. 19

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 3 (March 2 on leap years) by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For February 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 5.

Saints

Martyrs Leo and Parigorius of Patara in Lycia (c. 258)

Venerable Agapitus the Confessor and Wonderworker, Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia (c. 308-324)

Martyrs Victor, Dorotheus, Theodoulus, and Agrippa, at Synnada in Phrygia Salutaris, who suffered under Licinius (c. 308-324)

Martyr Piulius (Publius), by the sword.

Saint Flavian the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople (c. 449)

Saint Leo the Great, Pope of Rome (461) (see also: November 10 - West)

Saint Blaise of Amorion and Mt. Athos (c. 908)

Saints Maximus, Claudius, Praepedigna, Alexander and Cutias, martyrs in Rome who suffered under Diocletian (295) (see also: August 11)

Saints Lucius, Silvanus, Rutulus, Classicus, Secundinus, Fructulus and Maximus, martyrs in North Africa.

Saint Helladius of Toledo, Archbishop of Toledo and Confessor (632)

Saint Colman of Lindisfarne, Bishop of Lindisfarne and Confessor (676)

Saint Ethelina (Eudelme), the patroness of Little Sodbury, now in Gloucestershire in England.

Saint Angilbert, Abbot of St. Riquier in the north of France where there were some 300 monks (c. 740-814)

Venerable Cosmas, founder of Yakhromsk Monastery, Vladimir (1492)

Saint Nicholas V of Georgia, Catholicos of Georgia (1591)

New Hieromartyr Alexander Medvedsky, Priest (1932)

New Hieromartyr Vladimir Terentiev, Priest (1933)

New Hieromartyr Benjamin, Hieromonk (1938)

Virgin-martyr Anna (1940)

Yakhromsk Icon of the Mother of God.

Finding of the relics (1961) of New Martyr Irene of Mytilene (1463) (see also: May 12 - Greek)

Commemoration of the New Martyrs who suffered during the “Holy Night” in St. Petersburg (1932)

Repose of Schemamonk Constantine (Cavarnos), spiritual writer (2011)

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