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February 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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

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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)

    • Pre-Schism Western saints

  • 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)

    • Post-Schism Orthodox saints

  • Venerable Cosmas, founder of Yakhromsk Monastery, Vladimir (1492)
  • Saint Nicholas V of Georgia, Catholicos of Georgia (1591)

    • New martyrs and confessors

  • New Hieromartyr Alexander Medvedsky, Priest (1932)
  • New Hieromartyr Vladimir Terentiev, Priest (1933)
  • New Hieromartyr Benjamin, Hieromonk (1938)
  • Virgin-martyr Anna (1940)

    • Other commemorations

  • 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)

    • References

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