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January 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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January 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Jan. 18 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan. 20

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All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 1 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For January 19th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 6.

Saints

  • Virgin-martyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia (303)
  • Saint Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrene (c. 307-323)
  • Venerable Macarius the Great of Egypt (390)
  • Venerable Macarius of Alexandria (c. 394)
  • Venerable Macarius, Bishop of Ierissos, on the Chalkidiki peninsula (c. 395-408)
  • Venerable Anthony the Stylite of Martqopi, founder of monasticism in Georgia (6th century)
  • Martyr Anthony Rawah the Qoraisite (797)
  • Saint Arsenius of Kerkyra, Archbishop of Corfu (953)

    • Pre-Schism Western Saints

  • Martyr Pontian, in Spoleto, Italy under Marcus Aurelius (169)
  • Virgin-martyr Messalina, in Foligno, Italy (251)
  • Martyrs Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax, in Rome (270)
  • Martyrs Paul, Gerontius, Januarius, Saturninus, Saccesius, Julius, Catius, Pius and Germanus, in Numidia in North Africa.
  • Saint Firminus, third Bishop of Gévaudan (Gabales) in France.
  • Saint Bassian of Lodi, Bishop of Lodi in Lombardy (413)
  • Saint Contestus (Contentius), Bishop of Bayeux in France from 480 on (510)
  • Saint Laumer (Lomer, Laudomarus), Abbot of Corbion Monastery (593)
  • Saint Branwalader (Breward) of Cornwall, Bishop in Jersey in the Channel Islands. (6th century)
  • Saint Nathalan (Nachlan, Nauchlan), Bishop of Tullicht, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland (678)
  • Saint Remigius of Rouen, Bishop of Rouen in France from 755 onwards (772)
  • Saint Arcontius, Bishop of Viviers in France, killed by a mob for having upheld the rights of the Church (c. 8th century)
  • Saint Catellus (Castellus), Bishop of Castellamare to the south of Naples in Italy (9th century)

    • Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

  • Venerable Cosmas, of the Monastery of St. John Chrysostom, at Koutsovendis, Cyprus.
  • Venerable Macarius the Faster, of the Kiev Caves (12th century)
  • Venerable Meletius the Gallesiote, Confessor of Mount Galesion (north of Ephesus), monk (1283)
  • Venerable Macarius, Deacon of the Kiev Caves, Wonderworker (13th-14th century)
  • Blessed Theodore of Novgorod, Fool-for-Christ (1392)
  • Saint Mark Evgenikos of Ephesus, Archbishop of Ephesus, who resisted the Roman Catholic heresies (1444)
  • Saint Macarius the Roman of Novgorod, Abbot (1550)

    • New Martyrs and Confessors

  • New Hieromartyr Peter Skipetrov, Archpriest, of Petrograd (1918) (see also February 1)
  • New Hieromartyr Nicholas Vostorgov, Priest (1930)
  • Martyr Theodore Gusev (1940)

    • Other Commemorations

  • Commemoration of the miracle wrought by St. Basil the Great at Nicaea, when by his prayer he opened the gates of the Universal (Catholic) church and entrusted it to the Orthodox.
  • Translation of the relics (950) of Saint Gregory the Theologian (389)
  • Opening of the relics (1652) of Saint Sabbas of Storozhev in Zvenigorod (1406)
  • Repose of Schemanun Anatolia of Diveyevo (1949)

    • References

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