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January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Jan. 24 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Jan. 26

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All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 7 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For January 25th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 12.

Saints

  • Venerable Castinus of Byzantium, Bishop of Byzantium (240)
  • Martyr Medula and her entourage.
  • Venerable Apollo of the Thebaid, ascetic and wonderworker, reposed in peace (ca. 361-363)
  • Saint Bretanion (Vetranion), Bishop of Tomis in Moesia, Confessor (ca. 380)
  • Venerable Publius of Syria, ascetic of Euphratensis in Syria (380)
  • Venerable Theodotos, Igumen of the "Monastery of St. Publius".
  • Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (390)
  • Venerable Mares the Singer, of Omeros near Cyrrhus (430)
  • Venerable Demetrius the Skevophylax ("Keeper of the Sacred Vessels") of Constantinople (8th century)

    • Pre-Schism Western Saints

  • Martyrs Felicitas of Rome and seven sons (ca. 164): (see also: November 23 in the West)
  • Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial.
  • Saint Artemas, a child martyr in Pozzuoli (Puteoli) in Italy.
  • Saint Dwynwen of Llanddwyn Island, Patroness of Love and Marriage (c. 460)
  • Saint Eochod of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts of Galloway (597)
  • Saint Maurus (584) and Saint Placidus (6th century), early disciples of St Benedict.
  • Saint Sigeberht of East Anglia (Sigebert), the first Christian King of East Anglia in England (634)
  • Saint Racho of Autun (Ragnobert), Bishop of Autun in France (ca. 660)
  • Hieromartyr Praejectus (Priest, Prest, Preils, Prix), Bishop of Clermont (676)
  • Saint Amarinus, Abbot of a monastery in the Vosges in France, and companion in martyrdom of St Praejectus (St Priest) (676)
  • Saint Thorgyth (Tortgith), nun at the convent of Barking in England with St Ethelburgh (ca. 700)
  • Saint Poppo of Stavelot, Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium, renowned for miracles (1048)

    • Post-Schism Orthodox Saints

  • Saint Moses of Novgorod, Archbishop of Novgorod (1362)
  • Saint Gregory of Golutvin (15th century)
  • Saint Basian, Archbishop of Rostov (1516) (see also: March 23)
  • New Martyr Auxentius of Constantinople (1720)
  • Saint Anatole I (Zertsalov) of Optina Monastery, Elder of Optina (1894)
  • Saint Gabriel, Bishop of Imereti (Georgia) (1896)

    • New Martyrs and Confessors

  • New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky), Metropolitan of Kiev, Protomartyr of the Communist yoke in Russia (1918)
  • Venerable New Martyr St. Elizabeth Romanova (Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)) (1918)
  • Venerable New Martyr Abbess Margaret (Gunaronulo) of Menzelino (1918)
  • New Hieromartyr Peter (Zverev), Archbishop of Voronezh (1929)
  • New Hieromartyr Basil (Zelentsov), Bishop of Priluki (1930)
  • New Martyr Athanasia (Lepeshkin), Abbess of the Smolensk Hodigitria Convent, near Moscow (1931)
  • New Hieromartyr Stephen Grachev, Priest (1938)
  • New Martyr Boris Zavarin (1938)
  • Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia ( celebrated on the Sunday nearest to January 25 ).

    • Other Commemorations

  • Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Assuage My Sorrow" (1640)
  • Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy."
  • Repose of Archpriest Sergius Orlov of Akulovo (1975)

    • References

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