February 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. * 1411 – Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons ...

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February 19 Events Pre-1600 * 197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats Roman usurper, usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. * 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the w ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''March 3 (March 2 on leap years)'' by

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es on the

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

February 5 Events Pre-1600 * *2 BC – Caesar Augustus is granted the title ''pater patriae'' by the Roman Senate. *AD 62, 62 – AD 62 Pompeii earthquake, Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. *756 – Chinese New Year; An Lushan proclaims himself E ...

''.

Saints

* Martyrs

Leo and Parigorius Saints Leo and Paregorius (Greek: Λεών και Παρηγόριος; died ) were two early Christian martyrs at Patara (Lycia) in Anatolia. Their feast day is 18 February. Monks of Ramsgate account The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate ...

of Patara in Lycia (c. 258)February 18 / March 3
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
18 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). * ''Venerable Agapitus the Confessor and

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, Bishop of Synnada in

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'' (c. 308–324) * Martyrs Victor, Dorotheus, Theodoulus, and Agrippa, at Synnada in

Phrygia Salutaris In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; , ''Phrygía'') was a kingdom in the west-central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. Stories of the heroic age of Greek mythology tell of several legendary Ph ...

, who suffered under Licinius (c. 308–324) * Martyr Piulius (''Publius''), by the sword. * ''Saint Flavian the Confessor,

Archbishop of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople () is the archbishop of Constantinople and (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. The ecumenical patriarch is regarded as ...

'' (c. 449)March 3 / February 18
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). (''see also:

February 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. * 1270 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battl ...

'') * ''Saint Leo the Great,

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'' (461) (''see also:

November 10 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. * 937 – Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Y ...

- West'') * Saint

Blaise of Amorion Saint Blaise of Amorium ( Greek: Βλάσιος ό Άμοριεύς) was a medieval monk from the Byzantine Empire. He was born in the mid-9th century in Amorion, Anatolic Theme. He studied in Constantinople and was ordained a deacon at Hagia Sop ...

and Mt. Athos (c. 908)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saints Maximus, Claudius, Praepedigna, Alexander and Cutias, martyrs in Rome who suffered under Diocletian (295)February 18
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (''see also:

August 11 Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and foun ...

'') * Saints Lucius, Silvanus, Rutulus, Classicus, Secundinus, Fructulus and Maximus, martyrs in North Africa. * Saint

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and Confessor (632) * Saint

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, Bishop of Lindisfarne and Confessor (676)Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 74-78. * Saint Ethelina (''Eudelme''), the patroness of

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, now in Gloucestershire in England. * Saint

Angilbert Angilbert, Count of Ponthieu ( – 18 February 814) was a noble Franks, Frankish poet who was educated under Alcuin and served Charlemagne as a secretary, diplomat, and son-in-law. He is venerated as a pre-Congregation saint and is still h ...

, 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 ( ru), Vladimir (1492) * Saint

Nicholas V of Georgia St. Nicholas V, also known as Nicholas VIII ( ka, ნიკოლოზ V/VIII, ''Nikoloz''; 1529 – 1591) was the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia from 28 February 1584 to 1591. He was born into the Bagrationi dynasty of Kakheti, a son of King ...

Catholicos of Georgia Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia ( ka, სრულიად საქართველოს კათოლიკოს პატრიარქი) is the Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi and the head of Georgian Orthodox Church. The of ...

(1591)
St Nicholas the Catholicos of Georgia
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Alexander Medvedsky, Priest (1932)The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 16. * New Hiero-confessor Vladimir (Terentiev), Abbot, of Zosima Hermitage (1933)18 февраля (ст.ст.) 3 марта 2014 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hieromartyr Benjamin, Hieromonk (1938) * Virgin-martyr Anna (1940)

Other commemorations

* Commemoration of the New Martyrs who suffered during the "Holy Night" in St. Petersburg (1932) * Finding of the relics (1961) of New Martyr Irene of Mytilene (1463) (''see also:

May 12 Events Pre-1600 * 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism. * 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the ...

- Greek'') * Repose of

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-monk Constantine (Cavarnos), spiritual writer (2011)

Icon gallery

File:Flavianos.jpg, Saint Flavian the Confessor. File:Greatleoone.jpg, Saint Leo the Great,

. File:KosmaYahromsky.jpg, Venerable Cosmas, founder of Yakhromsk Monastery, Vladimir.

Notes

References

Sources

February 18 / March 3
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
March 3 / February 18
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 18
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 16. *

'' Orthodoxy in China.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * '' The Roman Martyrology.'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 51–52. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 74–78. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
18 Φεβρουαρίου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
18 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
18 февраля (ст.ст.) 3 марта 2014 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (Decr). {{DEFAULTSORT:February 18 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar