January 9 Events Pre-1600 * 681 – Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain. * 1038 – An earthquake in Dingxiang, China kills an estimate ...

Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rule ...

January 11 Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 23 by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is List of Christian denominations by number of members, one of the three major doctrinal and ...

es on the

Old Calendar Calendar reform or calendrical reform is any significant revision of a calendar system. The term sometimes is used instead for a proposal to switch to a different calendar design. Principles The prime objective of a calendar is to unambiguo ...

. For January 10th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

December 28 Events Pre-1600 * 418 – A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I. * 457 – Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor. * 484 – Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the V ...

Feasts

Afterfeast An Afterfeast, or Postfeast, is a period of celebration attached to one of the Great Feasts celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic Churches (somewhat analogous to what in Western Christianity would be ca ...

of the

Theophany Theophany () is an encounter with a deity that manifests in an observable and tangible form.. It is often confused with other types of encounters with a deity, but these interactions are not considered theophanies unless the deity reveals itse ...

of Our Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

.January 10/January 23
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).

Saints

* Blessed

Theosebia Saint Theosebia ( ''Theosebeia''), also known as Theosebia the Deaconess, was a 4th-century Christian leader, who is honored as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Catholic Church, she is referred to as Blessed Theosebia the Deaconess. ...

the

Deaconess The ministry of a deaconess is a ministry for women in some Protestant, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Orthodox churches to provide pastoral care, especially for other women, and which may carry a liturgical role. The word comes from the Greek ...

(385), sister of Sts. Macrina,

Basil the Great Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (330 – 1 or 2 January 379) was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who suppor ...

, Peter of Sebaste, and Gregory of Nyssa (385) *

Saint In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

Gregory of Nyssa Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen ( or Γρηγόριος Νυσσηνός; c. 335 – c. 394), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is ve ...

Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

(395) * Venerable

Ammon Ammon (; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''ʻAmān''; '; ) was an ancient Semitic languages, Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Wadi Mujib, Arnon and Jabbok, in present-d ...

monk A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many reli ...

, at

Scetis Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt deposits, ...

in Egypt (5th century) * Saint Marcian of Constantinople,

Presbyter Presbyter () is an honorific title for Christian clergy. The word derives from the Greek ''presbyteros'', which means elder or senior, although many in Christian antiquity understood ''presbyteros'' to refer to the bishop functioning as overseer ...

(471) * Venerable Domitian of Melitene, Bishop of Melitene and

Wonderworker Thaumaturgy () is the practical application of magic to effect change in the physical world. Historically, thaumaturgy has been associated with the manipulation of natural forces, the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical feats t ...

(601)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Pétrone (''Petronius''), monk at

Lérins Abbey Lérins Abbey () is a Cistercian monastery on the island of Saint-Honorat, one of the Lérins Islands, on the French Riviera, with an active monastic community. There has been a monastic community there since the 5th century. The constructio ...

, then

Bishop of Die The former French Catholic diocese of Die existed from the fourth to the thirteenth century, and then again from 1678 to the French Revolution. It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, its territory being assigned to the diocese of Grenoble. ...

in France (463)January 10
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint

Diarmaid the Just Saint Diarmaid the Just (also known as Diermit, Dhiarmuit, Dermod, Diermedus, Diermetus, Diermitius, Diermitius) was a Catholic abbot of Inis Clothrann (Inchcleraun), Lough Ree, County Longford and of Faughalstown, County Westmeath and a famous ...

(''Dermot, Diarmis''), spiritual father of St Kieran of Clonmacnois and later founder of a monastery on Innis-Clotran Island, Ireland (6th century) * Saint

Tómméne Saint Tómméne (also called Thoman, Thomanus, Thomenus, Thomian, Thomianus, Thomienus, Toimen, Toimene, Tóiméne, Tomiano, Tómíne, Tomini, Tomméin, Tommene, Tommine, Tomyn, Comméne, Comyn, Terenannus; c. 580 – 10 January 661) was the Bis ...

(''Thomian, Toimen''),

Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from the Episcopal see, see city of Armagh in Northern Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic success ...

in Ireland (c. 660) * Saint

Sæthryth __NOTOC__ Sæthryth (; ''fl.'' 660s), also called Sedrido, Sethrida or Saethrid, was the stepdaughter of king Anna of East Anglia. Sæthryth was sent to the Abbey of Faremoutiers in Brie to be educated, and became a Benedictine nun, under its ...

(''Sethrid''), Abbess (c. 660) * Saint John Camillus the Good,

Bishop of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan (; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has long maintained its own Latin liturgical rite usage, the Ambr ...

, he worked against

Arianism Arianism (, ) is a Christology, Christological doctrine which rejects the traditional notion of the Trinity and considers Jesus to be a creation of God, and therefore distinct from God. It is named after its major proponent, Arius (). It is co ...

and

Monothelitism Monothelitism, or monotheletism was a theological doctrine in Christianity that was proposed in the 7th century, but was ultimately rejected by the sixth ecumenical council. It held Christ as having only one will and was thus contrary to dyoth ...

(669) * Saint Agatho,

Pope of Rome The pope is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of sta ...

(681) * Saint Peter Urseolus (''Pietro I Orseolo''), Doge of Venice, later became a monk at the Monastery of Cuxa in Spain (987)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Paul of Obnora in

Vologda Vologda (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population: The city serves as ...

Abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is derived from ''abba'', the Aramaic form of the Hebrew ''ab'', and means "father". The female equivale ...

(1429) * Saint Macarius of Obnora in Vologda, disciple of Paul of Obnora, Abbot of Pisma Monastery (15th century) * Monk-martyr Ephraim, Elder of Obnora, and six monks of Obnora whose relics are incorrupt (1538)January 23 / January 10
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Venerable Antipas of Calapodeşti (Romania), of

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; ) is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox monasticism. The mountain and most of the Athos peninsula are governed ...

and of

Valaam Monastery The Valaam Monastery (; ) is a stauropegic Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox monastery in Russian Republic of Karelia, Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe. History It is not clear when the mon ...

, Hiero-Schemamonk (1882) * Venerable

Theophan the Recluse Theophan the Recluse (), also known as Theophanes the Recluse or the Enlightener Theophan the Recluse of Vysha (; January 10, 1815 – January 6, 1894), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and theologian, recognized as a saint in 1988. Born as Georgy Vas ...

, Bishop of Tambov (1894)
St Theophan the Recluse the Bishop of Tambov
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Zenobius Sutormin, Priest (1920)10 января (ст.ст.) 23 января 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hieromartyr Peter Uspensky, Archpriest of Radushino (Zaraisk) (1930) * New Hieromartyr Anatolius (Grisyuk), Metropolitan of Odessa (1938) * New Martyr Arsenia (Dobronravova), Abbess of the Holy Resurrection-St. Theodore Convent (Shuisk) (1939)

Icon gallery

File:Gregory of Nyssa.jpg, Saint

. File:Gregory of Nyssa (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Saint

(''

Menologion of Basil II The ''Menologion'', ''Menologium'', or ''Menology of Basil II'' is a Greek illuminated manuscript designed as a church calendar or Eastern Orthodox Church service book (menologion) that was compiled for the Byzantine Emperor Basil II (r.976– ...

'', 10th century) File:Saint Ammon of Egypt (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Venerable

, at

, Egypt
(''Menologion of Basil II'', 10th century) File:Menologion of Basil 032.jpg, Burial of Dometian, Bishop of Melitene
(Menologion of Basil II, 10th century) File:3049 San Giovanni Bono Duomo di Milano.jpg,

Relic In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Reli ...

of Saint John Camillus the Good, Cathedral of Milan. File:Agatho.png, Saint Agatho,

. File:Pope Agatho (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Saint Agatho,

(''Menologion of Basil II'', 10th century) File:Theophan the Recluse.jpg, Venerable

, Bishop of Tambov.

Notes

References

Sources

January 10/January 23
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
January 23 / January 10
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
January 10
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 6.

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. p. 11. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
10 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
10 Ιανουαρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
10 января (ст.ст.) 23 января 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:January 10 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) January in the Eastern Orthodox calendar