January 18 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later. * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the C ...

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 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. *1156 – Finnish peasant Lalli kills English clergyman Henry (bishop of Finland), Henry, the Bishop of Turku, on the ice of Köyliönjärvi, Lake Köyli� ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 1 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 19th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

January 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will ...

Saints

* Virgin-martyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia (303)January 19 / February 1
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Saint Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrene (c. 307-323) * Venerable Macarius the Great of Egypt (390) * Venerable

Macarius of Alexandria Saint Macarius of Alexandria ( Greek: Μακάριος; died 395) was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He was a slightly younger contemporary of Macarius of Egypt, and is thus also known as Macarius the Younger. Life Macarius was born about the ...

(c. 394) * Venerable Macarius, Bishop of

Ierissos Ierissos () is a small town on the east coast of the Akti peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece. It is located 115 km from Thessaloniki, and 10 km from the border of the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, or Mount Athos. It is th ...

, on the

Chalkidiki Chalkidiki (; , alternatively Halkidiki), also known as Chalcidice, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos reg ...

peninsula (c. 395-408) * Venerable Anthony the Stylite of

Martqopi Martkopi ( ka, მარტყოფი) is a village in Gardabani Municipality of Georgia. It is located on the left side of Ialno range, in the gorges of the rivers Alikhevi and Tevali, and is at an altitude of 770 meters. It is 55 kilometer ...

, 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)January 19
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Virgin-martyr

Messalina Valeria Messalina (; ) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation ...

, in Foligno, Italy (251) * Martyrs Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax, in Rome (270) ''(see also:

July 6 Events Pre-1600 * 371 BC – The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility. * 640 – Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egy ...

)'' * Martyrs Paul, Gerontius, Januarius, Saturninus, Saccesius, Julius, Catius, Pius and Germanus, in Numidia in North Africa. * Saint Firminus, third Bishop of

Gévaudan Gévaudan (; ) is a historical area of France in Lozère ''département''. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe. History After the conquest of Gaul, the Romans preserved the capital city of the Gabali, ''Anderitum'', which they ...

(Gabales) in France. * Saint Bassian of Lodi, Bishop of Lodi in Lombardy (413) * Saint Contestus (''Contentius''),

Bishop of Bayeux The Diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baiocensis et Lexoviensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Bayeux et Lisieux'') is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It is coextensive with the Department of Calvados and is a ...

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 Saint Nathalan (or Nachlan), (died 678) is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, who was active in the district now known as Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Life Nathalan was born in the village of Tullich, for which he was eventually appointed as bisho ...

(''Nachlan, Nauchlan''), Bishop of

Tullich Tullich (, ) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is known as the birthplace of St. Nathalan and also as the site of some noted Pictish stones. The church is the site of a ruined church, built in around 1400. It has been suggested that th ...

t, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland (678) * Saint

Remigius of Rouen Remigius (or Remi) (died 772) was the illegitimate son of Charles Martel and an unknown mistress. He was also the third archbishop of Rouen from 755 to 772. Life Remigius was educated at court, but, along with his brothers, (Bernhard, son of Char ...

, Bishop of Rouen in France from 755 onwards (772) * Saint Arcontius,

Bishop of Viviers The Diocese of Viviers (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in the 4th century, the diocese was restored in the Concordat of 1822, and comprises the department of Ardèche, in the Region of Rhône-Alpes. It ...

in France, killed by a mob for having upheld the rights of the Church (c. 8th century) * Saint

Catellus Catellus () was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's work ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. He came to power in 269BC. According to Geoffrey, he was the son of King Gerennus and was succeeded by his son, Millus ...

(''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 The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv. Sinc ...

(12th century) * Venerable Meletius the Galesiote, Confessor of Mount Galesion, monk (1283) * Venerable Macarius, Deacon of the

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 ...

(13th-14th century) * Blessed Theodore of Novgorod,

Fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ (; ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting society's conventions to serve a religious purpose—particularly of Christia ...

(1392) * Saint Mark Evgenikos of Ephesus, Archbishop of Ephesus, who resisted the Roman Catholic heresies (1444)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). pp.8-9. * Saint Macarius the Roman of Novgorod, Abbot (1550)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Peter Skipetrov, Archpriest, of Petrograd (1918)February 1 / January 19
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).19 января (ст.ст.) 1 февраля 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). (''see also

February 1 Events Pre-1600 * 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. * 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), ...

'') * New Hieromartyr Nicholas Vostorgov, Priest (1930) * Martyr Theodore Gusev (1940)

Other commemorations

* Commemoration of the miracle wrought by St.

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 ...

Nicaea Nicaea (also spelled Nicæa or Nicea, ; ), also known as Nikaia (, Attic: , Koine: ), was an ancient Greek city in the north-western Anatolian region of Bithynia. It was the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and seve ...

, when by his prayer he opened the gates of the Universal (Catholic) church and entrusted it to the Orthodox. * Translation of the

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 ...

s (950) of Saint

Gregory the Theologian Gregory of Nazianzus (; ''Liturgy of the Hours'' Volume I, Proper of Saints, 2 January. – 25 January 390), also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was an early Roman Christian theologian and prelate who served as Archbi ...

(389) * Opening of the relics (1652) of Saint Sabbas of Storozhev in

Zvenigorod Zvenigorod () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Moscow Oblast of western Russia. In 2010 it had a population of about 16,000. History The town's name is based either on a personal name (cf. Zvenislav, Zvenimir) or on a ...

(1406)
Opening of the Relics of the Venerable Sava of Storozhev, or Zvenigorod
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. * Repose of Schemanun Anatolia of

Diveyevo Diveyevo () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') and the administrative center of Diveyevsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: Serafimo-Diveyevsky Convent, one of the lar ...

(1949)

Icon gallery

File:Euphrasia of Nicomedia (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Virgin-martyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia
(''

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– ...

'') File:St Macarius the Great with Cherub.jpg, Venerable Macarius the Great of Egypt and the Cherubim. File:Martkopi. St. Anton's Tower.jpg, St. Anton's Tower, Martqopi Monastery, Georgia. File:RELIQUIE-SAN-BASSIANO.JPG, Relics of St Bassian of Lodi, in Lodi's Cathedral Crypt, Italy. File:Saint remi.jpg, Saint

(Stained glass, Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Rouen) File:Mark of Ephesus.jpg, St. Mark Evgenikos of Ephesus

Notes

References

Sources

January 19 / February 1
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
February 1 / January 19
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
January 19
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). pp. 8–9.

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. 19–20. * 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
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
19 Ιανουαρίου
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19 января (ст.ст.) 1 февраля 2013 (нов. ст.)
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