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January 23 Events Pre-1600 * 393 – Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. * 971 – Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. * 1229 ...
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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 ...
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January 25 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate. * 750 – In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dyn ...
All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 6 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 24th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on
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 ...
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Saints

* Hieromartyr Babylas of Sicily and his two disciples martyrs Timothy and Agapius (3rd century)January 24 / February 6
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
Συναξαριστής.
24 Ιανουαρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
* Martyrs Paul, Pausirius, and Theodotian, brothers, of Egypt (3rd century) * Martyrs Barsimos of Syria, and his two brothers, by the sword, in Persia. * Martyr Philippicus the Presbyter. * Martyr Chrysoploki (''Chrysoploca'').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. 9-10. * Saint Helladios the Commentarisius (prison warden). (''see also:
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 ...
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* Martyrs Hermogenes and Menas (''Mamas, Mamatos''). (''see also:
December 10 Events Pre-1600 *1317 – The Nyköping Banquet: King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers, dukes Valdemar and Erik, who are subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköping Castle. * 1508 – The Leag ...
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* Saints Hermogenes and Philemon, Bishop of
Karpathos Karpathos (, ), also Carpathos, is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the regional unit ...
. * Venerable
Macedonius of Syria Macedonius the Hermit, sometimes known as Macedonius Kritophagus, lived at the turn of the fourth to fifth century in Byzantine Syria. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, with a feast day of January 24. Macedonius began his a ...
, hermit of Mt. Silpius, near Antioch (ca. 420) * Saint Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome and her two female slaves (5th century)24 января (ст.ст.) 6 февраля 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
* Saint Philon (''Philonas''), Wonderworking Bishop of
Karpasia Karpasia may refer to: * Karpass Peninsula, the long, finger-like peninsula of northeastern Cyprus * Karpasia (town), an ancient townsite on the peninsula. {{Disambig ...
on Cyprus (5th century) * Venerable Zosimas, ascetic of the desert. * Saint Zosimas of Cilicia, Bishop of Babylon in Egypt (6th century)February 6 / January 24
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).


Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint
Felician of Foligno Felician(us) of Foligno () (c. 160 – c. 250) is the patron saint of Foligno. Biography According to Christian tradition, he was born in ''Forum Flaminii'' (present-day San Giovanni Profiamma), on the Via Flaminia, of a Christian family, around ...
, Bishop of Foligno in Italy (254)January 24
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Saint Zamas, first
Bishop of Bologna The Archdiocese of Bologna (; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Italy. The cathedra is in the cathedral church of San Pietro, Bologna. The current archbishop is Cardinal Matteo Zu ...
in Italy (ca. 268) * Saint Artemius (''Arthemius''),
Bishop of Clermont The Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French language, French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is a Latin Church, Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Departments of Fr ...
(396) * Saint
Exuperantius of Cingoli Exuperantius of Cingoli (, sometimes ) was a 5th-century bishop of Cingoli, (), in the Marche region of Italy. He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Tradition attributes numerous miracles to his intercession ...
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Bishop of Cingoli The Diocese of Cingoli was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It was founded in the 5th century. Nothing is heard of the diocese or of its bishops after the sixth decade of the 6th century. The time and reason for its cease is speculative. It was c ...
near Ancona in Italy (5th century) * Saint Guasacht, converted by Patrick, whom he helped as Bishop of
Granard Granard () is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to 236 CE. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 ...
in Ireland (5th century) * Saint Lupicinus of Lipidiaco (
Gaul Gaul () was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Roman people, Romans, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Northern Italy. It covered an area of . Ac ...
) (500) * Venerable martyr
Cadoc Saint Cadoc or Cadog (; also Modern Welsh: Catawg or Catwg; born or before) was a 5th–6th-century Abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the Celtic church as a centre of learning, wher ...
(''Docus, Cathmael, Cadvaci''), founder of the monastery of Llancarfan not far from Cardiff in Wales, and hermit (ca.580) * Saint Suranus, Abbot of a monastery at Sora near
Caserta Caserta ( ; ) is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. An important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city, Caserta is located 36 kilometres north of Naples on the edge of the Campanian p ...
, martyred by the Lombards (ca. 580) * Saint Bertrand (''Bertram, Bertran, Ebertram''), a disciple of St
Bertin Bertin (; 615 – ''c''. 709 AD), also known as Saint Bertin the Great, was the Frankish abbot of a monastery in Saint-Omer later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin after him. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The ...
us, helped St.
Omer Omer may refer to: __NOTOC__ * Omer (unit), an ancient unit of measure used in the era of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem * The Counting of the Omer (''sefirat ha'omer''), a 49 day period in the Jewish calendar People * A variant spelling of the g ...
enlighten the north of France and Flanders, later became Abbot of
Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin may refer to: Places Canada *Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick * Saint-Quentin Parish, New Brunswick * Saint-Quentin Island, in Trois-Rivières, in Québec France * Saint-Quentin, Aisne, in the Aisne department * Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ...
(7th century) * Saint Erembert I, Abbot of
Kremsmünster Abbey Kremsmünster Abbey () is a Benedictine monastery located in Kremsmünster, Upper Austria. History Founded in 777 AD by Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria, Kremsmünster Abbey is steeped in legend. It is said that Tassilo established the abbey on t ...
in Austria (ca. 1050)


Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Neophytus the Recluse, of Cyprus, Wonderworker (1204) * Saint Gerasimus of Perm, Bishop of Perm (1441) * Martyr John of Kazan (1529) * Venerable Dionysius of
Olympus Olympus or Olympos () may refer to: Mountains In antiquity Greece * Mount Olympus in Thessaly, northern Greece, the home of the twelve gods of Olympus in Greek mythology * Mount Olympus (Lesvos), located in Lesbos * Mount Olympus (Euboea) ...
, and Mt. Athos, Wonderworker (1541) (''see also:
January 23 Events Pre-1600 * 393 – Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. * 971 – Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. * 1229 ...
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* Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg,
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 ...
(1806) * Saint Sophia, first Abbess of Shamordino Convent (1888)


New martyrs and confessors

* Martyr Nicholas Tsikura (1918)


Other commemorations

* 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 (632) of Monk-martyr Anastasius the Persian (628) * Dedication of the Church of St. Zacharias, in Constantinople, founded by St. Domnica of Constantinople (5th century) * Dedication of the Church of the Holy Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist, near
Taurus Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to: * Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign ** Vṛṣabha, in vedic astrology * Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac * Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological ch ...
. * Repose of Bishop Nektary (Kontzevitch) of Seattle (1983) * Commemoration of the Seven Venerable Saints of
Philotheou monastery Philotheou or Filotheou Monastery () is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the north-eastern side of the peninsula. History It was founded by the Blessed Philotheus, in the end of the 10th ...
: :* Philotheos, master builder of the monastery;
Venerable Philotheus the Founder of Philotheou Monastery of Mt Athos
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.
Theodosius, Igumen and Metropolitan of Trebizond; Dionysius and Symeon; Dometios the Hesychast; Damianos; and hieromartyr
Cosmas of Aetolia Kosmas the Aetolian, sometimes Cosmas the Aetolian or Patrokosmas "Father Kosmas" (, ''Kosmas Etolos''; born between 1700 and 1714 – died 1779), was a monk in the Greek Orthodox Church. He is recognized as one of the originators of the twentiet ...
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Equal to the Apostles Equal-to-apostles or equal-to-the-apostles is a special title given to some saints in Eastern Orthodoxy and in Byzantine Catholicism. The title is bestowed as a recognition of these saints' outstanding service in the spreading and assertion of Chri ...
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Icon gallery

File:Paul, Pausirius, and Theodotian of Egypt (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyrs Paul, Pausirius, and Theodotian, brothers, of Egypt. File:Xenia of Rome.jpg, St.
Xenia of Rome Xenia the Righteous of Rome () was a saint of the 5th century, honored by some Christian Churches, including Orthodox and Catholic. Xenia, originally born Eusebia, was the only daughter of a wealthy Senator in Rome. She and two devoted servants ...
. File:Anastasius of Persia (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Translation of the relics of Monk-martyr Anastasius the Persian.


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January 24 / February 6
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
February 6 / January 24
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
January 24
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. 9–10.

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. 24–25. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
24 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
24 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). *
24 января (ст.ст.) 6 февраля 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:January 24 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) January in the Eastern Orthodox calendar