January 5 Events Pre-1600 * 1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 * 1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French ...

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January 7 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – The Senate of the Roman Republic, Senate of Rome says that Caesar will be declared a public enemy unless he disbands his army, prompting the tribunes who support him to flee to where Caesar is waiting in Ravenna ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 19 by

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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 6th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

December 24 Events Pre-1600 * 502 – Chinese emperor Xiao Yan names Xiao Tong his heir designate. * 640 – Pope John IV is elected, several months after his predecessor's death. * 759 – Tang dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengd ...

Feasts

* The Holy

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, God, and

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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 ...

(

Baptism of the Lord The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, or Theophany, is the feast day commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Originally the baptism of Christ was celebrated on Epiphany, which commemorates the coming of the Ma ...

) -

Cross Procession A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two intersecting lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a saltire in ...

with

Great Blessing of Waters Among Eastern Orthodox and Eastern-Rite Catholic Christians, holy water is blessed in the church and given to the faithful to drink at home when needed and to bless their homes. In the weeks following the Feast of Epiphany, clergy visit the ...

outdoors.January 6/January 19
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Traditionally, the beginning of the season of house blessings with

Holy Water Holy water is water that has been blessed by a member of the clergy or a religious figure, or derived from a well or spring considered holy. The use for cleansing prior to a baptism and spiritual cleansing is common in several religions, from ...

Saints

* Venerable Evagrius, of Nitria (415)Great Synaxaristes: :
Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐάγριος
'' 6 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Venerable-martyr George the Persian (615)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs of North-West Africa, burnt at the stake under Septimius Severus (c. 210)
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Virgin-martyr Macra, from Rheims in France, martyred in Fismes in Champagne before the persecution under Diocletian began (287) * Martyr Anastasius, a martyr in Syrmium in Pannonia, now Hungary (4th century) * Martyrs Anastasius, Jucundus, Florus, Florianus, Peter, Ratites, Tatia and Tilis, in Syrmium in Pannonia, now Hungary (4th century) *

Saint Hywyn The Church of St Hywyn, Aberdaron, Gwynedd, Wales, is a parish church dating from the 12th century. Its origins are earlier, as a ''clas'' church from the 5th to the 7th centuries. Further building, including the construction of the second nave, ...

, probably a companion of St Cadfan on his return journey from Brittany to Cornwall and Wales; by tradition he founded Aberdaron in Gwynedd (516) * Saint Melanius (Melaine), born in Brittany, he was

Bishop of Rennes The Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rhedonensis, Dolensis et Sancti Maclovii''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rennes, Dol et Saint-Malo''; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The dioces ...

and succeeded in overcoming idolatry in his diocese (c. 535) * Saint Edeyrn (Eternus), born in Britain, he was hermit and the patron saint of a church in Brittany (6th century) * Saint Eigrad (Eugrad), a brother of St.

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, he was a disciple of St

Illtyd Illtud ( also spelled Illtyd, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus), also known as Illtud Farchog or Illtud the Knight, is venerated as the abbot teacher of the divinity school, Bangor Illtyd, located in Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) in Glamorg ...

and founded a church in Anglesey in Wales (6th century) * Saint Schotin (Scarthin), a disciple of St

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in Wales, lived as a hermit on Mt Mairge in

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(County Laois) for many years (6th century) ''(see also:

January 2 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Emp ...

)'' * Saint Merinus (Mirren of Benchor), a disciple of Dunawd at Bangor in Wales and venerated there and in Brittany (6th century) * Saint

Peter of Canterbury Peter of Canterbury or PetrusHunt "Petrus (St Petrus)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (died or after 614) was the first abbot of the monastery of SS. Peter and Paul in Canterbury (later St Augustine's Abbey) and a companion of Aug ...

, a monk from St Andrew's in Rome, he was one of the first missionaries sent to England (c. 607) * Saint Diman (Dimas, Dima), a monk with St

Columba Columba () or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey ...

and afterwards

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in Ireland (658) * Venerable Wiltrudis, founded the convent of Bergen near Neuburg in Germany (c. 976) and herself became a nun and the first Abbess (986) * Saint Frederick of Arras, a monk at St Vanne and later St Vedast Abbey in

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(1020)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Martyr Assad the tailor (1218) * New Hieromartyr Romanus, priest of Lacedemonia, at Constantinople, by the sword (1695) * Saint

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)6 января (ст.ст.) 19 января 2013 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * Saint Laurence of Chernigov Convent,

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 ...

(1950)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr

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Andrew Zimin, his wife Lydia, his mother-in-law Domnica, his two daughters and his servant Maria, of Ussurisk, Siberia (1919)

Other commemorations

* Repose of Schemamonk Nicholas of Valaam (1824) * Repose of Schemamonk Sergius (Yanovsky) (1876), disciple of St.

Herman of Alaska Herman of Alaska (; 1756 – November 15, 1837) was a Russian Orthodox monk and missionary to Alaska, which was then part of Russian America. His gentle approach and ascetic life earned him the love and respect of both the native Alaskans and th ...

.Great Synaxaristes: :
Ὁ Ὅσιος Σέργιος ὁ ἐκ Ρωσίας
'' 6 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Icon gallery

File:Mural - Jesus' Baptism.jpg, Mural from the interior of St. John the Baptist Church at the Jordan River, depicting

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. (The Holy

of Our Lord, God, and

) File:Menologion of Basil 040.jpg, The

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. (''

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:Baptism (Kirillo-Belozersk).jpg,

. Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, Kilillo-Byelozhersk (1497). File:RIAN archive 69394 The Baptism of Our Lord. Icon.jpg, The Baptism of Our Lord. Miracle-working icon. 17th century. Novo-Tikhvinsky Convent. File:Feofan.jpg, Saint

. File:St. Laurence of Chernigov.jpg, Venerable Laurence of Chernigov.

Notes

References

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
January 19 / January 6
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
January 6
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. 5–6.

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. 7. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
6 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
6 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). *
6 января (ст.ст.) 19 января 2013 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:January 6 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) January in the Eastern Orthodox calendar