February 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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February 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – February 8

All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 20 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For February 7th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 25.

Feasts[]

• Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple.^[1]

Saints[]

• Martyr Agathangelus, in Damascus (3rd century)^[2]
• The 1,003 Martyrs of Nicomedia (303)^[3][4][5][6]
• Martyr Theopemptus^[7] and the Six Martyrs of Phrygia, by fire (c. 305)^[3][5][8]
• Martyr Audatus (Adaucus), in Phrygia (4th century)^{[9][note 2]}
• Saint Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus on the Hellespont (4th century)^{[3][5][11][12][13][note 3]}
• Saint Mastridia of Jerusalem, woman ascetic of the desert (c. 580)^[3][14]
• Venerable Luke the Younger (Luke of Mt. Steiris, Luke Thaumaturgus, Luke of Hellas), founder of the Monastery of Hosios Loukas (946 or 953)^{[3][5][15][16][note 4]}
• Saint Aprionus of Cyprus, Bishop.^{[3][14][18][note 5]}
• Venerable Peter of Monovatia, ascetic.^[5][14][19]
• Venerable Sarapion of Cyprus.^{[20][note 6]}

Pre-Schism Western saints[]

• Hieromartyr Augulus (Avgul, Augurius, Aule), Bishop of Augusta, Britain (c. 303)^{[3][14][21][22][23][note 7][note 8][note 9]}
• Saint Chrysolius, an Armenian who enlightened the north-east of France, where he became bishop and was martyred (4th century)^{[22][25][note 10]}
• Saint Juliana of Bologna (435)^{[10][22][note 11]}
• Saint Anatolius, Bishop of Cahors in France (5th century?)^[22]
• Saint Laurence of Siponto, called Majoranus, Bishop of Siponto in Italy, who built the church of St Michael on Mt. Gargano (c. 546)^{[22][note 12]}
• Saint Tressan (Trésain), a missionary from Ireland, he was ordained priest by St Remigius, and preached in Mareuil on the Marne in France (550)^[22][26][27]
• Saint Fidelis, Bishop of Mérida (c. 570)^{[22][note 13]}
• Saint Meldon (Medon), from Ireland, he became a hermit in France and reposed at Péronne (6th century)^{[22][28][note 14]}
• Saint Ronan (Ronane, Roman), Bishop of Kilmaronen (7th century)^[14][30]
• Saint Richard the Pilgrim (Richard of Wessex), King and Confessor, father of Saints Willibald, Wunnibald and Walburga (720)^{[10][14][22][24][31][note 15]}
• Saint Amulwinus, Bishop of Lobbes in Belgium and the successor of St Erminus (c. 750)^[22]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints[]

• Saint Euthymius, monk of Glinsk Hermitage (1866)^[3]
• New Martyr George of Alikianos on Crete, by beheading (1867)^{[3][5][14][32]}
• Venerable Boniface, Abbot, of Theofania, Kiev (1871)^[3][33]

New martyrs and confessors[]

• New Hieromartyr Alexander Talizin, Priest (1938)^[14][34]
• New Hieromartyr Barlaam (Ryashentsev), Archbishop of Perm (1942)^{[3][14][note 16]}
• New Hieromartyr Alexis, Priest (1942)^[14]

Other commemorations[]

• Repose of Archimandrite Gennadius, ascetic of the Roslavl Forests (1826), and commemoration of his disciple, Abramius, desert-dweller of Whitehoof Convent (1868), and the latter’s spiritual daughter Abbess Alexandra (1883)^[3]
• Repose of Archimandrite Cyril (Pavlov) of St. Sergius Lavra, confessor to patriarchs Alexy II, Alexy I and Pimen (2017)^[3]

Icon gallery[]

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  Venerable Luke the Younger (Luke of Mt. Steiris, Luke Thaumaturgus, Luke of Hellas)

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  Church of St. Chrysolius, in Komen, Belgium.

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  Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo on Mt. Gargano.

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  Altarpiece and shrine of Saint Richard the Pilgrim, in San Frediano, at Lucca.

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  Archimandrite Barlaam (Ryashentsev), among the clergy of the Moscow Theological Academy (sitting, front left)

Notes[]

References[]

Sources[]

• February 7 / 20. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
• February 20 / 7. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• February 7. 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. 13.
• The Seventh Day of the Month of February. Orthodoxy in China.
• February 7. 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. 40–41.
• 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. 55–58.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 7 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 7 Φεβρουαρίου. Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 20 февраля (7 февраля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).