The Orthodox calendar
February: Orthodox Saints and Feasts
Every feast and saint of February in the Church's calendar, day by day, with each day's date on the New and Old Calendars and the names whose name day it is.
In February on the Old Calendar
- 6 February: St Xenia of St Petersburg
- 14 February: St Tryphon
- 15 February: The Meeting of the Lord
1 February14 February on the Old Calendar
- St Tryphon (Martyrdom)
- St Brigid of Kildare (Venerable Brigid of Kildare)
- Sts Perpetua and Felicity (Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicity)
- Martyrs Perpetua
- Venerable Vendemianus the Hermit of Bithynia
- Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion
- Forefeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
- Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria
- Venerable Brigid (Bridget) of Ireland
- Icon of the Mother of God "Socola"
- St Seririol of Wales
2 February15 February on the Old Calendar
- The Meeting of the Lord
- The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple
3 February16 February on the Old Calendar
- St Nicholas of Japan (St Nicholas, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan)
- St Simeon the God-receiver (Holy and Righteous Simeon the God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess)
- Martyr Adrian at Caesarea
- Prophet Azariah
- Right-Believing Prince Roman of Uglich
- Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
- Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver
- Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess
- Martyrs Papias, Diodorus and Claudianus, at Perge in Pamphylia
- St Savva of Ioannina
- Martyr Eubulus at Caesarea, Cappadocia
- Martyr Blaise of Caesarea, in Cappadocia
- St Jacob, Archbishop of Serbia
4 February17 February on the Old Calendar
- St Isidore of Pelusium (Venerable Isidore of Pelusium)
- Martyr Jadorus
- Right-believing George the Great Prince of Vladimir
- Venerable Abraham and Coprius
- Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
- Venerable Cyril the Wonderworker, Abbot of Novoezersk, Novgorod
- Hieromartyr Abramius, Bishop of Arbela in Assyria
- Venerable Nicholas the Confessor, Abbot of Studion
- St Evagrisi, disciple of Saint Shio
- Monastic Martyr Anthony of Kareotis
5 February18 February on the Old Calendar
- St Agatha (Holy Virgin Martyr Agatha of Palermo)
- St Theodosius
- St Theodosius of Chernigov
- Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
- Martyr Theodula of Anazarbus, and the Martyrs Helladius, Macarius and Evagrius, in Cilicia
- Icon of the Mother of God "Seeker of the Perishing"
- Icon of the Mother of God "Elets-Chernigov"
- Icon of the Mother of God "Divnogorsk"
6 February19 February on the Old Calendar
- St Julian of Emesa (Holy Martyr Julian the Physician of Emesa)
- St Photios the Great (St Photios the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople)
- Venerable Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet
- Virgin Martyr Dorothy at Caesarea
- Virgin Martyrs Martha and Mary
- Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
- St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna
- St Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Virgin Martyr Fausta, and Martyrs Evilasius and Maximus, at Cyzicus
- St Arsenius of Iqalto, Georgia
- St Amand, Abbot of Maastricht
7 February20 February on the Old Calendar
- St Parthenios
- Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
- Venerable Luke of Hellas
- 1,003 Martyrs of Nicomedia
- Martyr Aule
Name days8 February21 February on the Old Calendar
- St Theodore Stratelates (Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates)
- Prophet Zachariah
- Sunday of the Prodigal Son
- Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
- St Sava II, Archbishop of Serbia
- Liubov (Sukhanovskaya) of Ryazan, Fool for Christ
Name days9 February22 February on the Old Calendar
- St Innocent
- Venerable Gennadius of Vazheozersk
- Leavetaking of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple
- Martyr Nikephoros of Antioch, in Syria
- Venerable Pancratius of the Kiev Caves
- Venerable Nikephoros of Vazheozersk
- Hieromartyrs Marcellus, Bishop of Sicily, Philagrius, Bishop of Cyprus, and Pancratius, Bishop of Taoromina
- Venerable Shio Mgvime
- Virgin Martyr Apollonia
- Venerable Romanos of Cilicia
10 February23 February on the Old Calendar
- St Charalambos (Hieromartyr Charalambos)
- St Scholastica (Venerable Scholastica)
- St Valentina (Holy Martyr Valentina of Caesarea)
- Venerable Longinus of Koryazhemsk
- Venerable Prochorus of the Kiev Near Caves
- Virgin Martyrs Ennatha
- Hieromartyr Haralambos, Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly, the Martyrs Porphyrius and Baptus, and three women Martyrs
- Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Novgorod, Buried in the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) in Novgorod
- Princess Anna of Novgorod
- Icon of the Mother of God "Areovindus"
- St John Chimchimeli the Philosopher
- St Ioannikios, Father Confessor of the Dormition Holy Mountain Hermitage
Name days11 February24 February on the Old Calendar
- St Blaise of Sebaste (Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste)
- St Theodora the Empress (Holy Empress Theodora, restorer of the holy icons)
- St Vsevolod of Pskov (Right-believing Prince Vsevolod (Gabriel) of Pskov)
- Venerable Demetrios, Wonderworker of Priluki, Vologda
- St Vsevolod (in Baptism Gabriel), Wonderworker of Pskov
- St George, New Martyr of Sofia
- St Gobnata of Ballyvourney
12 February25 February on the Old Calendar
- St Alexis of Moscow (St Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow)
- St Kristo the Gardener of Albania
- St Meletius
- St Alexei, Metropolitan of Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia
- Venerable Mary (who was called Marinus), and her father, Venerable Eugene, at Alexandria
- St Anthony, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
- St Prochorus of Georgia
- Martyr Nicholas (Nikoloz) Dvali in Jerusalem
- St Bassian of Uglich
- Martyr Luke (Luka) of Jerusalem, the Georgian
13 February26 February on the Old Calendar
- St Simeon the Myrrh-streaming (Venerable Simeon the Myrrh-streaming, Stefan Nemanja)
- Sts Aquila and Priscilla (Holy Apostles Aquila and Priscilla)
- St Seraphima
- Sts Martinian, Zoe, and Photina of Caesarea in Palestine
- Venerable Stephen (in monasticism Simeon), the Myrrhgusher and Prince of Serbia
- St Eulogius, Archbishop of Alexandria
- Appearance of Christ to Saint Martin of Tours
- St George, Archbishop of Mogilev, Belarus
Name days14 February27 February on the Old Calendar
- Sts Cyril and Methodius (Repose of St Cyril)
- Martyrs Michael and his councilor
- St Abraham
- Venerable Maron the Hermit of Syria
- Memorial Saturday of Meatfare
- Venerable Auxentius of Bithynia
- Venerable Isaac the Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves
- 12 Greeks who built the Dormition Cathedral in the Kiev Caves, Far Caves, Lavra
- St Hilarion the New of Georgia
15 February28 February on the Old Calendar
- St Onesimus the Apostle (Holy Apostle Onesimus)
- St Anthimus of Chios
- Venerable Paphnutius the Recluse of the Kiev Caves
- Sunday of Meatfare of the Last Judgment
- Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy
- Venerable Paphnutius and Euphrosyne of Alexandria
- Venerable Eusebius the Hermit of Syria
- Vil'na Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God of Dalmatia
16 February1 March on the Old Calendar
- Martyrs Pamphilius the Presbyter, Valens the Deacon, and those with them, at Caesarea in Palestine
- St Flavian
- St Maruthas, Bishop of Martyropolis in Mesopotamia
- Persian Martyrs in Martyropolis in Mesopotamia
- New Martyr Elias
17 February2 March on the Old Calendar
- St Theodore the Recruit (Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit)
- Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro (Recruit)
- Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia
- Venerable Theodore the Silent of the Kiev Caves
- St Mariamne the sister of the Apostle Philip
- The Martyr Menas of Alexandria
- Weeping "Tikhvin" Icon of the Mother of God on Mount Athos
- St Joseph of Dionysiou
- St Auxibius Bishop of Soli, Cyprus
- St Theodosius the Bulgarian, with his disciple Romanos
- St Nicholas Kandaurov
- St Finan of Lindisfarne
- Hieromartyr Theodore of Atchara
18 February3 March on the Old Calendar
- St Leo the Great (St Leo the Great, Pope of Rome)
- St Agapitos the Confessor and Wonderworker, Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia
- Venerable Cosmas of Yakhrom
- St Flavian the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
- St Nicholas, Catholicos of Georgia
- St Theodore (Komogovin) of Serbia
- St Colman of Lindesfarne
19 February4 March on the Old Calendar
- St Philothei of Athens (Venerable Martyr Philothei of Athens)
- Martyr Philothea the Monastic
- Apostles of the Seventy Archippus and Philemon, and Martyr Apphia
- Martyrs Maximus, Theodotus, Hesychius, and Asclepiodota, of Adrianopolis
- Presbyters and Confessors Eugene and Macarius, at Antioch
- Venerable Dositheus of Palestine, disciple of Venerable Abba Dorotheus
- St Rabulas of Samosata
- Venerable Theodore of Sanaxar
- Icon of the Mother of God of Cyprus
- Venerable Conan, Abbot of the Pethukla Monastery
20 February5 March on the Old Calendar
- St Leo, Bishop of Catania in Sicily
- Venerable Agathon, Wonderworker of the Kiev Caves
- Beheading of Venerable Cornelius, Abbot of the Pskov Caves
- Hieromartyr Sadoc (Sadoth), Bishop of Persia, and 128 Martyrs with him
- St Agathon, Pope of Rome
- Monastic Martyrs of Valaam Monastery
Name days21 February6 March on the Old Calendar
- St Zacharias
- Saturday of Cheesefare Commemoration of all our God-bearing Fathers and Mothers who shone forth in asceticism
- Venerable Timothy of Symbola in Bithynia
- St Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch
- St George, Bishop of Amastris on the Black Sea
- "Kozel'shchansk" Icon of the Mother of God
- St John "Scholasticus", Patriarch of Constantinople
- St Makarios of Glinsk Hermitage
22 February7 March on the Old Calendar
- Venerable Thalassius
- Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion of Adam from Paradise
- The Holy Martyrs at the Gate of Eugenius at Constantinople
- Martyrs Maurice and his son, Photinus, and Martyrs Theodore, Philip, and 70 soldiers, at Apamea in Syria
- Venerable Limnaeus, Hermit of Syria
- Venerable Baradates, Hermit of Syria
- St Athanasius the Confessor of Constantinople
- 9 Martyred brothers of Kola: Guram, Adarnerse, Baqar, Vache, Bardzim, Dachi, Juansher, Ramaz, and Parsman
- St Tikhon of Moscow
Name days23 February8 March on the Old Calendar
- St Matrona of Moscow (Uncovering of relics (1998))
- St Polycarp of Smyrna (Hieromartyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna)
- St Gorgonia
- Beginning of Great Lent
- Venerable Polycarp of Briansk
- Venerable John, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
- Venerable Antiochus and Antoninus, ascetics of the Syrian Deserts
- Venerable Moses, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
- Venerable Zebinas, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
- Venerable Polychronius, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
- Venerable Damian, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
- Venerable Alexander, founder of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones"
- Venerable Damian of Esphigmenou of Mount Athos
- Monastic Martyr Damian of Philotheou
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas (Dmitrov) of Tver
24 February9 March on the Old Calendar
- St John the Baptist (First and second finding of his head)
- First and second finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John
- Venerable Erasmus of the Kiev Near Caves
25 February10 March on the Old Calendar
- St Riginos of Skopelos (Hieromartyr Riginos, Bishop of Skopelos)
- St Tarasius of Constantinople (St Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople)
- St Tarasius
26 February11 March on the Old Calendar
- St Photini the Samaritan Woman (Holy Martyr Photini the Samaritan Woman)
- Martyr Christodoulos
- St Porphyrius
- Venerable Sebastian of Poshekhonye
- New Martyr John Kalphes, the Apprentice
- "Mezhetsk" Icon of the Mother of God
27 February12 March on the Old Calendar
- St Raphael of Brooklyn (St Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn)
- Venerable Prokopios the Confessor of Decapolis
- Venerable Titus the Presbyter of the Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Titus the Soldier, of the Kiev Caves
- Venerable Thalelaios the Hermit of Syria
- Sts Asclepius and James of Syria
- St Stephen of Constantinople
- Martyrs Julian, Eunos, Beza, and Mekaro of Alexandria
- St Leander of Seville
Name days28 February13 March on the Old Calendar
- St Kyra of Beroea (Venerable Marana and Kyra of Beroea)
- Venerable Marina and Kyra of Syria
- 1st Saturday of Great Lent: The Miracle of the Boiled Wheat
- Venerable Basil the Confessor, companion of Venerable Procopius at Decapolis
- Nicholas (Salos) of Pskov the Fool-For-Christ
- Hieromartyr Proterius, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Hieromartyr Nestor, Bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia
- Venerable Domnica (Domnina) of Syria
- Venerable John Cassian the Roman
- Venerable John-Barsanuphius, Bishop of Damascus
- Heiromartyr Theokteristus
- St Leo of Cappadocia
- St Meletius, Archbishop of Khar'kov and Akhtyrsk
- St Germanus of Dacia Pontica (Dobrogea)
- Devpeteruv Icon of the Mother of God
Name days29 February13 March on the Old Calendar
The day's other commemorations follow the Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church in America.