The Orthodox calendar
January: Orthodox Saints and Feasts
Every feast and saint of January 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.
Movable feasts in January
- : St Luke of Crimea (Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia) (7 February 2027 on the Old Calendar)
In January on the Old Calendar
- 1 January: St Boniface of Tarsus
- 2 January: St John of Kronstadt
- 4 January: St Anastasia the Deliverer from Potions
- 7 January: The Nativity of Christ
- 8 January: The Synaxis of the Mother of God
- 14 January: The Circumcision of the Lord
- 15 January: St Seraphim of Sarov
- 19 January: Theophany
1 January14 January on the Old Calendar
- The Circumcision of the Lord
- St Basil the Great (St Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea)
- St Emilia
- The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Martyr Basil of Ancyra
- Icon of the Mother of God "You are a Vineyard" (Georgian: Shen khar venakhi)
- Monastic Martyr Telemakhos
2 January15 January on the Old Calendar
- St Seraphim of Sarov (Repose (and second uncovering of relics, 1991))
- St Juliana of Lazarevo (Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo)
- Hieromartyr Theogenes
- St Sylvester
- Forefeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- New Martyr George of Iberia
Name days3 January16 January on the Old Calendar
- St Genevieve of Paris (Venerable Genevieve of Paris)
- The Prophet Malachi (Holy Prophet Malachi)
- Martyr Gordius at Caesarea
- Venerable Genevieve of Paris
- Forefeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- St Euthymius (Takaishvili)
- Discovery of the Relics of the Holy Great Martyr Ephraim
4 January17 January on the Old Calendar
- Confessors Zosimus the Hermit and Athanasius the Commentarisius
- Forefeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles
- Venerable Theoctistus, Abbot at Cucomo, in Sicily
- St Eustathius I, Archbishop of Serbia
- St Aquila, Deacon, of the Kiev Caves
- St Nikephoros the Leper
- Venerable Euthymius and twelve other Monks, martyred at Vatopedi
- Venerable New Martyr Onuphrius of Hilandar (Mount Athos)
- Holy Fathers of the Shio-Mgvime Monastery
- Metropolitan Symeon of Smolensk
5 January18 January on the Old Calendar
- St Apollinaria (Venerable Apollinaria)
- Hieromartyr Theopemptus, Bishop of Nicomedia, and Martyr Theonas
- Venerable Phosterius the Hermit
- Venerable Synkletika of Alexandria
- Eve of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Prophet Micah
- Venerable Menas of Sinai
- Venerable Gregory of Crete
- Venerable Romanus the Martyr
Name days6 January19 January on the Old Calendar
- Theophany
- Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Venerable Macarius of Mount Athos
7 January20 January on the Old Calendar
- St John the Baptist (Synaxis of St John the Baptist)
- Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
- St Pakhomios of Keno Lake
- St Brannock of Braunton
- St Cedd of Lastingham
8 January21 January on the Old Calendar
- St Basilissa (Holy Martyrs Julian and Basilissa)
- Hieromartyr Isidore and 72 others at Yuriev
- Martyrs Theophilus the Deacon
- St Emilian the Confessor
- Venerable Domnica of Constantinople
- Venerable Domnica of Constantinople
- Venerable George the Chozebite
- Venerable Paisius
- Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Venerable Gregory, Wonderworker of the Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Gregory the Recluse, of the Kiev Caves
- St Carterius of Caesarea in Cappadocia
- Martyrs Julian and his wife, Basilissa, and those with them in Egypt
- Venerable Elias the Hermit, of Egypt
- Martyr Abo the Perfumer, of Tbilisi, Georgia
- Venerable Gregory of Ochrid
9 January22 January on the Old Calendar
- Hieromartyr Philip
- Martyr Polyeuktos of Melitene in Armenia
- St Peter
- Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia or Semeias)
- St Eustratius the Wonderworker
10 January23 January on the Old Calendar
- St Gregory of Nyssa (St Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa)
- St Dometian
- Theosebia the Deaconess
- Venerable Antipas of Valaam Monastery
- Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- St Marcian the Presbyter in Constantinople
- Venerable Paul, Abbot of Obnora, Vologda
- Venerable Makarios of Pisma and Kostroma
- St Theophan the Recluse, Bishop of Tambov
11 January24 January on the Old Calendar
- St Theodosius the Great (Venerable Theodosius the Great, the Cenobiarch)
- Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Venerable Michael the Fool-for-Christ of the Klops Monastery, Novgorod
- St Theodosius of Antioch
- Yelets Icon of the Mother of God
Name days12 January25 January on the Old Calendar
- St Tatiana of Rome (Holy Martyr Tatiana of Rome)
- Martyr Mertius of Mauretania
- Venerable Martinian
- Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Martyr Peter Apselamus of Palestine
- Venerable Eupraxia of Tabenna, in Egypt
- Icon of the Mother of God of "the Akathist"
- Icon of the Mother of God the "Milkgiver"
- Icon of the Mother of God, the "Priestly"
- Virgin Martyrs Neollina, Domnina, and Parthena
- Founder's Icon of the Mother of God at Vatopedi Monastery
Name days13 January26 January on the Old Calendar
- St Hilary of Poitiers (St Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers)
- Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus of Belgrade
- Venerable Eleazar of Anzersk Island
- Venerable Maximus Kavsokalyvites of Mount Athos
- Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- Venerable Irenarchus the Recluse of Rostov
- Martyr Peter of Anium, at Hieropolis
- St James, Bishop of Nisibis
- St Elian, Missionary to Cornwall, England
- St Jeremiah I Patriarch of Constantinople
14 January27 January on the Old Calendar
- St Nina of Georgia (St Nina, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of Georgia)
- St Sava of Serbia (St Sava, First Archbishop of Serbia)
- Venerable Stephen
- Venerable Theodulus
- Leavetaking of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- St Savva I, first Archbishop of Serbia
- Holy Monastic Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu
- St Nino (Nina), Equal of the Apostles, Enlightener of Georgia
- St Joseph Analytinus of Raithu
- St Kentigern, first Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland
- St Meletios, Bishop of Ryazan
- Hieromartyr Platon, the first Bishop of Estonia, and all the New Martyrs of Estonia
15 January28 January on the Old Calendar
- St Prochorus
- Venerable Gabriel
- Venerable Pansophius of Alexandria
- Venerable Paul of Thebes
- Venerable John Calabytes "the Hut-Dweller"
- St Ita, Hermitess of Killeedy
- Sts Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia
- St Barlaam of Keretsk
Name days16 January29 January on the Old Calendar
- St Peter the Apostle (Veneration of the chains of St Peter)
- Martyr Danax the Reader
- Martyr Danax the Reader
- Maximus the Fool for Christ of Tot'ma
- Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter
- Martyred brothers Speusippus, Eleusippus, Meleusippus, and those with them, in Gaul
- St Honoratus, Archbishop of Arles, founder of Lerins Monastery
- Hieromartyr Damascene the New
- Venerable Romilus of Ravenica
17 January30 January on the Old Calendar
- St Anthony the Great (Venerable Anthony the Great)
- Emperor Theodosius the Great
- Venerable Achilles
- Venerable and God-bearing Father Anthony the Great
- Venerable Anthony of Dymsk, Novgorod
- Venerable Anthony of Chernoezero
- St Anthony of Krasny Kholm
18 January31 January on the Old Calendar
- St Athanasius the Great (Sts Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria)
- St Cyril of Alexandria (Sts Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria)
- St Ephraim the Lesser
- Righteous Athanasius of Novolotsk
- Venerable Marcian of Cyrrhus in Syria
- Venerable Schemamonk Cyril and Schemanun Maria, the parents of Saint Sergius of Radonezh
- St Joachim I, Patriarch of Trnovo and Bulgaria
- St Maximus, Archbishop of Serbia
- St Maximus the New
- Venerable Hieromonk Alexei of Teklati
Name days19 January1 February on the Old Calendar
- St Macarius the Great (Venerable Macarius the Great of Egypt)
- Righteous Theodore of Novgorod the Fool-For-Christ
- St Arsenius
- St Mark
- Venerable Makarios the Roman of Novgorod
- Venerable Macarius of Alexandria
- Venerable Macarius the Faster, of the Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Macarius the Deacon of the Kiev Caves
- Opening of the Relics of Venerable Savva of Storozhev, or Zvenigorod
- Virgin Martyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia
- St Anthony, founder of Monasticism in Georgia
- The miracle of Saint Basil the Great at Nicaea
- The transfer of the relics of Saint Gregory the Theologian
20 January2 February on the Old Calendar
- St Euthymius the Great (Venerable Euthymius the Great)
- Sts Inna, Pinna and Rimma (Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma)
- New Martyr Zachariah
- Venerable Euthymius the Schemamonk
- St Laurence, Recluse of the Kiev Far Caves
- Venerable Euthymius of Syanzhemsk, Vologda
- Martyrs Innas, Pinnas, and Rimmas, disciples of the Apostle Andrew, in Scythia
- Martyrs Bassus, Eusebius, Euthychius, and Basileides, at Nicomedia
- St Euthymios, Patriarch of Trnovo
- St Euthymius the Confessor
21 January3 February on the Old Calendar
- St Agnes of Rome (Holy Virgin Martyr Agnes of Rome)
- St Maximus the Confessor (Venerable Maximus the Confessor)
- Martyr Neophytus of Nicea
- Martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian, and Aquila, at Trebizond
- Martyr Anastasius, disciple of Venerable Maximus the Confessor
- Venerable Neophytos of Vatopaidi Monastery on Mount Athos
- Venerable Maximus the Greek
- Icon of the Mother of God "Comfort" or "Consolation"
- Icon of the Mother of God "Stabbed"
- Icon of the Mother of God "Xenophon Hodegetria"
- Martyr Fructuosis, Bishop of Tarragona, Spain, and his deacons Augurius and Eulogius
- St George (John) of Georgia
22 January4 February on the Old Calendar
- St Anastasius the Persian (Venerable Martyr Anastasius the Persian)
- St Timothy the Apostle (Holy Apostle Timothy)
- Apostle Timothy of the Seventy
- Monastic Martyr Anastasius the Deacon of the Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Macarius of Zhabyn the Wonderworker
- 377 Martyred Companions in Bulgaria
- St Brihtwald of Wilton
- St Euthymius
Name days23 January5 February on the Old Calendar
- St Salamanes the Silent of the Euphrates
- St Theoktistos (Перенесение мощей)
- Venerable Gennadius of Kostroma
- Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra, and Martyr Agathangelus
- St Theoctistus, Archbishop of Novgorod
- Venerable Mausimas the Syrian
- St Paulinus the Merciful, Bishop of Nola
- The Holy Fathers of the Sixth Ecumenical Council
- Synaxis of the Saints of Kostroma
Name days24 January6 February on the Old Calendar
- St Xenia of St Petersburg (Repose)
- St Xenia of Rome (Venerable Xenia of Rome)
- Hieromartyr Philippicus and Martyr Barsimos
- Martyr Babylas of Sicily
- Martyrs Theodotion
- St Gerasimus
- Venerable Philotheus
- Martyr John of Kazan
- St Macedonius the Hermit of Syria
- St Anastasios the Persian
- Venerable Dionysius of Olympus
- St Philon, Bishop of Kolpasteia, Crete
- St Macarius
25 January7 February on the Old Calendar
- St Gregory the Theologian (St Gregory the Theologian)
- Martyr Felicitas of Rome
- St Moses
- St Vladimir
- Venerable Anatole I of Optina
- Sunday of Zacchaeus
- New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
- St Publius the Ascetic of Syria
- St Mares the Singer in Syria
- Translation to Moscow of the Icon of the Mother of God "Assuage my Sorrow"
- Icon of the Mother of God "The Unexpected Joy"
- New Martyr Auxentius of Constantinople
- St Dositheus of Tbilisi
- St Gabriel, Bishop of Imereti
- St Vetranion of Tomis
26 January8 February on the Old Calendar
- St David the Builder (Holy Right-believing King David the Builder)
- Martyrs Ananias the Presbyter
- St Joseph
- St Paula
- Venerable Xenophon, his wife, Mary, and their two sons, Arcadius and John, of Constantinople
- Venerable Theodore, Abbot of Studion
- St Xenophon of Robeika
- St Simeon "the Ancient" of Mount Sinai
- David IV, King of Georgia
- St Theodore of Ajareli
Name days27 January9 February on the Old Calendar
- St John Chrysostom (Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom)
- Holy Empress Markiane
- St Clement the Stylite who lived as an ascetic on Mount Sagmata in Boeotia
- Holy King Askiot of Georgia
Name days28 January10 February on the Old Calendar
- St Ephraim the Syrian (Venerable Ephraim the Syrian)
- St Isaac the Syrian (Venerable Isaac the Syrian)
- Venerable Palladius the Hermit
- Venerable Theodosius
- Venerable Ephraim the Wonderworker, Abbot of Novy Torg
- Totemsk-Sumorin Icon of the Mother of God
- Sts Archilius and Luarsaab
29 January11 February on the Old Calendar
- St Ignatius the God-bearer (Translation of the relics of St Ignatius)
- Martyrs Romanus
- St Aphraates of Persia
- St Gerasimus
- St Pitirim
- St Laurence, Recluse of the Kiev Caves, Far Caves, and Bishop of Turov
- St Jonah, Bishop of Perm
- Martyr Ashot Curapalati, King of Artanuji
- Martyrs Sarbelus and Bebaia of Edessa
- New Martyr Demetrius
- St Akepsimas the Martyr
30 January12 February on the Old Calendar
- St Basil the Great (Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs)
- St Gregory the Theologian (Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs)
- St John Chrysostom (Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs)
- Peter
- Synaxis of the Ecumenical Teachers and Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom
- Hieromartyr Hippolytus, and those with him
- Venerable Zeno the Faster, of the Kiev Caves
- Venerable Zeno the Hermit of Antioch, disciple of Saint Basil the Great
- Martyr Theophilus the New in Cyprus
- Icon of the Mother of God "Tinos"
- St Demetrius, New Martyr of Sliven
- New Martyr Theodore
31 January13 February on the Old Calendar
- Sts Cyrus and John (Holy Unmercenaries Cyrus and John)
- Martyr Tryphaine at Cyzicus
- Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, and those with them
- Venerable Niketas of the Kiev Caves, Far Caves, Bishop of Novgorod
- Martyrs Victorinus, Victor, Nikephoros, Claudius, Diodorus, Serapion, and Papias, of Egypt
- St Arsenius of Paros
- St Julius of Aegina
The day's other commemorations follow the Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church in America.