# January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

January 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - January 3
All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 15 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For January 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the saints listed on December 20.

## Feasts

* Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

## Saints

* Saint Theodota, mother of the holy Unmercenaries Saints Cosmas and Damian (3rd century)
* Martyr Sergius, by the sword, at Caesarea in Cappadocia (301)
* Martyr Theopistus (Theopistos), by stoning.
* Hieromartyr Theogenes, Bishop of Parium on the Hellespont (c. 320)
* Saint Sylvester, Pope of Rome (335) (see also December 31 - Latin Calendar)
* Martyr Basil of Ancyra, under Julian the Apostate (362) (see also January 1 - Slavonic)
* Hieromartyr Isidore, Bishop of Syrian Antioch, by the Arians (4th century)
* Saint Theopemtus, Monk.
* Saint Mark the deaf-mute.
* Saint Amun of Tabennisi, monk (4th century) (see also October 4 - Greek)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Artaxus, Acutus, Eugenda, Maximianus, Timothy, Tobias and Vitus, in Syrmium in Pannonia (3rd–4th century)
* Martyrs of Rome, many martyrs who suffered in Rome under Diocletian for refusing to give up the Holy Scriptures (c. 303)
* Thousand Martyrs of Lichfield ('field of bodies') in England:
   * Hieromartyr Amphibalos and 999 others at Lichfield, under Diocletian (c. 303)
* Saint Martinianus of Milan (Maternian), Bishop of Milan in Italy, took part in the Third Oecumenical Council at Ephesus and wrote against Nestorianism (c. 435)
* Saint Aspasius of Auch, Bishop of Auch in France, took part in the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Councils of Orleans in 533, 541 and 549, besides holding a council in Auch in 551 (c. 560)
* Saint Schottin (Schotin, Scarthin), hermit of Kilkenny, Ireland (6th century) (see also January 6)
* Saint Seiriol the Righteous, Abbott of Penmon Priory, brother of King Cynlas of Rhos and King Einion of Llŷn (6th century) (see also February 1 - Latin Calendar)
* Saint Munchin the Wise (Mainchín of Limerick), probably the first Bishop of Limerick and also its patron-saint (late 6th century)
* Saint Blidulf (Bladulf), a monk at Bobbio Abbey in Italy who bravely denounced the heresy of the Lombard King Ariovald, an Arian (c. 630)
* Saint Vincentian (Viance, Viants), a disciple of St Menelaus, he became a hermit near Tulle in Auvergne in France (c. 730)
* Saint Adalard of Corbie (827)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Cosmas I of Constantinople the Wonderworker, Patriarch of Constantinople (1081)
* Saint Sylvester of the Kiev Caves (12th century)
* Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo (1604)
* New Martyr George (Zorzes, Zorsisus) the Georgian, at Mytilene (1770)
* Repose (1833) and Second Finding (1991) of the Relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker of Sarov

### New martyrs and confessors

* New Martyr Basil Petrov (1942)

## Other commemorations

* Repose of Hieroschemamonk Gabriel of Optina and Whitehoof Convent (1871)
* Repose of Abbess Thaisia of Leushino Monastery (1915)
* Martyred Elder Ioasaph of St. Tikhon of Kaluga Monastery (1919)
* Repose of Elder Iakovos of Epirus (1961)

## Icon gallery

* Saint Sylvester, Pope of Rome, and the Emperor Constantine the Great.
* Adoration of the Cross by Pope St. Sylvester I, Empress Helena and Emperor Constantine.
* Martyr Basil of Ancyra (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
* Relics of Saint Martinianus of Milan, in the Cathedral of Milan.
* Mosaic of Saint Seiriol the Righteous, Abbott of Penmon Priory.
* Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo.
* Saint Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker.