# January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

January 24 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - January 26
All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 7 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For January 25th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 12.

## Saints

* Venerable Castinus of Byzantium, Bishop of Byzantium (240)
* Martyr Medula and her entourage.
* Venerable Apollo of the Thebaid, ascetic and wonderworker, reposed in peace (ca. 361-363)
* Saint Bretanion (Vetranion), Bishop of Tomis in Moesia, Confessor (ca. 380)
* Venerable Publius of Syria, ascetic of Euphratensis in Syria (380)
* Venerable Theodotos, Igumen of the "Monastery of St. Publius".
* Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (390)
* Venerable Mares the Singer, of Omeros near Cyrrhus (430)
* Venerable Demetrius the Skevophylax ("Keeper of the Sacred Vessels") of Constantinople (8th century)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Felicitas of Rome and seven sons (ca. 164): (see also: November 23 in the West)
   * Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial.
* Saint Artemas, a child martyr in Pozzuoli (Puteoli) in Italy.
* Saint Dwynwen of Llanddwyn Island, Patroness of Love and Marriage (c. 460)
* Saint Eochod of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts of Galloway (597)
* Saint Maurus (584) and Saint Placidus (6th century), early disciples of St Benedict.
* Saint Sigeberht of East Anglia (Sigebert), the first Christian King of East Anglia in England (634)
* Saint Racho of Autun (Ragnobert), Bishop of Autun in France (ca. 660)
* Hieromartyr Praejectus (Priest, Prest, Preils, Prix), Bishop of Clermont (676)
* Saint Amarinus, Abbot of a monastery in the Vosges in France, and companion in martyrdom of St Praejectus (St Priest) (676)
* Saint Thorgyth (Tortgith), nun at the convent of Barking in England with St Ethelburgh (ca. 700)
* Saint Poppo of Stavelot, Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium, renowned for miracles (1048)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Moses of Novgorod, Archbishop of Novgorod (1362) (see also: April 19 - Translation)
* Saint Gregory of Golutvin (15th century)
* Saint Basian, Archbishop of Rostov (1516) (see also: March 23)
* New Martyr Auxentius of Constantinople (1720)
* Saint Anatole I (Zertsalov) of Optina Monastery, Elder of Optina (1894)
* Saint Gabriel, Bishop of Imereti (Georgia) (1896)

### New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky), Metropolitan of Kiev, Protomartyr of the Communist yoke in Russia (1918)
* Venerable New Martyr St. Elizabeth Romanova (Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)) (1918)
* Venerable New Martyr Abbess Margaret (Gunaronulo) of Menzelino (1918)
* New Hieromartyr Peter (Zverev), Archbishop of Voronezh (1929)
* New Hieromartyr Basil (Zelentsov), Bishop of Priluki (1930)
* New Martyr Athanasia (Lepeshkin), Abbess of the Smolensk Hodigitria Convent, near Moscow (1931)
* New Hieromartyr Stephen Grachev, Priest (1938)
* New Martyr Boris Zavarin (1938)

## Other commemorations

* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Assuage My Sorrow" (1640)
* Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy."
* Repose of Archpriest Sergius Orlov of Akulovo (1975)
* Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia (1992, 2013) ( celebrated on the Sunday nearest to January 25 )

## Icon gallery

* Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople.
* Saint Maurus (584), early disciple of St Benedict.
* St Benedict ordains St. Maurus and rescues St. Placidus.
* Plaque commemorating St. Praejectus (St. Pry), at Saint-Prix, Val-d'Oise.
* New Hieromartyr St. Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky), Metropolitan of Kiev, Protomartyr of the Communist yoke in Russia.
* New Hieromartyr St. Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky), Metropolitan of Kiev, Protomartyr of the Communist yoke in Russia.
* Venerable New Martyr St. Elizabeth Romanova (Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna).