February 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

February 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – February 8

All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 20 by

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
  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
  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
  Pimen (2017)^[3]

• 
  Venerable Luke the Younger (Luke of Mt. Steiris, Luke Thaumaturgus, Luke of Hellas)
• 
  Church of St. Chrysolius, in Komen, Belgium.
• 
  Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo on Mt. Gargano.
• 
  Altarpiece and shrine of Saint

  Richard the Pilgrim

  , in San Frediano, at Lucca.
• 
  Archimandrite Barlaam (Ryashentsev), among the clergy of the Moscow Theological Academy (sitting, front left)

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