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† Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom the Archbishop of Constantinople; St Marciana the Empress

Orthodox Calendar January 27 † Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom the Archbishop of Constantinople Saint John Chrysostom, this great ecumenical teacher and hierarch, died in the city of Comana in the year 407 on his way to a place of exile. He had been condemned by the intrigues of the empress Eudoxia…

Jan 27, 2026basilica.ro

St. Joseph the Merciful, Metropolitan of Moldavia; Sts. Xenophon, Maria, Arcadius and John of Constantinople

Orthodox Calendar January 25 32nd Sunday after Pentecost (of Zacchaeus) Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he…

Jan 26, 2026basilica.ro

†) St. Gregory the Theologian the Archbishop of Constantinople; † St. Bretanion, bishop of Tomis

Orthodox Calendar January 25 Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople He was a great Father and teacher of the Church, was born into a Christian family of eminent lineage in the year 329, at Arianzos (not far from the city of Cappadocian Nazianzos). His father, also named Gregory (January 1), was Bishop of Nazianzus.…

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St. Xenia of Rome; Blessed Xenia of Petersburg (Te Deum service)

Orthodox Calendar January 24 Saint Xenia of Rome In the world Eusebia, was the only daughter of an eminent Roman senator. From her youth she loved God, and wished to avoid the marriage arranged for her. She secretly left her parental home with two servants devoted to her, and set sail upon a ship. Through…

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Hieromartyr Clement the Bishop of Ancyra; Martyr Agathangelus; Holy Fathers of the 6th Ecumenical Council

Orthodox Calendar January 23 Hieromartyr Clement the Bishop of Ancyra and Martyr Agathangelus The Hieromartyr Clement was born in the Galatian city of Ancyra in the year 258, of a pagan father and a Christian mother. He lost his father when he was an infant, and his mother when he was twelve. She predicted a…

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Apostle Timothy of the Seventy; Monkmartyr Anastasius the Persian

Orthodox Calendar, January 22 Holy Apostle Timothy He was from the Lycaonian city of Lystra in Asia Minor. Saint Timothy was converted to Christ in the year 52 by the holy Apostle Paul (June 29). When the Apostles Paul and Barnabas first visited the cities of Lycaonia, Saint Paul healed one crippled from birth. Many…

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St Maximus the Confessor; Martyr Neophytus of Nicea; Virginmartyr Agnes of Rome

Orthodox Calendar, January 21 Saint Maximus the Confessor He was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family. He received an excellent education, studying philosophy, grammar, and rhetoric. He was well-read in the authors of antiquity and he also mastered philosophy and theology. When Saint Maximus entered into government service, he…

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†) St. Euthymius the Great; Martyr Eusebius at Nicomedia; Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma

Orthodox Calendar January 20 Saint Euthymius the Great He came from the city of Melitene in Armenia, near the River Euphrates. His parents, Paul and Dionysia, were pious Christians of noble birth. After many years of marriage they remained childless, and in their sorrow they entreated God to give them offspring. Finally, they had a…

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St. Macarius the Great of Egypt; St. Macarius of Alexandria; St. Mark the Archbishop of Ephesus; Virginmartyr Euphrasia of Nicomedia

Orthodox Calendar January 19 Saint Macarius the Great of Egypt He was born in the early fourth century in the village of Ptinapor in Egypt. At the wish of his parents he entered into marriage, but was soon widowed. After he buried his wife, Macarius told himself, “Take heed, Macarius, and have care for your…

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† St. Athanasius the Great and St. Cyril, archbishops of Alexandria; 29th Sunday after Pentecost

Orthodox Calendar January 18 Saints Athanasius and Cyril were Archbishops of Alexandria. These wise teachers of truth and defenders of Christ’s Church share a joint Feast in recognition of their dogmatic writings which affirm the truth of the Orthodox Faith, correctly interpret the Holy Scripture, and censure the delusions of the heretics. St Athanasius the…

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†) St. Anthony the Great; St. Anthony the New, of Berrhia in Macedonia

Orthodox Calendar January 17 Saint Anthony the Great He is known as the Father of monasticism, and the long ascetical sermon in The Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius (Sections 16-34), could be called the first monastic Rule. He was born in Egypt in the village of Coma, near the desert of the Thebaid,…

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