life of saints

Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro; St. Mariamne; Emperor Marcian & Empress Pulcheria

Orthodox Calendar February 17 Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit (Tyro) The martyr was a soldier in the city of Alasium of the Pontine district (northeast province of Asia Minor, stretching along the coast of the Euxine, i.e. the Black Sea), under the command of a certain Brincus. They commanded him to offer sacrifice to idols.…

Feb 17, 2026basilica.ro

Martyrs Pamphilius the Presbyter and Valens the Deacon at Caesarea, in Palestine; Saint Flavian the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople

Orthodox Calendar February 16 Martyr Pamphilius A native of the city of Beirut, he was educated at Alexandria, after which he was made a priest at Caesarea. He devoted much labor to collating manuscripts and correcting copyist errors in the texts of the New Testament. The corrected texts of Saint Pamphilius were copied and distributed…

Feb 16, 2026basilica.ro

Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy; Martyr Major; Sunday of the Last Judgement (of Meatfare)

Orthodox Calendar February 15 Saint Onesimus, Apostle of the Seventy In his youth he was a servant of Philemon, a Christian of distinguished lineage, living in the city of Colossae, Phrygia. Guilty of an offense against his master and fearing punishment, Saint Onesimus fled to Rome, but as a runaway slave he wound up in…

Feb 15, 2026basilica.ro

Sts Auxentius, Maron and Abraham (Memorial Saturday)

Orthodox Calendar February 14 Saint Auxentius By origin a Syrian, he served at the court of the emperor Theodosius the Younger (418-450). He was known as a virtuous, learned and wise man, and he was, moreover, a friend of many of the pious men of his era. Distressed by worldly vanity, Saint Auxentius was ordained…

Feb 14, 2026basilica.ro

St. Bucolus the Bishop of Smyrna; St. Photius the Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Barsanuphius the Great and John of Gaza (Fast free)

Orthodox Calendar, February 6 Saint Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna He was a disciple of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian and became the first Bishop of Smyrna (Asia Minor). By the grace of God, Saint Bucolus converted many of the pagans to Christ and baptized them. As a wise and experienced guide, he…

Feb 6, 2026basilica.ro

Forefeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple; Martyr Tryphon; Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas; 33rd Sunday after Pentecost; Beginning of the Triodion

Orthodox Calendar, February 1 Forefeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple The Typikon should be consulted if the Forefeast falls on the Sunday of the Pharisee, the Publican, or Meatfare. Because of the Forefeast of the Meeting of the Lord, the service to Saint Tryphon (February 1) may be moved to Compline…

Feb 1, 2026basilica.ro

†) Synaxis of the Ecumenical Teachers and Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Hieromartyr Hippolytus the Pope of Rome

Orthodox Calendar, January 30 Synaxis of the Ecumenical Teachers and Hierarchs Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom: During the eleventh century, disputes raged in Constantinople about which of the three hierarchs was the greatest. Some preferred Saint Basil (January 1), others honored Saint Gregory the Theologian (January…

Jan 30, 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. 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…

Jan 19, 2026basilica.ro

†) 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,…

Jan 17, 2026basilica.ro