February 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

February 22 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 24

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 8 (March 7 on leap years) by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]

For February 23rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 10.

Saints

Pre-Schism Western saints

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

New martyrs and confessors

  • New Hieromartyr Paul Kushnikov, Priest (1918)[40][41]
  • New Hieromartyr Michael Edlinsky, Archpriest, of Kiev (1937)[1][note 17] (see also: November 17)
  • New Hieromartyr Alexis Nikolsky, Priest (1938)[11][13]
  • New Hieromartyr Nicholas Dimitrov, Priest (1938)[11][13]
  • New Hieromartyr Michael Razhkin, Priest (1938)[13]
  • Martyr Sergius Borodavkin (1938)[11][13]
  • New Hieromartyr Sergius (Bukashkin), Hieromonk, of Novo-Alexandrovka, Moscow (1938)[1]
  • New Hieromartyr Antipas (Kyrillov), hieromonk, of Tatarintsevo, Moscow (1938)[1]
  • New Hieromartyr Philaret (Pryakhin), Abbot, of Trubino, Tver (1942)[1]

Other commemorations

Notes

  1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
    The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
  2. Name days celebrated today include:
    • Polycarp (Πολύκαρπος).
  3. "At Sirmium, St. Sirenus, monk and martyr. By order of the emperor Maximian, he was arrested and beheaded, for confessing that he was a Christian. In the same place, the birthday of seventy-two holy martyrs, who ended the combat of martyrdom in that city, and took possession of the everlasting kingdom."[6]
  4. Gregory the Theologian eulogized Saint Gorgonia as "The Diamond of Her Sex".
  5. Name days celebrated today include:
    • Polychronius (Πολυχρόνιος)
    • Polychronia (Πολυχρονία).
  6. Of Calabrian parentage, he was born in Sicily, where his mother had been taken as a slave by the Saracens. He managed to escape to Calabria while still a child and there became a monk. Theristos, meaning harvester, refers to a miraculous harvest reaped by the saint.[25]
    In December 1994, the Regional Council of Calabria unanimously declared the Byzantine area located between the rivers Stilaro and Aces sacred, in order to allow for the re-establishment of Orthodox monasticism. Thus the Monastery of San Giovanni Theristis was founded. On 24 February 1995, the City of Bivongi officially handed over the Monastery to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Italy, thus contributing to the restoration of the ancient ties made between monasticism on Athos and Italo-Greek monasticism. From 1994 until mid-2008 Greek-Orthodox monks from Mount Athos, Greece were living in the monastery praying, studying and working. In July 2008, the city council took the monastery from the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Currently the monks residing there are of the Patriarchate of Romania.[26]
  7. The Roman Martyrology (1916 English edition) has the following entry under June 24: "At Stilo, in Calabria, St. John, surnamed Therestus, distinguished for his fidelity to the monastic rule, and for his sanctity."[27]
  8. "In the city of Astorga, St. Martha, virgin and martyr, under the emperor Decius, and the proconsul Paternus."[6] Her relics are enshrined at Ribas de Sil and Ters.
  9. "At Rome, St. Polycarp, priest, who with blessed Sebastian converted many to the faith of Christ, and by his exhortations led them to the glory of martyrdom."[6]
  10. "At Todi, St. Romana, virgin, who was baptized by pope St. Sylvester. She led a heavenly life in caves and dens, and wrought glorious miracles."[6]
  11. He was bishop for over forty years during which time he was occupied in fighting Arianism and other heresies.
  12. His relics were enshrined at Bury St Edmunds in England.
  13. Saints Cuthbert and Egbert were among his monks. Both admired him greatly, as did St Bede. His favourite reading was the Gospel of St John.
  14. The elder sister of St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet in England, and the second Abbess of Wenlock. Archbishop Theodore consecrated her as a nun. She had the gift of miracles and healing of the blind and lepers, as well as power over birds and the natural world.
  15. The son of a wheelwright, he became a priest at Hildesheim in Germany. Two years later he became Archbishop of Mainz. Although a statesman, Willigis was first and foremost a churchman and always remained humble and charitable to others.
  16. See: (in Russian) Поликарп Брянский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
  17. See: (in Ukrainian) Едлінський Михайло. Вікіпедії. (Ukrainian Wikipedia).
  18. This celebration was entered into the Menologion according to the resolution of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on July 16, 2013.[13]

References

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  2. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Πολύκαρπος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Σμύρνης. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  3. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
  4. Hieromartyr Polycarp the Bishop of Smyrna. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  5. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἑβδομήντα Τρεῖς Μάρτυρες. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  6. The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 56-57.
  7. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Κλήμης ὁ Μάρτυρας. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  8. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Θεὴ ἡ Μάρτυς. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  9. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Γοργονία ἀδελφὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θεολόγου. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  10. St Gorgonia, sister of St Gregory the Theologian. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  11. March 8 / February 23. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
  12. Venerable Alexander the founder of the Monastery, of the “Unsleeping Ones”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  13. (in Russian) 23 февраля (ст.ст.) 8 марта 2014 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
  14. Venerable John, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  15. Venerable Antiochus, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  16. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἰωάννης, Ἀντίοχος, Ἀντωνίνος καὶ Μωϋσῆς. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  17. Venerable Moses, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  18. Venerable Zebinas, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  19. Venerable Polychronius, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  20. Venerable Moses, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  21. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ζεβινᾶς, Πολυχρόνιος, Δαμιανὸς καὶ Μωϋσῆς. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  22. Venerable Damian, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  23. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. ZEBINAS, POLYCHRONIUS, MOSES, AND DAMIAN, HH. (5TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 376-377.
  24. Ο ΟΣΙΟΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ ο θεριστής (+ 11ος αι.). Εορτάζοντες την 23ην του μηνός Φεβρουαρίου. ΗΜΕΡΟΛΟΓΙΑΚΟ ΕΟΡΤΟΛΟΓΙΟ.
  25. February 24. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  26. (in Italian) Monastero San Giovanni Theristis. Ortodossia Cristiana. Retrieved: 13 November 2014.
  27. The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 183-184.
  28. February 23. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  29. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. MARTHA, V. M. (A.D. 251.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 360-361.
  30. "Sf. Cuv. Romana, fecioara, nevoitoare la Todi, în Umbria (†324). Sfânta Romana era fiica lui Calfurnio, prefectul Romei. Voind să devină creștină, Sfânta a fugit de acasă pe când avea zece ani, pentru a primi botezul de la Sfântul Silvestru, pe muntele Sorrente. După botez, Sfânta Romana a rămas să trăiască ca și pustnică într-o peșteră, unde de multe ori a primit vizita Sfântului Silvestru care o învăța și o întărea în cele duhovnicești. Apoi Sfânta a plecat spre orașul Todi, în apropierea căruia s-a așezat într-o altă peșteră. În acea peșteră s-a și săvârșit, în rugăciune fiind, în anul 324. Credincioșii din împrejurimi, care deseori o vizitau pentru a lua povățuire și mângâiere, au îngropat-o în peștera în care trăise și se rugase, și au înălțat acolo un altar unde se săvârșea Dumnezeiasca Liturghie. În anul 1301, trupul Sfintei Romana a fost mutat la San Fortunato." // Episcopia Ortodoxă Română a Italiei
  31. "Romina , Santa Virgen, 23 de febrero" // Catholic.net (España)
  32. Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. p. 81-82.
  33. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article X.—St. Boisil, Abbot of Melrose, Scotland. [Seventh Century]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. II. Dublin, 1875. pp. 686-688.
  34. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. MILBURGH, V. ABSS. (7TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 382-386.
  35. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Δαμιανὸς ὁ Ἐσφιγμενίτης. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  36. Venerable Damian of Esphigmenou of Mt Athos. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  37. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Μωϋσῆς ἐκ Ρωσίας. 23 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  38. Monkmartyr Damian of Philotheou. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  39. Venerable Polycarp of Briansk. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  40. RUSSIAN SYNOD ADDS FOUR NAMES TO SYNAXIS OF NEW MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS. Orthodox Christianity. Moscow, April 5, 2019.
  41. (in Russian) ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 4 апреля 2019 года. Русская Православная Церковь, Официальный сайт Московского Патриархата (Патриархия.ru). 4 апреля 2019 г. 15:00.

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