February 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

February 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 19

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 3 (March 2 on leap years) by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For February 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 5.

Saints

 * Martyrs Leo and Parigorius of Patara in Lycia (c. 258)
 * Venerable Agapitus the Confessor and Wonderworker, Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia (c. 308–324)
 * Martyrs Victor, Dorotheus, Theodoulus, and Agrippa, at Synnada in Phrygia Salutaris, who suffered under Licinius (c. 308–324)
 * Martyr Piulius (Publius), by the sword.
 * Saint Flavian the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople (c. 449)   (see also: February 16)
 * Saint Leo the Great, Pope of Rome (461)    (see also: November 10 - West)
 * Saint Blaise of Amorion and Mt. Athos (c. 908)

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Saints Maximus, Claudius, Praepedigna, Alexander and Cutias, martyrs in Rome who suffered under Diocletian (295)  (see also: August 11)
 * Saints Lucius, Silvanus, Rutulus, Classicus, Secundinus, Fructulus and Maximus, martyrs in North Africa.
 * Saint Helladius of Toledo, Archbishop of Toledo and Confessor (632)
 * Saint Colman of Lindisfarne, Bishop of Lindisfarne and Confessor (676)
 * Saint Ethelina (Eudelme), the patroness of Little Sodbury, now in Gloucestershire in England.
 * Saint Angilbert, Abbot of St. Riquier in the north of France where there were some 300 monks (c. 740–814)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Venerable Cosmas, founder of Yakhromsk Monastery (ru), Vladimir (1492)
 * Saint Nicholas V of Georgia, Catholicos of Georgia (1591)

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr Alexander Medvedsky, Priest (1932)
 * New Hiero-confessor Vladimir (Terentiev), Abbot, of Zosima Hermitage (1933)
 * New Hieromartyr Benjamin, Hieromonk (1938)
 * Virgin-martyr Anna (1940)

Other commemorations

 * Commemoration of the New Martyrs who suffered during the "Holy Night" in St. Petersburg (1932)
 * Finding of the relics (1961) of New Martyr Irene of Mytilene (1463)   (see also: May 12 - Greek)
 * Repose of Schema-monk Constantine (Cavarnos), spiritual writer (2011)