February 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

February 8 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 10

All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 22 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For February 9, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 27.

Feasts

 * Leavetaking of the Presentation of our Lord.

Saints

 * Hieromartyrs Marcellus, Bishop of Sicily, Philagrius, Bishop of Cyprus, and Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina, disciples of Apostle Peter (1st century)
 * Martyrs Ammonius and Alexander of Cyprus, at Solia in Cyprus (c. 248-251)
 * Saint Apollonia of Alexandria, martyr (249)
 * Martyr Nicephorus of Antioch in Syria (c. 257)
 * Venerable Romanus the Wonderworker, of Cilicia, near Antioch (5th century)  (see also: November 27)
 * Venerable Shio Mgvime of Georgia (6th century) (see also: May 9)
 * Hieromartyr Peter, Bishop of Damascus, by the sword (743 or 775)

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Martyr Alexander of Rome and thirty-eight other martyrs with him.
 * Martyrs Ammon, Emilian, Lassa and Companions, a group of forty-four Christians martyred in Membressa in Africa.
 * Martyrs Primus and Donatus, two Deacons in Lavallum in North Africa martyred by Donatists (362)
 * Saint Nebridius, Bishop of Egara near Barcelona in Spain, a city since destroyed (c. 527)
 * Saint Sabinus of Canosa, Bishop of Canosa in Apulia in Italy and Confessor, and a friend of St Benedict (c. 566)
 * Saints Aemilianus and Bracchio, of Tours in Gaul (6th century)
 * Saint Teilo (Theliau, Teilan, Dillo, Dillon), Bishop of Llandaff, Wales (6th century)
 * Saint Einion Frenin (Eingan, Eneon, Anianus), a British prince who left Cumberland for Wales and became a hermit at Llanengan near Bangor (6th century)
 * Saint Ansbert of Rouen, third abbot of Fontenelle Abbey and then Bishop of Rouen (c. 700)
 * Saint Cuaran (Curvinus, Cronan), a bishop in Ireland, called 'the Wise' - on account of his knowledge of the canons - who hid his identity to become a monk at Iona, where he was recognised by St Columba (c. 700)
 * Saint Alto of Altomünster, founder of Altomünster Abbey (c. 760)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Venerable Pancratius, hieromonk of the Kiev Caves Monastery (13th century)
 * Saints Gennadius (c. 1516) and Nicephorus (1557) monks, of Vazhe Lake, Vologda.

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr Basil Ismailov, Archpriest, of Belorussia (1930)
 * New Hieromartyr John Fryazinov, Priest (1938)

Other commemorations

 * Uncovering of the relics (1805) of St. Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk (1731)
 * Uncovering of the relics (1992) of New Hiero-confessor Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia (1925)
 * Repose of Maria, desert-dweller of Olonets (1860)