January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

January 24 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - January 26

All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 7 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For January 25th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 12.

Saints

 * Venerable Castinus of Byzantium, Bishop of Byzantium (240)
 * Martyr Medula and her entourage.
 * Venerable Apollo of the Thebaid, ascetic and wonderworker, reposed in peace (ca. 361-363)
 * Saint Bretanion (Vetranion), Bishop of Tomis in Moesia, Confessor (ca. 380)
 * Venerable Publius of Syria, ascetic of Euphratensis in Syria (380)
 * Venerable Theodotos, Igumen of the "Monastery of St. Publius".
 * Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (390)
 * Venerable Mares the Singer, of Omeros near Cyrrhus (430)
 * Venerable Demetrius the Skevophylax ("Keeper of the Sacred Vessels") of Constantinople (8th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Martyrs Felicitas of Rome and seven sons (ca. 164):  (see also: November 23 in the West)
 * Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, and Martial.


 * Saint Artemas, a child martyr in Pozzuoli (Puteoli) in Italy.
 * Saint Dwynwen of Llanddwyn Island, Patroness of Love and Marriage (c. 460)
 * Saint Eochod of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts of Galloway (597)
 * Saint Maurus (584) and Saint Placidus (6th century), early disciples of St Benedict.
 * Saint Sigeberht of East Anglia (Sigebert), the first Christian King of East Anglia in England (634)
 * Saint Racho of Autun (Ragnobert), Bishop of Autun in France (ca. 660)
 * Hieromartyr Praejectus (Priest, Prest, Preils, Prix), Bishop of Clermont (676)
 * Saint Amarinus, Abbot of a monastery in the Vosges in France, and companion in martyrdom of St Praejectus (St Priest) (676)
 * Saint Thorgyth (Tortgith), nun at the convent of Barking in England with St Ethelburgh (ca. 700)
 * Saint Poppo of Stavelot, Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium, renowned for miracles (1048)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saint Moses of Novgorod, Archbishop of Novgorod (1362)  (see also: April 19 - Translation)
 * Saint Gregory of Golutvin (15th century)
 * Saint Basian, Archbishop of Rostov (1516) (see also: March 23)
 * New Martyr Auxentius of Constantinople (1720)
 * Saint Anatole I (Zertsalov) of Optina Monastery, Elder of Optina (1894)
 * Saint Gabriel, Bishop of Imereti (Georgia) (1896)

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky), Metropolitan of Kiev, Protomartyr of the Communist yoke in Russia (1918)
 * Venerable New Martyr St. Elizabeth Romanova (Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)) (1918)
 * Venerable New Martyr Abbess Margaret (Gunaronulo) of Menzelino (1918)
 * New Hieromartyr Peter (Zverev), Archbishop of Voronezh (1929)
 * New Hieromartyr Basil (Zelentsov), Bishop of Priluki (1930)
 * New Martyr Athanasia (Lepeshkin), Abbess of the Smolensk Hodigitria Convent, near Moscow (1931)
 * New Hieromartyr Stephen Grachev, Priest (1938)
 * New Martyr Boris Zavarin (1938)

Other commemorations

 * Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Assuage My Sorrow" (1640)
 * Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy."
 * Repose of Archpriest Sergius Orlov of Akulovo (1975)
 * Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia (1992, 2013) ( celebrated on the Sunday nearest to January 25 )