Orthodox Calendar
January 2026
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1

  • Circumcision of Our Lord; St Basil the Great
  • St Gregory, Bishop of Nazianzus (374), father of St Gregory the Theologian
  • St Emilia (375), mother of Sts Macrina, Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, Peter of Sebaste, and Theosevia

2

  • Forefeast of Theophany
  • Repose of St Seraphim of Sarov
  • St Sylvester, Pope of Rome (335)
  • Venerable Juliana of Lazarevskoye (1604)
  • Holy New Martyr George the Georgian (1770)

3

  • Saturday before Theophany
  • Forefeast of Theophany
  • Prophet Malachi
  • Holy Martyr Gordius of Caesarea (4th c.)
  • Our Holy Mother Genevieve of Paris (ca. 502)

4

  • 30th Sunday after Pentecost
  • Sunday before Theophany
  • Forefeast of Theophany
  • Synaxis of Seventy Apostles
  • The Ethiopian Eunuch of Queen Candace
  • Venerable Apollinaria (5th c.)

5

Fast—Strict Fast

  • Eve of Theophany
  • Holy Martyrs Theopemptus and Theonas (ca. 290)
  • Our Venerable Mother Syncletike (4th c.)

6

  • Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

7

Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Synaxis of St John the Baptist
  • New Martyr Athanasius of Attalia (1700)
  • Our Venerable Father Cedd, Bishop of Essex and Abbot of Lastingham (664)

8

  • Ven. George the Chozebite
  • Our Venerable Mother Domnica (Domnina) (ca. 474)
  • Saint Atticus, Patriarch of Constantinople (425)
  • Saint Severinus (482)

9

Fast

  • Martyr Polyeuctus of Melitene in Armenia
  • Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow
  • Saint Peter II, Bishop of Sebaste (4th c.)
  • Venerable Eustratius the Wonderworker (9th c.)
  • Saint Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow (1569)

10

  • Saturday after Theophany
  • St Gregory of Nyssa
  • St Theophan the Recluse
  • Our Holy Father Theophan the Recluse (1894)

11

  • 31st Sunday after Pentecost
  • Sunday after Theophany
  • Ven. Theodosius the Great
  • The Venerable Vitalis (5th c.)
  • Venerable Michael of Klops, Fool for Christ (1456)

12

  • St Sava, Archbishop of Serbia
  • Holy Martyr Tatiana (ca. 230)
  • Venerable Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth (689-690)

13

  • Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus
  • Our Holy Father Maximos Kavsokalybites (the Hut-burner) (1365)
  • Our Holy Father Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers (369)

14

Fast

  • Leavetaking of Theophany
  • St Nino of Georgia
  • Our Holy Father Sava (Sabbas), Enlightener and first Archbishop of Serbia (1236)
  • The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu (4th – 5th c.)

15

  • Ven. Paul of Thebes and John Calabytes
  • Saint Ita of Kileedy, Ireland (570)

16

Fast

  • Veneration of Chains of Apostle Peter

17

  • Ven. Godbearing Anthony the Great
  • Pious Emperor Theodosius the Great (395)
  • Our Holy Father Makarios (Kalogeras) of Patmos (1737)

18

  • 32nd Sunday after Pentecost
  • Ss Athanasius the Great and Cyril of Alexandria

19

  • Ven. Macarius the Great
  • Our Holy Father Mark Eugenikos, Metropolitan of Ephesus and Confessor of the Orthodox Faith (1443)

20

  • Ven. Euthymius the Great
  • Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma (Nirra) (1st – 2nd c.)
  • Saint Peter the Tax Collector (6th c.)

21

Fast

  • Ven. Maximus the Confessor
  • Holy Martyr Agnes of Rome (ca. 304)
  • Our Holy Father Maximos the Greek (1556)

22

  • Apostle Timothy of the Seventy
  • Holy Martyr Anastasius of Persia (628)

23

Fast

  • Hieromartyr Clement and Martyr Agathangel

24

  • Ven. Xenia of Rome
  • Bl. Xenia of St Petersburg
  • Our Holy Mother Xenia of Petersburg, fool for Christ (ca. 1800)
  • Our Holy Father Macedonian (ca. 430)

25

  • Sunday of Zacchaeus
  • St Gregory the Theologian

26

  • Ven. Xenophon and Mary
  • St Ammonas of Egypt, disciple of St Anthony the Great (350)
  • Our Holy Mother Paula of Rome (404)

27

  • Transl. Relics of St John Chrysostom

28

Fast

  • Ven. Ephrem the Syrian
  • Our Holy Father Isaac the Syrian, bishop of Nineveh (7th c.)

29

  • Trans. Rel. Ignatius the Godbearer
  • St Andrei Rublev, iconographer (1430)
  • Our Holy Father Aphrahat the Persian (4th c.)
  • Repose of Blessed Father Dimitrios Gagastathis (1975)

30

Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed

  • Synaxis 3 Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom
  • Saint Peter, King of Bulgaria (970)

31

  • Unmercenaries Cyrus and John
  • Venerable Nicetas, hermit of the Kiev Caves and Bishop of Novgorod (1108)
  • Marcella of Rome (410)