February 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 18 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For February 5th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the saints listed on January 23.

Feasts

• Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple.^[1]

Saints

• Martyr Agatha of Catania in Sicily (251)^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][note 2][note 3][note 4]}
• Martyr Theodula of Anazarbus in Cilicia, and with her Martyrs Helladius, Macarius, Boethos, and Evagrius (304)^[2][10][11]
• Venerable Theodosius of Skopelos in Cilicia (c. 421)^{[2][3][11][12]}
• Saint Polyeuctus of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople (970)^{[2][3][11][13]}
• Venerable Sabbas the New of Sicily, Abbot (995)^[14]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Agricola, the eleventh Bishop of Tongres in Belgium (420)^[8]
• Saint Avitus of Vienne, Bishop of Vienne, Gaul (520)^{[2][8][11][15][note 5][note 6]}
• Saints Genuinus (Ingenuinus), Bishop of Sabiona, and Albinus (7th century)^{[8][note 7][note 8]}
• Saint Bertulf of Renty (O.S.B.) (705)^{[8][16][note 9]}
• Saint Indract of Glastonbury (c. 710)^{[8][17][18][note 10]} (see also: May 8)
• Saint Modestus, Bishop of Carinthia and Apostle of Carantania (c. 722)^{[8][note 11]}
• Saint Vodoaldus (Voel, Vodalus, Vodalis), born in Ireland, he went to France and reposed as a hermit near Soissons (c. 725)^[8]
• Saint Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (c. 1015)^{[8][19][note 12]}
• Saint Agatha Hildegard of Carinthia, wife of the Count of Carinthia in Austria (1024)^{[8][note 13]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Theodosius of Chernigov, Archbishop of Chernigov (1696)^{[2][11][20][21][note 14]}
• New Martyr Anthony of Athens, at Constantinople (1774)^{[2][3][11][22]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Martyrs Matushka Agatha (Agafia) (1938), and with her Schemamonk Eugene (1939) and Righteous Paramon (1941), of Belorussia.^[2][11]
• Virgin-martyr Alexandra, and martyr Michael (1942)^[11]

Other commemorations

• Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Eletsk-Chernigov" (1060)^{[2][11][23][24]}
• Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Sicilian-Divnogorsky" ("the Rescuer of the Drowning") (1092)^{[2][11][25][26]}
• Synaxis of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Seeking of the Lost" (17th century)^{[2][11][27][28]}
• Repose of Metropolitan Michael (Jovanovich) of Serbia (1897)^[2]
• Repose of Valeriu Gafencu of Bessarabia, Romania (1952)^[2]
• Repose of Abbess Agnia of Nizhni-Novgorod (1954)^[2]

Icon gallery

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  Martyr Agatha of Catania in Sicily.
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  St Modestus, Bishop of Carinthia and Apostle of Carantania.
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  St Adelaide of Vilich.
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  St Theodosius of Chernigov.
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  Metropolitan Michael (Jovanovich) of Serbia.

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. Born in Catania in Sicily, where she was martyred. She was handed over to a prostitute and her breasts were cut off. The Apostle Peter healed her of this mutilation while she was in prison, where she subsequently reposed. The miracles by which she has preserved Catania from successive eruptions of Mt Etna are well accredited.^[8]
3. "At Catania, in Sicily, in the time of the emperor Decius and the judge Quinctian, the birthday of St. Agatha, virgin and martyr. After being buffeted, imprisoned, tortured, racked, dragged over pieces of earthenware and burning coals, and having her breasts cut off, she consummated her sacrifice in prison while engaged in prayer."^[9]
4. Name days celebrated today include:
   • Agatha (Ἀγάθη).
5. Born in Auvergne in France, he was the brother of St Apollinaris, Bishop of Valence. Their father St Isychius, a Roman senator, had also been Bishop of Vienne. Avitus succeeded him. As a bishop he commanded the respect of his flock, both of the pagan Franks and the Arian Burgundians. He converted the Burgundian King, Sigismund. St Avitus was also a fine writer.
6. "At Vienne, blessed Avitus, bishop and confessor, whose faith, labors and admirable learning protected France against the ravages of the Arian heresy."^[9]
7. A Bishop of Sabion near Brixen in the Tyrol in Austria. He is commemorated with St Albinus, Bishop of Brixen in the 11th century.
8. "At Brixen, the holy bishops Genuinus and Albinus, whose lives were illustrious for miracles."^[9]
9. Born in Pannonia, he moved to Flanders in Belgium where he became Orthodox and a priest and founded a monastery.
10. Born in Ireland, on his return from a pilgrimage to Rome he was murdered by heathen with his sister St Dominica (Drusa) and others near Glastonbury in England. Their relics were enshrined there.
11. A monk in Salzburg, he became Bishop of Carinthia in Austria and was largely responsible for its enlightenment.
12. Abbess of Willich near Bonn in Germany and of Our Lady of the Capitol in Cologne. Both convents were founded by her father.
13. She was a model of devotion and patience under the brutal ill-treatment of her jealous husband whom she later converted.
14. See: (in Russian) Феодосий Черниговский. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia)

References

1. Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
2. February 5 / 18. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
3. (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).
4. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ἀγάθη ἡ Μάρτυς. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
5. Martyr Agatha of Palermo in Sicily. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
6. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article X.—Festival of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr. [Third Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. II. Dublin, 1875. p. 359.
7. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. AGATHA, V.M. (A.D. 251.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 136-138.
8. February 5. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
9. 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. 38–39.
10. Martyr Theodula of Anazarbus in Cilicia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
11. February 18 / 5. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
12. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεοδόσιος ὁ ἐξ Ἀντιοχείας. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
13. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Πολύευκτος Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
14. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Σάββας ἐκ Σικελίας. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΜεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
15. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Avitus, B. of Vienne, C. (About 524.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 138-139.
16. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Bertulf, Ab. (Beginning of the 8th Cent)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 139.
17. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article II.—St. Indract, with his Sister St. Dominica, and his Companions, who were Martyrs. [During the Seventh or Eighth Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. II. Dublin, 1875. pp. 349-354.
18. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. Indract and Companions, Mm. (Beginning of 8th Cent)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 140.
19. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Adelheid, V. Abss. of Villich. (About A.D. 1015.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 140-141.
20. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεοδόσιος ἐκ Ρωσίας. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
21. Repose of St Theodosius of Chernigov. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
22. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀντώνιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
23. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Ἐλεούσης ἐν Τσέρνιγκωφ τῆς Ρωσίας. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
24. Icon of the Mother of God “Elets-Chernigov”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
25. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Σικελιωτίσσης ἐν Ντιβνογκὸρκ τῆς Ρωσίας. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
26. Icon of the Mother of God “the Rescuer of the Drowning”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
27. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς ἀναζητήσεως τῶν ἀπολωλότων, ἐν Ρωσίᾳ. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
28. Icon of the Mother of God “the Seeker of the Lost”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Sources

• February 5 / 18. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
• February 18 / 5. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• February 5. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas. St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 13.
• The Fifth Day of the Month of February. Orthodoxy in China.
• February 5. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• 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. 38–39.
• 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. pp. 54-55.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 5 Φεβρουαρίου. Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 18 февраля (5 февраля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).