February 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
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February 19 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective February 19 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.[b]
| February 18 | February 19 | February 20 |
| February 19 O.S. ≍ March 4 (or March 3[a]) N.S. February 19 N.S ≍ February 6 O.S. | ||
Saints
- Apostles Archippus and Philemon of the Seventy Apostles, and Martyr Apphia (1st century)[1][2][3][4]
- Martyrs Maximus, Theodotus, Hesychius, and Asclepiodota of Adrianopolis (305-311)[1][3][5][6]
- Venerable Saints Eugene and Macarius, Priests, Confessors at Antioch (363)[1][3][7][8]
- Saint Mesrop the Translator, of Armenia (439)[1][9] (see also: February 17 - Greek)
- Venerable Rabulas of Samosata (c. 530)[1][3][10][11]
- Venerable Conon, Abbot in Palestine (555)[1][3][12][13]
- Saint Dositheus of Gaza, disciple of Saint Abba Dorotheus (7th century)[1][9][14][15]
- Venerable Sophronios, Bishop.[16]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Gabinus, a martyr in Rome who was related to the Emperor Diocletian, but also the brother of Pope Gaius, and father of the martyr St Susanna (c. 295)[17][18][c]
- Saint Quodvultdeus, Bishop of Carthage in North Africa, exiled by the Arian Genseric King of the Vandals after the capture of the city in 439 (450)[17]
- Saint Valerius (Valére), Bishop of Antibes in the south of France (c. 450)[17]
- Saint Odran, ranks as the first Christian martyr in Irish history (c. 452)[17][20][21]
- Saints Publius, Julian, Marcellus and Companions, martyrs in North Africa.[17][19]
- Saint Barbatus of Benevento, took part in the Sixth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople at which Monothelitism was condemned (682)[17][22][d]
- Saint Mansuetus, Archbishop of Milan and Confessor, he wrote a treatise against Monothelitism (c. 690)[17][19][23]
- Saint Beatus of Liébana, a monk at Liebana and was famous for his firm stand against Adoptionism (789)[17][e]
- Saint George of Lodève, a monk at Saint-Foi-de-Conques in Rouergue but later moved to Vabres and became Bishop of Lodève (c. 884)[17]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Yaroslav the Wise, son of the Varangian (Viking) Grand Prince Vladimir the Great (1054)[24] (see also: February 20 - Slavonic; and February 28)
- New Nun-martyr Philothea of Athens (1588)[1][3][25][26][f]
- Saint Silvester of Alexandria, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 1569 to 1590, a period of flourishing (1590)[27][28][g]
- Venerable Theodore, Abbot of Sanaxar Monastery (1791)[1][9][15][31]
- New Hieromartyr Nicetas, Hieromonk, of Epirus and Mt. Athos, at Serres (1809)[1][3][32] (see also: April 4)
- Saint Maria, desert-dweller of Olonets (1860)[33] (see also: February 9)
- Saint Nikanor (Savić) the New, Abbot of Hilandar (1990)[1][h]
New martyrs and confessors
Other commemorations
- Icon of the Mother of God of Cyprus (392)[34][i] (see also: February 16)
Icon gallery
Martyrs Maximus and Theodotus, of Adrianopole.
(Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
Saint Mesrop the Translator of Armenia.
Saint Mansuetus, Bishop of Milan.
Saint Yaroslav the Wise.
New Nun-martyr Philothea of Athens.
Notes
- in a leap year
- Despite the dates being the same, the days to which they refer typically differ by 13 days. The notation Old Style or O.S. is sometimes used to indicate a date in the traditional Julian Calendar (the "Old Calendar"). The notation New Style or N.S. indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (the "New Calendar").
- When Adoptionism was condemned, the saint went to the monastery of Valcavado and wrote his famous Commentary on the Apocalypse.
- Saint Silvester of Alexandria was glorified by the Patriarchate of Alexandria on October 8, 2025. There is a supplicatory canon available in Greek to the saint,[29] as well as a longer service.[30]
- See: (in Serbian) Никанор Савић. Википедију. (Serbian Wikipedia).
- The Cyprus Icon of the Mother of God. In this icon the Mother of God is depicted sitting on a throne with the Divine Infant in Her arms. There is an angel on either side of Her. The prototype of this holy icon manifested itself in the year 392 on the island of Cyprus at the tomb of Righteous Lazarus, the friend of Christ (October 17), and is kept there in a monastery. Renowned copies of the Cyprus Icon are at the Moscow’s Dormition Cathedral, and in the Nikolo-Golutvin church in the village of Stromyn, Moscow diocese (Commemorated on the Sunday of Orthodoxy). Other days commemorating the Cyprus Icon are the Day of the Holy Spirit, April 20, and July 9. Some copies of the Cyprus Icon have additional names such as "Cleansing," "Knife," and "Hawk."