January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Jan. 4 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan. 6-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 18 by Old Calendarists.-Saints:*Prophet Micah *Martyr Theopemptus, bishop of Nicomedia and Theonas...

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January 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Jan. 6 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan. 8-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 20 by Old Calendarists.-Saints:*Synaxis of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John*Martyr Athanasius of Attalia...


Fixed commemorations

All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 19 by Old Calendarists
Old Style and New Style dates
Old Style and New Style are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January even though documents written at the time use a different start of year ; or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian...


Feasts

  • The Holy Theophany
    Epiphany (Christian)
    Epiphany, or Theophany, meaning "vision of God",...

     of Jesus
    Jesus
    Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

    , or His Baptism
    Baptism of Jesus
    The baptism of Jesus marks the beginning of Jesus Christ's public ministry. This event is recorded in the Canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. In John 1:29-33 rather than a direct narrative, the Baptist bears witness to the episode...

  • Traditionally, the beginning of house blessing season

Saints

  • Hieromartyr
    Hieromartyr
    In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, a hieromartyr is a martyr who was also one of the clergy . In like manner a priest-monk is often called a hieromonk....

     Romanus, beheaded by the Turks
    Ottoman Empire
    The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

     (1695)
  • Saint
    Saint
    A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...

     Theophan the Recluse
    Theophan the Recluse
    St. Theophan the Recluse, also known as "Theophan Zatvornik" or "Theophanes the Recluse" , is a well-known saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born George Vasilievich Govorov, in the village of Chernavsk. His father was a Russian Orthodox priest. He was educated in the seminaries at...

     (1894)
  • Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

    n new martyrs Andrew, priest
    Priest
    A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...

    , and with him Lydia, Domnica, and Maria (1919)

Other commemorations

  • Repose of Schemamonk
    Monk
    A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...

     Nicholas of Valaam
    Valaam
    Valaam, also known historically by the Finnish name Valamo, is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km². The largest island is also called Valaam. It is best known as...

     (1824)
  • Repose of Schemamonk Sergius Yanovsky, disciple of Saint Herman of Alaska
    Herman of Alaska
    Saint Herman of Alaska was one of the first Eastern Orthodox missionaries to the New World, and is considered by Orthodox Christians to be the patron saint of the Americas.-Biography:Saint Herman was born in the town of Serpukhov in the Moscow Diocese around 1756...

     (1876)
  • Repose of Elder Laurence of Chernigov Convent (1950)
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