February 9 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. * 1539 – The first recorded race is hel ...

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February 11 Events Pre-1600 *660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. * 55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman empire, on the eve of his coming ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''February 23'' by

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es on the

Old Calendar Old Calendarists (Greek language, Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Easte ...

. For February 10th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

January 28 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. * 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession o ...

''.

Saints

* ''Hieromartyr

Charalampus Saint Charalampos ( grc, Ἅγιος Χαράλαμπος) (also variously Charalampas, Charalampus, Charalambos, Haralampus, Haralampos, Haralabos or Haralambos) was an early Christian priest in Magnesia on the Maeander, a city in Asia Minor, i ...

, Bishop of Magnesia in

Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

,'' ''and with him martyrs Porphyrius and Baptus and three women'' (202)February 10 / 23
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
10 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). * Martyrs Ennatha, Valentina, and Paula, Virgin-Martyrs of

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

(308) * ''Saint Zeno the Righteous, the

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of Emperor

Valens Valens ( grc-gre, Ουάλης, Ouálēs; 328 – 9 August 378) was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Following a largely unremarkable military career, he was named co-emperor by his elder brother Valentinian I, who gave him the eastern half of ...

, hermit at Antioch'' (4th century) * Saint Anastasius II, Patriarch of Jerusalem (706)February 23 / 10
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Saint

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

(''Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden''), wife of

Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav the Wise or Yaroslav I Vladimirovich; russian: Ярослав Мудрый, ; uk, Ярослав Мудрий; non, Jarizleifr Valdamarsson; la, Iaroslaus Sapiens () was the Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death. He was als ...

, of Novgorod and

Kiev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

(1050) (''see also:

October 17 Events Pre-1600 * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China. *1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. *1346 – The English capture King Davi ...

'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Zoticus, Irenaeus, Hyacinth, Amantius and Companions, at Rome (120)February 10
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Ten Soldier-Martyrs of Rome, buried on the

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(c. 250 ?) * Saint Soteris, virgin-martyr in Rome under Diocletian (304) * Saint Silvanus,

Bishop of Terracina The Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno ( la, Dioecesis Latinensis-Terracinensis-Setina-Privernensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Lazio, Italy. It was established under this name in 1986 ...

in Italy, Confessor (c. 443) * ''Saint

Scholastica Scholastica (c. 480 – 10 February 543) is a saint of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion. She was born in Italy. According to a ninth century tradition, she was the twin sister of Benedict of Nursia. ...

of Italy, sister of St. Benedict of Nursia'' (543)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. 14. * Saint Baldegundis, Abbess of Saint-Croix in Poitiers in France (c. 580) * Saint Desideratus (''Désiré''), successor of St Avitus as

Bishop of Clermont The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman ...

in Auvergne in France (6th century) ''(see also:

)'' * Saint Prothadius (''Protagius''), successor of St Nicetius as Bishop of Besançon in France (624) * Saint

Austrebertha Saint Austrebertha (also known as Austreberta, Eustreberta, or Austreberta of Pavilly; french: Austreberthe) (630–February 10, 704) was a French nun of the Middle Ages, who took the veil very young and was a nun at the Port Monastery in the ...

, Abbess of

Abbeville Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...

and of

Pavilly Pavilly () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A town of farming and light industry situated by the banks of the river Austreberthe in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of Rouen at ...

in northern France (704) * Saint

Trumwine of Abercorn Trumwine () was the only ever Bishop of the Northumbrian see of the Picts, based at Abercorn. Trumwine was a contemporary and friend of St. Cuthbert. In 681, during the reign of King Ecgfrith of Northumbria, Trumwine was appointed "Bishop of the ...

, Bishop of the Southern Picts in Scotland, who retired at

Whitby Abbey Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian ...

(c. 704) ''(see also:

December 2 Events Pre-1600 *1244 – Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon. * 1409 – The University of Leipzig opens. 1601–1900 *1697 – St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir Christopher Wren followin ...

)'' * Saint Erluph, Bishop of Werden in Germany, martyred by pagans (830) * Saint Salvius, Abbot of

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in the north of Spain (962) * Saint Merwinna, Abbess of

Romsey Abbey Romsey Abbey is the name currently given to a parish church of the Church of England in Romsey, a market town in Hampshire, England. Until the Dissolution of the Monasteries it was the church of a Benedictine Order, Benedictine nunnery. The surv ...

(970)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* ''Synaxis of

Novgorod Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...

Hierarchs'': :* ''

Ioakim Korsunianin Joachim of Korsun (russian: Иоаким Корсунянин) was the first bishop of Novgorod the Great (). His surname suggests he probably came from the Byzantine town of Cherson (Korsun) on the Crimean Peninsula and, according to the chronicl ...

'' (1030), '' Luke the Jew'' (1058), ''Germanus'' (1095), ''Arcadius'' (1163), ''Gregory'' (1193), ''Martyrius'' (1199), ''

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonia (gens), Antonii'', a ''gens'' (Roman naming conventions, Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were ...

'' (1232), ''

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'' (1352), ''Moses'' (1362), ''Symeon'' (1421), '' Gennadios'' (1504), ''Poimen'' (1571) and ''Athonios'' (1648). * Saint Prochorus of the

Kiev Caves Monastery Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

(1107) * Saint

Basil Kalika Vasilii Kalika (russian: Василий Калика) was Archbishop of Novgorod, Archbishop of Novgorod, Novgorod the Great and Pskov from 1330 to 1352. He is in large part responsible for reinvigorating the office after it had fallen into declin ...

, Archbishop of

Novgorod the Great Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...

and

Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...

(1352) * Saint John Chimchimeli of Bachkovo and Gremi (13th century) * Saint Longinus, founder of Koryazhemka Monastery in

Vologda Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. ...

, monastic (1540) * Saint Raphael, Archimandrite (1765), and St. Ioannicius, Hieromonk (1882), of Svatogorsk Monastery.

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Konstantin Veretsky, of Rostov-on-Don (1918) * New Hieromartyrs Peter and Valerian, Priests (1930)

Other commemorations

* Synaxis of the "Areovindus" ("Fiery Vision") Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. * Commemoration of the deliverance of the island of

Zakynthos Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ; it, Zacinto ) or Zante (, , ; el, Τζάντε, Tzánte ; from the Venetian form) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Za ...

from the plague by Saint

(1728)Great Synaxaristes:
Μνήμη Θαύματος ἀπαλλαγῆς νήσου Ζακύνθου ἐκ τῆς πανώλης
'' 10 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.

Icon gallery

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. File:Vitrail sainte austreberthe.jpg, Saint

Notes

References

Sources

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Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 10
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. 14. *

'' Orthodoxy in China.

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. 43–44. * 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. 61–62. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
10 Φεβουαριου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
10 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). {{DEFAULTSORT:February 10 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar