February 10 Events Pre-1600 * 1258 – Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end. * 1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, sparkin ...

Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rul ...

February 12 Events Pre-1600 *1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in Vienna. *1429 – English forces under ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''February 24'' by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...

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 11th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

January 29 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler o ...

''.

Saints

* ''Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste'' (316)February 11 / 24
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
11 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). * The Holy 7 women martyrs and 2 youth, companions of Hieromartyr Blaise of Sebaste (316). * Hieromartyr Lucius of Adrianople (348)February 24 / 11
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * ''Saint

Theodora Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora o ...

, wife of Emperor Theophilus the Iconoclast'' (867) * Saint Blaise the Hieromartyr of

Acarnania Acarnania ( el, Ἀκαρνανία) is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. Today i ...

(''Vlasios of Sklavaina'') (1006)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Calocerus Saint Calocerus ( it, Caio, Calocero, Calogero) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr. He was probably an officer in the Roman army under the Roman emperor Hadrian and was stationed in Brescia in Lombardy, Italy. His life and legend are associated w ...

, a disciple of St Apollinaris, whom he succeeded as Bishop of Ravenna, Confessor (c. 130)February 11
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (''see also:

April 18 Events Pre-1600 * 796 – King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The ''patrician'' Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days. * 1428 – Peace of Ferrara betw ...

;

May 19 Events Pre-1600 * 639 – Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace. * 715 – Pope Gregory II is elected. * 1051 – Henry I of France marries the Rus' princess, Anne of Kiev. *1445 &n ...

'') * Martyrs of North-West Africa, the 'Guardians of the Holy Scriptures' (303) * Martyrs Saturninus, Dativus, Felix, Ampelius, Victoria and Companions (304) (''see also:

- Greek'') * Saint Lazarus of Milan,

Archbishop of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan ( it, Arcidiocesi di Milano; la, Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has l ...

, he defended his flock from the

Ostrogoths The Ostrogoths ( la, Ostrogothi, Austrogothi) were a Roman-era Germanic peoples, Germanic people. In the 5th century, they followed the Visigoths in creating one of the two great Goths, Gothic kingdoms within the Roman Empire, based upon the larg ...

. * Saints Priscus the Bishop, with Castrensis, Tammarus, Rosius, Heraclius, Secundinus, Adjutor, Mark, Augustus, Elpidius, Canion and Vindonius, priests (5th century) * Saint Severinus, a Burgundian who became the Abbot of Agaunum in Switzerland (507) * 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 in France. The diocese comprises the department of Puy-d ...

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

)'' * Saint

Desiderius Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Des ...

Bishop of Vienne The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon. History The legend according to whi ...

and martyr (608) * Saint Cædmon of Whitby, monk, hymnographer (c. 680) * Saint

Gobnait Saint Gobnait (?), also known as Gobnat or Mo Gobnat or Abigail or Deborah, is the name of a medieval, female Irish saint whose church was Móin Mór, later Bairnech, in the village of Ballyvourney ( ga, Baile Bhuirne), County Cork in Ireland.Jo ...

, abbess of

Ballyvourney Ballyvourney ( ga, Baile Bhuirne , meaning 'Town of the Beloved', also spelled ) is a Gaeltacht village in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the barony of Muskerry West, and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Ca ...

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

, Ireland (7th century) * Saint Gregory II, Pope of Rome (731) * Saint

Benedict of Aniane Benedict of Aniane ( la, Benedictus Anianensis; german: Benedikt von Aniane; 747 – 12 February 821 AD), born Witiza and called the Second Benedict, was a Benedictine monk and monastic reformer, who left a large imprint on the religious prac ...

, monastic reformer (821)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* ''Saint Gabriel of Pskov (Prince

Vsevolod of Pskov Vsevolod Mstislavich Monomakh (russian: Всеволод Мстиславич), the patron saint of the city of Pskov, ruled as Prince of Novgorod in 1117–32, Prince of Pereslavl (1132) and Prince of Pskov in 1137–38. Early life The elde ...

), Prince and wonderworker of

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 ...

'' (1138) * ''Venerable Demetrius, monk and

wonderworker Thaumaturgy is the purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking. A practitioner of thaumaturgy is a "thaumaturge", "thauma ...

of Priluki 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. ...

'' (1392) * New Martyr

George of Kratovo Saint George of Kratovo ( mk, Свети Ѓорѓи Кратовски, sr, Свети Ђорђе Кратовац, bg, Георги Софийски Нови, translit=Georgi Sofiyski Novi) was a writer and silversmith from Kratovo. Peja wro ...

, at

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

, burned at the stake (1515) * Venerable Cassian the Barefoot (in the world 'Kosmas'), ascetic of the

Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery (Иосифо-Волоколамский монастырь, Волоцкий Успенский Иосифов монастырь in Russian) is a monastery for men, located 17 km northeast of Volokolamsk, Mosco ...

(1532)

Other commemorations

* Uncovering of the relics of Saint Zechariah, the father of St.

John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

(415)Great Synaxaristes:
Εὕρεσις Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Ζαχαρίου Πατρὸς Ἰωάννου Προδρόμου
'' 11 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 14. * Repose of Archbishop Simon (Vinogradov) of

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

and

Peking } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

(1933)

Icon gallery

File:Blaise of Sabastia (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, St. Blaise of Sebaste. File:Saint Blaise and animals.jpg, St. Blaise of Sebaste. File:Theodora (greek icon XIX c).jpg, St.

. File:Lazarus bishop of Milan.JPG, St. Lazarus of Milan,

. File:SsigregoryIIpope.jpg, St. Gregory II, Pope of Rome. File:Benedict von Nursia.jpg, St.

. File:Vsevolod of Pskov.jpg, St. Gabriel of Pskov (Prince

) File:Dimitry Prilucki.jpg, St. Demetrius, monk and

of Priluki Monastery,

. File:Св. Ѓорѓи Кратовски (Св. Атанасиј -Журче).jpg, New Martyr

. File:Bishop Simon Vinogradov.jpg, Archbishop Simon (Vinogradov) of

and

Notes

References

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'' 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. 44–45. * 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. 62–63. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
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'' 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 11 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar