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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 ...
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February 14 Events Pre-1600 * 748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. * 842 – Charles the Bald and Louis ...
All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''February 26'' by
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es on the
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. For February 13th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''
January 31 Events Pre-1600 * 314 – Pope Sylvester I is consecrated, as successor to the late Pope Miltiades. * 1208 – The Battle of Lena takes place between King Sverker II of Sweden and his rival, Prince Eric, whose victory puts him on the t ...
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Saints

* '' Apostles and
martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...
s Aquila and his wife
Priscilla Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin ''Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer. The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as ...
'' (1st century)February 13 / 26
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
Συναξαριστής.
13 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).
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). pp. 14-15. (''see also:
July 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch. * 1283 – Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese ...
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July 14 Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. * 1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. * 142 ...
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* Holy Two Martyrs, father and son, by crucifixion. * Saint Timothy, Archbishop of Alexandria (385)February 26 / 13
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
* ''Venerable Martinian of Caesarea in
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 ...
'' (5th century) * Venerable Zoe of Bethlehem, and the Virgin Photini (5th century) * Venerable
Eulogius of Alexandria Eulogius of Alexandria ( grc-gre, Εὐλόγιος) was Greek Patriarch of that see from about 580 to 608. He is regarded as a saint, with a feast day of September 13. Life Eulogius was first igumen of the monastery of the Mother of God in ...
,
Patriarch of Alexandria The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation "pope" (etymologically "Father", like "Abbot"). The Alexandrian episcopate was revered as one of the three major episco ...
(608) * Righteous Martin the Merciful.


Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Fusca and Maura, two martyrs in Ravenna under Decius (c. 250)February 13
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Saint Julian of Lyons, a martyr venerated in Lyons in France. * Saint
Benignus of Todi Benignus was a martyr at Todi, Umbria, in 303, under the persecution of Diocletian.St. Benignus
Catholic Online< ...
, a priest in Todi in Umbria in Italy martyred under Diocletian (c. 303) * Saint Castor of Karden, hieromonk and missionary in Germany (c. 400) * Saint Stephen of Lyons,
Bishop of Lyons The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Lyon''), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Archbishops o ...
in France, he was active in converting the Arian Burgundians to Orthodoxy,
Confessor Confessor is a title used within Christianity in several ways. Confessor of the Faith Its oldest use is to indicate a saint who has suffered persecution and torture for the faith but not to the point of death.Modomnoc St. Modomnóc of Ossory (also ''Domnóc'' and ''Dominic'') (died c. 550) was an Irish saint and missionary in Osraige who was a disciple of St. David of Wales and a member of the O'Neill royal family. His feast day is February 13. Life Modomn ...
,
Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory () is an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Provinces of Ireland, Province of Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remain ...
in
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
(c. 550)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. 66–68.
* Saint Stephen of Rieti, an Abbot in Rieti in Italy whom St Gregory the Great describes as 'rude of speech but of cultured life' (c. 590) * Saint Licinius of Angers (''Lezin''),
Bishop of Angers The Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers ( Latin: ''Dioecesis Andegavensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Angers'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of A ...
in France (c. 618) ''(see also:
November 1 Events Pre-1600 * 365 – The Alemanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities. * 996 – Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, ...
)''
* Saint
Huna of Thorney Saint Huna of Thorney was a seventh century priest and hermit. His influence in the Northumbrian and Anglian courts make him an important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England. Huna was a chaplain for Æthelthryth the daught ...
, priest-monk of Huneia (c. 690) * Saint Dyfnog, born in Wales, he was much venerated in Clwyd (7th century) * Saint
Ermenilda of Ely Saint Eormenhild (or ''Ermenilda'', ''Ermenildis'', ''Ermengild'', all meaning "battle-great", from eormen- "great", hild- "battle") (d. about 700/703) is a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churche ...
(''Ermengild, Ermenilda''), Abbess of Ely (c. 700) * Saint Aimo (''Aimonius''), founder of the convent of St Victor in Meda in the north of Italy (c. 790) * Saint Gosbert, fourth Bishop of Osnabruck in Germany and a disciple of St
Ansgar Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865), also known as Anskar, Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks. Ansgar became known as the "Apostle of the North" b ...
(c. 859) * Saint Fulcran,
Bishop of Lodève A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in Languedoc in France, famous for his asceticism, he was bishop for over half a century (1006)


Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* ''Venerable Symeon the Myrrh-gusher (
Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja (Serbian Cyrillic: , ; – 13 February 1199) was the Grand Prince ( Veliki Župan) of the Serbian Grand Principality (also known as Raška, lat. ) from 1166 to 1196. A member of the Vukanović dynasty, Nemanja founded the Nemanji ...
), Grand Prince of
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
'' (1200) * Saint Joseph of Volokolamsk, founder of Volokolamsk (Volotsk) Monastery (1515) * Saint George Konnissky (''Yurij Konissky''), Archbishop of
Mogilev Mogilev (russian: Могилёв, Mogilyov, ; yi, מאָלעוו, Molev, ) or Mahilyow ( be, Магілёў, Mahilioŭ, ) is a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from the bor ...
in
Belorussia Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
(1795) * ''Saint Seraphim (Sobolev), Archbishop of Bogucharsk and Wonderworker of
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 ...
'' (1950)


New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyrs Basil Triumfov and Gabriel Preobrazhensky, Priests (1919)13 февраля по старому стилю / 26 февраля по новому стилю
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* New Hieromartyrs Leontius Grimalsky, Archpriest, of Gzhel, Moscow, and Zosima Trubachev, Archpriest, of Maloyaroslavets (1938) * New Hieromartyrs (1938): :* Nicholas Dobrolyubov, Basil Gorbachev, John Pokrovsky, Vladimir Pokrovsky, Parthenius Gruzinov, John Kalabukhov, John Kosinsky, Michael Popov, Priests; :* Eugene Nikolsky, Deacon; :* Virgin-martyrs Anna Korneeva, Vera Morozova and Irina Khvostova. :* Martyr Paul Sokolov;


Other commemorations

* Consecration of the Church of the
Theotokos ''Theotokos'' (Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are ''Dei Genitrix'' or ''Deipara'' (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are " ...
and Saint Thekla, on Mount Posaleos. * Translation of the relics (980 and 981) of Saint
Edward the Martyr Edward ( ang, Eadweard, ; 18 March 978), often called the Martyr, was King of the English from 975 until he was murdered in 978. Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar, but was not his father's acknowledged heir. On Edgar's death, the leade ...
, King of England (978) (''see also: June 20 - uncovering, and
March 18 Events Pre-1600 * 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ''(aka Caligula = Little Boots)'' emperor.Tacitus, ''Annals'' V.10. * 1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Ara ...
- feast'')
* Icon of the Theotokos 'Dolinsky'. * ''Synaxis of the Saints of Omsk.'' * Repose of Abbess Seraphima of Sezenovo (1877)Great Synaxaristes:
Ἡ Ὁσία Σεραφείμα ἐκ Ρωσίας
'' 13 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.


Icon gallery

File:Martyrdom of St. Aquila (Kosovo, Grachanica, c. 1318).jpg, Martyrdom of
Apostle An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to send off". The purpose of such sending ...
Aquila. File:Eulogius of Alexandria (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Venerable
Eulogius of Alexandria Eulogius of Alexandria ( grc-gre, Εὐλόγιος) was Greek Patriarch of that see from about 580 to 608. He is regarded as a saint, with a feast day of September 13. Life Eulogius was first igumen of the monastery of the Mother of God in ...
. File:Kastor of Karden.jpg, St Castor of Karden File:Miraclefulcran.jpg, St Fulcran,
Bishop of Lodève A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
. File:Svsimeon.jpg, Venerable Symeon the Myrrh-gusher. File:Josephvolotsk.jpg, St Joseph of Volokolamsk. File:Свт. Серафим Соболев (иконописная мастерская Елеон).jpg, St Seraphim (Sobolev), Abp. of Bogucharsk and Wonderworker of
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 ...
. File:Serafim Sobolev.jpg, St Seraphim (Sobolev), Abp. of Bogucharsk and Wonderworker of Sofia. File:St Edward the Martyr Shrine Brookwood.jpg, The Shrine of St
Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...
in the
Church of St. Edward the Martyr, Brookwood St. Edward the Martyr Orthodox Church is a True Orthodox Church in Brookwood, Surrey, England. The monastic Saint Edward Brotherhood was established at Brookwood Cemetery in 1982 to prepare and care for a new Church in a fitting grade I land ...
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February 13 / 26
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
February 26 / 13
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 13
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). pp. 14–15. *

'' 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. 46–47. * 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. 66–68. ; Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
13 Φεβρουαριου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
13 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). *
13 февраля по старому стилю / 26 февраля по новому стилю
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