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All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''February 28'' by
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. For February 15th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''
February 2 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of "Roman law". * 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King ...
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Saints

* ''Apostle
Onesimus Onesimus ( grc-gre, Ὀνήσιμος, Onēsimos, meaning "useful"; died , according to Catholic tradition), also called Onesimus of Byzantium and The Holy Apostle Onesimus in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was probably a slave to Philemon of Colo ...
of the Seventy'' (c. 109)February 15 / 28
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
Συναξαριστής.
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'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).
* Martyr Major of Gaza (302) * Venerable Paphnutius, monk, and his daughter St. Euphrosyne, nun, of Alexandria (5th century)February 28 / 15
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
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September 25 Events Pre-1600 * 275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus. * 762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt a ...
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* ''Venerable
Eusebius Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian ...
, hermit, of Asikha in Syria'' (5th century) * Saint Theognius, Bishop of Bethelia near Gaza (523)


Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saints
Faustinus and Jovita Saints Jovita and Faustinus were said to be Christian martyrs under Hadrian. Their traditional date of death is 120. They are patron saints of Brescia. Traditional vita Tradition states that they were members of a noble family of Brescia in Lo ...
, two brothers, belonging to the nobility of Brescia in Italy, zealous preachers of Orthodoxy, beheaded in their native city under Hadrian (2nd century)February 15
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Virgin-martyr Agape, in
Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...
(Teramo) in Italy (c. 273) * Martyr Craton and Companions, converted to Christ by St Valentine,
Bishop of Terni The Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia ( la, Dioecesis Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Umbria, central Italy. It was created in 1983, when the Diocese of Amelia was un ...
, martyred in Rome together with his wife and family (c. 273) * Martyrs Saturninus, Castulus, Magnus and Lucius, who belonged to the flock of St Valentine, Bishop of Terni in Italy (273) * Saint Dochow (''Dochau, Dogwyn''), founder of a monastery in Cornwall (c. 473) * Saint Georgia, a holy virgin and later anchoress near Clermont in Auvergne in France (c. 500) * Saint Severus, a priest from the Abruzzi in Italy (c. 530) * Saint
Quinidius Quinidius (french: Quenin; died February 15 c. 579) was a French hermit, deacon, and bishop, who acquired the reputation of being a saint. He was born at Vaison-la-Romaine to a noble Christian family. As a young man, he became a hermit near To ...
, after living as a hermit in Aix in Provence, he became
Bishop of Vaison The Ancient Diocese of Vaison (''Lat.'' dioecesis Vasionensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in France, suppressed in 1801, with its territory transferred to the diocese of Avignon. It had been one of nine dioceses in the ecclesiastical province pr ...
in France (c. 579) * Saint Farannan, Confessor, a disciple of St Columba at Iona in Scotland (c. 590) * Saint Berach (''Barachias, Berachius''), disciple of St Kevin and founder of a monastery at Clusin-Coirpte in Connaught (6th century) * Saint Faustus, a disciple of St Benedict at Montecassino in Italy (6th century) * Saint Oswy, King of Northumbria (670)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. 69-72.
* Saint Decorosus, for thirty years
Bishop of Capua The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua ( la, Archidioecesis Capuana) is an archdiocese (originally a suffragan bishopric) of the Roman Catholic Church in Capua, in Campania, Italy, but its archbishop no longer holds metropolitan rank and has no ...
in Italy, Confessor (695) * Saint
Walfrid Walfrid, or Galfrido della Gherardesca, was an eighth-century saint from Pisa, Italy. Life and death Though he had six children with his long-time wife, Thesia, they conducted a dutifully religious lifestyle. He co-founded the Abbey of Palazzu ...
(''Gualfredo'') della Gherardesca (765) * Saints Winaman, Unaman and Sunaman, monks and nephews of St Sigfrid whom they followed to Sweden, martyred by pagans (c. 1040) * Saint
Sigfrid of Sweden Saint Sigfrid of Sweden (, , , ) was a missionary-bishop in Scandinavia during the first half of the 11th century. Originally from England, Saint Sigfrid is credited in late medieval king-lists and hagiography with performing the baptism of the ...
, a priest and monk, probably at Glastonbury in England, who went to enlighten Sweden, based in
Växjö Växjö ( ) is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden. It had 70,489 inhabitants (2019) out of a municipal population of 95,995 (2021). It is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of Kronoberg County ...
, and converted King Olaf of Sweden (1045) * Saint Druthmar, a monk at
Lorsch Abbey Lorsch Abbey, otherwise the Imperial Abbey of Lorsch (german: Reichsabtei Lorsch; la, Laureshamense Monasterium or ''Laurissa''), is a former Imperial abbey in Lorsch, Germany, about east of Worms. It was one of the most renowned monasteries ...
, in 1014 he became Abbot of Corvey in Saxony in Germany (1046)


Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Paphnutius, recluse 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 ...
(13th century) * Venerable Dalmatius of Siberia, Abbot and founder of the Dormition Monastery (1697)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. 15. (''see also:
June 10 Events Pre-1600 * 671 – Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock ( clepsydra) called ''Rokoku''. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu. *1190 – Third Crusade: Frederick I ...
- Synaxis of All Saints of Siberia'')
* New martyr John of
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...
(1776) * ''Venerable Anthimos (Vagianos) of Chios'' (1960) (''see also:
February 2 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of "Roman law". * 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: King ...
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New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyrs Michael Pyatayev and John Kuminov, Priests of Omsk (1930) * New Hieromartyr Paul (Kozlov), Hieromonk of St. Nilus Hermitage, Tver (1938) * New Hieromartyrs Nicholas Morkovin, Alexis, and Alexis, Priests; and Simeon, Deacon (1938) * Virgin-martyr Sophia (1938)


Other commemorations

* Synaxis of the Church of St. John the Theologian at Diaconissa. * Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Vilnius. * Synaxis of Icon of the Mother of God of Dalmatia.
Icon of the Mother of God of Dalmatia
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints.
* Repose of Blessed Stoina (Euphemia) of Devic Monastery, Serbia (1895) * Repose of
Schema The word schema comes from the Greek word ('), which means ''shape'', or more generally, ''plan''. The plural is ('). In English, both ''schemas'' and ''schemata'' are used as plural forms. Schema may refer to: Science and technology * SCHEMA ...
-monk Nikodim of Karoulia (1984) * Repose of Monk Marcu (Dumitrescu) of Sihastria ( ro), Romania (1999)


Icon gallery

File:Onesimus of Byzantium (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Martyrdom of
Onesimus Onesimus ( grc-gre, Ὀνήσιμος, Onēsimos, meaning "useful"; died , according to Catholic tradition), also called Onesimus of Byzantium and The Holy Apostle Onesimus in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was probably a slave to Philemon of Colo ...
. File:Euphrosyne of Alexandria.jpg, St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria. File:Rilievo dei SS. Faustino e Giovita - Museo di S. Giulia - Brescia (Foto Luca Giarelli).jpg, Martyrdom of Saints
Faustinus and Jovita Saints Jovita and Faustinus were said to be Christian martyrs under Hadrian. Their traditional date of death is 120. They are patron saints of Brescia. Traditional vita Tradition states that they were members of a noble family of Brescia in Lo ...
. File:Sigfrid Overselo.gif, Saint
Sigfrid of Sweden Saint Sigfrid of Sweden (, , , ) was a missionary-bishop in Scandinavia during the first half of the 11th century. Originally from England, Saint Sigfrid is credited in late medieval king-lists and hagiography with performing the baptism of the ...
. File:Dalmat of Perm 01.jpg, Venerable Dalmatius of Siberia.


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February 15 / 28
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
February 28 / 15
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 15
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. 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. 48-49. * 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. 69-72. 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 15 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar