February 25 Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. * 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. ...

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February 27 Events Pre-1600 * 380 – Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity. * 425 – The University of Constantinople ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 11 (March 10 on leap years) by

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es on the

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. For February 26th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

February 13 Events Pre-1600 * 962 – Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the ''Diploma Ottonianum'', recognizing John as ruler of Rome. *1322 – The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th–13th. *1462 – The ...

Saints

* ''Martyr Photine (''Photina''), the Samaritan woman in the

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,'' Συναξαριστής.
26 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια τησ Ελλαδοσ). and those with her, all martyred under Nero (66):
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). (''see also:

March 20 Events Pre-1600 * 673 – Emperor Emperor Tenmu, Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Asuka, Yamato#Imperial Palaces, Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka, Yamato, Asuka. *1206 – Michael IV of Constantinople, Michael IV Au ...

'') :* her sisters: Phota, Photis, Parasceva, and Cyriaca (''Kyriake''); :* her sons: Victor

Stratelates ''Stratēlatēs'' ( el, στρατηλάτης, "driver/leader of the army") was a Greek term designating a general, which also became an honorary dignity in the Byzantine Empire. In the former sense, it was often applied to military saints, such ...

(''or Photinus'')Great Synaxaristes:
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Βίκτωρ καὶ Χριστόδουλος οἱ Μάρτυρες
'' 26 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. and Joses (''Joseph''); :* Christodoulos; :* Sebastian the Duke, :* the officer Anatolius; and :* Theoclitus, the former sorcerer. * ''Saint Porphyrius of Gaza, Bishop of Gaza'' (420) * Saint Nicholas of "Katopinos".

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Dionysius of Augsburg, venerated as the first

Bishop of Augsburg Diocese of Augsburg is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich.February 26
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Faustinian, second Bishop of Bologna in Italy (4th century) * Saint Andrew of Florence,

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and Confessor (c. 407) * Saint Agricola,

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in France (c. 594) * Saint Victor, a hermit in

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in Champagne in France (7th century)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Sebastian of Poshekhonye, founder of Sokhotsk Monastery, Yaroslavl (1500) (''see also:

December 18 Events Pre-1600 *1271 – Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China. *1499 – A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions ...

'') * New Martyr John the Cabinetmaker (''John Calphas, "the Apprentice"''), by beheading, at

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

(1575)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Peter Varlamov, Priest of Ufim (1930)March 11 / February 26
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).26 февраля (ст.ст.) 11 марта 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. * New Hieromartyr Sergius Voskresensky, Priest (1933) * Virgin-martyr Anna Blagoveshchensky (1937) * New Hieromartyr John (Pashin), Bishop of Rylsk (''Rila'') (1938) * New Hieromartyr John Dunaev, Priest (1938)

Other commemorations

* Synaxis of the Mezhetsk Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos at Kiev (1492)Great Synaxaristes:
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Κιέβῳ Ρωσίας
'' 26 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.

Icon gallery

File:St Photina.jpg, Saint Photine with Christ at Jacob's Well. File:Порфирий Газский.jpg, St. Porphyrius of Gaza, Bishop of Gaza.

Notes

References

Sources

February 26 / March 11
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
March 11 / February 26
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 26
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. 17-18. *

'' 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. 17-18. * 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. p. 86. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
26 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). *
26 февраля (ст.ст.) 11 марта 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. {{DEFAULTSORT:February 26 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar