February 7 Events Pre-1600 * 457 – Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor. * 987 – Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II. * 1301 &nd ...

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 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 ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 21 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 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

January 26 Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. *1531 – The 6.4–7.1 1531 Lisbon earthquake, Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. *1564 – ...

''.

Feasts

* Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple.

Saints

* ''Prophet Zechariah, of the

Twelve Minor Prophets The Minor Prophets or Twelve Prophets ( he, שנים עשר, ''Shneim Asar''; arc, תרי עשר, ''Trei Asar'', "Twelve") ( grc, δωδεκαπρόφητον, "the Twelve Prophets"), occasionally Book of the Twelve, is a collection of propheti ...

'' (520 BC)February 8 / 21
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
8 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). * Virgin-martyrs Martha and Mary, sisters, and the monk Lukarion, martyrs by crucifixion.Great Synaxaristes:
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Μάρθα, Μαρία καὶ Λυκαρίων ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας
'' 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. (''see also

February 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1579 – The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop. 1601–1900 * 1685 – James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of ...

- Slavic'') * Martyrs Nicephorus and Stephen. * Martyr Pergetos. * ''Great martyr

Theodore Stratelates Theodore Stratelates ( grc-gre, Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Στρατηλάτης (); cop, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ), also known as Theodore of Heraclea ( grc-gre, Θεόδωρος Ἡρακλείας; AD 281–319) ...

"the General" of Heraclea'' (319) * Saint Agathangelus, Bishop of Damascus (c. 325) * Venerable ascetics Philadelphus and Polycarp, monastics, reposed in peace.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Juventius of Pavia Saint Iuventius (or Iuvence) was a bishop of Pavia during the 1st century. Together with Syrus of Pavia he was sent there by Saint Hermagoras. Both Iuventius and Syrus are reported to have been the first bishop of Pavia. Iuventius has two feas ...

, Bishop of Pavia (1st century)February 8
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs Paul, Lucius and Cyriacus, in Rome. * Martyr Cointha (''Conitus'') of Alexandria (249) * Saints Jacut and Guethenoc, disciples of St Budoc, they were driven from Britain to Brittany (5th century) * Saint Honoratus of Milan, Bishop of Milan and Confessor (570) * Saint Kewe (''Kigwe, Ciwa''), a saint venerated in Gwent in Wales. * Saint Oncho (''Onchuo''), a pilgrim, poet, and guardian of holy relics and the Celtic tradition (c. 600) * Saint Nicetius of Besançon (''Nizier''),

Bishop of Besançon 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 France and a friend of St Columbanus of Luxeuil (611) * Saint

Paulus of Verdun Saint Paulus of Verdun (576-648) was a bishop of Verdun in the Lorraine region of France from 630Matthew Bunson and Margaret Bunson. ''Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints.'' Second Edition. Our Sunday Visitor, 2014. p. 651. until his death ...

Bishop of Verdun The Bishopric of Verdun was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located at the western edge of the Empire and was bordered by France, the Duchy of Luxembourg, and the Duchy of Bar. Some time in the late 990s, the suzerainty of the Count ...

, renowned for miracles (c. 649) * Saint

Ælfflæd of Whitby Saint Ælfflæd (654–714) was the daughter of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Eanflæd. She was abbess of Whitby Abbey, an abbey of nuns that were known for their skills in medicine, from the death of her kinswoman Hilda in 680, first joi ...

(''Elfleda''), Abbess of

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(714) * Saint

Cuthmann of Steyning Saint Cuthmann of Steyning (8th century), also spelt Cuthman, was an Anglo-Saxon hermit and church-builder. Life Birth In the biography of the saint in the ''Acta Sanctorum'' which was preserved at the Abbey of Fécamp in NormandyAfter the Norm ...

, a confessor who lived a holy life as a shepherd near Steyning in Sussex in England (8th century)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. 58–60. * Saint

Mlada ''Mlada'' (russian: Млада, italic=yes, the name of a main character) was a project conceived in 1870 by Stepan Gedeonov (1816–1878), director of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Theatres, originally envisioned as a ballet to be composed by ...

(''Mileda, Mary''), a Benedictine abbess and founder of the first monastery in

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

(994) * Saint

Meingold of Huy Saint Meingold (''Mengold'', ''Meingaud'') (died 892) is said to have been count of Huy, who was murdered by his opponents in 892. It is possible that the holy Meingold was a different person confused with the count, with both having been killed ...

, a holy man who lived in

Huy Huy ( or ; nl, Hoei, ; wa, Hu) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the ''sillon industriel'', the former industrial ...

on the Meuse and was venerated in Belgium (10th century)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Sabbas II, Archbishop of

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(1271) * Saint Makarios, Bishop of Paphos on Cyprus (1688) * Saint Lyubov of Ryazan, Fool-for-Christ (1921)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyrs Andrew Dobrynin, Archpriest of Prechistoye-Naumovo, Yaroslavl, and Peter Markov, Archpriest of Korenevo, Moscow (1938)21 февраля (8 февраля)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * New Hieromartyrs Simeon Kulgavets and Sergius Lubomudrov, priests (1938) * New Hieromartyr Alexander Abissov, Priest (1942)

'' Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).

Other commemorations

* 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 ...

-Abbot Theodore of

Valaam Monastery The Valaam Monastery (russian: Валаамский монастырь; Finnish version: ''Valamo Monastery'') is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Euro ...

(1937)

Icon gallery

File:Zechariah (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Prophet Zechariah. File:Teodor Stratilat.jpg, Great martyr

"the General" of Heraclea. File:Paùla Kruco.JPG, St

, distributing rolls from the "Paul Cross" near Verdun. File:CuthmanShepherd.jpg, St

. File:Loza Nemanjica Decani e 5.jpg, St Sabbas II, Abp of

Notes

References

Sources

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Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
February 21 / 8
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 8
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. 13. *

'' 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. 41–42. * 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. 58–60. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
8 Φεβρουαρίου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
8 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 8 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar