February 26 Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is p ...

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February 28 Events Pre-1600 *202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. *1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 12 (March 11 on leap years) 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 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

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 ...

Saints

* Martyrs Julian and his disciple Eunos (Kronion), at Alexandria (250- 252)February 27 / March 12
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). * Martyrs Abundius, Alexander, Antigonus, Calanus, Januarius, Makarios, Severianus, Titianus and Fortunatus, and those martyred with them (c. 284–305)Great Synaxaristes:
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀβουδάντιος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀντίγονος, Καλανός, Ἰανουάριος, Μακάριος, Σεβηριανός, Τιτιανός, Φορτουνίων οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς Μαρτυρήσαντες
'' 27 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * ''Martyr Gelasius the Actor, of Heliopolis'' (297) Συναξαριστής.
27 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια τησ Ελλαδοσ). * Martyr Nesius, by whipping. * Saint

Macarius of Jerusalem Macarius I ( el, Μακάριος Α' Ἱεροσολύμων ''Makarios I Hierosolymōn''); was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is recognized as a saint within the Orthodox and Catholic churches. ...

, Bishop of Jerusalem (334)March 12 / February 27
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Saint Thalelaeus of Syria, hermit, of Gabala in Syria (c. 460) * Saints Asclepius and Jacob of Nimouza, monks near Cyrrhus (5th century) * Saint Stephen, monk, of Constantinople (614) * ''Venerable Procopius the Confessor, of Decapolis'' (c. 750) * Saint Timothy of Caesarea, monk.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Honorina Saint Honorina (french: Sainte Honorine) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is the oldest, most revered virgin martyr in the Normandy area of France but little is known of her. According to a tradition that exists in the diocese ...

(''Honorine''), an early martyr in the north of France.February 27
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Comgan, Abbot of Glenthsen or

Killeshin Killeshin () is a village in County Laois, Ireland on the R430 regional road. Killeshin is a small rural community situated five kilometres west of Carlow town and overlooks the picturesque Barrow Valley. The church at the foot of the Killeshi ...

in Ireland (c. 565) * Saint

Leander of Seville Leander of Seville ( es, San Leandro de Sevilla; la, Sanctus Leandrus; 534 AD, in Cartagena – 13 March 600 or 601, in Seville) was the Bishop of Seville. He was instrumental in effecting the conversion of the Visigothic kings Hermengild and ...

, Archbishop of Seville (600) * Saint Baldomerus (''Galmier''), by trade a locksmith in Lyons in France, who entered the monastery of St Justus (c. 650) * Saint

Ælfnoth of Stowe Ælfnoth or Alnoth (died 700) was an English hermit and martyr. Little is known of his life, though he is mentioned in Jocelyn's life of Saint Werburgh as a pious neatherd at Weedon, who bore with great patience the ill-treatment of the baili ...

(''Alnoth''), a hermit at Stowe near Bugbrooke, martyred by robbers (c. 700) * Saint Herefrith of Louth, Bishop of Lincolnshire (c. 873) * Saint

John of Gorze Saint John of Gorze (french: Jean de Gorze, also called John of Lorraine) ( — March 7, 974) was a Duchy of Lorraine, Lorraine-born monk, diplomat, administrator, and monastic reformer. Life John of Gorze was born at Vandières, Meurthe-et-Mosel ...

, Abbot of

Gorze Gorze (; german: Gorz) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Sites and monuments Gorze Abbey was confiscated as public property during the French Revolution; it has since been restored and utilised for a v ...

(c. 975)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Titus,

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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 ...

(1196) * Saint Titus the Soldier, monk of the Kiev Caves (14th century) * Saint Pitirim, Bishop of Tambov (1698) * New Martyr Elias of Trebizond (1749) * Venerable

Archimandrite The title archimandrite ( gr, ἀρχιμανδρίτης, archimandritēs), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot (''hegumenos'', gr, ἡγούμενος, present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") who ...

Photius of the Yuriev Monastery, Novgorod (1838) * Saint

Raphael of Brooklyn Raphael of Brooklyn ( ar, قديس رافائيل من بروكلين), born Rufāʾīl Hawāwīnī (Raphael Hawaweeny; ar, رفائيل هواويني; November 20, 1860 – February 27, 1915), was bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, auxi ...

, Good Shepherd of the Lost Sheep in America (1915) (''New Calendar only see also:

'')

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Sergei Uvitsky, Priest (1932)27 февраля (ст.ст.) 12 марта 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hieromartyr Peter Uspensky, Priest (1938) * Martyr Michael Markov (1938) * Venerable Elder Ephraim of Katounakia (1998)
Ανακοινωθέν για την πρώτη ημέρα των εργασιών της Αγίας και Ιεράς Συνόδου (9 Μαρτίου 2020)
'' Οἰκουμενικόν Πατριαρχεῖον. Δευτέραν, 9ην τ. μ. Μαρτίου 2020. Retrieved: 10 March 2020.
Αγιοκατάταξη Ιωσήφ του Ησυχαστού, Εφραίμ Κατουνακιώτη και Δανιήλ Κατουνακιώτη
'' ΡΟΜΦΑΙΑ. (Romfea.gr). 09/03 17:52. Retrieved: 10 March 2020.

'' Orthodox Christianity. Istanbul, March 10, 2020. (''see also:

'')

Other commemorations

* Twelve Holy Greek Architects of the Kiev Caves Lavra.Dr. Alexander Roman.
February
'' Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я). * Repose of

Photius of the

Yuriev Monastery The St. George's (Yuriev) Monastery (russian: Юрьев монастырь) is usually cited as Russia's oldest monastery. It stands in 5 kilometers south of Novgorod on the left bank of the Volkhov River near where it flows out of Lake Ilmen. T ...

, Novgorod (1838) * Repose of Monk Anthony 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 ...

(1848) * Repose of Hieromonk Justinian of Valaam Monastery (1966) * Repose of Archimandrite Alypy (Voronov) of the Pskov-Caves Monastery (1975)

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Notes

References

Sources

February 27 / March 12
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
March 12 / February 27
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 27
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. 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. 60–61. * 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. 86–98. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
27 Φεβρουαρίου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
27 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). *
27 февраля (ст.ст.) 12 марта 2014 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:February 27 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar