January 15 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. * 1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of ...

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 ...

January 17 Events Pre-1600 * 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. * 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 29 by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...

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 January 16th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

January 3 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...

Saints

* Martyrs

Speusippus, Eleusippus and Melapsippus Saints Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Melapsippus (Meleusippus) (d. 175 AD) are venerated as Christianity, Christian martyrs. Their legend states that Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Melapsippus were Cappadocian Multiple birth, triplets who were martyre ...

, Cappadocian triplets, and their grandmother Leonilla, and with them Neon, Turbo, and Jonilla ( Jovilla), in

Cappadocia Cappadocia or Capadocia (; tr, Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revo ...

(c. 161-180)January 16/January 29
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Martyr Danax the Reader, of Avlona in Illyria (2nd century) ''(see also:

)''

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Priscilla, of the Roman Glabrio family, who hosted St.

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

circa AD 42 (1st century)January 16
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Pope

Marcellus I Pope Marcellus I (6 January 255 – 16 January 309) was the bishop of Rome from May or June 308 to his death. He succeeded Pope Marcellinus, Marcellinus after a considerable interval. Under Maxentius, he was banished from Rome in 309, on account ...

, Pope of Rome from 308 to 309, suffered for confessing the faith (309) (''see also:

June 7 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Istanbul, Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). * 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir as an independent ...

in the East'') * Venerable Honoratus of Arles,

Archbishop of Arles The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal see in the city of Arles, in southern France.Lerins Monastery (429) * Saint James of Tarentaise, first

Bishop of Tarentaise The Archdiocese of Tarentaise ( la, Tarantasiensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese and archdiocese in France, with its see in Moûtiers, in the Tarentaise Valley in Savoie. It was established as a diocese in the 5th century, elevated to archdiocese ...

(429) * Saint Valerius,

Bishop of Sorrento The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia ( la, Archidioecesis Surrentina-Castri Maris o Stabiensis) in Campania, has existed in its current form since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples, having lost i ...

(c. 453) * Saint Liberata, sister of St Epiphanius of Pavia in Italy and St Honorata (5th century) * Saint Honoratus of Fondi, founder of the monastery of

Fondi Fondi ( la, Fundi; Southern Laziale: ''Fùnn'') is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy, halfway between Rome and Naples. As of 2017, the city had a population of 39,800. The city has experienced steady population ...

in Italy (6th century) * Saint Triverius (''Trevor''), hermit (550) * Saint

Fulgentius of Cartagena Fulgentius of Cartagena ( es, San Fulgencio de Cartagena), born in Cartagena (Spain), Cartagena in the 6th century and died in 630, was Bishop of Ecija (Astigi), in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal). Biograp ...

, Bishop of Cartagena and Ecija (Astigi), in

Hispania Hispania ( la, Hispānia , ; nearly identically pronounced in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Italian) was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula and its provinces. Under the Roman Republic, Hispania was divided into two provinces: Hispania ...

(633) * Martyr

Sigeberht of East Anglia Sigeberht of East Anglia (also known as Saint Sigebert), (Old English: ''Sigebryht'') was a saint and a king of East Anglia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. He was the first English king ...

, King of the East Angles (635)January 29 / January 16
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). (''see also:

January 25 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate. * 750 – In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty ...

.'') * Saint

Fursey Saint Fursey (also known as Fursa, Fursy, Forseus, and Furseus: died 650) was an Irish monk who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British Isles and particularly in East Anglia. He reportedly experienced angelic visions of the af ...

, Irish missionary monk of Burgh Castle (East Anglia), Lagny, and Peronne (Gaul) (650) * Saint Titian of Oderzo, for thirty years a Bishop near Venice in Italy (650) * Saint Ferréol of Grenoble (''Ferreolus, Fergéol''),

Bishop of Grenoble The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grenoble–Vienne-les-Allobroges (Latin: ''Diocesis Gratianopolitana–Viennensis Allobrogum''; French: ''Diocèse de Grenoble–Vienne-les-Allobroges'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church i ...

(c. 670) * Saint Dunchaid O'Braoin (''Dúnchad ua Bráein''),

Abbot of Clonmacnoise The Abbot of Clonmacnoise was the monastic head of Clonmacnoise. They also bore the title "Coarb, Comarba of Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, Saint Ciarán", "successor of Saint Ciarán". The following is a list of abbots: List of abbots to 1539 Note ...

(988)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Romilus the Sinaite, the Hesychast of Ravenica, monk of Mount Athos and disciple of St. Gregory of Sinai, and with him Saints Nestor, Martinius, Daniel, Sisoes, Zosimas, and Gregory (1375) * Blessed Maximus of Totma in

Vologda Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. ...

Fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ ( el, διά Χριστόν σαλότητα, cu, оуродъ, юродъ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting socie ...

and

Wonderworker Thaumaturgy is the purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking. A practitioner of thaumaturgy is a "thaumaturge", "thaumatu ...

(1650) * Saint Gerasimus II (Palladas) of Alexandria,

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 ...

(1714) * New Hieromartyr Damascene of

Gabrovo Gabrovo ( bg, Габрово ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an internationa ...

, Hieromonk of

Hilandar The Hilandar Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Хиландар, Manastir Hilandar, , el, Μονή Χιλανδαρίου) is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian monastery there. It wa ...

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...

, at

Svishtov Svishtov ( bg, Свищов ) is a town in northern Bulgaria, located in Veliko Tarnovo Province on the right bank of the Danube river opposite the Romanian town of Zimnicea. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svishtov Municipalit ...

o (1771) * New Hieromartyr Nicholas of Mytilene, Priest (1777)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr John, Priest (1919)

Other commemorations

* Veneration of the Precious Chains of the holy and all-glorious

Apostle Peter 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 ...

(

Liberation of Saint Peter The liberation of the apostle Peter is an event described in the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 12, chapter 12 in which the apostle Peter is rescued from prison by an angel. Although described in a short textual passage, the tale has given rise to th ...

).
Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter
'' OCA - Lives of the Saints. * Repose of Elder Theodore of Irkutsk (1923) * Repose of Priest Demetrius Gagastathis of Platanos, Trikala (1975)

Icon gallery

File:Liberacion de San Pedro Murillo 1667.jpg, Liberation of St. Peter
(''by

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ( , ; late December 1617, baptized January 1, 1618April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporar ...

(1667)'') File:Papa Marcelo I.jpg, Pope

. File:Saint Honorat d'Arles.jpg, Icon of Saint Honoratus of Arles, founder of Lérins Monastery. File:Saintfursey.jpg, Saint

and the monk (14th century)

Notes

References

Sources

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
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HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
January 16
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 8.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. *
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Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:January 16 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) January in the Eastern Orthodox calendar