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 ...

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February 29 February 29, also known as leap day or leap year day, is a date added to leap years. A leap day is added in various solar calendars (calendars based on the Earth's revolution around the Sun), including the Gregorian calendar standard in mos ...

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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 ...

March 2 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his ''bucellarii'' are almost cut o ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 14 by Orthodox Churches 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 March 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. * 1270 – Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Kar ...
(February 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. * 1411 – Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of ...
on leap years).

Saints

* Righteous martyr
Eudokia of Heliopolis Eudokia (Greek: Ευδοκία) was a Samarian woman who lived in Heliopolis of Phoenicia (present day Baalbek, Lebanon). Life Eudokia was very beautiful, and garnered her wealth by attracting wealthy lovers. She learned about Christianity fro ...
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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Martyrs Nestorianus (''Nestor''), Tribimius, Marcellus, and Anthony, of

Perge Perga or Perge ( Hittite: ''Parha'', el, Πέργη ''Perge'', tr, Perge) was originally an ancient Lycian settlement that later became a Greek city in Pamphylia. It was the capital of the Roman province of Pamphylia Secunda, now located in ...

Pamphylia Pamphylia (; grc, Παμφυλία, ''Pamphylía'') was a region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus (all in modern-day Antalya province, Turkey). It was bounded on the north by ...

, by the sword (249-251) * Martyr Antonina of Nicaea in

Bithynia Bithynia (; Koine Greek: , ''Bithynía'') was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. It bordered Mysia to the southwest, Pa ...

(c. 286-305) ''(see also:

June 12 Events Pre-1600 * 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. * 1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of Fr ...

)'' * Virgin-martyr

Domnina of Syria Saint Domnina of Syria, also known as Domnina the Younger, was a 5th-century ascetic. Her name is mentioned in the Byzantine Synaxarium. and according to Theodoret, bishop of Cyrrhus, Domnina was born to a rich Syrian family. Life She became ...

(c. 460) * Martyrs Antonius, Marcellus, Silvester and Sophronius, in Palestine. * Martyrs Agapius, Nicephorus and Charisius. * Saint Silvester. * Saint Synesius, ascetic of

Lysos Lysos ( gr, Λυσός) is a village in Cyprus, about 36 kilometres from Paphos. The population was 160 in 2001. Being the largest in area of the villages of Cyprus, Lysos covers an area of approximately 10,000 acres in the province of Paphos. Bui ...

, Cyprus.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* 260 Martyrs of Rome (c. 269)March 1
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyrs Hermes, Adrian and Companions, in Numidia in North Africa under

Maximian Herculeus Maximian ( la, Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus; c. 250 – c. July 310), nicknamed ''Herculius'', was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was ''Caesar'' from 285 to 286, then ''Augustus'' from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his ...

(c. 290) * Martyr

Luperculus Luperculus (''Lupercus, Lupercius'') (french: Luperc, Loubert, es, Lupercio) is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Christian tradition states that he was a bishop of Eauze and was martyred by the governor Dacian during the reign o ...

(3rd century) * Martyrs Leo, Donatus, Abundantius, Nicephorus, and nine others - a group of thirteen martyrs who laid down their lives for

Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was ...

in North Africa. * Saint

Felix III Pope Felix III (died 1 March 492) was the bishop of Rome from 13 March 483 to his death. His repudiation of the '' Henotikon'' is considered the beginning of the Acacian schism. He is commemorated on March 1. Family Felix was born into a Roman s ...

, Pope of Rome from 483-492 (492) * Saint

Herculanus of Perugia Herculanus of Perugia ( it, Ercolano; died 549 AD) was a bishop of Perugia. He was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church and is recognised as patron saint of Perugia. His main feast day is November 7; his second feast is celebrated on March ...

, Bishop of Perugia in Italy, beheaded by soldiers of

Totila Totila, original name Baduila (died 1 July 552), was the penultimate King of the Ostrogoths, reigning from 541 to 552 AD. A skilled military and political leader, Totila reversed the tide of the Gothic War, recovering by 543 almost all the t ...

of the

Ostrogoths The Ostrogoths ( la, Ostrogothi, Austrogothi) were a Roman-era Germanic peoples, Germanic people. In the 5th century, they followed the Visigoths in creating one of the two great Goths, Gothic kingdoms within the Roman Empire, based upon the larg ...

(549) ''(see also:

November 7 Events Pre-1600 * 335 – Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. * 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. * 921 – Treaty of Bon ...

)'' * Saint

Albinus of Angers Saint Albinus of Angers (french: Saint-Aubin) (c. 470 – March 1, 550), also known as Saint Albin () in English, was a French abbot and bishop. Born to a noble Gallo-Roman family at Vannes, Brittany, St. Albinus was a monk and from 504 C.E. Ab ...

(''Aubin'') (c. 550) * Saint David of Wales, patron saint of Wales (c. 589)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. 92-95. * Saint Marnock (''Marnanus, Marnan, Marnoc'') (c. 625) * Saint

Suitbert Suitbert, Suidbert, or Swithbert may refer to: *An Alemannic chieftain who founded the town of Schwieberdingen *Saint Suitbert of Kaiserwerdt *Saint Suitbert the Younger *Suitbert Bäumer Suitbert Bäumer (28 March 1845 – 12 August 1894) was a ...

(''Swithbert''), "Apostle of the Frisians", monastic founder in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(713) * Saint Siviard, monk at

Saint-Calais Saint-Calais () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Prior to the French Revolution it was known for its Benedictine abbey named after the Anisola stream (modern Aniole, a tributary of ...

on the River Anisole in France, who succeeded his father as abbot of the monastery (729) * Saint Monan (874) * Venerable Luke of Sicily (''Leo Luke of Corleone, Leoluca''), Abbot of the Monastery of Mount Mula in Calabria 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 ...

(c. 915). * Martyrs Gervasius and Leo (''Léon I or Leo of Rouen, "Apostle of the Basques" and

Bishop of Bayonne The Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar, and Oloron, commonly Diocese of Bayonne, (Latin: ''Dioecesis Baionensis, Lascurrensis et Oloronensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Bayonne, Lescar et Oloron''; Basque: ''Baionako, Leskarreko eta Oloroeko elizbarrutia'') ...

''), brothers (c. 900). * Saint

Rudesind Saint Rudesind ( gl, San Rosendo, Rudesindo; pt, São Rosendo lat, Rudesindus) (November 26, 907 – March 1, 977) was a Galician bishop and abbot. He was also a regional administrator and military leader under his kinsmen, the Kings of León. ...

, a Galician bishop and abbot (977)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Agapius of the

Vatopedi Monastery The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi ( el, Βατοπέδι, ) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period and in the 18th an ...

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 ...

(13th century). * Venerable Martyrius, Abbot of Zelenetsk in

Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...

(1603) * New martyr Parascevas of Trebizond (1659)

New martyrs and confessors

* New hieromartyr Methodius, of Russia (1920) * New martyr Antonina of Kizliar, Abbess (1924) * New martyr Anastasia Andreyevna,

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 ...

, in the

North Caucasus The North Caucasus, ( ady, Темыр Къафкъас, Temır Qafqas; kbd, Ишхъэрэ Къаукъаз, İṩxhərə Qauqaz; ce, Къилбаседа Кавказ, Q̇ilbaseda Kavkaz; , os, Цӕгат Кавказ, Cægat Kavkaz, inh, ...

.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.18. * Venerable Mother Zosima of Ennatsky (1935)
Venerable Mother Zosima of Ennatsky (+ 1935)
'' Mystagogy Resource Center. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
Зосима Еннатская, преподобная
'' Уфимская епархия РПЦ (МП). 17.08.20. Retrieved March 12, 2023. * New Hieromartyr Olga (1937)March 14 / March 1
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * New Hieromartyr Peter Lyubimov, Archpriest, of Kishkino, Moscow (1938)1 марта (ст.ст.) 14 марта 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hieromartyrs (1938): :* Basil Nikitsky, John Streltsov, Benjamin Famintsev, and Michael Bukrinsky, priests; :* New Hieromartyr Anthony Korzh, Hierodeacon of Kiziltash Monastery, Crimea; :* Virgin-martyrs Anna, Daria Zaitseva, Eudokia Arkhipov, Alexandra Dyachkova; :* Martyr Basil Arkhipov; :* Virgin-martyr Hope (''Nadezhda'') Abakumova. * New Hieromartyr Alexander Ilyenkov of

Berdyansk Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( uk, Бердя́нськ, translit=Berdiansk, ; russian: Бердя́нск, translit=Berdyansk ) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) in south-eastern Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of ...

(Simferopol-Crimea), priest (1942) * New Hieromartyr Basil Konstantinov-Grishin, priest (1943)

Other commemorations

* Repose of Barsanuphius (Hrynevich), Archbishop of

Tver Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population: Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian ...

(1958)

Icon gallery

Eudokia of Heliopolis.jpg, Saint

Eudokia of Heliopolis Eudokia (Greek: Ευδοκία) was a Samarian woman who lived in Heliopolis of Phoenicia (present day Baalbek, Lebanon). Life Eudokia was very beautiful, and garnered her wealth by attracting wealthy lovers. She learned about Christianity fro ...

(19th century) Domnina of Syria (Menologion of Basil II).jpeg, St.

. Miniature from the ''Menologion of Basil II'' (11th century). Felix3.jpg,

Pope Felix III Pope Felix III (died 1 March 492) was the bishop of Rome from 13 March 483 to his death. His repudiation of the '' Henotikon'' is considered the beginning of the Acacian schism. He is commemorated on March 1. Family Felix was born into a Roman s ...

. St. Herculanus.jpg, St. Herculanus, patron of Perugia, c. 1320. Saint Aubin assistant au IIIe concile d'Orléans.jpg, St

at the Council of Orleans (12th century). Jesus Chapel St David.jpg, St. David of Wales, 19th-century stained glass window, Oxford. San Leoluca da Corleone.jpg, Votive image of St. Luke of Sicily, Abbot and Wonderworker of the Monastery of Mount Mula in Calabria.

Notes

References

Sources

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Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
March 14 / March 1
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
March 1
OCA - The Lives of the Saints.

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. 62–63. * 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. 92–95.

Greek Sources

* Great Synaxaristes:
1 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

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Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
1 марта (ст.ст.) 14 марта 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:March 1 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) March 01