February 1 Events Pre-1600 * 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. * 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Mon ...

- Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar -

February 3 Events Pre-1600 * 1112 – Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence, marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. *1451 – Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire. *1488 – ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 15 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the

Old Calendar Old Calendarists (Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Eastern Orthodox Chri ...

. For February 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

January 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. * 649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. * 1156 &ndas ...

Feasts

* The Presentation of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple (also The Meeting of the Lord, or ''Hypapante''), 40 days after His sacred birth.February 2 / 15
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). Συναξαριστής.
2 Φεβρουαρίου
'' Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).February 15 / 2
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).

Saints

* ''Martyr Agathadorus of Tyana in Cappadocia''.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Apronian, a Roman executioner who converted to Orthodoxy when taking the martyr St Sisinnius before the tribunal and was then himself martyred (c. 304)February 2
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Flosculus (''Flou''),

Bishop of Orleans 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 (c. 480) * Saint

Laurence of Canterbury Laurence (died 2 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianization, Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native An ...

, the second

Archbishop of Canterbury The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...

(619)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. 46-48. (''see also:

- East'') * Saint

Adalbert I of Ostrevent Adalbert is a German given name which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adelbart, Adelbert and Adalberto. Derivative names inclu ...

(''Adalbald''), founder of Marchiennes Abbey (652) * Saint Feock, a saint recalled by a church dedication in Cornwall. * Saint Adeloga (''Hadeloga''), a daughter of Charles Martel, first Abbess of Kitzingen in Germany (c. 745) * Martyrs of Ebsdorf, martyred at the

Battle of Luneberg Heath A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

near Ebsdorf, Saxony (880) :* Saint Marquard, Bishop of Hildesheim, martyred with others at Ebsdorf in Germany (880) :* Saint Theodoric, third Bishop of Minden, martyred with others at Ebsdorf in Germany (880) * Saint Columbanus, born in Ireland, he lived as a hermit near the church of Saint-Bavo in Ghent in Belgium (959)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* New Martyr Jordan of Trebizond, at Constantinople (1650) * ''New Hieromartyr Gabriel, Hierodeacon, of Constantinople'' (1676) * Venerable Anthimos (Vagianos) of Chios (1960) (''see also:

February 15 Events Pre-1600 * 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus * 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. * 706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberi ...

- Greek'') * Venerable Ekvtime (Kereselidze) the Confessor, of Georgia (1944) (''see also:

- Slavonic'')

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 ...

-monk Seraphim of Valaam Monastery (1860)

Icons

* Synaxis of the Icon of the

Theotokos ''Theotokos'' (Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are ''Dei Genitrix'' or ''Deipara'' (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are " ...

the Hypapante of Kalamata, patron saint of Kalamata. * Synaxis of the Icon of the

"Apekois" (''Ypakoe''), at the Church of the Hypapante on Kalymnos. * Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "Dreadful Bee", at Leivadi on Kythira. * Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos of Goumenissa. ''(see also: August 17)'' * Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "'Flevariotissa' or 'Libya'", at Mesaria on the island of Astypalaia. * Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "Flevariotissa", at Ampelakia on

Salamis Island Salamis ( ; el, Σαλαμίνα, Salamína; grc, label=Ancient and Katharevousa, Σαλαμίς, Salamís) is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about off-coast from Piraeus and about west of central Athens. The chief city, Sala ...

. * Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "Chrysaliniotissa", in Leukosia, Cyprus.Great Synaxaristes:
Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Χρυσαλινιωτίσσης
'' 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.

Icon gallery

File:Menologion of Basil 037.jpg, The Presentation of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple. File:Sretenie.jpg, The Presentation of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple. File:The Candlemas day 1731.jpg, The Presentation of our Lord.

Notes

References

Sources

February 2 / 15
Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).
February 15 / 2
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
February 2
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. 12. *

'' 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. 35–36. * 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. 46-48. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
2 Φεβρουαρίου
Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. * Συναξαριστής.
2 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). *
2 февраля по старому стилю / 15 февраля по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год. {{DEFAULTSORT:February 2 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) February in the Eastern Orthodox calendar