January 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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January 7 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective January7 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Feasts Afterfeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.January 7/January 20. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. OCA - Feasts and Saints.

Saints Synaxis of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist Saint John, and the translation of his holy right hand (956) from Antioch to Constantinople.Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ἁγίου Ἰωάννου Προδρόμου καὶ ἡ μετένεξις τῆς Ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Χειρὸς εἰς Κωνσταντινούπολη. 7 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. OCA - Feasts and Saints. Saint Julian the Deacon, of Aegina (391)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰουλιανὸς ὁ Διάκονος, ὁ ἐξ Αἰγίνης. 7 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Pre-Schism Western saints Saint Crispin, Bishop of Pavia in Italy, he signed the acts of the Council of Milan (467)January 7 . Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. Saint Valentine, an abbot who became a bishop in Rhaetia (470)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. VALENTINE, B. OF PASSAU. (ABOUT 440.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the First: January. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 90. Saint Brannock of Braunton (Brannocus, Brynach), England (6th century)Saint Brannock of Braunton. OCA - Feasts and Saints. (see also: June 26) Saint Cedd, Bishop of Lastingham (664)Saint Cedd of Lastingham. OCA - Feasts and Saints.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Σεντ Ἐπίσκοπος Σκωτίας. 7 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. CEDD, B. OF LONDON. (A.D. 664.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the First: January. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 91-94. (see also: October 26) Saint Cronan Beg, a Bishop of Aendrum in County Down in Ireland (7th century) Saint Tillo of Solignac (Thillo, Thielman, Théau, Tilloine, Tillmann) (702)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. TYLLO, H. (ABOUT 700.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the First: January. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 94-96. Saint Kentigerna, Hermitess of Loch Lomond (734)January 20 / January 7. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). Saint Emilian (Émilion, Aemilio), born in Vannes, he was a monk at Saujon near Saintes, and died as a hermit in the forest of Combes near Bordeaux (767) Blessed Widukind (Wittekind, Wittikind, Wittikund) of Westphalia (807)Widukind. Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon. Saint Aldric of Le Mans (Aldericus, Audry), Bishop of Le Mans in France, from 832 (856)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. ALDRIC, B. OF MANS. (A.D. 855.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the First: January. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 96-97. Saint Reinold (Rainald, Reynold), monk at the monastery of St Pantaleon in Cologne in Germany (960) Saint Anastasius, Archbishop of Sens (977)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints Saint Feodor I of Russia (Fyodor (Theodore) I Ivanovich), last Rurikid Tsar of Russia (1598)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Πρίγκιπας. 7 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. ФЕОДОР ИОАННОВИЧ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree"). Retrieved: September 28, 2026.

New martyrs and confessors New Martyr Athanasius of Attalia and Smyrna (1700)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐξ Ἀτταλείας. 7 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Leonidas J. Papadopulos, Georgia Lizardos, et al (Transl.). "New Martyr Athanasios of Attaleia." In: New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke. Seattle: St. Nectarios Press, 1985. pp. 11-12. New Hieromartyr Nicholas Parfenov, Bishop of Atkarsk (1939) АТКАРСКАЯ ЕПАРХИЯ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree"). Retrieved: September 28, 2026. New Hieromartyr Risto (Stevanov) Jaramaz, Priest of Kosijerevo, Montenegro (1942) Свештеномученик Ристо (Јарамаз). Радио Светигора | Глобални хришћански радио (Radio Svetigora | The Global Christian Radio). May 26, 2026. Retrieved: September 26, 2026. Прослављен празник Светог Риста Косијеревског у манастиру Косијерево покрај светитељских моштију. Радио Светигора | Глобални хришћански радио (Radio Svetigora | The Global Christian Radio). May 27, 2023. Retrieved: September 28, 2026. (see also: May 13 - , feast day)

Other commemorations Saint Pakhomios of Keno Lake (1515)Saint Pakhomios of Keno Lake. OCA - Feasts and Saints. ПАХОМИЙ КЕНСКИЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree"). Retrieved: September 28, 2026. (On the first Saturday after the Baptism of the Lord. See also: January 31 and May 15) Miracle of Saint John the Baptist in Chios (1740)Leonidas J. Papadopulos, Georgia Lizardos, et al (Transl.). "The Miracle of Saint John Baptist in Chios." In: New Martyrs of the Turkish Yoke. Seattle: St. Nectarios Press, 1985. pp. 8-11.

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Sources January 7/January 20. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). January 20 / January 7. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). January 7. 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. 6. January 7. 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. 7–8.

Greek Sources Great Synaxaristes: 7 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Συναξαριστής. 7 Ιανουαρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources 20 января (7 января). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). 7 января (ст.ст.) 20 января 2014 (нов. ст.) . Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).