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February 2 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 February2 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

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).Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ὑπαπαντὴ τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ Θεοῦ καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Συναξαριστής. 2 Φεβρουαρίου . Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple. OCA - Lives of the Saints.February 15 / 2. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "The Purification of S. Mary, or the Presentation of Christ in the Temple." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 34-37.

Saints

Martyr Agathadorus of Tyana in Cappadocia.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀγαθόδωρος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.

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 in France (c. 480) Saint Laurence of Canterbury, the second Archbishop of Canterbury (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.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "& Laurence, Abp. of Cantebury. (A.D. 619.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 39-41. (see also: February 3 - East) Saint Adalbert I of Ostrevent (Adalbald), founder of Marchiennes Abbey (652)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Adalbald, C. (About A.D. 652.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 41. 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)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Adeloga, V. Abss. (8th Cent.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 42-44. Saint Burchard of Würzburg, first Bishop of Wurzburg (754) Martyrs of Ebsdorf, martyred at the Battle of Luneberg Heath near Ebsdorf, Saxony (880)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "The Holy Martyrs of Ebbecksdorf. (A.D. 880.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 45. 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)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article I. — St. Columban, Abbot and Recluse, at Ghent, Belgium. [Tenth Century]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. II. Dublin, 1875. pp. 246-249.

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

New Martyr Jordan of Trebizond, at Constantinople (1650)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰορδάνης ὁ Νεομάρτυρας. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. New Hieromartyr Gabriel, Hierodeacon, of Constantinople (1676)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Γαβριὴλ ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Venerable Anthimos (Vagianos) of Chios (1960) (see also: February 15 - Greek) Venerable Ekvtime (Kereselidze) the Confessor, of Georgia (1944)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐθύμιος ἐκ Γεωργίας. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. (see also: January 20 - Slavonic)

Other commemorations

Repose of Schema-monk Seraphim of Valaam Monastery (1860)

Icons

Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos the Hypapante of Kalamata, patron saint of Kalamata.Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Ὑπαπαντῆς . 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "Apekois" (Ypakoe), at the Church of the Hypapante on Kalymnos.Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Ἀπεκοῆς. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "Dreadful Bee", at Leivadi on Kythira.Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Κακιᾶς Μέλισσας. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos of Goumenissa.Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Γουμενίσσης. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. (see also: August 17) Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "'Flevariotissa' or 'Libya'", at Mesaria on the island of Astypalaia.Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Φλεβαριωτίσσης ἢ Λιβύης. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "Flevariotissa", at Ampelakia on Salamis Island.Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Φλεβαριωτίσσης . 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Synaxis of the Icon of the Theotokos "Chrysaliniotissa", in Leukosia, Cyprus.Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Χρυσαλινιωτίσσης. 2 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.

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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. The Second Day of the Month of February. Orthodoxy in China. February 2. 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 15 февраля (2 февраля). 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.