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February 4 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 February4 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Feasts

Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple.Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Saints

Martyrs Jadorus and Isidore, who suffered under Decius (3rd century)February 4 / 17. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).Martyr Jadorus . OCA - Lives of the Saints.February 17 / 4. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). Hieromartyr Phileas, Bishop of Thmuis, and Martyr Philoromus the Magistrate (c. 303)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Phileas, B. M., and others. (304.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 80-83. Martyr Theoctistus, by the sword.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόκτιστος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Συναξαριστής. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). Venerable John of Irenopolis, Bishop of Irenopolis, Cilicia and one of the 318 fathers of Nicaea (c. 325)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ ἐν Εἰρηνουπόλει. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Hieromartyr Abramius of Arbela, Bishop of Arbela in Assyria (c. 344–347)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀβράμιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀρβὴλ Περσίδος. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Hieromartyr Abramius the Bishop of Arbela in Assyria. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Isidore of Pelusium (c. 436–440)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσίδωρος ο Πηλουσιώτης. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Venerable Isidore of Pelusium . OCA - Lives of the Saints.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Isidore of Pelusium, Monk, P. (About A.D. 449.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 84. Saint Evagrius, fellow-ascetic of St. Shio of Mgvime, Georgia (6th century)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Εὐάγριος καὶ Σίος . 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.St Evagrisi the disciple of St Shio. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Nicetas of Pythiae (modern Kouri) (pre-iconoclasm)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικήτας ὁ ἐν τοῖς Πυθίοις. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Venerable Iasimos the Wonderworker (Jasim), monk and healer.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰάσιμος ὁ Θαυματουργός. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Venerable Nicholas the Confessor, Abbot, of the Studion Monastery (868)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικόλαος ὁ Ὁμολογητής ὁ Στουδίτης. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Venerable Nicholas the Confessor the Abbot of Studion. OCA - Lives of the Saints.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Nicolas of the Studium, C. (868.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 92-97.

Pre-Schism Western saints

Martyrs Aquilinus, Geminus, Gelasius, Magnus and Donatus, martyrs in 'Forum Sempronii', which has been interpreted as Fossombrone in central Italy (3rd century)February 4 . Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. Martyr Eutychius, in Rome under Diocletian (4th century) Saint Aventinus of Chartres, Bishop of Chartres (c. 520)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Aventine of Chateaudun, B. C. (6th Cent.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 86-87. Saint Aventinus of Troyes, an almoner to St Lupus, Bishop of Troyes, then became a hermit at Saint-Aventin (c. 538)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Aventine of Troyes, H. (About A.D. 538.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 84-86. Saint Vincent of Troyes, Bishop of Troyes (c. 546) Hieromartyr Aldate of Gloucester (6th century) Saint Modan, Abbot of Stirling and Falkirk (6th century)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article II.—St. Modan, Abbot, and St. Medan, in Scotland. [Probably in the Eighth or Ninth Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. II. Dublin, 1875. pp. 288-295. Saint Liephard, a bishop and companion of King Cædwalla of Wessex during the latter's pilgrimage to Rome, martyred near Cambrai in France (690) Saint Vulgis, Bishop and Abbot of Lobbes Abbey in Belgium (c. 760) Saint Nithard, a monk at Corbie Abbey in Saxony in Germany and a companion of St Ansgar, whom he followed to Sweden as a missionary, martyred there by pagan Swedes (845) Saint Rabanus Maurus, archbishop of Mainz (856) Saint Rembert, Bishop of Hamburg-Bremen (865)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Rembert, B. C. (A.D. 888.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 98-99.

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Right-Believing George Vsievolodovich of Vladimir, Great Prince of Vladimir (1238)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Πρίγκηπας. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Right-believing George the Great Prince of Vladimir. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Abraham and Coprius, founders of Pechenga Monastery in Vologda (15th century)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Κόπρις . 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Venerable Abraham of Pechenga, Vologda . OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Cyril, Abbot and Wonderworker of New Lake Monastery (Novoezersk) in Novgorod (1532)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Κύριλλος ὁ Θαυματουργός. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Venerable Cyril the Abbot and Wonderworker of Novoezersk, Novgorod. OCA - Lives of the Saints. (see also November 7) New Martyr Joseph of Aleppo in Syria (1686)

New martyrs and confessors

Venerable Martyr Anthony of Supraśl (1516) Repozytorium Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku: Św. Antoni Supraski New Martyr Joseph of Aleppo in Syria (1686)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωσὴφ ὁ Νεομάρτυρας τοῦ Χαλεπλῆ. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. New Hieromartyr Methodius (Krasnoperov), Bishop of Petropavlovsk (1921) 4 февраля по старому стилю / 17 февраля по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год. New Hieromartyrs (1938): Theodosius (Bobkov), Hieromonk of the Chudov Monastery, Moscow Nicholas Kandaurov, Archpriest, Moscow Boris Nazarov, Archpriest, of Protasievo, Verey Alexander Pokrovsky, Archpriest, of Mineyevo, Moscow Alexander Sokolov, Archpriest, of Paveltsovo, Moscow Peter Sokolov, Archpriest, of Klin, Moscow John Tikhomirov, Archpriest, of Petrovskoye, Moscow Nicholas Pospelov, priest, of Bylovo, Podolsk Virgin-martyr Raphaela Vishnyakova, Schemanun, of Moscow

Seraphim Vavilov, Archdeacon Alexy Knyazhesky, priest Алексий. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Nikolay Golyshev, priest 17 февраля (4 февраля) . Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Arkady Lobtsov, priest Аркадий. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Mikhail Rybin, priest Alexei Lebedev, priest Алексий. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Andrew Bednov, priest Андей. Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Dimitri Kedrolivansky, priest Димитрий . Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). John Artobolevsky, Archpriest, MoscowThe 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. John Aleshkovsky, priest Alexander Minervin, priest Alexis Sharov, priest Eustace Sokolsky, priest Sergius Soloviev, priest Virgin-martyrs Anna Efremova, Maria Vinogradova and Ekaterina Dekalina

Martyrs John Shuvalov, Basil Ivanov, Demetry Ilyinsky, Theodore Palshkov, and Demetry Kazamatsky (1938)

Other commemorations

Repose of the royal recluse Nun Dosithea of Moscow (1810)Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Δοσιθέα Βασίλισσα τῆς Ρωσίας. 4 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.

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