March 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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March 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 March2 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Saints

Hieromartyrs Nestor the Bishop, and Tribiminus the Deacon, at Perge in Pamphylia (ca. 250)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Νέστωρ καὶ Τριβιμίνος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.March 2/March 15. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Martyr Troadius of Neo-Caesarea, and those with him (251)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Τρωάδιος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Martyr Troadius of Neocaesarea. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Virgin-martyr Euthalia of Sicily (252)Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Εὐθαλία ἡ Παρθενομάρτυς. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Virginmartyr Euthalia of Sicily. OCA - Lives of the Saints. St. Cointus of Phrygia (Quintus of Phrygia), Confessor and Wonderworker (283)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Κοΐντος ὁ Μάρτυρας Ὁμολογητὴς καὶ Θαυματουργὸς. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Martyr Hesychius the Senator (the Palatine), of Antioch (ca. 304)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἡσύχιος ὁ Συγκλητικὸς. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. (see also: May 10) Hiero-Confessor Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia in Cyprus (c. 326)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδοτος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Κυρηνείας Κύπρου. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Hieromartyr Theodotus the Bishop of Cyrenia. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Saints Andronicus and the Athanasia (5th century)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρόνικος καὶ Ἀθανασία. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.March 15 / March 2. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). (see also: October 9) Saint Agathon of Egypt, monk (5th century)Venerable Agathon of Egypt. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

Pre-Schism Western saints

Martyrs of Rome, a large number of martyrs martyred in Rome under Alexander Severus and the prefect Ulpian (219)March 2. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. MARTYRS UNDER ALEXANDER. (CIRC. A.D. 219.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 21. Saints Jovinus and Basileus, two martyrs who suffered in Rome under Gallienus and Valerian, buried on the Latin Way (258) Saints Paul, Heraclius, Secundilla and Januaria, martyrs who suffered under Diocletian at Porto Romano at the mouth of the Tiber in Italy (305) Saint Gistilian (Gistlian), uncle of St David and a monk at Menevia, or St Davids, in Wales (5th-6th centuries) Saint Joavan, a Romano-Briton who went to Brittany to live with his uncle St Paul of Léon, by whom he was consecrated bishop (ca. 570)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. JOAVAN, P. C. (6TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 22.Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article III.—St. Ioava or Joava, Bishop of Leon, in Lesser Britany, France. [Sixth Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. III. Dublin, 1875. pp. 86-91. 440 Martyrs slain by the Lombards in Italy (Martyrs of Campania) (ca. 579)440 Martyrs slain by the Lombards in Sicily. OCA - Lives of the Saints.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "SS. MARTYRS UNDER THE LOMBARDS. (CIRC. A.D. 579.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. p. 23. Saint Fergna, called 'the White', a relative and disciple of St Columba of Ireland, Abbot of Iona (637)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article IV.—St. Fergna Britt, Abbot of Iona. [Sixth and Seventh Centuries.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. III. Dublin, 1875. pp. 91-92. Saint Chad (Ceadda), Bishop of Lichfield, England (672)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Τσὰντ ἐκ Σκωτίας. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. CHAD, B. OF LICHFIELD. (A.D. 672.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Third: March. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 23-37.Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.—ST. CEDDA OR CHAD, BISHOP OF LICHFIELD, AND APOSTLE OF THE MERCIANS. [SEVENTH CENTURY.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. III. Dublin, 1875. pp. 70-80. Saint Cynibil (Cynibild), a brother of Sts Chad and Cedd who helped enlighten England (7th century) Saint Willeic, a disciple of St Swithbert who made him Abbot of Kaiserwerth in Germany (726)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article X.—St. Villeic or Willeic, Priest, at Kaiserwerth, on the Rhine. [Seventh and Eighth Centuries.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. III. Dublin, 1875. pp. 96-97. Saint Slebhene (Sléibíne mac Congaile), a monk from Ireland, he became Abbot of Iona in Scotland (767)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article VII.—St. Slebhene, or Slebhine, Abbot of Iona. [Eighth Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. III. Dublin, 1875. p. 94.

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Venerable Arsenius, Bishop of Tver (1409)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρσένιος Ἐπίσκοπος Τβὲρ τῆς Ρωσίας. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.St Arsenius the Bishop of Tver. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Sabbatius, monk of Tver (1434),St Sabbatius of Tver. OCA - Lives of the Saints. and his disciple St. Euphrosynus (1460)The Monk Evphrosyn. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βαρσανούφιος, Σάββας, Σαββάτιος καὶ Εὐφρόσυνος ἐκ Ρωσίας. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Venerable Barsanuphius (1459) and Sabbas (1467), Abbots of Tver.The Monks Varsonophii and Savva of Tver'. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). Venerable Abramios of Spassk, of the monastery of Christ the Saviour, Russia (16th century)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀβράμιος ἐκ Ρωσίας. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. New Martyr Theodore Sladić of Komogovina (1788) Venerable Joachim (Papoulakis) of Ithaca, monk of Vatopedi (Mt. Athos) and Ithaca (1868)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωακεὶμ ὁ Ἰθακήσιος. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Ambrose (Khelaia) the Confessor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (1927)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀμβρόσιος Πατριάρχης Γεωργίας. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. (see also: March 16 and March 27) Saint Nicholas Planas of Athens (1932)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Πλανᾶς. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. (see also: February 17)

Other commemorations

Repose of Abbess Philareta of Ufa (1890) Appearance of the Kolomenskoye “Reigning” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1917)Great Synaxaristes: Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς Ἐνθρόνου. 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Icon of the Mother of God “Enthroned”. OCA - Lives of the Saints.

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References

Sources March 2/March 15. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). March 15 / March 2. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). March 2. 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. 19. March 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. p. 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. 95–98.

Greek Sources Great Synaxaristes: 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Συναξαριστής. 2 Μαρτίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources 15 марта (2 марта). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). 2 марта (ст.ст.) 15 марта 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).