January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
December 31 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - January 2
All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 14 by Old Calendarists
Feasts
Saints
- Hieromartyr Concordius of Spoleto (ca. 175)[3][4]
- Martyr Theodotus, by the sword.[5][6]
- Thirty soldier-martyrs in Rome, under Diocletian (ca.304)[3][4]
- Martyr Basil of Ancyra (362)[7][note 1]
- Saint Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, bishop and father of Saint Gregory the Theologian (374)[8][9]
- Saint Emilia, (mother of Sts. Macrina, Basil the Great, Naucratius, Peter of Sebaste, and Gregory of Nyssa) (375)[9][10][note 2]
- Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (379)[11][12][note 3]
- Saint Telemachus (Almachius), hermit who came to Rome from the East and publicly protested against Pagan rites on New Years day, killed by gladiators in the Roman amphitheatre (391 or 404)[3][4][note 4]
- Saint Basil, Bishop of Aix en Provence (ca. 475)[4]
- Saint Eugendus, fourth Abbot of Condat Abbey in the Jura Mountains (510)[4][6][9]
- Saint Fanchea of Killeany (Fanchea of Rossory), sister of St Enda of Aran (ca. 520)[6][9][4][note 5]
- Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe, Bishop of Ruspe in North Africa (533)[3][6][9]
- Saint Justin of Chieti, bishop of Chieti, Italy (ca. 540)[3][4]
- Saint Felix of Bourges, Bishop of Bourges (ca. 580)[4]
- Saint Connat (Comnatan), Abbess of Kildare Abbey in Ireland (ca. 590)[4]
- Saint Maelrhys, a saint on Bardsey Island in Wales (6th c.)[4]
- Saint Theodosius of Tryglia, abbot[6][9][13][note 6]
- Saint Clarus, Abbot of St. Marcellus Monastery in Vienne, Gaul (ca. 660)[4][9]
- Saint Cúan (Mochua, Moncan), Irish abbot, founder of many churches and monasteries in Ireland, lived to nearly 100 (752)[4]
- Saint William of Dijon (William of Volpiano), Italian monastic reformer and architect (1031)[4]
- New Martyr Peter of Tripolis in the Peloponnesus, at Temisi in Asia Minor (1776)[9][14]
- New Hieromartyr Jeremiah (1918)[6]
- New Hieromartyrs Platon (Kulbush), Bishop of Revel, Estonia, and with him priests Michael and Nicholas (1919)[9][15]
- New Hieromartyrs Alexander (Trapitsyn), Archbishop of Samara, and with him priests John, Alexander, Trophime, Viacheslav, Basil and James (1938)[6][9]
Notes
- ^ This saint, a layman, should not be confused with the other St Basil of Ancyra, who was a priest (March 22).
- ^ Churches of the Russian tradition keep her feast on January 1, along with her son Basil. Greek churches keep her feast on May 8 or May 30, along with her husband Saint Basil the Elder and her mother-in-law, Saint Macrina the Elder.
- ^ In Greek tradition, his name was given to Father Christmas and he is supposed to visit children and give presents every January 1 (St Basil's Day) — unlike other traditions where Saint Nicholas arrives either on December 6 (Saint Nicholas Day) or on Christmas Eve (December 24). It is traditional on St Basil's Day to serve "Vasilopita", a rich bread baked with a coin inside. It is customary on his feast day to visit the homes of friends and relatives, to sing New Year carols, and to set an extra place at the table for Saint Basil. In Greek tradition and according to historical records, St Basil, of Greek heritage, is the original "Father Christmas", who being born into a wealthy family, gave away all his possessions to the poor and those in need, the underprivileged and children. A similar story exists for another Greek bishop, St. Nicholas of Myra. Over the centuries the two have been merged but the Western "Santa Claus" is St. Nicholas and the Eastern "Santa Claus" is St. Basil.
- ^ At Rome, St. Almachius, martyr, who, by the command of Alipius, governor of the city, was killed by the gladiators for saying, "Today is the Octave of our Lord's birth; put an end to the worship of idols, and abstain from unclean sacrifices."[3]
- ^ She founded a convent at Rossory in Fermanagh and was buried in Killane.
- ^ (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεοδόσιος ἦταν ἡγούμενος σὲ μία ἀπὸ τὶς τέσσερις φημισμένες Μονὲς τῆς Τριγλίας, τοῦ Μιδηκίου, τοῦ Βαθέως Ρύακος, τοῦ Ἁγίου Στεφάνου καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἰωάννου. Κοιμήθηκε Ὁσίως μὲ εἰρήνη.
References
Sources
Greek Sources