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February 8 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 February8 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

Prophet Zechariah, of the Twelve Minor Prophets (520 BC)February 8 / 21. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru).Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Προφήτης Ζαχαρίας. 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Συναξαριστής. 8 Φεβρουαρίου . Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ).Prophet Zachariah . OCA - Lives of the Saints. Virgin-martyrs Martha and Mary, sisters, and the monk Lukarion, martyrs by crucifixion.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Μάρθα, Μαρία καὶ Λυκαρίων ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. (see also February 6 - Slavic) Martyrs Nicephorus and Stephen.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Νικηφόρος καὶ Στέφανος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Martyr Pergetos.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Περγέτος ὁ Μάρτυρας . 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Great martyr Theodore Stratelates "the General" of Heraclea (319)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας ὁ Στρατηλάτης . 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.Greatmartyr Theodore Stratelates “the General”. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Saint Agathangelus, Bishop of Damascus (c. 325)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀγαθάγγελος Ἐπίσκοπος Δαμασκοῦ. 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Venerable ascetics Philadelphus and Polycarp, monastics, reposed in peace.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Φιλάδελφος καὶ Πολύκαρπος . 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.

Pre-Schism Western saints

Saint Juventius of Pavia, Bishop of Pavia (1st century)February 8 . Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Juventius, B. C. (2nd Cent)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 211-212. Martyrs Paul, Lucius and Cyriacus, in Rome. Martyr Cointha (Conitus) of Alexandria (249) Saints Jacut and Guethenoc, disciples of St Budoc, they were driven from Britain to Brittany (5th century) Saint Honoratus of Milan, Bishop of Milan and Confessor (570) Saint Kewe (Kigwe, Ciwa), a saint venerated in Gwent in Wales. Saint Oncho (Onchuo), a pilgrim, poet, and guardian of holy relics and the Celtic tradition (c. 600)Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "Article I — St. Oncho, or Onchuo, Confessor, of Clonmore, County of Carlow. [Sixth or Seventh Century.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Vol. II. Dublin, 1875. pp. 402-409. Saint Nicetius of Besançon (Nizier), Bishop of Besançon in France and a friend of St Columbanus of Luxeuil (611) Saint Paulus of Verdun, Bishop of Verdun, renowned for miracles (c. 649)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Paul, B. of Verdun. (About A.D. 649.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 213-214. Saint Ælfflæd of Whitby (Elfleda), Abbess of Whitby Abbey (714)Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Elfelda, V. Abss. of Whitby. (A.D. 716.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 214-220. Saint Cuthmann of Steyning, a confessor who lived a holy life as a shepherd near Steyning in Sussex in England (8th century)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. 58–60.Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. Cuthman, C. (Date Uncertain.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Second: February. London: John C. Nimmo, 1897. pp. 220-224. Saint Mlada (Mileda, Mary), a Benedictine abbess and founder of the first monastery in Bohemia (994) Saint Meingold of Huy, a holy man who lived in Huy on the Meuse and was venerated in Belgium (10th century)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Saint Sabbas II, Archbishop of Serbia (1271)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Σάββας Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Σερβίας. 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ.St Sava II the Archbishop of Serbia . OCA - Lives of the Saints. Saint Makarios, Bishop of Paphos on Cyprus (1688)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακάριος Ἐπίσκοπος Πάφου . 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Saint Lyubov of Ryazan, Fool-for-Christ (1921)

New martyrs and confessors

New Hieromartyrs Andrew Dobrynin, Андрей . Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Житие сщмч. Андрея Добрынина (1938) . Храм Новомучеников и Исповедников Российских в Строгино (NewMartyros.ru). Retrieved: 17 May, 2020. Archpriest of Prechistoye-Naumovo, Yaroslavl, and Peter Markov, Archpriest of Korenevo, Moscow (1938) 21 февраля (8 февраля) . Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). New Hieromartyrs Simeon Kulgavets and Sergius Lubomudrov, priests (1938) New Hieromartyr Alexander Abissov, Priest (1942) Александр . Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).

Other commemorations

Repose of Schema-Abbot Theodore of Valaam Monastery (1937)

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Notes

References

Sources February 8 / 21. Orthodox Calendar (Pravoslavie.ru). February 21 / 8. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). February 8. 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. 13. The Eighth Day of the Month of February. Orthodoxy in China. February 8. 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. 41–42. 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. 58–60. Greek Sources Great Synaxaristes: 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Μεγασ Συναξαριστησ. Συναξαριστής. 8 Φεβρουαρίου. Ecclesia.gr. (H Εκκλησια Τησ Ελλαδοσ). Russian Sources 21 февраля (8 февраля). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).