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24 January

35 commemorations of 24 January in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 6 February of the civil calendar.

In the map: St. Xenia of PetersburgSt. Neophytos the Recluse

Saints

  • Hieromartyr Babylas of Sicily, and his two disciples Martyrs Timothy and Agapius (3rd century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Βαβύλας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ μαθητὲς αὐτοῦ Τιμόθεος καὶ Ἀγάπιοςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
  • Martyrs Paul, Pausirius, and Theodotian, brothers, of Egypt (3rd century)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Παῦλος, Παυσίριος καὶ Θεοδοτίων οἱ Αὐτάδελφοι Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
  • Hieromartyr Philippikos (Philippicus, Philip) the Presbyter and Martyr Barsimos of Syria and his two brothers, by the sword, in PersiaὉ Ἅγιος Φιλιππικὸς ὁ Πρεσβύτεροςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org
  • Martyr Chrysoploki (Chrysoploca)Ἡ Ἁγία Χρυσοπλόκη ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
  • Saint Helladios the Commentarisius (prison warden)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑλλάδιος ὁ Κομενταρήσιοςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
  • Martyrs Hermogenes and Menas (Mamas, Mamatos)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐρμογένης καὶ Μηνᾶς οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
  • Saints Hermogenes and Philemon, Bishop of KarpathosΟἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐρμογένης καὶ Φιλήμων Ἐπίσκοπος Καρπάθουsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
  • Venerable Macedonius of Syria, hermit of Mt. Silpius, near Antioch (c. 420)Ὁ Ὅσιος Μακεδόνιοςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
  • Saint Philon (Philonas, Philo), Wonderworking Bishop of Karpasia (Carpasia) on Cyprus (5th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Φίλωνας ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἐπίσκοπος Καρπασίας τῆς Κύπρουsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
  • Venerable Zosimas, ascetic of the desertὉ Ὅσιος Ζωσιμᾶςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
  • Saint Zosimas of Cilicia, Bishop of Babylon in Egypt (6th century)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • Saint Macariusoca.org

Orthodox saints after the Schism

New martyrs and confessors

  • New Martyr John of Kazan (1529)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Μάρτυρας ἐκ Καζάνsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
  • New Martyr Nicholas Tsikura (1918)holytrinityorthodox.com

Saints of the West before the Schism

Saints of the Latin West before the Schism of 1054. The Orthodox Church honours the saints of the undivided Church, though few of these are in the Greek or Slavic Menaia; this list follows the calendars kept by the Orthodox in the West.

  • Saint Felician, Bishop of Foligno, Italy (254)orthodoxengland.org.uk · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • Saint Zamas, first Bishop of Bologna, Italy (c. 268)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Artemius (Arthemius), Bishop of Clermont (396)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Xenia the Righteous, Deaconess of Rome, and her two female slaves (5th century)Ἡ Ἁγία Ξένηsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · mospat.ru · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
  • Saint Exuperantius, Bishop of Cingoli near Ancona, Italy (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Guasacht, converted by Patrick, whom he helped as Bishop of Granard in Ireland (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Lupicinus of Lipidiaco, Gaul (500)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • Venerable Martyr Cadoc (Docus, Cathmael, Cadvaci), founder of the monastery of Llancarfan not far from Cardiff in Wales, and hermit (c. 580)Ὁ Ἅγιος Κάντοκ ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Suranus, Abbot of a monastery at Sora near Caserta, martyred by the Lombards (c. 580)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Bertrand (Bertram, Bertran, Ebertram), a disciple of Saint Bertinus, helped Saint Omer enlighten the north of France and Flanders, later became Abbot... (7th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Erembert I, Abbot of Kremsmünster Abbey in Austria (c. 1050)orthodoxengland.org.uk

Other commemorations

Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.

  • Translation of the relics (632) of Venerable Martyr Anastasius the Persian (628)Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Ὁσιομάρτυρος Ἀναστασίου τοῦ Πέρσουsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
  • Dedication of the Church of St. Zacharias, in Constantinople, founded by St. Domnica of Constantinople (5th century)Ἐγκαίνια τοῦ Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ζαχαρία ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλῃsynaxarion.gr
  • Dedication of the Church of the Holy Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist, near TaurusἘγκαίνεια τοῦ Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Προφήτου, Προδρόμου καὶ Βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου πλησίον τοῦ Ταύρουsynaxarion.gr
  • Repose of Bishop Nektary (Kontzevitch) of Seattle (1983)pravoslavie.ru
  • Commemoration of the Seven Venerable Saints of Philotheou monastery
    • Philotheos, master builder of the monastery; Theodosius, Igumen and Metropolitan of Trebizond; Dionysius and Symeon; Dometios the Hesychast; Damianos; and hieromartyr Cosmas of Aetolia, Equal to the Apostles

The list is January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), read on 2026-09-25 and adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0: its sections and years, the Greek headings of the Great Synaxaristes where it cites them, and beside each line the sources it names. Names in bold are the saints the day is named for in Greek usage, checked against the Church of Cyprus.

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