6 February
28 commemorations of 6 February in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 19 February of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Photius the Great (c. 810-893)
Feasts
- After feast of the Meeting of Our Lordoca.org
Saints
- Venerable Bukolus, Bishop of Smyrna (c. 100)Ὁ Ὅσιος Βουκόλος Ἐπίσκοπος Σμύρνηςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Theophilus, Saturninus and Revocatus, in Spain (249-251)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Θεόφιλος, Σατουρνίνος καὶ Ρεβοκάτος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Virgin-martyr Dorothea, and with her Martyrs Christina and Callista, sisters, and Theophilus, at Caesarea in Cappadocia (288-300)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Δωροθέα καὶ Θεόφιλος οἱ Μάρτυρες ἐν Καισαρείᾳoca.org · synaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Virgin-martyr Fausta, and with her Martyrs Evilasius and Maximus, at Cyzicus (305-311)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Φαύστα, Εὐϊλάσιος καὶ Μάξιμος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Julian of Emesa the Physician, and Bishop Silvanus (312)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰουλιανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ ἐν Ἐμέσῃsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Faustus, Basil and Lucianus, of Darion in Constantinople, by the swordΟἱ Ἅγιοι Φαῦστος, Βασίλειος καὶ Λουκιανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Venerable John of Lycopolis (John of Thebes), monk (4th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ ἐν Λυκῷsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint James, ascetic, of Syria (c. 460)ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saints Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet, monks of Gaza (6th century)Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βαρσανούφιος καὶ Ἰωάννης ὁ ἐπικαλούμενος Προφήτηςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople, Confessor and Equal-to-the-Apostles (891)Ὁ Ἅγιος Φώτιος ὁ Ἰσαπόστολος καὶ Ὁμολογητὴς Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεωςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Virgin-martyrs Martha and Mary and their brother Lycarion, at Tanis (Hermopolis) in Egyptoca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Arsenius of Iqalto, Georgia (1127)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρσένιος ὁ ἐκ Γεωργίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Damaskinos (Tzagkaris) the Sinaite, martyred outside the walls of the monastery by the Mezenites (1623)Ὁ Ἅγιος Δαμασκηνὸς ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ Σιναΐτηςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Dorothea, Schema-nun, of Kashin (1629)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Artemios the Sinaite (1822)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρτέμιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ Σιναΐτηςsynaxarion.gr
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Dimitry Rozhdestvensky, Archpriest, of Verny, and his son New Martyr Anatole (1922)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Basil Nadezhnin, priest, of Moscow (1930)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Alexander, Priest (1938)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 Antholian (Anatolianus), mentioned by St Gregory of Tours as one of the martyrs of Auvergne in France under Valerian and Gallienus (c. 265)orthodoxengland.org.uk · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Mél of Ardagh (Mael), Bishop of Ardagh (488), disciple of St. Patrickholytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Mun, a nephew of St Patrick who consecrated him bishop (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Vedast, Bishop of Arras (540)holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Amandus of Elnone Abbey, Apostle of Maastricht (675)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἄμανδος φωτιστὴς τῆς Βελγικῆςsynaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Andrew of Elnone Abbey, a monk and disciple of St Amandus at Elnone in France, whom he succeeded as Abbot (c. 690)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Relindis of Maaseik (Renildis, Renula, Renule), Abbess of Maaseik in Belgium (c. 750)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Tanco of Werden (Tancho, Tatta), Abbot of Amalbarich Abbey in Saxony and eventually Bishop of Werden in Germany, martyred by pagans (808)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.
- Repose of Archbishop Theophan (Bystrov) of Poltava (1940)pravoslavie.ru
The list is February 6 (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.