February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
February 5 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 7
All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 19 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For February 6, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 24.
Feasts
- After feast of the Meeting of Our Lord.
Saints
Venerable Bukolus, Bishop of Smyrna- Martyrs Theophilus, Saturninus and Revocatus, in Spain
- Virgin-martyr Dorothea, and with her Martyrs Christina and Callista, sisters, and Theophilus, at Caesarea in Cappadocia
- Virgin-martyr Fausta, and with her Martyrs Evilasius and Maximus, at Cyzicus
- Martyr Julian of Emesa the Physician, and Bishop Silvanus
- Martyrs Faustus, Basil and Lucianus, of Darion in Constantinople, by the sword.
- Venerable John of Lycopolis, monk
- Saint James, ascetic, of Syria Saints Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet, monks of Gaza Saint Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople, Confessor and Equal-to-the-Apostles
- Virgin-martyrs Martha and Mary and their brother Lycarion, at Tanis in Egypt.
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Antholian, mentioned by St Gregory of Tours as one of the martyrs of Auvergne in France under Valerian and Gallienus
- Saint Mél of Ardagh, Bishop of Ardagh, disciple of St. Patrick.
- Saint Mun, a nephew of St Patrick who consecrated him bishop
- Saint Vedast, Bishop of Arras
- Saint Amandus of Elnone Abbey, Apostle of Maastricht
- Saint Andrew of Elnone Abbey, a monk and disciple of St Amandus at Elnone in France, whom he succeeded as Abbot
- Saint Relindis of Maaseik, Abbess of Maaseik in Belgium
- Saint Tanco of Werden, Abbot of Amalbarich Abbey in Saxony and eventually Bishop of Werden in Germany, martyred by pagans
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Arsenius of Iqalto, Georgia
- Hieromartyr Damaskinos the Sinaite, martyred outside the walls of the monastery by the Mezenites
- Saint Dorothea, Schema-nun, of Kashin
- Hieromartyr Artemios the Sinaite
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Dimitry Rozhdestvensky, Archpriest, of Verny, and his son New Martyr Anatole
- New Hieromartyr Basil Nadezhnin, priest, of Moscow
- New Hieromartyr Alexander, Priest
Other commemorations
- Repose of Archbishop Theophan (Bystrov) of Poltava