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February 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

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February 22 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 February 22 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Saint Abilius (Avilius), Bishop of Alexandria (98)

Saint Telesphorus, Pope of Rome (136)

Saint Papias, Bishop of Hierapolis (2nd century)

Martyr Synesius (Synetus), by the sword.

Martyrs Maurice, his son Photinus, Theodore, Philip, and 70 soldiers, at Apamea in Syria (286-305) (see also: December 27)

Martyrs Anthusa and her 12 servants, by the sword.

Saint Titus of Bostra, Bishop of Bostra in Arabia (378)

Saint Ariston the Wonderworker, Bishop of Arsinoe, Cyprus (Famagusta) (c. late 4th - early 5th centuries)

Venerable Baradates, hermit near Antioch (469)

Venerable Saints Thalassius and Limneus hermits near Cyrrhus (5th century)

Holy Nine Children of Kola, Georgia (6th century):

Guram, Adarnasе, Baqar, Vache, Bardzim, Dachi, Dzhuansher, Ramaz, and Parsman.

Saint Leontius of Lycia (6th century)

Saints Babylus and his wife Comnita, of Nicosa (7th century)

Venerable Athanasius the Confessor of Constantinople (821)

Saint Peter the Stylite of Mount Athos.

Saint Paschasius, eleventh Bishop of Vienne in France (c. 312)

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