February 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
February 6 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 6 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.
Feasts
After feast of the Meeting of Our Lord.
Saints
Venerable Bukolus, Bishop of Smyrna (c. 100)
Martyrs Theophilus, Saturninus and Revocatus, in Spain (249-251)
Virgin-martyr Dorothea, and with her Martyrs Christina and Callista, sisters, and Theophilus, at Caesarea in Cappadocia (288-300)
Virgin-martyr Fausta, and with her Martyrs Evilasius and Maximus, at Cyzicus (305-311)
Martyr Julian of Emesa the Physician, and Bishop Silvanus (312)
Martyrs Faustus, Basil and Lucianus, of Darion in Constantinople, by the sword.
Venerable John of Lycopolis (John of Thebes), monk (4th century)
Saint James, ascetic, of Syria (c. 460)
Saints Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet, monks of Gaza (6th century)
Saint Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople, Confessor and Equal-to-the-Apostles (891)
Virgin-martyrs Martha and Mary and their brother Lycarion, at Tanis (Hermopolis) in Egypt. (see also February 8 - Greek)
Pre-Schism Western saints
Saint Antholian (Anatolianus), mentioned by St Gregory of Tours as one of the martyrs of Auvergne in France under Valerian and Gallienus (c. 265)
Saint Mél of Ardagh (Mael), Bishop of Ardagh (488), disciple of St. Patrick.
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