February 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

February 25 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 27

An Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 11 (March 10 on leap years) by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For February 26th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 13.

Saints

• Martyr Photine (Photina), the Samaritan woman in the Gospel,^{[1][2][note 2]} and those with her, all martyred under Nero (66):^[3] (see also: March 20 - Slavic)

• her sisters: Phota, Photis, Parasceva, and Cyriaca (Kyriake);^[2][4]
• her sons: Victor Stratelates (or Photinus)^[2][5] and Joses (Joseph);^[6]
• Christodoulos;^[2][5]
• Sebastian the Duke,^[2][7][8]
• the officer Anatolius;^{[2][note 3]} and
• Theoclitus, the former sorcerer.^[2][9]

• Saint Porphyrius of Gaza, Bishop of Gaza (420)^{[2][3][10][11][12][note 4]}
• Saint Nicholas of "Katopinos".^{[2][14][note 5]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Dionysius of Augsburg, venerated as the first Bishop of Augsburg in Germany (c. 303)^{[15][16][note 6]}
• Saint Faustinian, second Bishop of Bologna in Italy (4th century)^{[15][note 7][note 8]}
• Saint Andrew of Florence, Bishop of Florence and Confessor (c. 407)^[13][15]
• Saint Agricola, Bishop of Nevers in France (c. 594)^[15]
• Saint Victor, a hermit in Arcis-sur-Aube in Champagne in France (7th century)^[13][15]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Sebastian of Poshekhonye, founder of Sokhotsk Monastery, Yaroslavl (1500)^[3][17][18] (see also: December 18)
• New Martyr John the Cabinetmaker (John Calphas, "the Apprentice"), by beheading, at Constantinople (1575)^{[2][3][19][20]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Peter Varlamov, Priest of Ufim (1930)^{[21][22][note 9]}
• New Hieromartyr Sergius Voskresensky, Priest (1933)^[21][22]
• Virgin-martyr Anna Blagoveshchensky (1937)^[23][22]
• New Hieromartyr John (Pashin), Bishop of Rylsk (Rila) (1938)^{[3][21][22][note 10]}
• New Hieromartyr John Dunaev, Priest (1938)^[21][22]

Other commemorations

• Synaxis of the Mezhetsk Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos at Kiev (1492)^[3][22][24]

Icon gallery

• 
  Saint Photine with Christ at Jacob's Well.
• 
  St. Porphyrius of Gaza, Bishop of Gaza.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Photini (Φωτεινὴ);
   • Svetlana (Светлана).
3. Name days celebrated today include:

   • Anatolius, Anatole (Ἀνατολὴς).
4. "At Gaza, in Palestine, in the time of the emperor Arcadius, St. Porphyry, bishop, who overthrew the idol Marnas and its temple, and after many sufferings, went to rest in the Lord."^[13] Name days celebrated today include:

   • Porphyrios (Πορφύριος);
   • Porphyria (Πορφυρία).
5. His memory is referenced only in the Synaxarion of Delahaye.
6. By tradition he was baptised and later consecrated bishop by St Narcissus. He was martyred under Diocletian.
7. He reorganised his diocese and lived to be a firm defender of Orthodoxy against Arianism.
8. "At Bologna, the bishop St. Faustinian, whose preaching strengthened and multiplied the faithful of that Church, which had been much afflicted during the persecution of Diocletian."^[13]
9. See: Варламов, Пётр Яковлевич. Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
10. See: Иоанн (Пашин). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).