January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - January 3
All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 15 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For January 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the saints listed on December 20.Feasts
- Forefeast of the Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Saints
- Saint Theodota, mother of the holy Unmercenaries Saints Cosmas and Damian
- Martyr Sergius, by the sword, at Caesarea in Cappadocia
- Martyr Theopistus, by stoning.
- Hieromartyr Theogenes, Bishop of Parium on the Hellespont
- Saint Sylvester, Pope of Rome
- Martyr Basil of Ancyra, under Julian the Apostate
- Hieromartyr Isidore, Bishop of Syrian Antioch, by the Arians
- Saint Theopemtus, Monk.
- Saint Mark the deaf-mute.
- Saint Amun of Tabennisi, monk
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Martyrs Artaxus, Acutus, Eugenda, Maximianus, Timothy, Tobias and Vitus, in Syrmium in Pannonia
- Martyrs of Rome, many martyrs who suffered in Rome under Diocletian for refusing to give up the Holy Scriptures
- Thousand Martyrs of Lichfield in England:
- Saint Martinianus of Milan, Bishop of Milan in Italy, took part in the Third Oecumenical Council at Ephesus and wrote against Nestorianism
- Saint Aspasius of Auch, Bishop of Auch in France, took part in the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Councils of Orleans in 533, 541 and 549, besides holding a council in Auch in 551
- Saint Schottin, hermit of Kilkenny, Ireland
- Saint Seiriol the Righteous, Abbott of Penmon Priory, brother of King Cynlas of Rhos and King Einion of Llŷn
- Saint Munchin the Wise, probably the first Bishop of Limerick and also its patron-saint
- Saint Blidulf, a monk at Bobbio Abbey in Italy who bravely denounced the heresy of the Lombard King Ariovald, an Arian
- Saint Vincentian, a disciple of St Menelaus, he became a hermit near Tulle in Auvergne in France
- Saint Adalard of Corbie
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Cosmas I of Constantinople the Wonderworker, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Saint Sylvester of the Kiev Caves
- Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo
- New Martyr George the Georgian, at Mytilene
- Repose and Second Finding of the Relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker of Sarov
- New Martyr Basil Petrov
Other commemorations
- Repose of Hieroschemamonk Gabriel of Optina and Whitehoof Convent
- Repose of Abbess Thaisia of Leushino Monastery
- Martyred Elder Ioasaph of St. Tikhon of Kaluga Monastery
- Repose of Elder Iakovos of Epirus
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