--- title: "January 2020 — Church calendar" description: "Church calendar: January 2020. Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)." url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01" language: "en" --- # January 2020 Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2020-01) [Next month →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-02) 1. [1 Wednesday Martyr Boniface 19 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-01) 2. [2 Thursday Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer; Righteous John of Kronstadt 20 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-02) 3. [3 Friday Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia; St Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow 21 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-03) 4. [4 Saturday Great-martyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Bonds 22 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-04) 5. [5 Sunday The Ten Martyrs of Crete 23 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-05) 6. [6 Monday Monk-martyr Eugenia 24 December (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-06) 7. [7 Tuesday Nativity of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ 25 December (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-07) 8. [8 Wednesday Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos 26 December (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-08) 9. [9 Thursday Apostle, Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen; St Theodore the Branded 27 December (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-09) 10. [10 Friday The 20,000 Martyrs burned at Nicomedia 28 December (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-10) 11. [11 Saturday The 14,000 Holy Innocents slain by Herod in Bethlehem; St Marcellus 29 December (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-11) 12. [12 Sunday Martyr Anysia; St Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow 30 December (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-12) 13. [13 Monday St Melania of Rome 31 December (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-13) 14. [14 Tuesday Circumcision of the Lord. St Basil the Great 1 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-14) 15. [15 Wednesday Repose of St Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker 2 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-15) 16. [16 Thursday Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius 3 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-16) 17. [17 Friday Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles 4 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-17) 18. [18 Saturday Eve of Theophany 5 January (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-18) 19. [19 Sunday Holy Theophany. The Baptism of the Lord 6 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-19) 20. [20 Monday Synaxis of the Forerunner and Baptist John 7 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-20) 21. [21 Tuesday St George the Chozebite; St Domnica 8 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-21) 22. [22 Wednesday Martyr Polyeuctus; St Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow 9 January (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-22) 23. [23 Thursday St Gregory of Nyssa; St Paul of Komel 10 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-23) 24. [24 Friday St Theodosius the Great, founder of cenobitic monasticism; St Michael of Klops 11 January (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-24) 25. [25 Saturday St Sabbas, Archbishop of Serbia 12 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-25) 26. [26 Sunday Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus 13 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-26) 27. [27 Monday Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu; Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina, Enlightener of Georgia 14 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-27) 28. [28 Tuesday Sts Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-dweller 15 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-28) 29. [29 Wednesday Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Apostle Peter 16 January (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-29) 30. [30 Thursday St Anthony the Great 17 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-30) 31. [31 Friday Sts Athanasius and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria 18 January (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01-31) ## 2020 - [January](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01) - [February](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-02) - [March](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03) - [April](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04) - [May](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-05) - [June](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-06) - [July](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07) - [August](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-08) - [September](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-09) - [October](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-10) - [November](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-11) - [December](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12) **Years** - [2020](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01) - [2021](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-01) - [2022](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-01) - [2023](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-01) - [2024](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-01) - [2025](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-01) - [2026](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-01) - [2027](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-01) - [2028](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-01) - [2029](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-01) - [2030](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-01) - [2031](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-01) - [2032](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-01) - [2033](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-01) - [2034](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2034-01) - [2035](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2035-01) ## Fasts this year - Nativity Fast2019-11-28 – January 6 - Cheesefare WeekFebruary 24 – March 1 - Great LentMarch 2 – April 10 - Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 11 – April 12 - Holy WeekApril 13 – April 18 - Apostles' FastJune 15 – July 11 - Dormition FastAugust 14 – August 27 - Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6 Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.