--- title: "February 2023 — Church calendar" description: "Church calendar: February 2023. Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar)." url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02" language: "en" --- # February 2023 Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2023-02) [← Previous month](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-01) [Next month →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-03) 1. [1 Wednesday St Macarius the Great of Egypt; St Mark, Archbishop of Ephesus 19 January (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-01) 2. [2 Thursday St Euthymius the Great 20 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-02) 3. [3 Friday St Maximus the Confessor; St Maximus the Greek 21 January (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-03) 4. [4 Saturday Apostle Timothy; Monk-martyr Anastasius the Persian 22 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-04) 5. [5 Sunday Hieromartyr Clement of Ancyra; Martyr Agathangelus 23 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-05) 6. [6 Monday Blessed Xenia of St Petersburg 24 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-06) 7. [7 Tuesday St Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople 25 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-07) 8. [8 Wednesday Sts Xenophon, his wife Mary and their sons Arcadius and John 26 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-08) 9. [9 Thursday Translation of the relics of St John Chrysostom 27 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-09) 10. [10 Friday St Ephrem the Syrian 28 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-10) 11. [11 Saturday Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer 29 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-11) 12. [12 Sunday Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church 30 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-12) 13. [13 Monday Unmercenaries Cyrus and John; St Nicetas, Bishop of Novgorod 31 January (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-13) 14. [14 Tuesday Martyr Tryphon 1 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-14) 15. [15 Wednesday Meeting of the Lord in the Temple 2 February (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-15) 16. [16 Thursday Righteous Simeon the God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess 3 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-16) 17. [17 Friday St Isidore of Pelusium; Right-believing Great Prince George Vsevolodovich 4 February (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-17) 18. [18 Saturday Universal Memorial Saturday (Meatfare Saturday) 5 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-18) 19. [19 Sunday St Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna; St Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople 6 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-19) 20. [20 Monday St Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus; St Luke of Hellas 7 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-20) 21. [21 Tuesday Great-martyr Theodore Stratelates; Prophet Zechariah 8 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-21) 22. [22 Wednesday Martyr Nicephorus 9 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-22) 23. [23 Thursday Hieromartyr Haralambos 10 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-23) 24. [24 Friday Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste; Right-believing Prince Vsevolod (Gabriel) of Pskov 11 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-24) 25. [25 Saturday Iveron Icon of the Theotokos 12 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-25) 26. [26 Sunday St Martinian; St Simeon the Myrrh-gusher of Serbia 13 February (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-26) 27. [27 Monday St Auxentius; Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs 14 February (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-27) 28. [28 Tuesday Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy 15 February (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02-28) ## 2023 - [January](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-01) - [February](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02) - [March](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-03) - [April](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-04) - [May](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-05) - [June](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-06) - [July](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-07) - [August](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-08) - [September](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-09) - [October](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-10) - [November](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-11) - [December](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-12) **Years** - [2020](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-02) - [2021](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-02) - [2022](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-02) - [2023](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-02) - [2024](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-02) - [2025](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-02) - [2026](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-02) - [2027](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-02) - [2028](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-02) - [2029](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-02) - [2030](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-02) - [2031](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-02) - [2032](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-02) - [2033](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-02) - [2034](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2034-02) - [2035](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2035-02) ## Fasts this year - Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6 - Cheesefare WeekFebruary 20 – February 26 - Great LentFebruary 27 – April 7 - Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 8 – April 9 - Holy WeekApril 10 – April 15 - Apostles' FastJune 12 – 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.