February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
# February 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

February 26 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - February 28

All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 12 (March 11 on leap years) by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For February 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on February 14.

## Saints

* Martyrs Julian and his disciple Eunos (Kronion), at Alexandria (250- 252)
* Martyrs Abundius, Alexander, Antigonus, Calanus, Januarius, Makarios, Severianus, Titianus and Fortunatus, and those martyred with them (c. 284–305)
* Martyr Gelasius the Actor, of Heliopolis (297)
* Martyr Nesius, by whipping.
* Saint Macarius of Jerusalem, Bishop of Jerusalem (334)
* Saint Thalelaeus of Syria, hermit, of Gabala in Syria (c. 460)
* Saints Asclepius and Jacob of Nimouza, monks near Cyrrhus (5th century)
* Saint Stephen, monk, of Constantinople (614)
* Venerable Procopius the Confessor, of Decapolis (c. 750)
* Saint Timothy of Caesarea, monk.

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Honorina (Honorine), an early martyr in the north of France.
* Saint Comgan, Abbot of Glenthsen or Killeshin in Ireland (c. 565)
* Saint Leander of Seville, Archbishop of Seville (600)
* Saint Baldomerus (Galmier), by trade a locksmith in Lyons in France, who entered the monastery of St Justus (c. 650)
* Saint Ælfnoth of Stowe (Alnoth), a hermit at Stowe near Bugbrooke, martyred by robbers (c. 700)
* Saint Herefrith of Louth, Bishop of Lincolnshire (c. 873)
* Saint John of Gorze, Abbot of Gorze (c. 975)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Titus, hieromonk of the Kiev Caves Monastery (1196)
* Saint Titus the Soldier, monk of the Kiev Caves (14th century)
* Saint Pitirim, Bishop of Tambov (1698)
* New Martyr Elias of Trebizond (1749)
* Venerable Archimandrite Photius of the Yuriev Monastery, Novgorod (1838)
* Saint Raphael of Brooklyn, Good Shepherd of the Lost Sheep in America (1915) (New Calendar only see also: February 14)

### New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Sergei Uvitsky, Priest (1932)
* New Hieromartyr Peter Uspensky, Priest (1938)
* Martyr Michael Markov (1938)
* Venerable Elder Ephraim of Katounakia (1998) (see also: February 14)

## Other commemorations

* Twelve Holy Greek Architects of the Kiev Caves Lavra.
* Repose of Archimandrite Photius of the Yuriev Monastery, Novgorod (1838)
* Repose of Monk Anthony of Valaam Monastery (1848)
* Repose of Hieromonk Justinian of Valaam Monastery (1966)
* Repose of Archimandrite Alypy (Voronov) of the Pskov-Caves Monastery (1975)

## Icon gallery

* Saint Leander of Seville.
* Saint Raphael of Brooklyn.
