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January 20 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective January20 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.

Saints Martyrs Inna, Pinna, and Rimma (1st-2nd century), disciples of the Apostle Andrew in ScythiaJanuary 20 / February 2. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰννᾶς, Πιννᾶς, Ριμμᾶς οἱ Μάρτυρες. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Martyrs Innas, Pinnas, and Rimmas, disciples of the Apostle Andrew, in Scythia. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Martyr Eusebius (298)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐσέβιος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Martyrs Bassus, Eusebius, Eutychius, and Basilides, at Nicomedia (303)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Βάσσος, Εὐσέβιος, Εὐτύχιος καὶ Βασιλείδης οἱ Μάρτυρες. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Συναξαριστής. 20 Ιανουαρίου . ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).Martyrs Bassus, Eusebius, Euthychius, and Basileides, at Nicomedia. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Euthymius the Great (473)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐθύμιος ὁ Μέγας. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Venerable Euthymius the Great. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Saint Leo I, Eastern Roman Emperor and Confessor (474)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Λέων Μακέλλης ὁ Μέγας . 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Martyrs Thyrsus and Agnes (5th century)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Θύρσος καὶ Ἁγνὴ οἱ Μάρτυρες. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 9. Saint Peter the Publican (Tax Collector, Customs Inspector) of Constantinople (c. 527-565)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Τελώνης . 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Pre-Schism Western saints Martyr Anna at RomeGreat Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Ἄννα ἡ Μάρτυς . 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Fabian, Pope of Rome (250)January 20 . Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. Saint Sebastian, one of the most renowned of all the martyrs of Rome (c. 288) Saint Molagga (Molacus, Laicin), disciple of Saint David in Wales, founded a monastery in Fulachmhin (Fermoy), Ireland (655) Saint Féchín (Fechinus), founded Fore Abbey at Meath (665) Saint Maurus, monk and Abbot of Classe in Ravenna (Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe), and finally Bishop of Cesena (946)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints Venerable Laurence the Recluse of the Kiev Caves (13th-14th century)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Εὐθύμιος καὶ Λαυρέντιος . 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Saint Laurence, Recluse of the Kiev Far Caves. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Euthymius the Silent, Schemamonk of the Kiev Caves (14th century)Venerable Euthymius the Schemamonk. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Saint Neophytus of Vatopedi, Mount Athos (14th century)February 2 / January 20. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). (see also: January 21) Saint Euthymius, Patriarch of Tarnovo (Turnovo, Trnovo) and Bulgaria (1402)Saint Euthymios, Patriarch of Trnovo. OCA - Lives of the Saints.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐθύμιος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Τυρνόβου. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Euthymius of Syamzha (Syadem, Syandema, Syandemsk, Syandemsky, Syanzhema, Syanzhemsk), Vologda Oblast (1470)Venerable Euthymius of Syanzhemsk, Vologda. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Venerable Euthymius of Arkhangelsk (1523)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐθύμιος ἐκ Ρωσίας . 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Venerable Feodor (Theodore) Kuzmich of Tomsk (1864)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Δίκαιος ἐκ Ρωσίας. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

New martyrs and confessors New Martyr Zachariah (Zacharias) of Patras, Morea (1782)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζαχαρίας ὁ Νεομάρτυρας. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.New Martyr Zachariah. OCA - Lives of the Saints. New Hieromartyr Ioan Pettai, Estonian Martyr PresbyterGreat Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας . 20 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. New Hieromartyr Paul Dobromyslov, Archpriest of Ryazan (1940) Venerable New Confessor Ekvtime (Euthymius) Kereselidze of Georgia (1944)Saint Euthymius the Confessor. OCA - Lives of the Saints. (see also: February 2 - Greek)

Other commemorations Repose of Elder Gerasim, founder of Ascension Monastery, Irkutsk (1676)

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Sources January 20 / February 2. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). February 2 / January 20. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). January 20. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 9. January 20. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 20–21. Greek Sources Great Synaxaristes: 20 ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Συναξαριστής. 20 Ιανουαρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources 2 февраля (20 января). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). 20 января (ст.ст.) 2 февраля 2014 (нов. ст.) . Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).