81 Orthodox church holidays are celebrated in January. The church calendar informs about Christian holidays dedicated to significant events in the life of Jesus Christ and his mother, the Virgin Mary, fasts and memorial days of various saints.
Orthodox Church holidays on January 2023
| Date | Holidays |
|---|---|
| 1 January 2023 | - The Holy Martyr Boniface - St. Elijah of Murom - Holy Martyr Hypatius of the Caves, healer - St. Joseph of the Caves with Many Diseases - Christmas Fast 35th day of the holiday |
| 2 January 2023 | - Ignatiev Day Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-Bearer - St. John of Kronstadt - Pre-feast of the Nativity of Christ - Christmas Fast 36th day of the holiday |
| 3 January 2023 | - Martyrs of the Blessed Princess Juliania of Vyazma and Novotorzh and the Holy Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia - St. Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia the Wonderworker - Christmas Fast 37th day of the holiday |
| 4 January 2023 | - Nastasya's day The Holy Great Martyr Anastasia Uzoreshitelnitsa - Christmas Fast 38th day of the holiday |
| 5 January 2023 | - Fedulov day The ten holy Cretan martyrs: Theodulus, Satorninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunicianus, Zoticus, Pompius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evarest - Christmas Fast 39th day of the holiday |
| 6 January 2023 | - The Venerable Martyr Eugenia, and with her the martyrs Protus, Jacinthus, and Claudia - Christmas Eve (the eve of the Nativity of Christ) - St. Nicholas, Monk - Christmas Fast 40th day of the holiday |
| 7 January 2023 | - the nativity of Christ - Yuletide 1 day of the holiday |
| 8 January 2023 | - Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos - The Feast of the Nativity of Christ - Holy Martyr Euthymius, Bishop of Sardis - Yuletide 2nd day of the holiday |
| 9 January 2023 | - St. Theodore the Inscribed, Confessor - Stepanov's works First Martyr of the Apostle Stephen of 70, Archdeacon - Yuletide 3rd day of the holiday |
| 10 January 2023 | - 20,000 martyrs burned in Nicomedia church - Holy Martyr Nikodim (Kononov), Bishop of Belgorod - The Apostle of the 70th Nicanor - Yuletide 4th day of the holiday |
| 11 January 2023 | - Martyrs 14,000 infants slaughtered for Christ by Herod in Bethlehem - Yuletide 5th day of the holiday |
| 12 January 2023 | - St. Timon the Apostle of the 70th, Bishop of Bostria - St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow - Anisin day Martyrs of Anisia of Thessalonica - Holy Martyr Zotik the Syrupitator, Presbyter - Yuletide 6th day of the holiday |
| 13 January 2023 | - Giving away the feast of the Nativity of Christ - Vasiliev evening, Generous evening (Melanka) St. Melania of Rome - Yuletide 7th day of the holiday |
| 14 January 2023 | - The Lord's Circumcision - Old New Year (Vasiliev's Day) St. Basil the Great - Yuletide 8th day of the holiday |
| 15 January 2023 | - St. Seraphim of Sarov (repose, second finding of the relics) - Pre-Feast of the Epiphany - The Holy Prophet Malachi - Sylvester's Day St. Sylvester, Pope of Rome - Saint Just Juliania Lazarevskaya (Murom) - Yuletide 9th day of the holiday |
| 16 January 2023 | - Gordeev Day St. Gordius the Martyr - Yuletide 10th day of the holiday |
| 17 January 2023 | - Cathedral of the 70 Apostles - St. Eustace I, Archbishop of Serbia - St. Theoktistos - Yuletide 11th day of the holiday |
| 18 January 2023 | - Epiphany Eve - The Prophet Micah - Yuletide 12th day of the holiday |
| 19 January 2023 | - Epiphany of the Lord (Holy Epiphany) |
| 20 January 2023 | - The Feast of the Epiphany - Winter Wedding Day (Midsummer's Day) Cathedral of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John |
| 21 January 2023 | - Yemelyany Perezimniki St. Emilian - St. George Hozevit - St. Gregory the Wonderworker and St. Gregory the Recluse of the Caves - To the Venerable Domnica of Constantinople - Holy Martyr Isidore Yurievsky (Dorpat), presbyter and with him 72 martyrs of the victims |
| 22 January 2023 | - Filippov Day St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, Wonderworker - Martyr Polyeuctus - St. Eustratius, the Wonderworker |
| 23 January 2023 | - Grigory Letoukazatel St. Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop - St. Theophan the Recluse of Vyshensk - St. Marcian of Constantinople, Presbyter - Holy Martyr Anatoly, Metropolitan of Odessa - St. Dometianus, Bishop of Melitene - St. Paul of Komel (Obnor) |
| 24 January 2023 | - St. Michael of Klopsky, Novgorod - Fedoseev Day St. Theodosius the Great, general life of the Chief |
| 25 January 2023 | - The Martyrs of Tatiana of Rome and those who suffered with her in Rome - St. Sava I, Archbishop of Serbia - St. Martinianus of Belozersky |
| 26 January 2023 | - St. Irinarch of Rostov - St. Eleazar of Anzer - Ermilov Day Martyrs Yermil and Stratonikos |
| 27 January 2023 | - Giving away the Feast of the Epiphany - Nina-rites of cattle Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina, educator of Georgia |
| 28 January 2023 | - St. Paul's Day (Day of the Sorcerers) St. Paul of Thebes - St. John of Tabernacles |
| 29 January 2023 | - Saint Maxim of Totem, Presbyter - Peter-half-feed Veneration of the honest chains of the Apostle Peter - Holy Martyr John Pettai |
| 30 January 2023 | - St. Anthony the Great - St. Anthony of Dyma |
| 31 January 2023 | - Athanasius Lomonosov Saints Athanasius the Great and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria - St. Cyril and Mary, parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh |
