Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of January 24
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on January 24 — on the Old Calendar, civil February 6.
Commemorated on January 24
- St. Xenia of Rome
- Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg
St. Xenia of St. Petersburg
After her husband's sudden death, Xenia (18th c.) gave away everything, put on his army coat, and wandered the city 45 years as a fool-for-Christ. The poor called her blessed while she lived.
When it falls
- New Calendar: January 24 every year
- Old Calendar: civil February 6
Commemorations follow the Menaion of the Orthodox Church. New Calendar parishes keep them on the date shown; Old Calendar parishes keep them 13 days later on the civil calendar. Local churches add their own saints — your parish calendar comes first.