Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of January 27
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on January 27 — on the Old Calendar, civil February 9.
Commemorated on January 27
- Translation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom
St. John Chrysostom
The 'Golden-mouthed' preacher, Archbishop of Constantinople (†407). Exiled for rebuking the powerful, he died with the words 'Glory to God for all things.' The Liturgy served most Sundays bears his name.
When it falls
- New Calendar: January 27 every year
- Old Calendar: civil February 9
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.