Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of January 8
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on January 8 — on the Old Calendar, civil January 21.
Commemorated on January 8
- St. George the Chozebite
- St. Domnica of Constantinople
Great Martyr George
A Roman officer (†303) who tore down Diocletian's edict of persecution and confessed Christ. The 'Trophy-bearer' is beloved from England to Ethiopia; his icon shows victory over the dragon of evil.
When it falls
- New Calendar: January 8 every year
- Old Calendar: civil January 21
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.