Martyr
Martyrs Zosimas the Hermit and Athanasius the Superintendent of Prisoners, Anchorites in Cilicia (3rd-4th C)
In Russian: Прмч. Зосимы, пустынника Киликийского и мч. Афанасия комментарисия (III-IV)
In Church Slavonic: Прпⷣбномч҃ника зѡсі́мы, пꙋсты́нника кїлїкі́йскагѡ и҆ мч҃ника а҆ѳана́сїа комментарисия (г҃-д҃)
Feast days
2026
Old calendar
- (4 January on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
2027
Old calendar
- (4 January on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
Also commemorated on 17 January 2026
- Saturday before Theophany
- Forefeast of Theophany
- Synaxis of the 70 Apostles: James, the Brother of the Lord, Cleopas, Crispus, Fortunatus, Achaicus, Symeon called Niger, and others
- Venerable Theoctistus, Abbot at Cucomo in Sicily († 800)
- Repose of St Eustathius I, Archbishop of Serbia († c. 1285)
- Сщмчч. Александра, Стефана и Филиппа пресвитеров (1933)
- Сщмч. Николая пресвитера (1939)
- Сщмч. Павла пресвитера (1941)
- St Aquila, Deacon of the Kiev Caves, far caves (14th C)