Name days on 23 January
On 23 January, the name day is celebrated by people named Clement, Agathangelos, Dionysis and Dionysia. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Saints Clement of Ancyra and Agathangelus · Venerable Dionysios of Olympus.
Celebrating
4 namesSaints and feasts of the day
2 feastsSaints Clement of Ancyra and Agathangelus
Clement, bishop of Ancyra and known for his care of orphans, and his disciple Agathangelus endured, according to tradition, many tortures during the persecutions and were beheaded in 312.
Venerable Dionysios of Olympus
A 16th-century monk from Sklataina near Karditsa who lived as an ascetic at Meteora, on Mount Athos and on Mount Olympus, where a monastic community gathered around him.
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About this day
In 2026, 23 January is a Friday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 5 February of the civil calendar.