Calendar
<< DECEMBER >>
| Day | Saints or Feasts Commemorated | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martyr Ananias the Persian Prophet Nahum |
Venerable Philaretos the Merciful of Amnia Theokletos, Archbishop of Lakedaimonia |
| 2 | Prophet Habakkuk Martyrs Abibos the New and Myrope of Chios Venerable Ioanikios of Devitch |
Venerable Theophilos and Andrew of Egypt Urosh, Serbian King |
| 3 | Martyrs Agapios and Seleukos Neomartyr Angeles the Doctor of Chios Venerable Cosmas of St. Anne Skete on Mt. Athos Hieromartyr Gabriel, Patriarch of Constantinople |
Venerable Sava of Zvenigorod, Disciple of Sergii of Radonezh Venerable Theodoulos of Constantinople Prophet Zephaniah (Sophonios) |
| 4 | Great Martyr Barbara of Heliopolis in Syria Venerable John of Damascus |
Martyr Juliana Neo-Hieromartyr Seraphim the Younger, Bishop of Phanar in Greece |
| 5 | Martyr Diogenes Gurios, Missionary Bishop of Kazan Venerable Nektarios of Bitolj |
Venerable Nektarios of Iagri Kelli and Philotheos of Karyes on Mt. Athos Venerable Sabbas the Blessed Venerable Martyrs from the Kellia of Karyes on Mt. Athos |
| 6 | Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra if Lycia | Neomartyr Nicholas of Karamania in Asia Minor |
| 7 | Ambrose, Bishop of Milan Venerable Anthony of Sia and Neilos of Stolb Island Martyr Athenodoros of Mesopotamia |
Venerable Gerasimos Venerable Gregory, Founder of Gregoriou Monastery on Mt. Athos Venerable Philothea of Thrace |
| 8 | Martyr Parthenios Venerable Patapios of Thebes |
Sophronios, Bishop of Cyprus Apostles Sothenes, Apollos, Crispos, Cesar and Epaphroditos of the Seventy |
| 9 | Conception of St. Anna, Mother of the Theotokos | |
| 10 | Angelina of Albania, Morther of Blessed John, King of Serbia Joasaph, Bishop of Belgorod |
Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphos of Alexandria Venerable Thomas of Bithynia |
| 11 | Martyr Barsabbas of Persia | Venerable Daniel the Stylite, Luke the New Stylite, Nomon and Leontios |
| 12 | Venerable John, Metropolitan of Zichna | Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trimythous |
| 13 | Martyrs Eustratios, Auxentios, Eugentios, Mardarios and Orestes at Sebaste Hieromartyr Gabriel, Patriarch of Serbia |
Virgin Martyr Lucia of Syracuse Repose of Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of America |
| 14 | Martyrs Thyrsos, Leukios and Kallinikos | Martyrs Philemon, Apollonios, Hypatios and Arrianos |
| 15 | Hieromartyr Eleutherios, Bishop of Illyria, and His Mother Anthia Venerable Paul of Latra |
Stephen the Confessor, Bishop of Surozh Venerable Tryphon of Pechenga |
| 16 | Prophet Haggai Hieromartyr Modestos, Archbishop of Jerusalem |
Theophania the Empress |
| 17 | Avvakum the Deacon Prophet Daniel |
Dionysios, Bishop of Aigina the Wonderworker in Zakynthos Three Holy Children: Ananias, Azarias and Misael |
| 18 | Modestos, Bishop of Jerusalem | Martyrs Sebastian and Zoe of Rome and Their Companion Martyrs |
| 19 | Venerable Aglaia the Roman Boniface of Ferentino |
Martyrs Boniface and Areos of Cilicia Martyrs Eutychios and Thessalonika |
| 20 | Daniel II of Serbia Hieromartyr Ignatios the Godbearer, Bishop of Antioch |
Neomartyr John of Thasos |
| 21 | Virgin Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus' |
Martyr Themistokles of Myra in Lycia |
| 22 | Great Martyr Anastasia and Her Teacher the Martyr Chrysogonos | |
| 23 | Ten Martyrs of Crete Venerable Nahum of Ochrid, Enlightener of the Bulgarians |
Neomartyr Nicholas |
| 24 | Martyrs Achaikos and Basillia Neomartyr Ahmed of Constantinople |
Venerable Martyr Eugenia of Rome and Her Companions |
| 25 | Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ | |
| 26 | Euthymios the Confessor, Bishop of Sardis Hieromartyr Constantios the Russian of the Great Lavra on Mt. Athos |
Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos |
| 27 | Protomartyr Stephen the Archdeacon | Venerable Theodore the Composer |
| 28 | 20,000 Martyrs Burned at Nicomedia Hieromartyr Glykerios |
Venerable Simon the Myrrh-streaming, Founder of Simonopetra Monastery on Mt. Athos |
| 29 | 14,000 Infants Slain by Herod in Bethlehem Commemoration of All Orthodox Christians who Died From Hunger, Thirst, the Sword and Freezing |
George, Bishop of Nicomedia Venerable Markellos of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping Ones" |
| 30 | Venerable Martyr Anysia of Thessalonica Venerable Martyr Gideon the Younger of Tyrnavo Venerable Leon |
Makarii, Metropolitan of Moscow Martyr Philetairos of Nicomedia |
| 31 | Venerable Melania the Younger of Rome Venerable Theophylact of Ochrid |
Hieromartyr Zotikos the Orphan-keeper |
