December 1 Nahum the Prophet Philaret the Merciful of Amnia Ananias the Persian Holy Father Theocletus the

Wonderworker, Archbishop of Lacedaemonia Our Holy Fathers Ananius and Solochon, Archbishops of Ephesus December 2 Habakkuk the Prophet Our Righteous Father Cyril of Phileus Myrope the Martyr of Chios Joannicos the Monk of Devich Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia December 3 The Holy Prophet Sophonias (Zephaniah) Our Righteous Father John, Bishop and Hesychast Holy Martyrs Agapius and Seleucius Theodore, Archbishop of Alexandria December 4 Barbara the Great Martyr John the Righteous of Damascus New Hieromartyr Seraphim, bishop of the Phanar in Greece Juliana the Martyr of Heliopolis Alexander Hotovitzky, New Hieromartyr of Russia, Missionary to America December 5 Sabbas the Sanctified Holy Martyr Diogenes Philotheos the Righteous of Mount Athos Nektarios the Bulgarian December 6 Nicholas the Wonderworker Nicholas of Asia Minor December 7 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan Athenodoros the Martyr of Mesopotamia Righteous Father Gerasimus, Ascetic of Euboia Holy Father John of Kronstadt
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December 8 Forefeast of the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos Patapius the Righteous of Thebes Apollo, Tychikos, Sosthenes, Cephas, Epaphroditos, Caesar, & Onesiphoros, Apostles of the 70 December 9 The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos Hannah the Righteous, mother of Samuel the Prophet Narses the Martyr of Persia The Consecration of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) in the Holy City of Jerusalem December 10 Martyr Menas and Companions Thomas of Bithynia December 11 Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon Holy Martyrs Ascepsia and Aethal Holy Martyrs Miracus and Barsabas Leontios the Righteous of Monemvasia December 12 Spyridon the Wonderworker New Martyr Peter the Aleut December 13 Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America The Holy Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes of Greater Armenia Lucia the Virgin-martyr Gabriel the Hieromartyr, Archbishop of Serbia December 14 Martyrs Thyrsus and Companions December 15 The Holy Hieromartyr Eleutherius Susannah the Deaconess
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December16th The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai) Modestos, Archbishop of Jerusalem Our Righteous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania Nicholas, Patriarch of Constantinople Memnonus, Archbishop of Ephesus December 17 Prophet Daniel Dionysios of Zakynthos December 18 Martyrs Sebastian and Companions Michael the Confessor December 19 The Holy Martyr Boniface Our Righteous Father Gregentius, Bishop of Ethiopia Aglaia the Righteous of Rome December 20 Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch Our Righteous Father Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch John the New Martyr of Thassos December 21 Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Juliana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs Themistocles the Martyr of Myra Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow December 22 Anastasia the Great Martyr Chrysogonos, Theodota, Evodias, & Eutychianus, the Martyrs The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
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December 23 Ten Martyrs of Crete Remembrance of the Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians Paul, Archbishop of NeoCaesarea Nicholas & John the New Martyrs Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ December 24 Eugenia and Companions Eve of Nativity December 25 The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Gaspar, & Balthasar The Commemoration of the Shepherds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord December 26 Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos Euthemios the Confessor, Bishop of Sardis Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Russia, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743) Constantius the Holy Martyr Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam Afterfeast of the Nativity December 27 Stephen, Archdeacon & First Martyr Theodore the Confessor Brothers Theophanes and Poietus Afterfeast of the Nativity December 28 20,000 Martyrs burned in Nicomedia Holy Martyr Glycerus Simon the Myrrhbearer, Founder of Simonpetra Monastery of Mount Athos Afterfeast of the Nativity
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December 29 14,000 infants Holy Innocents slain by Herod in Bethlehem Our Righteous Father Marcellus, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones Our Righteous Father Thaddeus the Confessor Afterfeast of the Nativity December 30 Anysia the Virgin-martyr of Thessaloniki Gideon the New Martyr of Mount Athos Holy Martyr Philetaerus Righteous Father Leondus the Archimandrite Afterfeast of the Nativity December 31 Apodosis of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Melania the Younger, Nun of Rome The Martyr and Presbyter Zoticus of Rome, Patron of Orphans
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