Dec. 20 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Dec. 22
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on January 3 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For December 21st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 8.
Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ.
Martyr Theomistocles of Myra in Lycia (251)
Virgin- martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and with her 500 men by the sword, and 130 women by beheading. (304)
Venerable Macarius the Faster, Abbot of Khakhuli Monastery (c. 1034)
Saint Honoratus of Toulouse, born in Spain, he succeeded St Saturninus as Bishop of Toulouse in France (3rd century)
Saint Severinus of Trier, Bishop of Trier in Germany (c. 300)
Martyrs John and Festus, martyrs honoured in Tuscany in Italy.
Saint Baudacarius, A monk at Bobbio Abbey in the north of Italy (650)
Saint Beornwald of Bampton (Bernwald), a righteous priest in Bampton in Oxfordshire in England (10th century)
Saint John Vincent, born in Ravenna, he became a monk at St. Michael in Chiusa, then a hermit on Monte Caprario, finally he became Bishop nearby (1012)
Saint Peter of Kiev, Metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia (1326)
Saint Juliana, Princess of Vyazma (Novotorzhok) (1406)
Blessed Procopius of Vyatka, Fool-for-Christ (1627)
Saint Philaret (Theodosius in schema), metropolitan of Kiev (1857)
New Martyrs and Confessors
New Hieromartyr Michael Kiselev, Priest, at Perm (1918)
New Hieromartyr Sergius, Deacon (1937)
New Hieromartyr Nicetas (Pribytkov), Bishop of Belev (Belevsk) (1937)
New Hieromartyr Leontius, Deacon (1940)
Repose of Blessed Peter “the Nose,” of Kama (c. 1938)
Repose of Schemamonk Michael of Harbin (1939)
Finding of the relics (1950) of New Monk-martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri (1426)
Repose of Mother Stavritsa the Missionary, missionary in Kenya (2000)
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