December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Updated on Oct 24, 2023

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Dec 7 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Dec 9

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 21 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For December 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 25.

Saints

Holy Apostles of the Seventy (1st century):

Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus.

Saint Patapius of Thebes (4th century)

Holy 362 Martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians (477): (see also December 7)

62 priests and 300 laymen martyred by the Arians.

Venerable Sophronius, Bishop of Cyprus (8th century)

Venerable Aeros, Archbishop of the Church of Jerusalem.

Saint Eucharius (Valerius), first Bishop of Trier in Germany (c. 250)

Saint Eutychian, Pope of Rome, venerated as a martyr (283)

Martyr Anthusa (Anthysa) at Rome (5th century)

Saint Budoc, Bishop of Plourin Ploudalmezeau in Finistère (6th century)

Saint Romaricus, monk at Luxeuil Abbey, later founded the monastery of Habendum (Remiremont Abbey, Romarici Mons), and became the second abbot (653)

Saint Gunthild, a nun from Wimborne in England, went to Germany and became Abbess of a convent in Thuringia (748)

Saint Cyril, Abbot of Chelmogorsk, Enlightener of the Chudian People (1367)

Hieromartyr Michael Kiselev, Protopresbyter, new martyr of Perm (1918)

Hieromartyr Alexander Fedoseyev, Priest, new martyr of Perm (1918)

Hieromartyr Sergius Orlov (1937)

Hieromartyr John Kochurov, Priest (1918)

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