December 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)


December 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 8
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 20 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For December 7th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 24.

Saints

  • Holy Apostle Tychicus 'Martyr Athenodorus of Mesopotamia
  • Martyr Neophytus, by drowning
  • Martyr Dometius, by the sword
  • Martyrs Priscus, Martin, and Nicholas, near Blachernae
  • Martyrs Isidore, Acepsimas, and Leo, by fire
  • Martyrs Gaius and Gainus, by fire
  • Venerable Ammon, Bishop of Nitria Saint Ambrose of Milan, Bishop '''
  • Holy Orthodox Martyrs burned in the Temple, in Carthage, by the Arians
  • Holy 362 martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians:
  • * Holy 300 martyrs of Africa martyred by the Arians, by beheading, under Huneric
  • * Holy 60 Hieromartyrs, Priests, by having their tongues cut out
  • * Holy 2 Hieromartyrs, Priests, under Huneric, by sawing
  • Saint Bassa of Jerusalem, Abbess
  • Saint Ignatius, Monk, near Blachernae
  • Saint Paul the Obedient of Cyprus
  • Venerable John of St. Sabbas Monastery
  • Saint Ambrose of Cyprus

Pre-Schism Western saints

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

New martyrs and confessors

  • New Hieromartyr Sergius Galkovsky, Hieromonk
  • New Hieromartyr Andronicus Barsukov, Hierodeacon of the Nosov Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Tambov
  • New Hieromartyr Antonius Popov, Priest
  • New Hieroconfessor Ambrose Polyansky, Bishop of Kamenets-Podolsk
  • New Hieromartyrs Gurias Samoylov, Hieromonk of Optina Monastery, and Galacteon Ubranovich-Novikov, Hieromonk of Valaam Monastery
  • New Hieromartyrs Sergius Goloshapov, Michael Uspensky and Sergius Uspensky, Priests
  • New Hieromartyr Nikiphor Litvin, Deacon
  • New Martyr Joanna Demidova
  • New Hieromartyrs Peter Krestov and Basil Mirozhin, Priests

Other commemorations