December 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Nov 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Dec 2
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 14 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For December 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 18.
Saints
- Prophet Nahum (7th century BC)[1][2][3]
- St. Onesimus, Archbishop of Ephesus (c. 107-17)[4]
- Saints Ananias and Solochonus, Archbishops of Ephesus.[5]
- Hieromartyr Ananias of Persia (345)[3][6][note 2]
- Saint Porphyrios, Patriarch of Antioch (404-413)[9]
- Righteous Philaret the Merciful, of Amnia in Asia Minor (792)[10][11]
- Saint Anthony the New, monk of Kios in Bithynia (865)[12]
- Saint Theoklitos, Archbishop of Sparta (Lakedaimonias) (870)[13]
Pre-Schism Western Saints
- Saint Castritian, predecessor of St Calimerius as Bishop of Milan, was bishop for forty-two years (137)[3][14]
- Hieromartyrs Diodorus and Marianus, and Companions, martyrs in Rome under Numerian (c. 283)[3][14]
- Martyr Olympiades (Olympias), a noble from Rome (ex-consul) martyred in Amelia in Italy under Diocletian (c. 303)[3][14]
- Saint Ansanus, called The Baptizer or The Apostle of Siena (304)[3][14]
- Martyrs Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian and Candida, in Rome.[3][14]
- Saint Ursicinus of Brescia, Bishop of Brescia in Italy, he took part in the Council of Sardica (347)[3][14]
- Hieromartyr Evasius, first Bishop of Asti in Piedmont in Italy, martyred under Julian the Apostate (c. 362)[3][14]
- Saint Leontius of Fréjus, Bishop of Fréjus in France from c. 419 to c. 432, a great friend of St John Cassian who dedicated his first ten Conferences to him (c. 432)[14]
- Saint Candres of Maastricht, bishop who enlightened the Maastricht area (5th century)[14]
- Hieromartyr Proculus of Narni or Terni, martyred by Totila, King of the Goths (c. 542)[3][14]
- Saint Constantian, born in Auvergne, he became a monk at Micy (Orleans), and founded a monastery at Javron (c. 570)[14]
- Saint Agericus (Aguy, Airy), Bishop, successor of St Desiderius in Verdun in France (591)[3][14]
- Saint Eligius (Eloi, Eloy), Bishop of Noyon (Neth.) (660)[3][14]
- Saint Grwst the Confessor, in the Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd (7th century)[14]
Other commemorations
- Translation of the relics of Saint Botolph (Botwulf of Thorney), Abbot and Confessor, of Ikanhoe, England (680)[15]
- Repose of Righteous Virgin Barbara (Shulaeva) of Pilna (1980)[15]
Icon Gallery
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Prophet Nahum (Russian icon, first quarter of the 18th century).
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Martyrdom of St. Ananias of Persia, with the ladder leading to heaven (Menologion of Basil II)
Notes
- ↑ The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar"). - ↑ Saint Ananias, together with Saint Abdecalas (a Persian priest of advanced age), and about a hundred other Christians, were killed under the Persian ruler Shapur II on Good Friday, 345.[7] While Saint Ananias was being tortured for his belief in Christ, he said, "I see a ladder leading to heaven, and radiant men calling me to a marvelous city of light.[8]
References
- ↑ Ὁ Προφήτης Ναούμ. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Prophet Nahum. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 December 1. The Roman Martyrology.
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Ὀνήσιμος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Ἐφέσου. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀνανίας καὶ Σολόχων Ἀρχιεπίσκοποι Ἐφέσου. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀνανίας ὁ Μάρτυρας. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Frederick George Holweck. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, London: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.
- ↑ Martyr Ananias of Persia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ↑ The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.90.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλάρετος ὁ Ἐλεήμων. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Righteous Philaret the Merciful of Amnia in Asia Minor. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος ὁ Νέος. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόκλητος ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Λακεδαιμόνιας. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 December 1. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 December 1/14. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
Sources
- December 1/14. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- December 14 / December 1. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
- December 1. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- December 1. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- December 1. The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: 1 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- (Russian) 1 декабря (ст.ст.) 14 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).