December 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Nov 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Dec 2

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 14 by Old Calendarists

Saints

• Prophet Nahum (7th c. b.c.)^[1][2][3]
• St. Onesimus, Archbishop of Ephesus (c.107-17)^[4]
• Saints Ananias and Solochonus, Archbishops of Ephesus.^[5]
• Saint Castritian, predecessor of St Calimerius as Bishop of Milan, was bishop for forty-two years (137)^[3][6]
• Hieromartyrs Diodorus and Marianus, and Companions, martyrs in Rome under Numerian (c.283)^[3][6]
• Martyr Olympiades (Olympias), a noble from Rome (ex-consul) martyred in Amelia in Italy under Diocletian (c.303)^[3][6]
• Saint Ansanus, called The Baptizer or The Apostle of Siena (304)^[3][6]
• Martyrs Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian and Candida, in Rome.^[3][6]
• Hieromartyr Ananias of Persia (345)^{[3][7][note 1]}
• Saint Ursicinus of Brescia, Bishop of Brescia in Italy, he took part in the Council of Sardica (347)^[3][6]
• Hieromartyr Evasius, first Bishop of Asti in Piedmont in Italy, martyred under Julian the Apostate (c.362)^[3][6]
• 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)^[6]
• Saint Candres of Maastricht, bishop who enlightened the Maastricht area (5th c.)^[6]
• Hieromartyr Proculus of Narni or Terni, martyred by Totila, King of the Goths (c.542)^[3][6]
• Saint Constantian, born in Auvergne, he became a monk at Micy (Orleans), and founded a monastery at Javron (c.570)^[6]
• Saint Agericus (Aguy, Airy), Bishop, successor of St Desiderius in Verdun in France (591)^[3][6]
• Saint Eligius (Eloi, Eloy), Bishop of Noyon (Neth.) (660)^[3][6]
• Saint Grwst the Confessor, in the Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd (7th c.)^[6]
• 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]

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics of Saint Botolph (Botwulf of Thorney), Abbot and Confessor, of Ikanhoe, England (680)^[14]
• Repose of Righteous Virgin Barbara (Shulaeva) of Pilna (1980)^[14]

Notes

1. ^ 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.^[8] 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.^[9]

References

1. ^ Ὁ Προφήτης Ναούμ. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. ^ Prophet Nahum. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} December 1. The Roman Martyrology.
4. ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Ὀνήσιμος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Ἐφέσου. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. ^ Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀνανίας καὶ Σολόχων Ἀρχιεπίσκοποι Ἐφέσου. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} December 1. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
7. ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀνανίας ὁ Μάρτυρας. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. ^ Frederick George Holweck. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, London: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.
9. ^ Martyr Ananias of Persia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
10. ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλάρετος ὁ Ἐλεήμων. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. ^ Righteous Philaret the Merciful of Amnia in Asia Minor. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
12. ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος ὁ Νέος. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόκλητος ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Λακεδαιμόνιας. 1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. ^ ^{a b} 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 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.