December 9 Events Pre-1600 * 536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flees the capital. * 730 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al- ...

Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rul ...

December 11 Events Pre-1600 * 220 – Emperor Xian of Han is forced to abdicate the throne by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, ending the Han dynasty. * 361 – Julian enters Constantinople as sole Roman Emperor. * 861 – Assassination of the Abbas ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 23 by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...

es on the

Old Calendar Old Calendarists (Greek language, Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Easte ...

. For December 10th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

November 27 Events Pre-1600 *AD 25 – Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han. * 176 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of " Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the ...

Saints

* Martyrs Menas the Most Eloquent, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus, of Alexandria (c. 313)December 10/23
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Martyr Gemellus of Paphlagonia (Gemellus of Ancyra), cruelly tortured and crucified (361)) * Martyr Theotecnus, by the sword. * Martyr Marianus, by stoning. * Martyr Eugenios, beaten to death. * Venerable Thomas Dephourkinos of Mt. Kyminas in Bithynia (''Thomas the Righteous'') (10th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saints Carpophorus and Abundius, a priest and his deacon who suffered under Diocletian (c. 290-300)
December 10
'' Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Virgin-martyr

Eulalia of Barcelona Eulalia (c. 290 – February 12, 303), co-patron saint of Barcelona, was a 13-year-old Roman Christian virgin who was martyred in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of emperor Diocletian (although the Sequence of Saint E ...

, the most famous virgin-martyr in Spain,

burnt at the stake Death by burning (also known as immolation) is an execution and murder method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment ...

under Diocletian (304) * Saint Julia of Mérida (Eulalia of Mérida), a martyr together with St Eulalia, in Mérida in Spain under Diocletian (304) * Saint Mercurius and Companions, at Lentini in Sicily, soldiers who were beheaded under the governor Tertyllus, in the time of Emperor Licinius (c. 308) * Saint Deusdedit of Brescia, Bishop of Brescia in Italy, played a leading part in the Councils against

Monothelitism Monothelitism, or monotheletism (from el, μονοθελητισμός, monothelētismós, doctrine of one will), is a theological doctrine in Christianity, that holds Christ as having only one will. The doctrine is thus contrary to dyotheliti ...

(c. 700) * Pope Saint

Miltiades Miltiades (; grc-gre, Μιλτιάδης; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was a Greek Athenian citizen known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon, as well as for his downfall afterwards. He was the son of Cimon C ...

, Pope of Rome from 311 to 314, who condemned

Donatism Donatism was a Christian sect leading to a schism in the Church, in the region of the Church of Carthage, from the fourth to the sixth centuries. Donatists argued that Christian clergy must be faultless for their ministry to be effective and t ...

and was venerated as a martyr on account of his many sufferings during the persecution of Maximian (314) * Pope Saint Gregory III, who was much troubled by

Iconoclasm Iconoclasm (from Ancient Greek, Greek: grc, wikt:εἰκών, εἰκών, lit=figure, icon, translit=eikṓn, label=none + grc, wikt:κλάω, κλάω, lit=to break, translit=kláō, label=none)From grc, wikt:εἰκών, εἰκών + wi ...

and the raids of the Lombards (741) * Saint Sindulf of Vienne (Sindulphus), the thirty-first

Bishop of Vienne The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon. History The legend according to whi ...

in France (c. 669) * Saint Guitmarus, fourth Abbot of

Saint-Riquier Saint-Riquier () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated northeast of Abbeville, on the D925 and D32 crossroads. Abbey Saint-Riquier (originally ''Centula'' or ''Centulum' ...

in France (765) * Saint Hildemar (Hildemanus), a monk at Corbie who became

Bishop of Beauvais The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis ( la, Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; french: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The di ...

in France in 821 (844)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Blessed

Jovan Branković Jovan Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Бранковић; ; c. 1465 – 10 December 1502) was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1493 until his death in 1502. The title of despot was given to him by Hungarian king Vladislas II of Hungary. From 1 ...

, King of Serbia (1503), and his parents

Stephen the Blind Stephen or Steven is a common English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Ac ...

(1468) and Saint Angelina (Brancovic) (16th century) * Saint Ioasaph (Gorlenko) of Belgorod (1754) (''see also

September 4 Events Pre-1600 * 476 – Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. * 626 – Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne ove ...

'')

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Alexander (Shklaev) of Perm, Protopresbyter (1918)December 23 / December 10
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).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.92.10 декабря (ст.ст.) 23 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hieromartyr Jacob (Shestakov) of Perm, Priest (1918) * Hieromartyr Eugraphus (Pletnev) of Perm, Priest, and his son, Mikhail Pletnev (1918) * New Hieromartyrs of Ryazan: Protopresbyters - Anatolius Pravdoliubov, Alexander Tuberovsky, Eugene Kharkov, and Constantine Bazhanov (1937), and with them: ** New Hieromartyr Nicholas Karasiov, Priest. ** Martyrs Peter Grishin, Michael Yakunkin, Eusebius Tryakhov, Dorotheus Klimashev, Laurentius Kogtyev, Gregory Berdenev. ** Virgin-martyrs Alexandra Ustiukhina and Tatiana Yegorova. ** New Hieromartyr Michael Kobozev, Priest. ** New Hieromartyr Sergius Sorokin, Hieromonk of Sreznevo (Ryazan) (1937) * Virgin-martyr Eudocia (after 1937) * New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Nicholas Rozov of Yaroslavl-Rostov (1938) * New Hieromartyr Alexis Vvedensky, Priest (1938) * Virgin-martyrs Anna Ivashkina and Tatiana Byakirevoy, Confessors (1948) * Virgin-martyr Thecla Makusheva, Confessor (1954) * Venerable New Nun-Confessor Anna Stoliarova, Schema-nun of Sreznevo, Ryazan (1958)

Other commemorations

* Synaxis of the

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

at the

Adda River The Adda (Latin ''Abdua'', or ''Addua''; in Lombard ''Ada'' or, again, ''Adda'' in local dialects where the double consonants are marked) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland ...

in northern Italy, before the

Battle of Coronate The Battle of Coronate took place in 689, after King Cunicpert returned from exile and ousted Alahis, Usurper King and Duke of Trent, from the capital Pavia. Duke Alahis fled towards the east, into Austria. There he assembled an army to march ...

(689)Great Synaxaristes:
Σύναξις Ἀρχιστράτηγου Μιχαὴλ ἐν τοῖς Ἄδδᾳ (ἢ Ἀδδᾷ)
'' 10 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Icon gallery

File:Menologion of Basil 020.jpg, Martyrdom of St. Gemellus of Paphlagonia. (''

Menologion of Basil II The ''Menologion of Basil II'' (also called ''Menologium of Basil II'', ''Menology of Basil II'') is an illuminated manuscript designed as a church calendar or Eastern Orthodox Church service book (''menologion'') that was compiled c. 1000 AD, f ...

'', 10th century) Barcelona Cathedral Interior - Saint Eulalia of Barcelona by Pedro García de Benavarre.jpg, Virgin-martyr

, the most famous virgin-martyr in Spain, burnt at the stake. (Barcelona Cathedral). File:Pope miltiades.jpg, Icon of

Pope Miltiades Pope Miltiades ( grc-gre, Μιλτιάδης, ''Miltiádēs''), also known as Melchiades the African ( ''Melkhiádēs ho Aphrikanós''), was the bishop of Rome from 311 to his death on 10 or 11 January 314. It was during his pontificate that Emp ...

. File:Despot Jovan Brankovic.jpg, Fresco of Blessed

Krušedol Monastery The Krušedol Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Крушедол, Manastir Krušedol, ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the Syrmia region, northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The monastery is the legac ...

. File:Иоасаф, еп. Белгородский.jpg, Saint

Ioasaph of Belgorod Saint Joasaph of Belgorod (russian: Иоасаф Белгородский, uk, Йоаса́ф Бєлгородський, secular name Ioakim Andreyevich Gorlenko, russian: Иоаким Андреевич Горленко; 8 (19) September 1705 � ...

Notes

References

Sources

December 10/23
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
December 23 / December 10
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
December 10
OCA - The Lives of the 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. 92.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. *
The Roman Martyrology
'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 379–380. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
10 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
10 Δεκεμβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
10 декабря (ст.ст.) 23 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:December 10 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) December in the Eastern Orthodox calendar