November 30 Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 * 1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...

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 2 Events Pre-1600 *1244 – Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon. * 1409 – The University of Leipzig opens. 1601–1900 *1697 – St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir Christopher Wren followin ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 14 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 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

November 18 Events Pre-1600 * 326 – The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I. * 401 – The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy. * 1095 – The Council of Clermont begins: called ...

Saints

* ''Prophet

Nahum Nahum ( or ; he, נַחוּם ''Naḥūm'') was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the ''Tanakh'', also called the Hebrew Bible and The Old Testament. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible. He ...

'' (7th century BC) * St. Onesimus, Archbishop of Ephesus (c. 107–17) * Saints Ananias and Solochonus, Archbishops of Ephesus. ''(see also:

)'' * ''Hieromartyr Ananias of Persia'' (345) * Saint Porphyrios, Patriarch of Antioch (404-413) * ''Righteous Philaret the Merciful, of Amnia in Asia Minor'' (792) *

Saint Anthony the New Saint Antony the Younger ( el, Ἀντώνιος ὁ νέος, 78511 November 865) was a Byzantine military officer who became a monk and saint. He is commemorated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on 1 December (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), 1 Decemb ...

, monk of

Kios Cius (; grc-gre, Kίος or Κῖος ''Kios''), later renamed Prusias on the Sea (; la, Prusias ad Mare) after king Prusias I of Bithynia, was an ancient Greek city bordering the Propontis (now known as the Sea of Marmara), in Bithynia and in ...

in Bithynia (865) * Saint Theokletos, Archbishop of Sparta and Lacedaemonia (870)Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόκλητος ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Λακεδαιμόνιας
1 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Castritian Castritian ( la, Castritianus, it, Castriziano) was Bishop of Milan in mid 3rd-century. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is on December 1. Life Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Castr ...

, predecessor of St Calimerius as Bishop of Milan, was bishop for forty-two years (137)December 1
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Hieromartyrs Diodorus and Marianus, and Companions, martyrs in Rome under

Numerian Numerian ( la, Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus; died November 284) was Roman emperor from 283 to 284 with his older brother Carinus. They were sons of Carus, a general raised to the office of praetorian prefect under Emperor Probus in 282 ...

(c. 283) * Martyr Olympiades (''Olympias''), a noble from Rome (ex-consul) martyred in Amelia in Italy under Diocletian (c. 303) * Saint

Ansanus Saint Ansanus ( it, Sant'Ansano) (died 304 AD), called ''The Baptizer'' or ''The Apostle of Siena'', is the patron saint of Siena, a scion of the Anician family of Rome. Legend His legend states that he was born of a noble Roman family in the ...

, called ''The Baptizer'' or ''The Apostle of Siena'' (304) * Martyrs Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian and Candida, in Rome. * Saint

Ursicinus of Brescia Ursicinus of Brescia was an Italian saint, and bishop of Brescia in Lombardy.

, Bishop of Brescia in Italy, he took part in the

Council of Sardica The Council of Serdica, or Synod of Serdica (also Sardica located in modern day Sofia, Bulgaria), was a synod convened in 343 at Serdica in the civil diocese of Dacia, by Emperors Constans I, augustus in the West, and Constantius II, augustus in t ...

(347) * Hieromartyr

Evasius Saint Evasius ( it, Sant'Evasio; probably third century AD) is believed to have been a missionary and bishop of Asti, in north-west Italy. He was forced to flee to the great Padan forest known as the Selva Cornea, where he and numerous follower ...

, first Bishop of Asti in Piedmont in Italy, martyred under Julian the Apostate (c. 362) * Saint

Leontius of Fréjus Saint Leontius (french: Léonce de Fréjus) (d. 488) was a bishop of Fréjus, in Provence. He was probably born at Nîmes, towards the end of the fourth century;John Cassian John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman ( la, Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, ''Ioannus Cassianus'', or ''Ioannes Massiliensis''; – ), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern c ...

who dedicated his first ten Conferences to him (c. 432) * Saint Candres of Maastricht, bishop who enlightened the Maastricht area (5th century) * Hieromartyr Proculus of Narni or Terni, martyred by Totila, King of the Goths (c. 542) * Saint Constantian, born in Auvergne, he became a monk at

Micy Micy Abbey or the Abbey of Saint-Mesmin, Micy (french: Abbaye Saint-Mesmin de Micy), sometimes referred to as Micy, was a Benedictine abbey near Orléans at the confluence of the Loire and the Loiret, located on the territory of the present commun ...

(Orleans), and founded a monastery at Javron (c. 570) * Saint Agericus (''Aguy, Airy''), Bishop, successor of St Desiderius in Verdun in France (591) * Saint

Eligius Eligius may refer to: * Saint Eligius Saint Eligius (also Eloy, Eloi or Loye; french: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660 AD) is the patron saint of goldsmiths, other metalworkers, and coin collectors. He is also the patron saint of veteri ...

(''Eloi, Eloy''),

Bishop of Noyon The former French Catholic diocese of Noyon lay in the north-east of France, around Noyon. It was formed when Saint Medardus moved the seat of the bishopric at Vermandois to Noyon, in the sixth century. For four centuries it was united with the ...

(Neth.) (660) * Saint Grwst ''the Confessor'', in the Welsh

Kingdom of Gwynedd The Kingdom of Gwynedd (Medieval Latin: ; Middle Welsh: ) was a Welsh kingdom and a Roman Empire successor state that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. Based in northwest Wales, th ...

(7th century)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics of Saint

Botolph Botolph of Thorney (also called Botolph, Botulph or Botulf; later known as Saint Botolph; died around 680) was an English abbot and saint. He is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as vari ...

(Botwulf of Thorney), Abbot and Confessor, of Ikanhoe, England (680)December 1/14
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU) * Repose of Righteous Virgin Barbara (Shulaeva) of Pilna (1980)

Icon gallery

File:Nahum-prophet.jpg, Prophet

(Russian icon, first quarter of the 18th century). File:Menologion of Basil 056.jpg, Martyrdom of St. Ananias of Persia, with the ladder leading to heaven (''Menologion of Basil II'')

Notes

References

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