December 6 Events Pre-1600 *1060 – Béla I of Hungary, Béla I is crowned king of Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages, Hungary. *1240 – Mongol invasion of Rus': Kyiv, defended by Voivode Dmytro, Siege of Kiev (1240), falls to the Mongols u ...

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 8 Events Pre-1600 * 395 – Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope. * 757 – The poet Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city durin ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 20 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 7th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

November 24 Events Pre-1600 * 380 – Theodosius I makes his '' adventus'', or formal entry, into Constantinople. *1190 – Conrad of Montferrat becomes King of Jerusalem upon his marriage to Isabella I of Jerusalem. * 1221 – Genghis Khan d ...

Saints

* Holy Apostle

Tychicus Tychicus Τυχικός/was an Asiatic Christian who, with Trophimus, accompanied the Apostle Paul on a part of his journey from Macedonia to Jerusalem. He is also alluded to have been with Paul in Rome, where the apostle sent him to Ephesus, pr ...

(1st century) ''(see also:

)'' * Martyr Athenodorus of Mesopotamia (304) * Martyr Neophytus, by drowning. * Martyr Dometius, by the sword. * Martyrs Priscus, Martin, and Nicholas, near Blachernae. * Martyrs Isidore, Acepsimas, and Leo, by fire. * Martyrs Gaianos and Gaina, by fire. * Venerable

Ammon Ammon (Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''ʻAmān''; he, עַמּוֹן ''ʻAmmōn''; ar, عمّون, ʻAmmūn) was an ancient Semitic-speaking nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in p ...

, Bishop of Nitria (c. 350) (''see also

October 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 23 – Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. *1209 – Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. *1302 – The Byzantine–Venetian War comes t ...

'') * Saint

Ambrose of Milan Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promot ...

, Bishop (''Ambrose of

Mediolanum Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Roman city in northern Italy. The city was settled by the Insubres around 600 BC, conquered by the Romans in 222 BC, and d ...

'') (397)December 7
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Holy Orthodox Woman Martyr, in Rome, by being burned alive, for refusing Arianism. * 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 Huneric, Hunneric or Honeric (died December 23, 484) was King of the (North African) Vandal Kingdom (477–484) and the oldest son of Gaiseric. He abandoned the imperial politics of his father and concentrated mainly on internal affairs. He was m ...

(c. 477–484) ** Holy 60 Hieromartyrs, Priests, by having their tongues cut out (c. 474–476) ** Holy 2 Hieromartyrs, Priests, under

, by sawing (c. 474–476) * Saint Bassa of Jerusalem, Abbess (5th century)December 7/20
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). (''see also:

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, ...

- Greek'') * Saint Ignatius, monk, near Blachernae. * Saint Paul the Obedient, of Cyprus. * Venerable John the Faster, of St. Sabbas Monastery.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Urban of Teano (''Urbanus''),

Bishop of Teano The Diocese of Teano (Latin: ''Dioecesis Theanensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Teano in the province of Caserta in Campania, Italy. In 1818, it was united the Diocese of Calvi Risorta to form the Diocese of C ...

in Campania, Confessor (c. 356) * Saint Victor of Piacenza, first

Bishop of Piacenza A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

c. 322–375, defender of Orthodoxy against

Arianism Arianism ( grc-x-koine, Ἀρειανισμός, ) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt. Arian theology holds that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was begotten by God ...

(375) * Saint Anianus (''Agnan, Aignan''), fifth

Bishop of Chartres The oldest known list of bishops of Chartres is found in an 11th-century manuscript of Trinity Abbey, Vendôme. It includes 57 names from Adventus (Saint Aventin) to Aguiertus (Agobert) who died in 1060. The most well-known list is included in the ...

in France (5th century) * Saint Martin of Saujon, a disciple of St

Martin of Tours Martin of Tours ( la, Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in France, heralded as the ...

, founded the monastery of

Saujon Saujon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of Franc ...

(c. 400) * Saint Servus, a layman of noble birth, martyred under the Arian Vandal King

(483) ''(see also:

)'' * Saint Buithe (''Buite, Boethius''), founder of

Monasterboice The Monasterboice ( ga, Mainistir Bhuithe) ruins are the remains of an early Christian monastic settlement in County Louth in Ireland, north of Drogheda. The ruins are a National monument of Ireland and also give their name to the local villag ...

in Ireland (521) * Saint

Burgundofara Burgundofara (died 643 or 655), also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first Abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers. Life Her family is knowns as the Faronids, named after her brother Saint Faro. Her name may mean: 'She who moves the Burgundi ...

(''Fara''), founder of

Faremoutiers Abbey Faremoutiers Abbey (french: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Faremoutiers) was an important Merovingian Benedictine nunnery (re-established in the 20th century) in the present Seine-et-Marne department of France. It formed an important link between the Merovin ...

(657) * Saint

Diuma __NOTOC__ Diuma (or Dwyna or Duma) was the first Bishop of Mercia in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia, during the Early Middle Ages. All that is known of Diuma's life is contained in a short account in Bede's ''Ecclesiastical History of the Eng ...

, Bishop of the Mercians and Middle Anglians (7th century)December 20 / December 7
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.91.

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Philothea of Turnovo (''Philothea of Thrace, the Protectress of Romania'') (1060) * Saint John, faster of the Kiev Caves (12th century) * Righteous Gerasimos, Ascetic of

Euboea Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest poin ...

, missionary of Greece in the period of the Frankokratia (c. 1320) * Venerable Gregory the Silent of Mount Athos, founder of Grigoriou, Mt. Athos (''Gregory of Serbia'') (1405) * Saint Nilus of Stolbnyi Island (''Nilus, monk of Stolbensk Lake'') (1544) * Saint

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

, Abbot of Siya Monastery (Novgorod) (1556) * Righteous Gerasimos Mikragiannanitis, Hymnographer of the Great Church of Christ (1991, N.S.)

New martyrs and confessors

* Hieromartyr Sergius Galkovsky (1917)7 декабря (ст.ст.) 20 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * Hieromartyr Antonius Popov, Priest (1918) * Hieromartyr Andronic (1918) * Hiero-confessor Ambrose (Polyansky), Bishop of Kamenets-Podolsk (1932) * Hieromartyrs Sergius Goloshapov, Michael Uspensky and Sergius Uspensky, Priests (1937) * Hieromartyr Nikiphor Litvin, Deacon, and Hieromartyr Galaction Urbanowicz-Novikov (1937) * Martyr Joanna Demidova (1937) * Hieromartyrs Peter Krestov and Basil Mirozhin, Priests (1941)

Other commemorations

* Consecration of the Church of the Theotokos in the district of the Curator, Constantinople ( ''τοῦ Κουράτορος'') (5th century)Great Synaxaristes:
Ἐγκαίνια Ναοῦ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν τοῖς Κουράτορος
'' 7 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * "Seligersk" (Vladimirsk) Icon of the

Mother of God ''Theotokos'' (Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are ''Dei Genitrix'' or ''Deipara'' (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are " ...

. * Repose of Abbot Gabriel of

Valaam Valaam ( Russian: Валаам or Валаамский архипелаг, also known by the Finnish name Valamo) is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation. The total area ...

(1910) * Repose of Elder Ephraim of Philotheou and Arizona (2019)
ELDER EPHRAIM OF PHILOTHEOU AND ARIZONA REPOSES IN THE LORD
'' Orthodox Christianity. Florence, Arizona, December 8, 2019.

'' MYSTAGOGY. December 8, 2019.

Icon gallery

File:Saint Ammon of Egypt (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, St. Ammon of Egypt (''

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). File:AmbroseOfMilan.jpg, St.

. File:La Celle-sur-Morin Saint-Sulpice Fenster 30.JPG, St.

, stained glass window. File:Antony of Siya.jpg, St.

Anthony of Siya Antony of Siya (russian: Антоний Сийский) (1479–1556) was a Russian Orthodox monk who was proclaimed a saint after his death. He founded the Antonievo-Siysky Monastery on the River Siya in modern Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Antony ...

. File:Ambrose (Poljansky) bishop.jpg, Hiero-confessor Ambrose (Polyansky), Bishop of Kamenets-Podolsk. File:Mikra Agia Anna -Gerasimos 12.jpg, St. Gerasimos Mikragiannanitis, Hymnographer of the Great Church of Christ.

Notes

References

Sources

December 7/20
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
December 20 / December 7
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
December 7
OCA - The Lives of the Saints.

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. 376–377. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. p. 587-588. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
7 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
7 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). *
7 декабря (ст.ст.) 20 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:December 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) December in the Eastern Orthodox calendar