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 ...

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 10 Events Pre-1600 * 1317 – The "Nyköping Banquet": King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers Valdemar, Duke of Finland and Eric, Duke of Södermanland, who were subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköpi ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 22 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 9th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

November 26 Events Pre-1600 * 783 – The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her king from retaking the throne from Mauregatus. * 1161 – Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynast ...

Feasts

* The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos.

Saints

* Prophetess

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...

(Hannah), mother of the

Prophet In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the s ...

Samuel Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

(1100 BC) * Martyr Easios, tortured and beheaded (c. 284-305) * Saint Bassa (Vassa),

Patrician Patrician may refer to: * Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient Rome, and a synonym for "aristocratic" in modern English usage * Patrician (post-Roman Europe), the governing elites of cities in parts of medieval ...

and

Igumenia Hegumen, hegumenos, or igumen ( el, ἡγούμενος, Transliteration, trans. ), is the title for the head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, similar to the title of abbot. The head o ...

of a female monastery in Jerusalem, where she also founded the Monastery of St Menas, whose Abbot was the Bishop of Jamnia, Stephanos (5th century) (''see also

December 7 Events Pre-1600 *43 BC – Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated in Formia on orders of Marcus Antonius. * 574 – Byzantine Emperor Justin II, suffering recurring seizures of insanity, adopts his general Tiberius II Constant ...

- Slavonic'') * Martyr Sositheus of

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, by the sword (553)December 9/22
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Saint Sophronius the

Archbishop of Cyprus This is a list of Archbishops of Cyprus since its foundation with known dates of enthronement. According to tradition, the Church of Cyprus was created by St. Barnabas in 45 AD. The see of Cyprus was declared autocephalous by the Council of Ephes ...

(6th century) ''(see also:

)'' * Martyr Nerses of Persia, by the sword. * Martyr Isaac. * Saint Stephen “the New Light” of

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

(912)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Syrus of Pavia Saint Syrus (Sirus) of Pavia ( it, San Siro) is traditionally said to have been the first bishop of Pavia during the 1st century. His legend, according to the 14th century source known as the '' De laudibus Papiæ'' (''In the Praise of Pavia''), ...

, first Bishop and main patron-saint of Pavia in Italy (c. 1st century)December 9
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Virgin-martyr

Valerie of Limoges Valerie may refer to: People *Saint Valerie (disambiguation), a number of saints went by the name Valerie *Valerie (given name), a feminine given name Songs *"Valerie", a 1981 song by Quarterflash, from ''Quarterflash'' *"Valerie", a 1982 son ...

(Valeria of Aquitaine), by tradition she was converted by St Martial of Limoges in France and beheaded (1st or 3rd century) * Saint

Nectarius of Auvergne Saint Nectarius of Auvergne (also known as ''Nectarius of St-Nectaire, Nectarius of Limagne, Necterius of Senneterre'') (french: Nectaire) is venerated as a 4th-century martyr and Christian missionary. Life According to Gregory of Tours, Nectariu ...

(c. 300) * Virgin-martyr

Leocadia Saint Leocadia (french: Sainte Léocadie; es, Santa Leocadia) is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have suffered martyrdom and died on December 9, ca. 304, in the Diocletianic Persecution. The feast day for St. Leocadia of Toledo appears und ...

(Locaie), in Toledo, Spain (c. 303) * Saint

Proculus of Verona Saint Proculus in '' San Zaccaria'' 1451 Saint Proculus ( it, San Procolo) (d. ca. 320 AD) was a bishop of Verona who survived the persecutions of Diocletian. He died of natural causes at Verona. Traditional narrative During the Diocleian persec ...

, Bishop of Verona in Italy, a confessor during the persecution of Diocletian, reposed in peace (c. 320) * Martyrs Peter, Successus, Bassian, Primitivus and 20 other Companions, in North Africa.
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. 378-379 * Saint Cyprian, a monk at

Périgueux Périgueux (, ; oc, Peireguers or ) is a communes of France, commune in the Dordogne departments of France, department, in the administrative regions of France, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Périgueux i ...

in France, who ended his life as a hermit on the banks of the Dordogne (586) * Saint Augard, hermit at Saint-Augard-en-Paule in

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

(6th century) * Saint Restitutus, Bishop of Carthage in North Africa and Martyr. * Saint Balda, third Abbess of

Jouarre Jouarre () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Jouarre Abbey It is the site of the Jouarre Abbey, a Merovingian foundation of Abbess Theodochilde or Telchilde, traditionally in 630, ...

in France (7th century) * Saint

Budoc Saint Budoc of Dol (also Budeaux or Beuzec) was a Bishop of Dol, venerated after his death as a saint in both Brittany (now in France) and Devon (now in England). Saint Budoc is the patron of Plourin Ploudalmezeau in Finistère where his relics ar ...

(Budeaux), born in Brittany, became Abbot of

Youghal Youghal ( ; ) is a seaside resort town in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the estuary of the River Blackwater, the town is a former military and economic centre. Located on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a long and narrow layout. ...

in Ireland, then

Bishop of Dol The Breton and French Catholic diocese of Dol existed from 848 to the French Revolution. It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801. Its see was Dol Cathedral. Its scattered territory (deriving from the holdings of the Celtic monastery, and inclu ...

in Brittany (7th century?) ''(see also:

)'' * Saint Ethelgiva (Æthelgifu), the daughter of King

Alfred the Great Alfred the Great (alt. Ælfred 848/849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who bot ...

, became first Abbess of

Shaftesbury Shaftesbury () is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A30 road, west of Salisbury, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about above sea level on a ...

(896) * Saint

Egbert of Trier Egbert (c. 950 – 9 December 993) was the Archbishop of Trier from 977 until his death. Egbert was a son of Dirk II, Count of Holland. After being trained in Egmond Abbey, founded and controlled by his family, and at the court of Bruno I, Archb ...

, Bishop of Trier in Germany (993) * Saint Wolfeius, a hermit at St Benet Hulme in Norfolk in England (c. 1000) * Saint Enguerrammus (Angilram) 'the Wise', monk and Abbot of Saint Riquier in France (1045)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Hieromonk Anthymus the Athonite, "

Fool for Christ Foolishness for Christ ( el, διά Χριστόν σαλότητα, cu, оуродъ, юродъ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting soci ...

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Vladimir Vinogradov, priest (1919)December 22 / December 9
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).9 декабря (ст.ст.) 22 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * New Hieromartyr Vladimir Dzhurinsky, priest and Virgin-martyr Ephrosia Dzhurinsky (1920) * New Hieromartyrs Basil Yagodin, Protopresbyter, and Alexander Buravtsev, priests (1937)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. * New Martyr Priest Sergius Mechiev of Moscow (1941) * New-Martyr Archpriest Paul Levashov of Gomel.

Other commemorations

* Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection at Jerusalem (335) * Repose of

Archimandrite The title archimandrite ( gr, ἀρχιμανδρίτης, archimandritēs), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot (''hegumenos'', gr, ἡγούμενος, present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") who ...

Theodosius of Tismana and Sophroniev Monasteries, fellow-struggler of St.

Paisius Velichkovsky Saint Paisius Velichkovsky or Wieliczkowski (''Paisie de la Neamţ'' in Romanian; Паисий Величковский in Russian; Паїсій Величковський in Ukrainian; 20 December 1722 – 15 November 1794) was an Eastern Orthodo ...

(1802) * Repose of Elder Anthimus the

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n on Mt. Athos (1867) * Icon of the Most Holy

Theotokos ''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 " ...

"Unexpected Joy".
"Unexpected Joy" Icon of the Mother of God
'' OCA - Feasts and Saints.

Icon gallery

File:Angelos Akotanos - Saint Anne with the Virgin - 15th century.jpg, Saint Anne with the Virgin Mary. (''Angelos Akotanos, 15th century''). File:Santi gioacchino e anna.jpg, The Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God

Joachim Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal ...

and

. File:St. John the Baptist, Vincennes, IN - stained glass, St. Anne and the child St. Mary.jpg, Stained glass of St. Anne and the child St. Mary. (St. John the Baptist,

Vincennes, Indiana Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the Southwestern Indiana, southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville, Indi ...

.). File:Anne BnF Grec 139 fol. 428v.jpg, Prophetess

(Hannah), mother of Prophet Samuel. (Paris Psalter, 10th century). File:William de Brailes - Top - Eli's Sons Commit Sacrilege (1 Samuel 2 -13-17) - Walters W10617V - Full Page.jpg, Bottom: When Samuel was weaned, Hannah and Elkanah brought him to the temple. (William de Brailes, c. 1250). File:Sophronius, Archbishop of Cyprus (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, St. Sophronius, Archbishop of Cyprus (''Menologion of Basil II'', 10th century). File:Saint-Geniès chapelle Cheylat peinture (2).JPG, The Beheading of St.

. (Fresco of the first bay north, Cheylat chapel, Saint-Geniès, Dordogne, France). File:Limoges St Valerie presenting head.jpg, Close-up of altar relief: St

presents her own head to her confessor, St Martial. (Altar in St Michel des Lions, Limoges). File:Sebastiano Ricci 042.jpg, Saints Firmus and Rusticus of Verona with an angel, by Sebastiano Ricci. Saint

is seated. (Sebastiano Ricci, 1704). File:Our Lady the Unexpected Joy.jpeg, Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy". (19th century)

Notes

References

Sources

December 9/22
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
December 22 / December 9
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
December 8
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. 378–379. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
9 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
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'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
9 декабря (ст.ст.) 22 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:December 9 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) December in the Eastern Orthodox calendar