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 t ...

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 rule ...

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 follow ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 14 by

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is List of Christian denominations by number of members, one of the three major doctrinal and ...

es on the

Old Calendar Calendar reform or calendrical reform is any significant revision of a calendar system. The term sometimes is used instead for a proposal to switch to a different calendar design. Principles The prime objective of a calendar is to unambiguo ...

. 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: ca ...

Saints

* ''Prophet

Nahum Nahum ( or ; ''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 wrote about the ...

'' (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, monk of

Kios Cius (; ''Kios''), later renamed Prusias on the Sea (; ) 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 Mysia (in modern northwestern Turkey), and had a l ...

in Bithynia (865) * Saint Theokletos, Archbishop of Sparta and Lacedaemonia (870)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Castritian Castritian (, ) 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 Castritian, except that he was bishop ...

, 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 (; 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.Leadbetter, "Carus." Early life and Ca ...

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

Ansanus Saint Ansanus () (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 third century. ...

, 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 ...

(347) * Hieromartyr

Evasius Evasius (; 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 plain, Padan forest known as the Selva Cornea, where he and numerous followers were behe ...

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

Leontius of Fréjus Leontius () (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 (, ''Ioannes Cassianus'', or ''Ioannes Massiliensis''; Greek: Ίωάννης Κασσιανός ό Ερημίτης; – ), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated ...

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 (), 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 commune of Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin. S ...

(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 (''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. From 545 to 1146, 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 Wales in the Early Middle Ages, Welsh kingdom and a Roman Empire Succession of states, successor state that emerged in sub-Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo-Saxon ...

(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 ) 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 various aspec ...

(Botwulf of Thorney), Abbot and Confessor, of Ikanhoe, England (680)December 1/14
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU) * Translation of the relics of Saint John of Novgorod (Elias, Ilya), Archbishop and Wonderworker of Novgorod (1186) in 1631 by metropolitan Cyprian * 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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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
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Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:December 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) December in the Eastern Orthodox calendar