December 7 Events Pre-1600 *43 BC – 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 and proclaims him ...

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 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, ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 21 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 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

November 25 Events Pre-1600 *571 BC – Servius Tullius, king of Ancient Rome, Rome, celebrates the first of his three Roman triumph, triumphs for his victory over the Etruscans. *1034 – Máel Coluim II of Scotland, Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, Ki ...

Saints

* Holy Apostles of the Seventy (1st century): **

Sosthenes Sosthenes (Greek: Σωσθένης, ''Sōsthénēs'', "safe in strength") was the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governo ...

Apollos Apollos () was a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament. A contemporary and colleague of Paul the Apostle, he played an important role in the early development of the churches of Ephesus and Cori ...

, Cephas,

Tychicus Tychicus (: Greek: 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 ...

Epaphroditus Epaphroditus () is a New Testament figure appearing as an envoy of the Philippian church to assist the Apostle Paul ( Philippians 2:25-30). He is regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, first Bishop of ...

Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war. He ...

, and

Onesiphorus Onesiphorus (Greek: Ονησιφόρος; meaning "bringing profit" or "useful") was a Christian referred to in the New Testament letter of Second Timothy ( and ). According to the letter sent by St. Paul, Onesiphorus sought out Paul who was imp ...

. * Holy Apostle

Epaphras Epaphras () was an observer of the Apostle Paul mentioned twice in the New Testament epistle of Colossians and once in the New Testament letter to Philemon. Analysis Douglas Moo Douglas J. Moo (born March 15, 1950) is a Calvinistic New Tes ...

of the

Seventy Disciples The seventy disciples (Greek language, Greek: ἑβδομήκοντα μαθητές, ''hebdomikonta mathetes''), known in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian traditions as the seventy apostles (Greek language, Greek: ἑβδομήκον� ...

(1st century) * Saint Patapius of Thebes (4th century)December 8/21
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Holy 362 Martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians (477): (''see also

'') ** 62 priests and 300 laymen martyred by the Arians. * Saint

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

of Culusi (c. 484) * Venerable Patapius of Thebes (7th century) * Venerable Sophronius, Bishop of Cyprus (8th century) * Saint Damian, Bishop of Cyprus (6-8th century) * Venerable Aeros, Archbishop of the Church of Jerusalem.

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Eucharius (''Valerius''), first Bishop of Trier in Germany (c. 250)December 8
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Eutychian, Pope of Rome, venerated as a martyr (283) * Saint

Valerian of Abbenza Valerian (377–457) was bishop of Abbenza in North Africa, probably ''Dioecesis Zabensis''.( it) He was martyred in 457 when he refused to surrender the sacred vessels of his church to the Vandals led by Arian king Geiseric Gaiseric ( – 25 ...

, bishop, martyred by

Vandals The Vandals were a Germanic people who were first reported in the written records as inhabitants of what is now Poland, during the period of the Roman Empire. Much later, in the fifth century, a group of Vandals led by kings established Vand ...

(457) * Martyr Anthusa (''Anthysa'') at Rome (5th century)8 декабря (ст.ст.) 21 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * Saint

Budoc Budoc of Dol (also Budeaux or Beuzec) was a 5th-century Breton monk and Bishop of Dol, who has been venerated since his death as a saint in both Brittany (in France) and Devon (in England). Budoc is the patron saint of Plourin in Finistère wher ...

, Bishop of Plourin Ploudalmezeau in

Finistère Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.December 21 / December 8
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Saint Romaricus, monk at

Luxeuil Abbey Luxeuil Abbey (), the ''Abbaye Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul'', was one of the oldest and best-known monasteries in Franche-Comté, located in what is now the département of Haute-Saône in Franche-Comté, France. History Columbanus The abbey was f ...

, later founded the monastery of Habendum (

Remiremont Abbey Remiremont Abbey was an abbey that was founded as a house of nuns near Remiremont, Vosges, France. It later became a community of secular canonesses. History It was founded about 620 by Romaric (580–653), a lord at the court of Chlothar II, w ...

, Romarici Mons), and became the second abbot (653) * Saint Gunthild, a nun from

Wimborne Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, north of Pool ...

in England, went to Germany and became Abbess of a convent in

Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...

(748)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Martirius * Saint Moskhian (10-11th century) * Saint Cyril, Abbot of Chelmogorsk (Chelma Hill), Enlightener of the Chudian People (1367) * Saint Parthenius of Chios (1883)

New martyrs and confessors

* Hieromartyr Michael Kiselev,

Protopresbyter A ''protoiereus'' (from , "first priest", Modern Greek: πρωθιερέας), or protopriest in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is a priest usually coordinating the activity of other subordinate priests in a larger church. The title is roughly equiv ...

, new martyr of

Perm Perm or PERM may refer to: Places * Perm, Russia, a city in Russia **Permsky District, the district **Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005 **Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia 1938–2005 ** Perm Governorate, an administr ...

(1918)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. * Hieromartyr Alexander Fedoseyev, Priest, new martyr of Perm (1918) * Hieromartyr John (Kochurov), priest, new martyr (1918) * Hieromartyr Sergius Orlov (1937)

Icon gallery

File:Епафродит, Сосфен, Аполлос, Кифа и Кесарь.jpg, Holy Apostles

, Cephas and

(15th-century icon). File:Patapios of Thebes (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, St. Patapius of Thebes (''

Menologion of Basil II The ''Menologion'', ''Menologium'', or ''Menology of Basil II'' is a Greek illuminated manuscript designed as a church calendar or Eastern Orthodox Church service book (menologion) that was compiled for the Byzantine Emperor Basil II (r.976– ...

'', 10th century). File:Saint Patapios icon.jpg, Byzantine Icon of

Saint Patapios Patapios of Thebes (fl. 4th century AD) is the patron saint of dropsy. Saint Patapios’ memory is celebrated on 8 December (main celebration) and also at the Tuesday 2 days after the Sunday of Easter (in memory of the day that his relic was disc ...

found in his cave in Loutraki - Greece (15th century). File:Eutychian.jpg, St. Eutychian, Pope of Rome.

Notes

References

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Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) December in the Eastern Orthodox calendar