November 23 Events Pre-1600 *534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. *1248 – Siege of Seville, Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. *1499 – Seve ...

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 ...

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 ...

All fixed commemorations below are observed on December 7 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 November 24, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

November 11 Events Pre-1600 * 308 – At Carnuntum, Emperor ''emeritus'' Diocletian confers with Galerius, '' Augustus'' of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former ''Augustus'' of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of th ...

Feasts

Afterfeast An Afterfeast, or Postfeast, is a period of celebration attached to one of the Great Feasts celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic Churches (somewhat analogous to what in Western Christianity would be ca ...

of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the

Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ...

.December 7 / November 24
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. 88.

Saints

* Hieromartyr

Clement Clement or Clément may refer to: People * Clement (name), a given name and surname * Saint Clement (disambiguation)#People Places * Clément, French Guiana, a town * Clement, Missouri, U.S. * Clement Township, Michigan, U.S. * Clement's P ...

, Pope of Rome (101)November 24 / December 7
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
24 Νοεμβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). (''see also:

- Western Orthodox use. And:

- Russian use'') * Great-martyr

Mercurius Mercury (; ) is a major god in Religion in ancient Rome, Roman religion and Roman mythology, mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, commu ...

Caesarea in Cappadocia Kayseri () is a large city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since ancient times. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is co ...

(259) (''see also:

- Greek'') * Saint Hermogenes, Bishop of Agrigentum (c. 260) or (c.824) * Martyrs Procopius and Christopher, by the sword (274) * Great-martyr

Catherine of Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian saint and Virginity, virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a ...

(305) (''Russia only. See also:

- rest of Orthodox Church'') * Martyrs Augusta ( Faustina) the Empress, Porphyrius

Stratelates ''Stratēlatēs'' (, "driver/leader of the army") was a Greek term designating a general, which also became an honorary dignity in the Byzantine Empire. In the former sense, it was often applied to military saints, such as Theodore Stratelates. ...

, and 200 soldiers at Alexandria with Great-martyr Catherine (305) (''Russia only - see also:

- rest of Orthodox Church'') * Martyrs Philoumenos and Christopher, by the sword. * Martyr Eugene (''Eugenios''), buried alive inside a wall. * Martyr Chrysogenes (''Chrysogonos''), in

Aquileia Aquileia is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Today, the city is small ( ...

in Italy, under Diocletian (4th century)November 24
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Hieromartyr

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

, Archbishop of Alexandria (311) * Martyr Alexander at

Corinth Corinth ( ; , ) is a municipality in Corinthia in Greece. The successor to the ancient Corinth, ancient city of Corinth, it is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Sin ...

(360) * Martyr Theodore, at

Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; , ) "Antioch on Daphne"; or "Antioch the Great"; ; ; ; ; ; ; . was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. One of the most important Greek cities of the Hellenistic period, it served as ...

, by beheading (361) * Venerable Karion of

Scetis Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt deposits, ...

(4th century) (''see also:

December 5 Events Pre-1600 *63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations. * 633 – Fourth Council of Toledo opens, presided over by Isidore of Seville. *1033 – The 1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake, Jordan Rift Val ...

'') * Venerable Malchus of Chalcis in Syria (5th century) ''(see also:

March 26 Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 624 – First Eid al-Fitr celebration. * 1021 – The death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret ...

)'' * Venerable Mark of

Triglia Triglia () is a former municipality in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nea Propontida, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 121.959 km2. Population 5,581 ...

. * Venerable Gregory, monk of the monastery of the Golden Rock (''Chryse Petra'') in

Pontus Pontus or Pontos may refer to: * Short Latin name for the Pontus Euxinus, the Greek name for the Black Sea (aka the Euxine sea) * Pontus (mythology), a sea god in Greek mythology * Pontus (region), on the southern coast of the Black Sea, in modern ...

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Felicissimus, a martyr who suffered in Perugia in Italy, probably under Diocletian (c. 303) * Saint Firmina, a virgin-martyr in Amelia (America) in Umbria under Diocletian (c. 303) * Saint Crescentian, a martyr in Rome with Sts Cyriacus, Largus and Smaragdus, under Maxentius (309) * Saint Protasius,

Bishop of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan (; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has long maintained its own Latin liturgical rite usage, the Ambr ...

(352) * Saint Romanus of Le Mans (''Romanus of Bordeaux''), a Gallo-Roman priest who converted the pagans living at the mouth of the Gironde (385) * Saint Minver (''Menefrida''), Virgin of Cornwall (5th century). * Saint

Kenan Kenan (also spelled Qenan, Kaynan, Caynam or Cainan) (; ; ) is an Antediluvian patriarch first mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. The '' Sefer ha-Yashar'' describes Cainan, the possessor of great astrological wisdom, which h ...

(Cianan), first bishop in Ireland to build his Cathedral, at Damleag or Duleek in Meath, of stone (c. 500) * Venerable Portianus of Arthone, a slave who became a monk and then Abbot of Miranda in Auvergne in France (527 or 533) * Saint

Colmán of Cloyne Colmán of Cloyne (530 – 606), also Colmán mac Léníne, was a monk, founder and patron of Cluain Uama, now Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland, and one of the earliest known Irish poets to write in the vernacular.Johnston, "Munster, saints of ( ...

, first

Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title that takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church, it is a separate title; but, in the Church of Ireland, it has been united with other bishopri ...

(c. 600) * Saint Leopardinus, monk and Abbot of St Symphorian of

Vivarais Vivarais (; ; {{cite web , url=http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/orblatv.html , title = ORBIS LATINUS - Letter V) is a traditional region in the south-east of France, covering the ''département'' of Ardèche, named after its capital Vivier ...

in Berry in France, murdered and venerated as a martyr (7th century) * Saint Bieuzy, born in Britain, he followed St Gildas to Brittany and was martyred there (7th century) * Saint

Eanflæd Eanflæd (19 April 626 – after 685, also known as Enfleda) was a Deiran princess, queen of Northumbria and later, the abbess of an influential Christian monastery in Whitby, England. She was the daughter of King Edwin of Northumbria and Æt ...

(''Eanfleda''), daughter of the holy King

Edwin of Northumbria Edwin (; c. 586 – 12 October 632/633), also known as Eadwine or Æduinus, was the King of Deira and Bernicia – which later became known as Northumbria – from around 616 until his death. He was the second monarch to rule bo ...

and St

Æthelburh of Kent Æthelburh of Kent (born c. 601, sometimes spelled ''Æthelburg'', ''Ethelburga, Æthelburga''; , also known as ''Tate or Tata),'' Stowe 944: ' was an early Anglo-Saxon queen consort of Northumbria, the second wife of King Edwin. As she was a C ...

, Abbess at

Whitby Abbey Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian ...

jointly with her daughter Ælfflæd (c. 700) * Saint Marinus, a monk at

Maurienne Maurienne (; ; ) is one of the provinces of Savoy, corresponding to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. It is also the original name of the capital of the province, now Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Location The Maurienne val ...

in Savoy, and afterwards a hermit near the monastery of Chandor where he was martyred by the Saracens (731) * Saints Flora and Maria, two virgin-martyrs in Cordoba in Spain who gave themselves up to the Moors and were beheaded by order of Abderrahman II (851)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Mastridia of Alexandria (1060)7 декабря (24 ноября)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * Martyr Philothea of Romania (1060) (''see also:

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 ...

'') * Hieromartyr Mercurius of Smolensk (1238) * Venerable Luke, steward of the Kiev Caves (13th century)(''see also:

November 6 Events Pre-1600 * 447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. * 963 – Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII ...

'') * St. Nicodemus the Younger of Philokalos monastery in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...

(c. 1305)
24/11/2015
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. * Venerable Mercurius, the Faster of the Kievan Caves, far caves (14th century) * Venerable Simon, Abbot of Soiga Monastery, Vologda (1562)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Eugraphus Evarestov, Archpriest (1919)24 ноября по старому стилю / 7 декабря по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год. * New Hieromartyrs Eugene Yakovlev and Michael Bogoroditsky, Priests (1937) * New Hieromartyrs Alexander Levitsky, Alexis Tyutyunov, John Nikolsky,
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). Cornelius Udilovich, and Metrophanes Kornitsky, Priests (1937) * Virgin-martyr Anysia (1937)

Other commemorations

* 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:Menologion of Basil 062.jpg, Translation of the relics of Hieromartyr

, Pope of Rome. File:Byzantine icon St-Mercurius 1295.jpg, Great-martyr

. File:St catherina bosnia.jpg, Great-martyr

. File:Vision of Peter of Alexandria.jpg, Vision of

of Alexandria. File:Urn of Saint Protasus bishop of Milan.jpg, Reliquary of Venerable Protasius,

. File:Buttevant St. Mary's Church North Window Lower Lights Detail Saint Colman of Cloyne Detail 2012 09 08.jpg, St.

. File:Mercury of Smolensk.jpg, Hieromartyr Mercurius of Smolensk. File:Evgrav Evaristov priest.jpg, New Hieromartyr Eugraphus Evarestov.

Notes

References

Sources

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December 7 / November 24
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
November 24
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. 88. *

'' Orthodoxy in China.

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. p. 362-363. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
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'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 563–565. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
24 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
24 Νοεμβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
24/11/2015
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *
24 ноября по старому стилю / 7 декабря по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2018 год. {{DEFAULTSORT:November 24 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) November in the Eastern Orthodox calendar