December 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

December 10 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 12

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 24 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For December 11th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 28.

Saints

• Martyrs Terentius, Vincent, Emilian, and Bebaia, by the sword.^[1]
• Martyrs Peter the Ascetic, and Acepsimas, in Persia.^{[2][note 2]}
• Monk-martyr Barsabas, Abbot, of Ishtar, and ten companions, in Persia (342)^[3][4]
• Martyrs Aeithalas and Acepsius, at Arbela in Assyria (354)^[5][6]
• Saint Daniel the Stylite, of Constantinople (490)^[7][8]
• Martyr Mirax of Egypt (c. 640)^[9][10]
• Saint Nikephoros Phokas, Emperor of Byzantium (969)^{[11][note 3]}
• Saint Luke the New Stylite, of Chalcedon (979)^[12][13]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian (c. 287)^{[14][15][note 4]}
• Martyrs Thrason, Pontian and Praetextatus, in Rome under Diocletian, for ministering to Christian prisoners awaiting martyrdom (302)^[14][15]
• Saint Eutychius, a martyr called San Oye either in Mérida or else in Cádiz in Spain (4th century)^[14][15]
• Saint Sabinus of Piacenza, Bishop of Piacenza in Italy and a close friend of St Ambrose, renowned for miracles (420)^[14][15]
• Saint Cían, hermit in Wales (6th century)^[14]
• Saint Peris, the patron saint of Llanberis in Wales (c. 6th century)^[14]
• Saint Fidweten (Fivetein, Fidivitanus), a monk and disciple of St Convoyon in Redon in Brittany (c. 888)^[14]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Nicon “the Dry” of the Kiev Caves (1101)^[4][16][17]
• Venerable Leontius, monk of Monemvasia in the Peloponnese (c. 1450)^[4][18]
• Venerable Damaskinos.^[19]
• Venerable Nomon the Wonderworker, of Cyprus.^[20]
• Saint Kuksha (Velichko), Hiero-Schemamonk of Odessa (1964)^[4]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Theophan (Ilminsky), Bishop of Perm and Solikamsk, and with him two priests and five laymen, martyrs (1918).^[4][21][22]
• New Hieromartyr Nicholas Vinogradov, Priest (1937)^[21][22]
• New Hieromartyr John Bogoyavlensky, Priest (1941)^[21][22][23]

Other commemorations

• Synaxis of the Saints of Georgia.^[4][24]

Icon gallery

• 
  St. Daniel the Stylite. (Church of the Transfiguration, Veliky Novgorod, 1378).
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  Medieval illumination representing Nikephoros II Phokas.
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  At right, Nikephoros II Phokas and his stepson Basil II.
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  Saint Luke the New Stylite, of Chalcedon (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
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  St. Kuksha of Odessa.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. Their memory is recorded in the Synaxarion of Hippolyte Delehaye, and in Parisian Codex 1578.
3. His memory is recorded only in the Lavreotic Codex B 4f. 133, where there is also a complete Acolouthia (service) with Canons. They were published by Louis Petit in Byzantinische Zeitschrift Vol. XIII (1904) pp.398-420 (see: Office inédit en l’honneur de Nicéphore Phocas); and by Dimitrievski in Kiev in 1911.
4. Victoricus and Fuscian are described as early missionaries in France, martyred near Amiens. Gentian was an old man martyred while trying to protect them when they were arrested.