December 5 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 7
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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 19 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For December 6th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 23.
- Saint Theophilus, Bishop of Antioch (181)[1][2]
- Martyr Niser, under Maximian, by fire (c. 286-305)[3][note 2]
- Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker (Nicholas of Myra), Archbishop of Myra in Lycia (c. 345)[4][5][note 3][note 4]
- Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Patara, uncle of St. Nicholas of Myra (4th century)[1][2]
- Saint Abramius, Bishop of Cratea (Kratia) in Bithynia (6th century)[1][2]
- Saint Asella (406)[8][note 5][note 6]
- Saints Auxilius, Isserninus and Secundinus, missionaries with St Patrick in the enlightenment of Ireland (5th century)[8][note 7]
- Martyrs Dionysia, Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilian, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus, in North Africa under the Arian Vandal Hunneric (c. 484)[8][note 8]
- Saint Gertrude the Elder, founder and first Abbess of Hamaye (Hamay, Hamage) near Douai, in north France (649)[8]
- Blessed Maximus, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus (1305)[1][2][10]
- New Martyr Nicholas of Karamania, in Asia Minor (1657) [11] (see also March 19)[12]
New martyrs and confessors
- Hieromartyr Michael Uspensky, Priest of Moscow (1937)[2]
- Hieromartyr Grigol Peradze of Georgia, Archimandrite, Hieromartyr (1942)[13]
- Icon of Our Lady of Tambov (1695)[14][15]
- The miraculous apparition of St. Nicholas at the First Ecumenical Council (325)[7][note 9]
- The Wonderworking icon of St. Nicholas the Drenched of St. Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev.[7]
- Name Day of Royal Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas II (1918)
- 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"). - "AT Myra, the metropolis of Lycia, the birthday of St. Nicholas, bishop and confessor, of whom it is related, among other miracles, that, while at a great distance from the emperor Constantine, he appeared to him in a vision and moved him to mercy so as to deter him from putting to death some persons who had implored his assistance."[6]
- This is the feast day of "Cold Nicholas" as he is popularly called in Ukraine, his great festal day as the patron of children in particular. He is a patron of Ukraine and many legends surround his various patronages, including prayers in honour of his seven major miracles mentioned in his Life.[7]
- 'A flower of the Lord', this virgin became a nun in Rome at the age of ten and then lived for many years until she became abbess, 'the mother of many virgins'.
- "AUXILIUS and ISSERNINUS accompanied the great Apostle of Ireland from his own country to the field of his labours, and SECUNDINUS was either one of the party or followed soon afterwards. On the supposition that St. Patrick was born in Great Britain, these holy men also are counted as British Saints. After labouring with success for a certain time, they were sent to Britain, or Gaul, to receive episcopal consecration at the hands of three prelates, according to the sacred canons. There still remains an authentic and interesting decree, signed by Auxilius, Patrick, Secundinus, and Benignus, ordering that appeals from the Primate of Armagh should be carried to the Holy See of Rome."[9]
- "In Africa, in the persecution of the Vandals, and under the Arian king Hunneric, the saintly women Dionysia, Dativa, Leontia, a religious man named Tertius, Aemilian, a physician, and Boniface, with three others, who were subjected to numberless most painful torments for the Catholic faith, and thus merited to rank among the confessors of Christ."[6]
- While at the First Ecumenical Council that condemned Arianism, St. Nicholas punched Arius in the face and was censured by the Fathers of the Council for behaviour unbecoming a Bishop. His bishop’s mantle and gospel were taken away from him. But at that moment, an apparition occurred with the appearance of Christ and His Mother on either side of Nicholas, bearing a bishop’s mantle and a gospel-book. The Fathers then immediately reinstated Nicholas and icons of him to this day celebrate the miraculous event.[7]
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