December 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

December 13 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – December 15

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 27 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For December 14, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 1.

Saints

 * Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus (Coronatus), with others, of Bithynia (c. 250).
 * Martyrs Apollonius, Philemon, Arianus, Theoctychus, and four guards converted by St. Arianus, at Alexandria (c. 305).
 * Martyr Hypatius, and 36 martyrs with him, from the Thebaid in Egypt.

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Martyrs Justus and Abundius (283)
 * Saint Pompeius of Pavia, Bishop of Pavia in Italy (c. 290)
 * Saint Matronian, born in Milan, he became a hermit; his relics were enshrined by St. Ambrose.
 * Saint Viator of Bergamo, an early Bishop of Bergamo in Italy from 344 to 378 (378).
 * Hieromartyr Nicasius of Rheims, Bishop of Rheims in France, with his sister Eutropia and Companions (407)
 * Saints Fingar (Gwinear) and Phiala, brother and sister, and Companions, martyrs in Cornwall (5th century)
 * Saint Agnellus, a hermit and then Abbot of San Gaudioso near Naples in Italy (c. 596).
 * Saint Venantius Fortunatus, Bishop of Poitiers (c. 609)
 * Saint Hibald (Hygbald), an abbot in Lincolnshire in England to whom several churches are dedicated, notably at Hibaldstow (c. 690)


 * Saint Folcwin, Bishop of Thérouanne (855)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saint Hilarion, Metropolitan of Suzdal and Yuriev (1707).

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr Nicholas Kovalev, Priest of Alma-Ata (1937).
 * New Hiero-Confessor Bassian (Pyatnitsky), Archbishop of Tambov (1940)

Other commemorations

 * Commemoration of the Constantinople earthquake of 557.
 * Repose of Blessed Recluse John of Sezenovo Convent (1839).