December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

December 17 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 19

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 31 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For December 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 5.

Saints

 * Martyr Eubotius, at Cyzicus (320)
 * Martyrs Phocas and Hermilas, by the sword.
 * Hieromartyrs Zacchaeus, Deacon, and Alphaeus, reader, at Caesarea. (see also November 18)
 * Hieromartyr Modestus I, Archbishop of Jerusalem (389)  (see also December 16 - Modestus II)
 * Saint Florus, Bishop of Amisus (7th century)
 * Saint Michael the Confessor, at Constantinople (845)
 * Saint Sophia the Wonderworker.
 * Venerable Nomon.

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Martyrs Rufus and Zosimus, at Philippi in Macedonia (c. 107)
 * Martyr Moses (Moysetes), a martyr in North Africa who probably suffered under Decius (c. 250)
 * Martyrs Quintus, Simplicius and Companions, in North Africa under the Emperors Decius and Valerian (c. 255)
 * Martyrs Victurus, Victor, Victorinus, Adjutor, Quartus and 30 other companions, in North Africa.
 * Martyr Sebastian, at Rome, and his companions:
 * Martyrs Nicostratus, Zoe, Castorius, Tranquillinus, Marcellinus, Mark, Claudius, Symphorian, Victorinus, Tiburtius, and Castulus (287)


 * Saint Gatianus of Tours, first Bishop of Tours (3rd century)
 * Saint Bodagisil, founded and was the first Abbot of a monastery on the Meuse in Belgium (588)
 * Saint Samthann, foundress of the convent of Clonbroney in Co. Longford in Ireland (6th century)
 * Saint Flannán, first Bishop of Killaloe in Ireland (7th century)
 * Saint Desiderius of Fontenelle (Desideratus), son of St Waningus (700)
 * Saint Winebald (Winibald), Abbot of Heidenheim and Bishop of Eichstatt (Germany) (761)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Saint Daniel the Hesychast (Daniil Sihastrul), of Voroneț Monastery, Romania (15th century)
 * Venerable Sebastian, Abbot of Poshekhonye Monastery (Vologda) (1500)

New martyrs and confessors

 * Martyr Victor Matveev (1936)
 * New Hieromartyr Thaddeus (Uspensky), Archbishop of Tver (1937)
 * New Hieromartyr Nicholas (Klementiev), Archbishop of Great Ustiug (Velikoustiuzh) (1937)
 * New Hieromartyrs (1937):
 * Andrew Voskresensky of Moscow,
 * John Mironsky of Chimkent,
 * Vladimir Preobrazhensky of Chimkent, and
 * Elias Benemansky of Tver, Priests (1937)
 * New Hieromartyr Sergius Astakhov, Deacon (1942)
 * Virgin-martyr Vera Truks of Zhitomir (1942)

Other commemorations

 * Consecration of the Church of the Theotokos in Halkoprateia-Constantinople.
 * Glorification (1694) of Righteous Simeon, Wonderworker of Verkhoturye (1642)
 * Repose of Schemanun Nazaria, Eldress of Varatec Monastery (Romania) (1814)
 * Second Finding of the Wonderworking Icon of Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos (1842) (see also: January 30)
 * Repose of Metropolitan Benjamin (Costachi) of Moldavia (1846)
 * Slaying of Hieromonk Nestor of Zharki (Ivanovo) (1993)