94 Orthodox church holidays are celebrated in December. The church calendar informs about Christian holidays dedicated to significant events in the life of Jesus Christ and his mother, the Virgin Mary, fasts and memorial days of various saints.
Orthodox Church holidays on December 2023
Date | Holidays |
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1 December 2023 | - Martyr Plato of Ancyra - Cathedral of the Saints of the Estonian Land - Martyrs Roman, Deacon, and the boy Varul - Christmas Fast 4th day of the holiday |
2 December 2023 | - St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow (Drozdov) - Avdey Radetel The Prophet Obadiah (out of 12) - The Martyr Barlaam - St. Barlaam the Hermit and Prince Joasaph of India, and his father Abner the King - St. Barlaam, Abbot of the Caves - Finding of the relics of the Venerable Martyr Adrian of Poshekhonsky, Yaroslavl, Abbot - Christmas Fast 5th day of the holiday |
3 December 2023 | - St. Gregory the Decapolite - Pre-feast of the Introduction of the Most Holy Theotokos - Proclus Day St. Proclus, Patriarch of Constantinople - St. Damian (in the schema of Diodorus) of Yuryegorsk - Christmas Fast 6th day of the holiday |
4 December 2023 | - Introduction to the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos - Christmas Fast 7th day of the holiday |
5 December 2023 | - Saint Philemon of 70 and Martyr Apphia of equal-to-the-Apostles, Saint Archippus of 70 - Introduction Celebration - Blessed Prince Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver - Blessed Prince Yaropolk (in the baptism of Peter) of Vladimir-Volyn - Christmas Fast 8th day of the holiday |
6 December 2023 | - St. Gregory, Bishop of Acragantia - St. Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium - Venerable Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky (in the schema of Alexy) - Mitrofanov's Day Saint Mitrofan (in the schema of Makarii), Bishop of Voronezh - Christmas Fast 9th day of the holiday |
7 December 2023 | - Katerina Sannitsa Great Martyr Catherine - The Great Martyr of Mercury - Martyr Mercury of Smolensk - Christmas Fast 10th day of the holiday |
8 December 2023 | - Klimentyev Day Holy Martyrs Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter I, Archbishop of Alexandria - Giving of the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple - Christmas Fast 11th day of the holiday |
9 December 2023 | - Yegoriy Osenniy (St. George's Day) Consecration of the Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious in Kiev - St. Alypius Stylites - St. Innocent (Kulchitsky), Bishop of Irkutsk - Christmas Fast 12th day of the holiday |
10 December 2023 | - The Omen Icons of the Mother of God called "the Sign" - Cathedral of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Radonezh - Great Martyr James of Persia - St. James of Rostov, Bishop - St. Palladius of Alexandria - The Sign of the Most Holy Theotokos, which was in Novgorod the Great in 1170 - Finding the relics of the Blessed Prince Vsevolod (in the Baptism of Gabriel) Novgorod, Pskov Miracle Worker - Christmas Fast 13th day of the holiday |
11 December 2023 | - Soykin Day Martyr Irenarchus of Sebaste and the Holy Seven Wives - St. Stephen the New Martyr - St. Theodore of Rostov, Archbishop - Holy Martyr Seraphim (Chichagov), Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia - Christmas Fast 14th day of the holiday |
12 December 2023 | - Martyr Philumen of Ancyra - Paramon Zymokazatel Martyr Paramon of Bithynia and 370 martyrs with him - St. Acacius of Sinai, described in the Ladder - Christmas Fast 15th day of the holiday |
13 December 2023 | - St. Andrew's Day St. Andrew the First-Called - Christmas Fast Day 16 of the holiday |
14 December 2023 | - The Righteous Filaret the Merciful - The next day The Prophet Nahum - Christmas Fast 17th day of the holiday |
15 December 2023 | - Venerable Athanasians, recluses of the Caves - Habakkuk's Day The Prophet Habakkuk - Martyrs of Myropia of Chios - St. Stephen Uros V, King of Serbia - Christmas Fast 18th day of the holiday |
16 December 2023 | - Saint Sava, Abbot of Storozhevsky, Wonderworker of Zvenigorod - The Prophet Zephaniah - St. Theodulus of Constantinople - Christmas Fast 19th day of the holiday |
17 December 2023 | - St. John of Damascus - Varvarin Day Great Martyrs Barbara and Juliania - St. Gennady, Archbishop of Novgorod - Christmas Fast 20th day of the holiday |
18 December 2023 | - St. Gurius, Archbishop of Kazan - Savvin day St. Sava the Consecrated - Christmas Fast 21 days of the holiday |
19 December 2023 | - St. Nicholas Day St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Wonderworker - Christmas Fast 22nd day of the holiday |
20 December 2023 | - St. Nil of Stolobensky - Abrosimov Day St. Ambrose, Bishop of Mediolanum - St. Anthony of Sia, Hieromonk - Christmas Fast 23rd day of the holiday |
21 December 2023 | - St. Cyril of Chelmogorsky - St. Patapius of Thebes - Christmas Fast 24th day of the holiday |
22 December 2023 | - Anna Dark Conception of the Righteous Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos - Christmas Fast 25th day of the holiday |
23 December 2023 | - Mine Day Martyrs Mina, Hermogenes and Evgraf - St. Joasaph, Bishop of Belgorod - Blessed John and his parents Stefan and Angelina, rulers of Serbia - Christmas post 26th day of the holiday |
24 December 2023 | - Nikon's day St. Nikon of Sukhoi, Pechersk - St. Daniel the Stylite - Christmas post 27th day of the holiday |
25 December 2023 | - Venerable Ferapont of Monzensky - Spiridon Solstice St. Spyridon, Bishop of Trimifunt, Wonderworker - Christmas post 28th day of the holiday |
26 December 2023 | - Venerable Arkady of Vyazemsky and Novotorzhsky - Evstratiev day Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes - Venerable Mardarius, the recluse of the Caves - Venerable Arseny of Latria, Abbot - Christmas post 29th day of the holiday |
27 December 2023 | - Filimonov day Martyrs Philemon, Apollonius, Arianus and Theotichus - Martyrs Firs, Leucius and Kallinikos - Christmas post The 30th day of the holiday |
28 December 2023 | - Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey - Cathedral of the Crimean Saints - Hieromartyr Eleutherius, Bishop, his mother martyr Anthia and Martyr Koriv eparch - St. Paul of Latria - St. Stephen, Archbishop of Sourozh - St. Tryphon of Pechenga, Kola - Christmas post 31st day of the holiday |
29 December 2023 | - St. Sophia of Suzdal - Ageev day The Prophet Haggai - Christmas post 32nd day of the holiday |
30 December 2023 | - Danilov day The Prophet Daniel and the Martyrs Ananias, Azariah and Misael - Christmas post 33rd day of the holiday |
31 December 2023 | - Hieromartyr Thaddeus, Archbishop of Tver - Martyrs of Sebastian of Mediolansky and his retinue - Glorification of the Righteous Simeon of Verkhotursky (Merkushinsky) - Modestov day St. Modest, Archbishop of Jerusalem - St. Sebastian of Sokhot, Poshekhonsky - Christmas post 34th day of the holiday |