December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

December 7 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 9

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 21 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For December 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 25.

Saints

• Holy Apostles of the Seventy (1st century):^{[1] [2]}
  • Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus.
• Holy Apostle Epaphras of the Seventy Disciples (1st century)^[3]
• Saint Patapius of Thebes (4th century)^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Holy 362 Martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians (477):^{[5] [7]} (see also December 7)
  • 62 priests and 300 laymen martyred by the Arians.
• Saint Victoria of Culusi (c. 484)^[8]
• Venerable Patapius of Thebes (7th century)^[9]
• Venerable Sophronius, Bishop of Cyprus (8th century)^[10]
• Saint Damian, Bishop of Cyprus (6-8th century)^[11]
• Venerable Aeros, Archbishop of the Church of Jerusalem.^[12]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Eucharius (Valerius), first Bishop of Trier in Germany (c. 250)^{[5] [13]}
• Saint Eutychian, Pope of Rome, venerated as a martyr (283)^[13]
• Saint Valerian of Abbenza, bishop, martyred by Vandals (457)^[14]
• Martyr Anthusa (Anthysa) at Rome (5th century)^{[5] [15] [16]}
• Saint Budoc, Bishop of Plourin Ploudalmezeau in Finistère (6th century)^[17]
• Saint Romaricus, monk at Luxeuil Abbey, later founded the monastery of Habendum (Remiremont Abbey, Romarici Mons), and became the second abbot (653)^[13]
• Saint Gunthild, a nun from Wimborne in England, went to Germany and became Abbess of a convent in Thuringia (748)^[13]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Martirius^[18]
• Saint Moskhian (10-11th century)^[19]
• Saint Cyril, Abbot of Chelmogorsk (Chelma Hill), Enlightener of the Chudian People (1367)^[20]
• Saint Parthenius of Chios (1883)^[21]

New martyrs and confessors

• Hieromartyr Michael Kiselev, Protopresbyter, new martyr of Perm (1918)^[22]
• Hieromartyr Alexander Fedoseyev, Priest, new martyr of Perm (1918)^[22]
• Hieromartyr John (Kochurov), priest, new martyr (1918)
• Hieromartyr Sergius Orlov (1937)^{[15] [17]}

Sources

• December 8/21. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• December 21 / December 8. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• December 7. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• December 8. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 377–378.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 8 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 8 Δεκεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 21 декабря (8 декабря). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 8 декабря (ст.ст.) 21 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Σωσθένης, Κήφας, Ἀπολλῶς, Τυχικός, Καίσαρ καὶ Ἐπαφρόδιτος οἱ Ἀπόστολοι ἐκ τῶν 70 . 8 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Caesar, and Onesiphorus. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
3. Web site: ЕПАФРАС, АПОСТОЛ - Древо . 2023-05-22 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
4. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Πατάπιος. 8 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20171208.html December 8/21
6. Venerable Patapius of Thebes. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
7. 362 Martyrs of Africa (62 Clergy and 300 Laypeople). OCA - Feasts and Saints.
8. Web site: Мученица Виктория Кулузская . 2023-05-22 . Соборъная лавка . ru.
9. Web site: troparia . All . saints . kontakia · All lives of . Lives of the Saints . 2023-05-22 . www.oca.org.
10. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ὅσιοι Σωφρόνιος καὶ Δαμιανὸς Ἐπίσκοποι Κύπρου. 8 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Web site: ДАМИАН КИПРСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-22 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
12. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀέρος ὁ Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος. 8 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stddec.htm December 8
14. Web site: ВАЛЕРИАН АББЕНЗИЙСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-22 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
15. 8 декабря (ст.ст.) 21 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
16. Martyr Anthusa at Rome. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
17. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2011&today=21&month=12&trp=0&tzo=-4 December 21 / December 8
18. Web site: 8 ДЕКАБРЯ - Древо . 2023-05-22 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
19. Web site: МОСХИАН - Древо . 2023-05-22 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
20. Venerable Cyril, Abbot of Chelma Hill. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
21. Web site: ПАРФЕНИЙ ХИОССКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-22 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
22. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.92.