2 December
34 commemorations of 2 December in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 15 December of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia (1906-1991)
Saints
- Prophet Habakkuk (Abbacum) (7th century BC)Ὁ Προφήτης Ἀββακούμsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · orthochristian.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Myrope of Chios, under Decius (251)Ἡ Ἁγία Μυρώπη ἢ Μερόπη ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Abibus (Habib, Habibus) the New of Edessa, Deacon, burned at the stake (c. 307-323)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἄβιβος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ νέοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saints John, Heraclemon, Andrew and Theophilus, of Oxyrhynchus, hermits of Egypt (4th century) ()Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰωάννης, Ἠρακλείμων, Ἀνδρέας καὶ Θεόφιλος οἱ Ἐρημίτεςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Moses the Confessor (Moses the Economos)Ὁ Ἅγιος Μωϋσῆς (ἢ Μωσής) ὁ Ὁμολογητήςsynaxarion.gr
- Venerable Jesse (Ise, Isidore), Bishop of Tsilkani in Georgia, of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers (6th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσίδωροςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Solomon, Archbishop of Ephesuspravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Cyril Phileotes (of Philea) (in the vicinity of Derkos in Thrace) (1110)Ὁ Ὅσιος Κύριλλος ὁ Φιλεώτηςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Abbacum (Abbakum) the Ascetic of Cyprus, Wonderworker (late 12th century)
- Saint Athanasius "the Resurrected," recluse of the Kiev Caves, whose relics are in the Near Caves (1176)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Ἔγκλειστος ὁ ἐν τῷ Σπηλαίῳ (Ρῶσος)synaxarion.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Athanasius, recluse of the Kiev Caves, whose relics are in the Far Caves (1264)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Stephen-Urosh V, King of Serbia (1371), and his mother Saint Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia (1376)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Joannicius of Devič, Serbia (1430)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Elder Porphyrios Bairaktaris, Wonderworker of Kafsokalyvia (Kavsokaliva) and Kallisa, an Athonite hieromonk known for his gifts of spiritual... (1991)oca.org · omhksea.org · patriarchate.org
- Venerable Cleopa (Ilie) of Sihăstria, Archimandrite, abbot of Sihăstria Monastery (1998)basilica.ro · orthochristian.com
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr John, Priest (1919)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Matthew Alexandrov, Priest of Simferopol-Crimea (1921)holytrinityorthodox.com · mospat.ru
- New Hieromartyr Demetrius Blagoveshtensky, priest, and Venarable Vera Grafovoy, Confessor (1932)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyrs (1937)
- Constantine Nekrasov and Nicholas Vinogradsky, Protopresbyters of Moscow
- Sergius Felitsin, Vladimir Proferansov, John Derzhavin, Theodore Alexinsky, Nicholas Zabolotsky, John Dniprovsky, Nicholas Safonov, Priests
- Hieromartyr Danax (Danact) Kalashnikov, Hieromonk of Arkhangelskoye, Moscow
- Hieromartyr Cosmas Magda, Hieromonk of Milyatino, Moscow
- Hieromartyrs (Nuns): Theuromia, Tamara Provorkinoy, Antonina Stepanova, and Mary Dmitrievska
- Virgin-martyrs: Mary Zhuravlevoy and Matrona Konyukhova
- Virgin-martyr Mary Zeitlin (1938)holytrinityorthodox.com
- Martyr Boris Uspensky (1942)holytrinityorthodox.com
- Venerable New Hiero-Confessor Alexei Kabalyuk of Carpathia, Schema-Archimandrite, of Khust, Apostle of Carpatho-Russia (1947)oca.org · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Venerable New Hiero-Confessor Paisie (Olaru) of Sihăstria, Hieroschemamonk of Sihăstria Monastery (1990)
Saints of the West before the Schism
Saints of the Latin West before the Schism of 1054. The Orthodox Church honours the saints of the undivided Church, though few of these are in the Greek or Slavic Menaia; this list follows the calendars kept by the Orthodox in the West.
- Saint Evasius, First Bishop of Brescia in Italyorthodoxengland.org.uk · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Lupus (Luperius), Bishop of Verona in Italy, ConfessorRoman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Eusebius, a priest; Marcellus, a deacon; Hippolytus, Maximus, Adria, Paulina, Neon, Mary, Martana, and Aurelia - under Valerian (c. 254-259)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyr Pontian, with four others, at Rome, under Valerian (c. 259)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Bibiana (Vibiana, Vivian, Viviana), a holy virgin martyred in Rome (c. 361-363)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Chromatius, Bishop of Aquileia near Venice, friend of Saint John Chrysostom, Confessor (406)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Severus, Securus, Januarius and Victorinus, martyrs in North Africa who suffered under the Vandals (c. 450)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Silverius, Pope of Rome (537)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Trumwine of Abercorn (Trumwin of Whitby), the only ever Bishop of the Northumbrian see of the Picts (late 7th century)
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Synaxis of the Gerontissa Icon of the Mother of God (1948)oca.org
- Repose of Elder Luke "the Guestmaster" of Valaam (Schema-abbot Luke) (1965)pravoslavie.ru
The list is December 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), read on 2026-09-25 and adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0: its sections and years, the Greek headings of the Great Synaxaristes where it cites them, and beside each line the sources it names. Names in bold are the saints the day is named for in Greek usage, checked against the Church of Cyprus.