7 December
45 commemorations of 7 December in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 20 December of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Ambrose of Milan
Saints
- Holy Apostle Tychicus (1st century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Τυχικὸς ὁ Ἀπόστολοςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyr Athenodorus of Mesopotamia (304)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀθηνόδωρος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org
- Martyr Neophytus, by drowningὉ Ἅγιος Νεόφυτος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyr Dometius, by the swordὉ Ἅγιος Δομέτιος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyrs Priscus, Martin, and Nicholas, near BlachernaeὉ Ἅγιος Πρῖσκος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyrs Isidore, Acepsimas, and Leo, by fireΟἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰσίδωρος, Ἀκεψιμᾶς καὶ Λέων οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyrs Gaius and Gainus, by fireΟἱ Ἅγιοι Γάϊος καὶ Γαϊανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Venerable Ammon (Amun, Ammoun), Bishop of Nitria (c. 350)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀμμοῦν «ὁ τῆς Νιτρίας»synaxarion.gr
- Saint Ambrose of Milan, Bishop (Ambrose of Mediolanum) (397)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀμβρόσιος Ἐπίσκοπος Μεδιολάνωνsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk · oca.org
- Holy Orthodox Martyrs burned in the Temple, in Carthage, by the AriansΟἱ Ἅγιοι Ὀρθόδοξοι Μάρτυρες ποὺ κάηκαν μέσα σὲ Ναόsynaxarion.gr
- Holy 362 martyrs of Africa, martyred by the Arians
- Holy 300 martyrs of Africa martyred by the Arians, by beheading, under Huneric (c. 477–484)
- Holy 60 Hieromartyrs, Priests, by having their tongues cut out (c. 474–476)
- Holy 2 Hieromartyrs, Priests, under Huneric, by sawing (c. 474–476)
- Saint Bassa of Jerusalem, Abbess (5th century)orthochristian.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Ignatius, Monk, near BlachernaeὉ Ὅσιος Ἰγνάτιοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Paul the Obedient of CyprusὉ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Ὑποτακτικὸςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable John of St. Sabbas Monastery
- Saint Ambrose of Cyprus
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Philothea of Turnovo (Philothea of Thrace, the Protectress of Romania) (1060)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint John the Faster of the Kiev Caves (12th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Νηστευτὴς ὁ ἐν τῷ Σπηλαίῳ (Ρῶσος)synaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Righteous Gerasimos, Ascetic of Euboea (Euripos), missionary of Greece in the period of the Frankokratia (c. 1320)Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ὁ ἐξ Εὐρίπου (Εὐβοίας)synaxarion.gr
- Venerable Gregory the Silent of Serbia, founder of Grigoriou Monastery, Mt. Athos (1405)Ὁ Ὅσιος Γρηγόριος ὁ Ἡσυχαστὴςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Nilus, Monk of Stolobny (Stolben) Island (Stolbensk Lake) (1544)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Anthony, Abbot of Siya Monastery (Novgorod) (1556)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Righteous Gerasimos Mikragiannanitis, Hymnographer of the Great Church of Christ (1991)ec-patr.org · mystagogyresourcecenter.com
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Sergius Galkovsky, Hieromonk (1917)holytrinityorthodox.com · mospat.ru
- New Hieromartyr Andronicus Barsukov, Hierodeacon of the Nosov Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Tambov (1918)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Antonius Popov, Priest (1918)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieroconfessor Ambrose Polyansky, Bishop of Kamenets-Podolsk (1932)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyrs Gurias Samoylov, Hieromonk of Optina Monastery, and Galacteon Ubranovich-Novikov, Hieromonk of Valaam Monastery (1937)
- New Hieromartyrs Sergius Goloshapov, Michael Uspensky and Sergius Uspensky, Priests (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Nikiphor Litvin, Deacon (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Martyr Joanna Demidova (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyrs Peter Krestov and Basil Mirozhin, Priests (1941)holytrinityorthodox.com
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.
- Female Martyr of Old Rome, by being burned alive, for refusing ArianismἩ Ἁγία Ὀρθόδοξη Γυναίκα ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Urban of Teano (Urbanus), Bishop of Teano in Campania, Confessor (c. 356)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Victor of Piacenza, first Bishop of Piacenza c. 322–375, defender of Orthodoxy against Arianismorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Anianus (Agnan, Aignan), fifth Bishop of Chartres in France (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Martin of Saujon, a disciple of Saint Martin of Tours, founded the monastery of Saujon (c. 400)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Servus, a layman of noble birth, martyred under the Arian Vandal King Huneric (483)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Buithe (Buite, Boethius), founder of Monasterboice in Ireland (521)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Burgundofara (Fara), founder of Faremoutiers Abbey (657)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Diuma, Bishop of the Mercians and Middle Anglians (7th century)holytrinityorthodox.com
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Consecration of the Church of the Theotokos in the Kouratoros (Curator) district of Constantinople ( τοῦ Κουράτορος) (5th century)Ἐγκαίνια Ναοῦ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν τοῖς Κουράτοροςsynaxarion.gr
- Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God of Seligeroca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Repose of Abbot Gabriel of Valaam (1910)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Elder Ephraim Moraitis of Philotheou and Arizona (2019)orthochristian.com · johnsanidopoulos.com
The list is December 7 (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.