14 December
22 commemorations of 14 December in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 27 December of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus (Coronatus), with others, of Bithynia (c. 250)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Θύρσος, Λεύκιος καὶ Καλλίνικοςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org
- Martyrs Apollonius, Philemon, Arianus, Theoctychus, and four guards converted by Saint Arianus, at Alexandria (c. 305)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Φιλήμων, Ἀπολλώνιος, Ἀρριανὸς καὶ οἱ τέσσερις Προτεκτοράτοιsynaxarion.gr · oca.org
- Martyr Hypatius, and 36 martyrs with him, from the Thebaid in EgyptὉ Ἅγιος Ὑπάτιος ὁ Μάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ 36 μαρτυρήσαντεςsynaxarion.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Leucius, founder of the Dormition Hermitage, Volokolamsk (1492)pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Daniel the Hesychast of Voronej (17th century)holytrinityorthodox.com
- Saint Hilarion, Metropolitan of Suzdal and Yuriev (1707)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Saint John of Sezenovo Convent, Recluse, fool-for-Christ (1839)pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Kovalev, Priest of Alma-Ata (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com · mospat.ru
- New Hiero-Confessor Bassian Pyatnitsky, Archbishop of Tambov (1940)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
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.
- Martyrs Justus and Abundius (283)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Pompeius, Bishop of Pavia in Italy (c. 290)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Matronian, born in Milan, he became a hermit; his relics were enshrined by Saint Ambroseorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Viator, an early Bishop of Bergamo in Italy from 344 to 378orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Hieromartyr Nicasius (Nicaise), Bishop of Rheims in France, with his sister Eutropia and Companions (407)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saints Fingar (Gwinear) and Phiala, brother and sister, and Companions, martyrs in Cornwall (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Agnellus, a hermit and then Abbot of San Gaudioso near Naples in Italy (c. 596)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Venantius Fortunatus, Bishop of Poitiers (600-609)orthochristian.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Hygbald (Hybald, Hibald), abbot in Lincolnshire in England to whom several churches are dedicated, notably at Hibaldstow (c. 690)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Folcwin (Folciunus), Bishop of Thérouanne (Tervas), Netherlands (855)pravoslavie.ru
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Sunday of the Holy Forefathers of Jesus Christ (December 11–17)
- Commemoration of the Constantinople earthquake of 557Μνήμη φοβερῆς ἀπειλῆς σεισμοῦsynaxarion.gr
- Repose of Elder Maxim Yugov of Vologda (1906)pravoslavie.ru
The list is December 14 (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.