18 December
34 commemorations of 18 December in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 31 December of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Living-Martyr Eubotius, at Cyzicus (320)Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐβίωτοςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyrs Phocas and Hermylus (Hermilas), by the swordΟἱ Ἅγιοι Φωκᾶς καὶ Ἐρμύλος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Hieromartyrs Zacchaeus the Deacon and Alphaeus the Reader, at CaesareaΟἱ Ἅγιοι Ζακχαῖος καὶ Ἀλφειὸς οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Hieromartyr Modestus I, Archbishop of Jerusalem (389)Ὁ Ἅγιος Μοδεστὸς Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Ἱεροσολύμωνsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Saint Florus, Bishop of Amisus (7th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Φλῶροςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org
- Saint Michael the Synkellos and Confessor at Constantinople (846)Ὁ Ὅσιος Μιχαὴλ ὁ Ὁμολογητής καὶ Σύγκελοςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org
- Saint Sophia the WonderworkerἩ Ἁγία Σοφία ἡ Θαυματουργόςsynaxarion.gr
- Venerable NomonὉ Ὅσιος Νόμωνsynaxarion.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Daniil (Daniel) Sihastrul the Hesychast of Voroneț Monastery, Moldavia (15th century)oca.org
- Venerable Sebastian, Abbot of Poshekhonye Monastery, Vologda (1500)oca.org · orthochristian.com · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Martyr Victor Matveev (1936)holytrinityorthodox.com · mospat.ru
- New Hieromartyr Thaddeus Uspensky, Archbishop of Tver (1937)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Klementiev, Archbishop of Great Ustiug (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyrs (1937)
- Andrew Voskresensky of Moscow
- John Mironsky of Chimkent
- Vladimir Preobrazhensky of Chimkent, and
- Elias Benemansky of Tver, Priests (1937)
- New Hieromartyr Sergius Astakhov, Deacon (1942)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Virgin Martyr Vera Truks of Zhitomir (1942)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.
- Martyrs Rufus and Zosimus, at Philippi in Macedonia (c. 107)orthodoxengland.org.uk · Roman Martyrology
- Martyr Moses (Moysetes), a martyr in North Africa who probably suffered under Decius (c. 250)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Quintus, Simplicius and Companions, in North Africa under the Emperors Decius and Valerian (c. 255)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Victurus, Victor, Victorinus, Adjutor, Quartus and 30 other companions, in North AfricaRoman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyr Sebastian, at Rome, and his companions
- Martyrs Nicostratus, Zoe, Castorius, Tranquillinus, Marcellinus, Mark, Claudius, Symphorian, Victorinus, Tiburtius, and Castulus (287)
- Saint Gatianus, first Bishop of Tours (3rd century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Bodagisil, founded and was the first Abbot of a monastery on the Meuse in Belgium (588)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Samthann, foundress of the convent of Clonbroney in Co. Longford in Ireland (6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Flannán, first Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland (7th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Desiderius of Fontenelle (Desideratus), son of Saint Waningus (700)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Winebald (Winibald), Abbot of the Benedictine double monastery of Heidenheim and Bishop of Eichstatt, Germany (761)orthodoxengland.org.uk
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 ChalkoprateiaἘγκαίνια Ναοῦ τῆς Θεοτόκου ἐν τοῖς Χαλκοπρατείοιςsynaxarion.gr
- Synaxis of the Holy Family of Saint Gregory Palamas (14th century)johnsanidopoulos.com
- Glorification (1694) of Righteous Simeon, Wonderworker of Verkhoturye (1642)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Second Finding of the Wonderworking Icon of Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos (1842)johnsanidopoulos.com
- Repose of Schemanun Nazaria, Eldress of Văratec Monastery, Romania (1814)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Metropolitan Benjamin Costachi of Moldavia (1846)pravoslavie.ru
- Slaying of Hieromonk Nestor of Zharki, Ivanovo Oblast (1993)pravoslavie.ru
The list is December 18 (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.