December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 22
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on January 3 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For December 21st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 8.Feasts
- Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ.
Saints
- Martyr Theomistocles of Myra in Lycia
- Virgin- martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and with her 500 men by the sword, and 130 women by beheading.
- Venerable Macarius the Faster, Abbot of Khakhuli Monastery
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Honoratus of Toulouse, born in Spain, he succeeded St Saturninus as Bishop of Toulouse in France
- Saint Severinus of Trier, Bishop of Trier in Germany
- Martyrs John and Festus, martyrs honoured in Tuscany in Italy.
- Saint Baudacarius, A monk at Bobbio Abbey in the north of Italy
- Saint Beornwald of Bampton, a righteous priest in Bampton in Oxfordshire in England
- Saint John Vincent, born in Ravenna, he became a monk at St. Michael in Chiusa, then a hermit on Monte Caprario, finally he became Bishop nearby
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Peter of Kiev, Metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia
- Saint Juliana, Princess of Vyazma
- Blessed :ru:Прокопий Вятский|Procopius of Vyatka, Fool-for-Christ
- Saint Philaret, Metropolitan of Kiev
- New Hieromartyr Michael Kiselev, Priest, at Perm
- New Hieromartyr Sergius, Deacon
- New Hieromartyr Nicetas, Bishop of Belev
- New Hieromartyr Leontius, Deacon
Other commemorations
- Repose of Blessed Peter “the Nose,” of Kama
- Repose of Schemamonk Michael of Harbin
- Finding of the relics of New Monk-martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri
- Repose of Mother Stavritsa the Missionary, missionary in Kenya
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