December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Feasts

• The Eve of the Nativity of Christ.

  Saints

• Venerable Nun-martyr Eugenia of Rome, and with her:
• * Martyrs Philip , Protus and Hyacinth , Basilla, and Claudia
• Martyrs Sossios and Theokleios.
• Martyr Castulus
• Martyr Achaicus, by the sword.
• Venerable Vitimionus of Scetis
• Venerable Aphrodisius, monk of Palestine
• Venerable Antiochus of Palestine, monk of the Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified in Jerusalem
• Venerable Nicholas the Monk, of Bulgaria

  Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Lucian, Metrobius, Paul, Zenobius, Theotimus and Drusus, in Tripoli in North Africa.
• Hieromartyr Gregory of Spoleto, a priest martyred in Spoleto in Italy under Maximinian Herculeus.
• Saint Delphinus, Bishop of Bordeaux in France; he helped convert St Paulinus of Nola and was an untiring opponent of Priscillianism
• Saint Venerandus, born of a senatorial family in Clermont in Auvergne in France, he became bishop there from 385-423
• Saint Caranus, a saint of the east of Scotland.
• Saint Tarsila, an aunt of St Gregory the Great, sister of St Emiliana and niece of Pope Felix; she led a life of seclusion and asceticism in her paternal home
• Saint Mochua, Abbot of Timahoe
• Saint Irmina, sister of St. Adela, daughter of Dagobert II
• Saint Adela, daughter of Dagobert II, first Abbess of Pfalzel near Trier in Germany
• Saint Alberic, a monk at Gladbach Abbey in Germany
• Saint Bruno, a holy man at the monastery of Ottobeuren Abbey in Bavaria in Germany

  Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• New Martyr, at Constantinople
• Venerable Agapios the Younger.

  New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Innocent, Archimandrite, of Voronezh
• New Hieromartyr :ru:Мечёв, Сергей Алексеевич|Sergius Mechev, Archpriest, of Moscow

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