^The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar"). The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
^The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Lord begins on
December 20. From now on, most of the liturgical hymns will be concerned with the birth of the Savior.[2]
^Saint Evodus was the eldest son of St Theodota. He, his mother, and his two brothers stood bravely before the judge and endured beatings without protest. After lengthy torture, they were all thrown into a fiery furnace and so received the crown of martyrdom.[9]
^One hundred and twenty men became Christians when they witnessed the miraculous deliverance of the Great Martyr
Anastasia and St Eutychianus from a sinking boat. St Theodota appeared and steered the ship to shore. These 120 martyrs were baptized by St Eutychianus and St Anastasia, then were captured and put to death for confessing
Christ.[11]
^He suffered martyrdom under Diocletian, when together with the holy Virgin-martyrs
Agape, Irene, and Chionia (see
April 16), he recovered the relics of Saint
Chrysogonous (whose memory is honored today) from the sea.[12]
^A group of thirty martyrs who suffered in Rome under Diocletian and were buried on the
Via Lavicana.
^Boris Talantov's essay on the subject of the Russian Orthodox Church under the Communist Yoke is available at the Orthodox Christian Information Center:
The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 1.
December 22. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916.
(in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 22 Δεκεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
(in Russian)4 января (22 декабря). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
^The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar"). The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
^The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Lord begins on
December 20. From now on, most of the liturgical hymns will be concerned with the birth of the Savior.[2]
^Saint Evodus was the eldest son of St Theodota. He, his mother, and his two brothers stood bravely before the judge and endured beatings without protest. After lengthy torture, they were all thrown into a fiery furnace and so received the crown of martyrdom.[9]
^One hundred and twenty men became Christians when they witnessed the miraculous deliverance of the Great Martyr
Anastasia and St Eutychianus from a sinking boat. St Theodota appeared and steered the ship to shore. These 120 martyrs were baptized by St Eutychianus and St Anastasia, then were captured and put to death for confessing
Christ.[11]
^He suffered martyrdom under Diocletian, when together with the holy Virgin-martyrs
Agape, Irene, and Chionia (see
April 16), he recovered the relics of Saint
Chrysogonous (whose memory is honored today) from the sea.[12]
^A group of thirty martyrs who suffered in Rome under Diocletian and were buried on the
Via Lavicana.
^Boris Talantov's essay on the subject of the Russian Orthodox Church under the Communist Yoke is available at the Orthodox Christian Information Center:
The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 1.
December 22. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916.
(in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 22 Δεκεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
(in Russian)4 января (22 декабря). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).