December 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

December 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 3

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 15 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For December 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 19.

Saints

• Prophet Habakkuk (Abbacum) (7th century BC)^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Martyr Myrope of Chios, under Decius (251)^{[2] [4] [5]}
• Martyr Abibus the New (Abibus of Edessa), Deacon, burned at the stake (c. 307-323)^[6]
• Saints John, Heraclemon, Andrew and Theophilus, of Oxyrhynchus, hermits of Egypt (4th century)^{[2] [7] [8]} (see also June 12)
• Saint Moses the Confessor (Moses the Economos).^[9]
• Venerable Jesse (Ise, Isidore), Bishop of Tsilkani in Georgia (6th century)^{[2] [10] [11] [12]}
• Saint Solomon, Archbishop of Ephesus^[2] (see also: December 1)

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Evasius, First Bishop of Brescia in Italy.^{[13] [14] [15]}
• Saint Lupus (Luperius), Bishop of Verona in Italy, Confessor.^{[13] [14] [15]}
• Martyrs Eusebius, a priest; Marcellus, a deacon; Hippolytus, Maximus, Adria, Paulina, Neon, Mary, Martana, and Aurelia - under Valerian (c. 254-259)^[13]
• Martyr Pontian, with four others, at Rome, under Valerian (c. 259)^{[13] [15]}
• Saint Bibiana (Vibiana, Vivian), a holy virgin martyred in Rome (c. 361-363)^{[13] [15]}
• Saint Chromatius, Bishop of Aquileia near Venice, friend of St John Chrysostom, Confessor (406)^{[13] [15]}
• Martyrs Severus, Securus, Januarius and Victorinus, martyrs in North Africa who suffered under the Vandals (c. 450)^{[13] [14]}
• Saint Silverius, Pope of Rome (537)^[13]
• Saint Trumwine of Abercorn (Trumwin of Whitby), the only ever Bishop of the Northumbrian see of the Picts (late 7th century)^[14] (see also: February 10)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Cyril of Phileotes (in the vicinity of Derkos in Thrace) (1110)^{[2] [16]}
• Venerable Abbacum the Ascetic of Cyprus, Wonderworker (late 12th century)^[17]
• Saint Athanasius “the Resurrected,” recluse of the Kiev Caves, whose relics are in the Near Caves (1176)^{[2] [18] [19] [20]}
• Saint Athanasius, recluse of the Kiev Caves, whose relics are in the Far Caves (1264)^{[2] [18] [21]}
• Saint Stephen-Urosh V, King of Serbia (1371), and his mother St. Helena (1376), of Serbia.^{[2] [18] [22]}
• Saint Joannicius of Devič, Serbia (1430)^{[2] [18]}
• Venerable Hiero-Confessor Alexei (Kabaliuk) of Carpathia, Schema-Archimandrite, of Khust, Apostle of Carpatho-Russia (1947)^[23] (see also: November 19)
• Venerable Paisie (Olaru) of Sihăstria (1990)^{[24] [25]}
• Venerable Elder Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia, an Athonite hieromonk known for his gifts of spiritual discernment (1991)^{[26] [27]}
• Venerable Cleopa (Ilie) of Sihăstria (1998)^{[24] [25]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr John, priest (1919)^[18]
• New Hieromartyr Matthew Alexandrov, priest of Simferopol-Crimea (1921)^{[14] [18] [28]}
• New Hieromartyr Demetrius Blagoveshtensky, priest, and Venarable Vera Grafovoy, Confessor (1932)^{[18] [28]}
• New Hieromartyrs (1937):^{[14] [18] [28]}
  • Constantine Nekrasov and Nicholas Vinogradsky, Protopresbyters of Moscow;
  • Sergius Felitsin, Vladimir Proferansov, John Derzhavin, Theodore Alexinsky, Nicholas Zabolotsky, John Dniprovsky, Nicholas Safonov, Priests;
  • Hieromartyrs Danact Kalashnikov of Moscow and Alma Ata (hieromonk), and Cosmas Magda;
  • Hieromartyrs (Nuns): Theuromia, Tamara Provorkinoy, Antonina Stepanova, and Mary Dmitrievska;
  • Virgin-martyrs: Mary Zhuravlevoy and Matrona Konyukhova.
• Virgin-martyr Mary Zeitlin (1938)^{[18] [28]}
• Martyr Boris Uspensky (1942)^{[18] [28]}

Other commemorations

• Repose of Elder Luke “the Guestmaster” of Valaam (Schema-abbot Luke), (1965)^[2]

Sources

• December 2/15. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• December 15 / December 2. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• December 2. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• December 2. 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. pp. 371–372.
• Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. p. 579.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 2 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 15 декабря (2 декабря). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 2 декабря (ст.ст.) 15 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Προφήτης Ἀββακούμ. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. http://orthochristian.com/calendar/20171202.html December 2/15
3. Prophet Habakkuk. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
4. Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Μυρώπη ἢ Μερόπη ἡ Μάρτυς. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. Martyr Myrope of Chios. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
6. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἄβιβος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ νέος. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
7. Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰωάννης, Ἠρακλείμων, Ἀνδρέας καὶ Θεόφιλος οἱ Ἐρημίτες. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. St John of Egypt. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
9. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Μωϋσῆς (ἢ Μωσής) ὁ Ὁμολογητής. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσίδωρος. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. The Monk Ise (Jesse), Bishop of Tsilkan. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
12. St Jesse, Bishop of Tsilkan in Georgia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
13. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stddec.htm December 2
14. 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.90.
15. 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. pp. 371-372.
16. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Κύριλλος ὁ Φιλεώτης. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
17. Great Synaxaristes: [Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀββακοὺμ ὁ ἀσκητὴς]. 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
18. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2011&today=15&month=12&trp=0&tzo=-4 December 15 / December 2
19. Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Ἔγκλειστος ὁ ἐν τῷ Σπηλαίῳ (Ρῶσος). 2 Δεκεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
20. Venerable Athanasius "the Resurrected One", Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
21. Venerable Athanasius the Recluse of the Kiev Caves. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
22. St Stephen Urosh, King of Serbia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
23. The Holy Confessor Alexis of Carpatho-Russia - Akathist to the Holy Confessor Alexis of Carpatho-Russia. Orthodox England (St John's Orthodox Church, Colchester). Retrieved: January 9, 2014.
24. Web site: NewsRoom . Holy Synod of Romania approved canonization of 16 modern-day saints . 2024-07-12 . OrthodoxTimes . en-US.
25. Web site: Ioniţe . Sorin . 12 July 2024 . Sinodul Bisericii Ortodoxe Române a aprobat 16 canonizări . Basilica.ro.
26. Announcement by the Holy and Sacred Synod . The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Retrieved: 27 November, 2013.
27. Canonization of Two New Saints by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Ecumenical Patriarchate - Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia (OMHKSEA). November 27, 2013.
28. 2 декабря (ст.ст.) 15 декабря 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).