MORE SAINTS, NEW MARTYRS and CONFESSORS, and OTHER COMMEMORATIONS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH: Feasts: The Eve of the Nativity of Christ. Saints: Martyrs Sossios and Theokleios (c. 286-305) Martyr Castulus (c. 307-323) Martyr Achaicus, by the sword. Venerable Vitimionus of Scetis (Bitimionus of Scete) (5th century) Venerable Aphrodisius, monk of Palestine (6th century) 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 (404) Saint Venerandus, born of a senatorial family in Clermont in Auvergne in France, he became bishop there from 385-423 (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 (581) Saint Mochua, Abbot of Timahoe (637) Saint Irmina, sister of St. Adela, daughter of Dagobert II (King of the Franks) (708) Saint Adela, daughter of Dagobert II (King of the Franks), first Abbess of Pfalzel near Trier in Germany (c. 730) Saint Alberic (Albert), a monk at Gladbach Abbey in Germany (10th century) Saint Bruno, a holy man at the monastery of Ottobeuren Abbey in Bavaria in Germany (1050) Post-Schism Orthodox Saints: New Martyr Achmed (Ahmet) the Calligrapher, at Constantinople (1682) Venerable Agapios the Younger (1812) New Martyrs and Confessors: Martyrs Protopresbyter St. Michael Shafaniv, and Presbytera St. Sofia (1918) New Hieromartyr Innocent (Beda), Archimandrite, of Voronezh (Innokenty (Bida) of Poltava) (1928) New Hieromartyr Sergius Mechev, Archpriest, of Moscow (1942)
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