December 16, 2017

Saints and Feasts of December 16


On the sixteenth Haggai inhabited the land of his fathers.

(Fasting Day)

Holy Prophet Haggai

Holy Prophet Haggai


Holy Martyr Marinos

Holy Martyr Marinos of Rome

Saint Marinos the Martyr as a Model for our Lives


Holy Martyrs Promos and Hilarios

Holy Martyrs Promos and Hilarios


Saint Memnon, Archbishop of Ephesus

Saint Memnon, Archbishop of Ephesus


Saint Nicholas II Chrysovergis, 
Patriarch of Constantinople

Saint Nicholas II Chrysovergis, Patriarch of Constantinople (+ 991)


Holy Empress Theophano the Wonderworker, 
Wife of Emperor Leo the Wise
 
 
Saint Modestos, Archbishop of Jerusalem

The Synaxarion and Prayer of Saint Modestos of Jerusalem

Saint Modestos of Jerusalem as a Model for our Lives


Venerable Princess Sophia of Suzdal 
the Wonderworker

Saint Sophia of Suzdal (+ 1542)

Saint Sophia of Suzdal, Wife of Grand Prince Basil III of Moscow (+ 1542)


Saint Domna of Tomsk, the Fool for Christ

Saint Domna of Tomsk, the Fool for Christ (+ 1872)


Commemoration of the Consecration of the 
Church of Saint Christopher in Constantinople

Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of Saint Christopher in Constantinople