December 21, 2017

Saints and Feasts of December 21


On the twenty-first lovely Juliana was beheaded.

(Fasting Day)

Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

Dec. 21 - The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Lord

Orthodox Christmas Resource Page


Holy Martyr Juliana

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Juliana and Those With Her

Holy Martyr Juliana and 630 Martyrs With Her

Saint Juliana and Her Authority Over the Devil


Holy Five Hundred Martyrs, 
Who Believed in Christ Through Saint Juliana

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Juliana and Those With Her

Holy Martyr Juliana and 630 Martyrs With Her


Holy One Hundred and Thirty Women, 
Who Believed in Christ Through Saint Juliana

Synaxarion of the Holy Martyr Juliana and Those With Her

Holy Martyr Juliana and 630 Martyrs With Her


Holy Martyr Themistocles

Holy Martyr Themistocles of Myra

Saint Themistocles the Martyr as a Model for our Lives


Venerable Macarius the Faster, 
Abbot of the Khakhuli Monastery

Saint Macarius the Faster, Abbot of the Khakhuli Monastery (+ 1034)


Saint Peter the Wonderworker,
Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia

Saint Peter the Wonderworker, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia (+ 1326)


Saint Juliana, Princess of Vyazma

Saint Juliana, Princess of Vyazma (+ 1406)


Saint Procopius of Vyatka, Fool for Christ

Saint Procopius of Vyatka, Fool for Christ (+ 1627)