December 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) facts for kids
December 24 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 26
All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 7 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on Old Calendar.
For December 25th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 12.
Contents
Feasts
- The Nativity, according to the Flesh of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ:
- The Adoration of the Magi:
- Commemoration of the shepherds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord:
- Annunciation to the shepherds; and Adoration of the shepherds.
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Eugenia of Rome (c. 258) (see also December 24 - East )
- Saint Anastasia of Sirmium (c. 304) (see also December 22 - East )
- Saint Adalsindis, a nun at Hamay-les-Marchiennes Abbey, near Arras in France (c. 715)
- Saint Æthelburh of Wilton (Alburgh, Alburga), a member of the royal house of Wessex, Abbess of Wilton Abbey and a saint (810)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Massacre of Monk-martyr Jonah, and with him 50 monks and 65 laymen, martyrs at St. Tryphon of Pechenga Monastery, by the Swedes (1589) (see also: December 15 )
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Michael, Priest (1930)
Icon gallery
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Byzantine icon of Nativity of Christ.
(Byzantine & Christian Museum, Athens). -
The Nativity.
(Menologion of Basil II, 10th century) -
The Nativity.
(c. 1475) -
The Nativity.
(16th century) -
The Adoration of the Magi.
(Byzantine & Christian Museum, Athens) -
The Adoration of the Magi.
(Fresco in Cappadocia, 12th century) -
The Adoration of the Magi.
(Stained glass window in St. Michael Cathedral, Toronto, 1912) -
The Three Wise Men", Balthasar, Melchior, and Gaspar.
(Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, c. 526 AD) -
Annunciation to the shepherds (top) and Biblical Magi (bottom).
(Saint Louis Psalter, 1190-1200) -
Adoration of the shepherds.
(Vilar de Frades Church, Barcelos, Portugal)
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