December 22 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 24
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on January 5 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For December 23rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on December 10.
Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ
Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete (250):
Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius (Pontius), Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus.
Martyr Schinon (Skinus), by the sword.
Saint Paul, Bishop of Neocaesarea, a father of the First Ecumenical Council (4th century)
Saint Niphon, Bishop of Constantia, Cyprus (4th century)
Saint Chrysogonos (Chrysogonus).
Venerable David of Echmiadzin in Armenia (693)
Saint Naum (Nahum) of Ochrid, Enlightener of the Bulgarians (910) (see also May 11 - Greek; and July 27)
Virgin Martyrs Victoria and Anatolia, two sisters martyred in Rome for refusing to marry pagans (250)
Martyrs Migdonius and Mardonius, high officials at the imperial court in Rome, under Diocletian (303)
Saint Servulus, a righteous man who was a cripple, used to beg for alms at the door of the church of Saint Clement in Rome, sharing what he received with other beggars (c. 590)
Saint Dagobert II, King of Austrasia in the east of France, was exiled to a monastery in 656, recalled in 675 and martyred by the tyrant Ebroin (679)
Saint Mazota, leader of a group of nineteen holy virgins who went from Ireland to Scotland and founded a monastery at Abernethy on the Tay (7th century)
Saint Egbert (Ecgberht) of Rathmelsigi Abbey and Ripon, who organised the mission to Frisia, Netherlands (729) (see also April 24 - Latin calendar)