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Forefeast of the
Nativity of
Christ; holy ten
martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus;
Saint Paul,
Bishop of Neo-Caesarea, one of the
Fathers of
Nicaea; Saint Niphon, Bishop of Cyprus; Saint
Nahum of Ohrid,
Enlightener of the Bulgarians,
disciple of Ss.
Cyril and Methodius (see
February 14),
Equal-to-the-Apostles and
Wonder-worker; Saint Niphon,
monk; Saint Theoctistus,
Archbishop of Novgorod; Saint David of Echmiadzin in Armenia;
New-Martyrs Priests John and Nicholas; Martyr Schinon; Saint Frithebert, Bishop of Hexham.
Other events: remembrance of the founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ,
Hagia Sophia in Constantinople