Apostle
Apostle of the 70 Nicanor the Deacon († 38)
In Russian: Ап. от 70-ти Никанора (ок. 34)
In Church Slavonic: А҆пⷭ҇ла є҆ди́нагѡ ѿ седми́десѧти нїканѡ́ра (ок. 34)
Feast days
2026
Old calendar
- (28 December on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
2027
Old calendar
- (28 December on the Old calendar), repose
New calendar
- , repose
Also commemorated on 10 January 2026
- Saturday after the Nativity of Christ
- Afterfeast of the Nativity of Our Lord
- 20,000 Martyrs burned at Nicomedia including Glycerios the Presbyter, Zeno, Theophilus the Deacon, Dorotheus, Mardonius, Migdonius the Deacon, Indysos, Gorgonios, Peter, Euthymios, Secundos, Nicostrates, the Women martyrs Agatha, Domna, Theophila, Antonia Antonia and others († 302)
- New Hieromartyr Nicodemus, Bishop of Belgorod († 1918)
- Сщмч. Александра пресвитера (1920)
- Сщмчч. Феоктиста, Леонида, Николая пресвитеров (1937)
- Сщмчч. Арефы и Александра пресвитеров (1938)
- Venerable Ignatius of Lomsk and Yaroslavl († 1591)