December 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths: Ananias, Azarias, and Misael.
• Monk-martyrs Patermuthius and Coprius, and Martyr Alexander the Soldier, of Egypt
• Martyr Bacchus, from Triglia, by the sword.
• Venerable Daniel the Confessor of Spain and Egypt
• Saints Athanasius, Nicholas, and Anthony, disciples of Athanasius the Athonite and founders of Vatopedi monastery, Mt. Athos

  Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Maxentiolus, a disciple of St Martin of Tours in France, he founded Our Lady of Cunault
• Saint Tydecho of Wales, brother of Saint Cadfan
• Saint Briarch, born in Ireland, became a monk in Wales with St Tudwal, whom he accompanied to Brittany, built a monastery in Guingamp and reposed in Bourbiac
• Saint Judicaël, son of Hoel and king of Domnonia and Brittany, much loved by his people, spent the last twenty years of his life in the monastery of Gäel near Vannes
• Saint Begga, founder and Abbess of a convent in Andenne on the Meuse in Belgium
• Saint Sturm, Abbot and Apostle of Saxony, founder of Fulda Monastery
• Saint Eigil of Fulda, the fourth abbot of Fulda

  Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• New Martyr Nicetas of Nyssa
• Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos, Archbishop of Aegina
• Saint Misael of Abalatsk, Hieromonk
• New Hieromartyrs Paisius, Abbot of Trnava, Cacak, and Abbacum, Deacon, at Belgrade.

  New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Sergius Florinsky, Priest of Rakvere, Estonia
• New Hieromartyr Nicholas Beltiukov, Protopresbyter of Perm
• New Hieromartyr Alexander Savelov, Priest of Perm
• New Hieromartyr John Zemlyani, Priest of Alma-Ata
• New Hieromartyr Peter Pokrovsky, Priest

  Other commemorations

• Repose of Elder Hadji George of Mt. Athos
• Repose of Hiero-schemamonk Daniel, poet of Romania
• Repose of lay elder Panagis of Ilami, Cyprus

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