December 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Prophet Zephaniah
• Martyrs Agapius, Seleucus, and Mamas, Indus, Domna, Glycerius, and 40 Martyrs, in Sofianá.
• Venerable Theodoulos, Eparch of Constantinople
• Venerable Theodoulos the Cyprian, monk.
• Saint John the Silent, Bishop of Colonia in Armenia, and later a monk of St. Sabbas Monastery
• Hieromartyr Patriarch Theodore I of Alexandria, Archbishop of Alexandria

  Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Lucius of Britain, British noble who asked that missionaries be sent to Britain, founding the dioceses of London and Llandaff
• Martyr Cassian of Tangier
• Saint Mirocles, Archbishop of Milan and Confessor, helped develop the Ambrosian Liturgy and chanting
• Martyr Agricola, in Pannonia.
• Martyrs Claudius, Crispin, Magina, John, and Stephen, in Africa.
• Saint Ethernan, born in Scotland, became a bishop in Ireland, returned to preach the Gospel in Scotland.
• Saint Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester, "Apostle to the West Saxons"
• Saint Eloquius, disciple and successor of St Fursey as Abbot of Lagny
• Saint Attalia, a niece of St Ottilia, she became a nun and Abbess of St Stephen's in Strasbourg
• Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon missionary priest under St. Boniface
• Saint Abbo of Auxerre, Bishop of Auxerre

  Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Sabbas of Storozhev, Abbot of Storozhev in Zvenigorod, disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh
• New Hieromartyr Gabriel II of Constantinople,, at Prusa
• Saint Hilarion, Bishop of Krutitsa
• New Monk-Martyr Cosmas of St. Anne’s Skete, Mount Athos
• Saint George of Cernica and Caldarushani, Archimandrite, Romania
• New Martyr Angelus of Chios, formerly a doctor of Argos

  New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Andrew Kosovky, Protopresbyter of :ru:Симферопольская и Крымская епархия|Simferopol-Crimea
• New Hieromartyr Nicholas Yershov, Priest of Yaroslavl-Rostov
• Saint George Sedov, Confessor

  Other commemorations

• Repose of King Magnus II of Sweden and Valaam, Gregory in schema
• Archimandrite Theophanes of Novoezersk Monastery in Novgorod

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