12 Января 1939 - Orthodox Calendar / Orthodox Menologion Online

Thursday, January 12, 1939 (December 30, 1938 by the Julian calendar)
31^st Week after Pentecost, Tone five

Sviatki. Fast-free. Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ. St. Macarius, metropolitan of Moscow (1563). Virgin-martyr Anysia at Thessalonica (298). Martyr Zoticus of Constantinople, feeder of orphans (4th c.). Virgin-martyr Mary (1946). Apostle Timon the Deacon (1st c.). Martyr Philoterus of Nicomedia, and with him six soldiers and one count (311). Theodora, nun of Caesarea in Cappadocia (8th cen.). St. Theodora, nun, of Constantinople (940). New Martyr Gideon of Karakallou, Mt. Athos (1818) (Greek). Martyrs Magistrianus, Paulinus, Umbrius, Verus, Severus, Callistratus, Florentius, Arianus, Anthimus, Ubricius, Isidore, Euculus, Sampson, Studius, and Thespesius, who suffered under Julian the Apostate (4th c.). Opening of the relics (1652) of St. Daniel of Pereyaslavl (1540). St. Egwin, bishop of Worcester (717) (Celtic & British). St. Tryphon, bishop of Rostov (1468). New Hieromartyr Priest Sergius Florinsky of Rakvere, Estonia (1918).