5 Января 2016 - Orthodox Calendar / Orthodox Menologion Online

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 (December 23, 2015 by the Julian calendar)
32^nd Week after Pentecost, Tone six

Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ. Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus (250). New Hieromartyr Basil priest and Hieromartyrs Macarius and John (1938). St. Theoctistus, archbishop of Novgorod (1310). St. Niphon bishop of Cyprus (4th c.). St. Paul, bishop of Neo-Caesarea (4th c.). St. Nahum of Ochrid, enlightener of the Bulgarians (910) (Bulgaria). New Hieromartyrs John Piankov and Nicolos Yakhontov priests (1918). St. David of Echmiadzin in Armenia (693). St. Niphon, bishop of Cyprus (4th c.). New Hieromartyr Paul (Kratirov) bishop of Starobelsk. St. Egbert of Rathmelsigi (729) (Neth.).