Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of December 13
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on December 13 — on the Old Calendar, civil December 26.
Commemorated on December 13
- Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius and companions
- St. Herman of Alaska
- St. Lucia of Syracuse
St. Herman of Alaska
A monk of Valaam who came to Kodiak in 1794, defended the Aleut people, and became the first canonized saint of North America. 'From this day, from this hour, from this minute, let us love God above all.'
When it falls
- New Calendar: December 13 every year
- Old Calendar: civil December 26
Commemorations follow the Menaion of the Orthodox Church. New Calendar parishes keep them on the date shown; Old Calendar parishes keep them 13 days later on the civil calendar. Local churches add their own saints — your parish calendar comes first.