Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of December 17
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on December 17 — on the Old Calendar, civil December 30.
Commemorated on December 17
- Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths
- St. Dionysius of Zakynthos
When it falls
- New Calendar: December 17 every year
- Old Calendar: civil December 30
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.