Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of December 2
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on December 2 — on the Old Calendar, civil December 15.
Commemorated on December 2
- Prophet Habakkuk
- St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia
Athonite elder and hospital chaplain in Athens (†1991). 'Christ is our friend, our brother; He is whatever is beautiful and good... one must simply love Him.'
When it falls
- New Calendar: December 2 every year
- Old Calendar: civil December 15
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.