Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of December 25
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on December 25 — on the Old Calendar, civil January 7.
Great feast
The Nativity of Christ — about the feast and its dates
Commemorated on December 25
- The Nativity in the Flesh of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
When it falls
- New Calendar: December 25 every year
- Old Calendar: civil January 7
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.