Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of December 6
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on December 6 — on the Old Calendar, civil December 19.
Commemorated on December 6
- St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Bishop of Myra (4th c.), secret giver of dowries to the poor, defender of the wronged, calmer of storms. The most beloved of saints; commemorated December 6 and every Thursday.
When it falls
- New Calendar: December 6 every year
- Old Calendar: civil December 19
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.