^The notationOld Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in theJulian Calendar (which is used by churches on the"Old Calendar"). The notationNew Style or (NS), indicates a date in theRevised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the"New Calendar").
^Materials for the Leavetaking of the Nativity are taken from the service of the Feast day itself in the Menaion. The Scripture readings at Liturgy, however, are of the day, not of the Feast. The Prokeimenon, Alleluia verses, and Communion hymn are all of the Feast.[3]
^"St. Zoticus, Roman priest, who went to Constantinople, and took upon himself the care of orphans."[15]
^Melania the Younger andPinian: Melania was the granddaughter of St. Melania the Elder. Born in Rome, she married a man called Pinian (Valerius Pinianus). They had two children who died young. About the year 410 they left Rome, the former entering a monastery and the latter a convent in Jerusalem.[18]
^Born in Spain, she left her country to avoid being denounced as a Christian. She went to France with other Spanish Christians, but all of them were martyred near Meaux under Aurelian. Her shrine was in Sens.
^A group of Roman women martyred in one of the early persecutions. Their relics were enshrined in the catacombs of theVia Salaria.
^Sabinian is honoured as the firstBishop of Sens in France. Potentian was perhaps his successor. Both were martyred.
^Silvester came from Rome and served the Church as Pope from 314 to 335, helping convert St.Constantine. Most of his relics are enshrined in San Silvestro in Capite in Rome.
^A priest from Antioch who went to Rome and there attracted the attention of the Empress,Placidia Augusta, through his wise counsel. She encouraged him to live in Ravenna in Italy near the imperial court, where a monastery was built.
^The twenty-second Abbot ofSubiaco in Italy. For defending his monastery, he was blinded and died in prison.
^He is unknown in the Synaxaria, however he is venerated as a local Saint of the Church of Cyprus (Patmos Codex 266).
^KONDAK TO ST. PETRO MOHYLA, TONE 8: "Your were shown to be the beacon of theKyivan Metropolia, a zealot of piety and patristic teachings, O father and hierarchPetro. Fellow struggler ofvenerable Job in defense of the Orthodox Church, you fearlessly armed yourself against the devil's wiles. Therefore, be not silent now in your prayers to the Lord for us, so that our souls may be saved."[32]
^abcThe Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 402–403.
^The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR).St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 4.
^abc(in Russian)13 января (31 декабря). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
^Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.The Good Shepherd Prayer Book. 2nd Edition. Ecclesia Publishing Corporation, Winnipeg, 2013 A.D. p. 599.
The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR).St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 4.
December 31. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 402–403.
(in Greek) Συναξαριστής.31 Δεκεμβρίου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
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(in Russian)13 января (31 декабря). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
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