November 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

• Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
• Martyr Arsacius, by the sword.
• Martyrs Anthony, Zevinus, Germanus, Nicephorus and virgin-martyr Maratho, under Diocletian
• Venerable Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours
• Venerable Nilus the Faster, of Sinai
• Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria

  Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Rufus of Avignon, venerated as the first Bishop of Avignon in France
• Saint Renatus, Bishop of Angers in France, and by tradition of Sorrento in the south of Italy
• Saint Evodius, Bishop of Le Puy in France
• Saint Emilian of Cogolla, Hermit, of Vergegio in Spain
• Saint Machar, Bishop of Aberdeen
• Saint Sinnell of Cleenish, Ireland
• Saint Himerius, a hermit in the Jura in Switzerland, now called after him Immertal, Val-Saint-Imier
• Saint Cummian Fada, a monk at Clonfert, who founded the monastery of Kilcummin
• Saint Cunibert, Bishop of Cologne in Germany, an untiring builder of churches and monasteries
• Saint Cadwaladr, King of the Welsh
• Saint Paternus, born in Brittany, he was a monk at Cessier and then at Saint-Pierre-le-Vif near Sens in France, murdered by evildoers
• Saint Lebuinus, Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deventer
• Saint Namphasius, a hermit near Marcillac in France, after a military career
• Saint Ymar, a monk at the monastery of Reculver in Kent in England, martyred by the Danes
• Saints Benedict, John, Matthew, Isaac and Christinus, monks from Italy who followed St Adalbert of Prague, murdered at their monastery near Gnesen, Poland
• Saint Astericus of Pannonhalma, first Abbot of Břevnov Monastery, then first Abbot of Pannonhalma, and Archbishop of Kalocsa

  Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Leontius, Patriarch of Constantinople
• Blessed John "the Hairy", Fool-for-Christ, of Rostov
• Venerable Nilus the Myrrh-gusher, of Mt. Athos
• New Martyr Sabbas Nigdelis the Samoladan, beheaded at Koutzouk-Karamani, Constantinople, buried in Eğri Kapı
• New Martyr Nicholas of Six Marmara, at Constantinople
• New Martyrs and Confessors of Năsăud, Romania :

  New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Alexander Adrianov, priest of the Ekaterinburg Diocese
• New Hieromartyrs Constantine Uspensky, Vladimir Krasnovsky, Alexander Archangelsky, Matthew Aloin and Demetrius Rozanov, Priests
• New Hieromartyr Boris

  Other commemorations

• Icon of the Mother of God "Kykkiotissa", from Kykkos Monastery on Cyprus.
• Commemoration of the miracle of Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker, when the Latins wanted to place their own altar in his church on Corfu.
• Repose of Righteous Cosmas of Birsk
• Commemoration of the righteous monks and laymen buried at Optina Monastery, including:

  Icon gallery