Nahum of Ochrid

Venerable Nahum the God-bearer, Wonderworker of Ochrid, disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius.

Venerable Nahum was a disciple of Sts. Cyril and Methodius and a fellow-labourer of St. Clement of Ochrid in the enlightenment of the Slavs. He founded the monastery on the southern shore of Lake Ochrid that bears his name, where he reposed in peace in the early tenth century. His relics are venerated there as a source of healing.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Nahum of Ochrid is commemorated on December 23. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on January 5 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on December 23

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  Ten Martyrs of Crete

  Martyr, Δέκα Μάρτυρες Κρήτης

  The Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete.

• Niphon of Constantia

  Hierarch, Νήφων Κωνσταντιανής

  Niphon, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus.

  Name days: Nifon, Niphon

• Paul of Neocaesarea

  Hierarch, Παύλος Νεοκαισαρείας

  Paul the Confessor, Bishop of Neocaesarea.

• Dedication of Hagia Sophia

  Saint, Εγκαίνια της Αγίας Σοφίας

  Commemoration of the consecration of the Great Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.