23rd of December in Old Style
5th of January 2001 in New Style

Friday

Martyrs of Crete: Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus, Basilides, and Evaristus. Ven. Paul bishop of Neo-Caesarea (4th cen.). St. Niphon bishop of Cyprus, St. Nahum, enlighter of the Bulgarians. Ven. Niphon, monk (4th cen.). St. Theoctistus, archbishop of Novgorod (1310), St. David of Echmiadzin in Armenia (693). New Martyrs Priests John and Nicholas, Russian (1918). Martyr Schinon. Fast Day.