November 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saints

Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite (Achias) (960 BC)

Martyr Arsacius (Arsakios), by the sword.

Martyrs Anthony, Zevinus, Germanus, Nicephorus and virgin-martyr Maratho, under Diocletian (c. 286–305) (see also: November 13)

Saint Martin of Terracina, Bishop of Terracina (c. 4th century) (see also: November 10)

Venerable Martin the Merciful (Martin of Tours), Bishop of Tours (397) (see also: October 12, November 11, July 4)

Venerable Nilus the Faster, of Sinai (451)

Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria (c. 616–620)

Pre-Schism Western saints

Saint Rufus of Avignon, venerated as the first Bishop of Avignon in France (c. 200)

Saint Renatus (René), Bishop of Angers in France, and by tradition of Sorrento in the south of Italy (c. 422)

Saint Evodius, Bishop of Le Puy in France (c. 560)

Saint Emilian of Cogolla, Hermit, of Vergegio in Spain (574)

Saint Machar (Macharius, Mochumna), Bishop of Aberdeen (6th century)

Saint Sinnell of Cleenish (Senilis), Ireland (6th century)

Saint Himerius (Imier), a hermit in the Jura in Switzerland, now called after him Immertal, Val-Saint-Imier (c. 610)

Saint Cummian Fada (Cumianus), a monk at Clonfert, who founded the monastery of Kilcummin (662)

Saint Cunibert, Bishop of Cologne in Germany, an untiring builder of churches and monasteries (c. 663)

Saint Cadwaladr (Catuvelladurus), King of the Welsh (664)

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 (c. 726)

Saint Lebuinus (Liafwine, Leafwine), Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deventer (c. 773)

Saint Namphasius (Namphrase), a hermit near Marcillac in France, after a military career (c. 800)

Saint Ymar, a monk at the monastery of Reculver in Kent in England, martyred by the Danes (c. 830)

Saints Benedict, John, Matthew, Isaac and Christinus (Christian), monks from Italy who followed St Adalbert of Prague, murdered at their monastery near Gnesen, Poland (1005)

Saint Astericus of Pannonhalma (Astricus, Ascrick), first Abbot of Břevnov Monastery, then first Abbot of Pannonhalma, and Archbishop of Kalocsa (c. 1035)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Saint Leontius (Leo), Patriarch of Constantinople (1143)

Blessed John "the Hairy", Fool-for-Christ, of Rostov (1580)

Venerable Nilus the Myrrh-gusher, of Mount Athos (1651)

New martyrs and confessors

New Martyr Mark Peter Markoulis of Kleisoura (1598)

New Martyr Sabbas Nigdelis the Samoladan, beheaded at Koutzouk-Karamani, Constantinople, buried in Eğri Kapı ("Crooked Gate") (1726)

New Martyr Nicholas of Six Marmara, at Constantinople (1732)

New Martyrs and Confessors of Năsăud, Romania (1763):

Athanasius Todoran, Basil Dumitru, Gregory Manu, and Basil Oichi

New Hieromartyr Alexander Adrianov, priest of the Ekaterinburg Diocese (1918)

New Hieromartyrs Constantine Uspensky, Vladimir Krasnovsky, Alexander Archangelsky, Matthew Aloin and Demetrius Rozanov, Priests (1937)

New Hieromartyr Boris (1942)

New Hieor-Confessor Varnava Nastić, Bishop of Hvosno (1964) (see also: October 30 - O.S.)

Other commemorations

Icon of the Mother of God "Kykkiotissa" ("The Merciful", "Milostivaya"), from Kykkos Monastery on Cyprus. (see also: December 26)

Commemoration of the miracle (1718) of Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker (348), when the Latins wanted to place their own altar in his church on Corfu.

Repose of Righteous Cosmas of Birsk (1882)

Commemoration of the righteous monks and laymen buried at Optina Monastery, including:

Virgin maiden Barbara (1900);

Hieromonk Basil; Riassaphore-monks Trophimus and Therapontus (1993);

the youth George (1994)