January 8 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – January 10
Martyrdom of Polyeuctus of Melitene (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century)
Martyrdom of St. Marciana of Mauretania (French miniature, 15th century)
Monastery dedicated to St. Mary, in Reculver, where Saint Brithwald was Abbot.
Saint Foellan's cave, showing structure and altar.
Gregory of Nyssa
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Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen, was an early Christian theologian who served as the bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is venerated as a saint in E
Icon of Gregory 14th-century fresco, Chora Church, Istanbul
The First Council of Constantinople, as depicted in a fresco in the Stavropoleos Monastery, Bucharest, Romania.
11th-century mosaic of Gregory of Nyssa. Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Menologion of Basil II, 10th century