Name days on 19 December
On 19 December, the name day is celebrated by people named Aris and Aglaia. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Commemoration of Saints Boniface and Aglaia · Commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Elias, Probus and Ares.
Celebrating
2 namesSaints and feasts of the day
2 feastsCommemoration of Saints Boniface and Aglaia
A wealthy Roman woman who, according to tradition, sent her steward Boniface to the East to bring back relics of martyrs and, after he was martyred at Tarsus, devoted the rest of her life to repentance and the care of the poor.
Commemoration of the Holy Martyrs Elias, Probus and Ares
A Christian from Egypt who, together with Elias and Probus, was arrested at Ascalon while serving persecuted Christians and, according to the Synaxarion, was burned to death on the orders of the judge Firmilian.
About this day
In 2026, 19 December is a Saturday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 1 January of the civil calendar.