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The Church year

The Orthodox Church Calendar

The feasts and saints of the year on both calendars: the New Calendar kept by the Greek, Antiochian, Romanian and Bulgarian churches, the OCA and most converts, and the Old Calendar kept 13 days later by the Russian, Serbian and Georgian churches, Jerusalem and Mount Athos.

Today, 16 October 2026, on the New Calendar

  • St Longinus the Centurion
  • Venerable Longinus the Gatekeeper of the Kiev Caves
  • Venerable Longinus of Yarenga
  • Martyr Longinus of Asistavi

Today on the Old Calendar (3 October in the Church's calendar)

  • St Dionysius the Areopagite
  • Martyrs Rusticus the Presbyter and Eleutherius the Deacon
  • Venerable Dionysius the Recluse of the Kiev Caves
  • St John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea, Palestine
  • Venerable Hesychius of Mount Horeb

The months

The great feasts

Saints' days and icon feasts

  • The Three Holy Hierarchs30 January (12 February on the Old Calendar)Next: 30 January 2027 on the New Calendar, 12 February 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Andrew the First-Called30 November (13 December on the Old Calendar)Next: 30 November 2026 on the New Calendar, 13 December 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • Sts Peter and Paul29 June (12 July on the Old Calendar)Next: 29 June 2027 on the New Calendar, 12 July 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Nicholas the Wonderworker6 December (19 December on the Old Calendar)Next: 6 December 2026 on the New Calendar, 19 December 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St George the Victory-Bearer23 April, or after Pascha when it falls before it (6 May on the Old Calendar)Next: 3 May 2027 on the New Calendar, 6 May 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer26 October (8 November on the Old Calendar)Next: 26 October 2026 on the New Calendar, 8 November 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St Paraskeva of Iconium28 October (10 November on the Old Calendar)Next: 28 October 2026 on the New Calendar, 10 November 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St Barbara the Great Martyr4 December (17 December on the Old Calendar)Next: 4 December 2026 on the New Calendar, 17 December 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St Spyridon the Wonderworker12 December (25 December on the Old Calendar)Next: 12 December 2026 on the New Calendar, 25 December 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St Panteleimon the Healer27 July (9 August on the Old Calendar)Next: 27 July 2027 on the New Calendar, 9 August 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Nektarios of Aegina9 November (22 November on the Old Calendar)Next: 9 November 2026 on the New Calendar, 22 November 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St John the Warrior30 July (12 August on the Old Calendar)Next: 30 July 2027 on the New Calendar, 12 August 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist16 November (29 November on the Old Calendar)Next: 16 November 2026 on the New Calendar, 29 November 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St Mark the Apostle and Evangelist25 April, or after Pascha when it falls before it (8 May on the Old Calendar)Next: 4 May 2027 on the New Calendar, 8 May 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland17 March (30 March on the Old Calendar)Next: 17 March 2027 on the New Calendar, 30 March 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Herman of Alaska13 December (26 December on the Old Calendar)Next: 13 December 2026 on the New Calendar, 26 December 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St Olga of Alaska10 November on both calendarsNext: 10 November 2026
  • St John the Silent3 December (16 December on the Old Calendar)Next: 3 December 2026 on the New Calendar, 16 December 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St Gertrude of Nivelles17 March (30 March on the Old Calendar)Next: 17 March 2027 on the New Calendar, 30 March 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Olaf, King of Norway29 July (11 August on the Old Calendar)Next: 29 July 2027 on the New Calendar, 11 August 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Edward the Martyr18 March (31 March on the Old Calendar)Next: 18 March 2027 on the New Calendar, 31 March 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Alena of Brussels18 June (1 July on the Old Calendar)Next: 18 June 2027 on the New Calendar, 1 July 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • The Royal Passion-Bearers17 July on both calendarsNext: 17 July 2027
  • St Anastasia the Deliverer from Potions22 December (4 January on the Old Calendar)Next: 22 December 2026 on the New Calendar, 4 January 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • Sts Peter and Fevronia of Murom25 June (8 July on the Old Calendar)Next: 25 June 2027 on the New Calendar, 8 July 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Alexander Nevsky23 November (6 December on the Old Calendar)Next: 23 November 2026 on the New Calendar, 6 December 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • St Sergius of Radonezh25 September (8 October on the Old Calendar)Next: 25 September 2027 on the New Calendar, 8 October 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Luke of Crimea11 June on both calendarsNext: 11 June 2027
  • St Matrona of Moscow2 May on both calendarsNext: 2 May 2027
  • St Xenia of St Petersburg24 January (6 February on the Old Calendar)Next: 24 January 2027 on the New Calendar, 6 February 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Seraphim of Sarov2 January (15 January on the Old Calendar)Next: 2 January 2027 on the New Calendar, 15 January 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St John the Russian27 May (9 June on the Old Calendar)Next: 27 May 2027 on the New Calendar, 9 June 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St John of Kronstadt20 December (2 January on the Old Calendar)Next: 20 December 2026 on the New Calendar, 2 January 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Phanourios the Great Martyr27 August (9 September on the Old Calendar)Next: 27 August 2027 on the New Calendar, 9 September 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Tryphon the Martyr1 February (14 February on the Old Calendar)Next: 1 February 2027 on the New Calendar, 14 February 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Boniface of Tarsus19 December (1 January on the Old Calendar)Next: 19 December 2026 on the New Calendar, 1 January 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Moses the Black28 August (10 September on the Old Calendar)Next: 28 August 2027 on the New Calendar, 10 September 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Christopher the Martyr9 May (22 May on the Old Calendar)Next: 9 May 2027 on the New Calendar, 22 May 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • Sts Joachim and Anna9 September (22 September on the Old Calendar)Next: 9 September 2027 on the New Calendar, 22 September 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Jude the Apostle19 June (2 July on the Old Calendar)Next: 19 June 2027 on the New Calendar, 2 July 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • Sts Cyprian and Justina2 October (15 October on the Old Calendar)Next: 2 October 2027 on the New Calendar, 15 October 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • St Menas the Great Martyr11 November (24 November on the Old Calendar)Next: 11 November 2026 on the New Calendar, 24 November 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God22 October (4 November on the Old Calendar)Next: 22 October 2026 on the New Calendar, 4 November 2026 on the Old Calendar
  • The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God26 August (8 September on the Old Calendar)Next: 26 August 2027 on the New Calendar, 8 September 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God14 March (27 March on the Old Calendar)Next: 14 March 2027 on the New Calendar, 27 March 2027 on the Old Calendar
  • The Inexhaustible Cup Icon of the Mother of God5 May (18 May on the Old Calendar)Next: 5 May 2027 on the New Calendar, 18 May 2027 on the Old Calendar

Pascha and the feasts that follow it are kept on the same day by both calendars; the Sundays set by fixed dates fall on different days.

See also the saints and the patron saint of a name.