The Orthodox calendar
November: Orthodox Saints and Feasts
Every feast and saint of November in the Church's calendar, day by day, with each day's date on the New and Old Calendars and the names whose name day it is.
In November on the Old Calendar
- 1 November: St John of Kronstadt
- 4 November: The Kazan Mother of God
- 8 November: St Demetrios of Thessaloniki
- 10 November: St Olga of Alaska
- 10 November: St Paraskeva
- 16 November: St George
- 21 November: The Synaxis of the Archangels
- 21 November: The Archangel Michael
- 21 November: The Archangel Raphael
- 22 November: St Nektarios of Aegina
- 23 November: St George
- 24 November: St Menas
- 29 November: St Matthew the Apostle
1 November14 November on the Old Calendar
- Sts Cosmas and Damian (Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Asia)
- Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia
- Martyrs Kyriaina and Juliana in Cilicia
- Martyrs Kyriaina and Juliana in Cilicia
- St Theodota
- Hieromartyrs John the Bishop and Jacob (James) the Presbyter, of Persia
- Martyr Hermenegild the Goth of Spain
- Martyrs Cæsarius, Dacius, Savva, Sabinian, Agrippa, Adrian, and Thomas, at Damascus
- Monastic Martyrs James and his two disciples, James the Deacon, and Dionysios the Monk
- Virgin Martyr Helen of Sinope
2 November15 November on the Old Calendar
- St Gabriel of Georgia (Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Confessor and Fool-for-Christ)
- Martyrs Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, Anempodistus, and 7,000 with them, of Persia
- St Marcian of Cyrrhus
- "Ozerianka" Icon of the Mother of God of Shuiu-Smolensk
3 November16 November on the Old Calendar
- St George (Consecration of his church at Lydda)
- St Winifred of Wales (Holy Virgin Martyr Winifred of Holywell)
- Hieromartyrs Akepsimas
- St Snandulia of Persia
- Consecration of the Church of the Holy Great Martyr George in Lydda
- Martyrs Eudoxios, Agapios, Atticus, and those with them, at Sebaste
- Venerable Pimen the Bulgarian of the Zographou Monastery, Mount Athos
- Princess Anna Vsevolodna
- Venerable Nicholas, Radiant Star of the Georgians
4 November17 November on the Old Calendar
- Venerable Joannicius the Great
- Hieromartyr Seraphim (Samoilovich), Archbishop of Uglich
- Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop of Myra, and Hermas, the Presbyter
- Venerable Mercurius the Faster of the Kiev Caves
- Venerable Nicander, Abbot of Gorodensk, Novgorod
- Sts John, Stephen, and Isaiah of Georgia
- Simon of Yurievets
- Venerable Gabriel of Atonelni
Name days5 November18 November on the Old Calendar
- Apostles Patrobus
- Hieromartyr Benjamin (Память Отцов Поместного Собора Церкви Русской 1917–1918 гг.)
- Martyrs Galaction and his wife, Epistemis, at Emesa
- St Vladimir (Память Отцов Поместного Собора Церкви Русской 1917–1918 гг.)
- Venerable Isaac II of Optina (Память Отцов Поместного Собора Церкви Русской 1917–1918 гг.)
- St Jonah, Archbishop of Novgorod
- St Gregory, Archbishop of Alexandria
6 November19 November on the Old Calendar
- Venerable Barlaam
- St Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople
- Venerable Luke the Steward of the Kiev Caves
- St Herman, Archbishop of Kazan
- Martyrs Tecusa, Alexandra, Claudia, Matrona, Polactia, Euphrosyne, and Athanasia, of Ancyra
- Venerable Luke of Sicily
- Holy Virgin Martyr Manatho
7 November20 November on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra
- Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra
- Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra
- Martyrs Melasippus
- Venerable Lazarus
- 33 Holy Martyrs of Melitene
- The Discovery of the Relics of Venerable Zosimas, Abbot of Vorbozomsk
- Venerable Cyril, Abbot of Novoezersk, Vologda
- Martyrs Auctus, Taurion, and Thessalonica, at Amphipolis, in Macedonia
- "Joyful" Icon of the Mother of God
Name days8 November21 November on the Old Calendar
- The Synaxis of the Archangels
- The Archangel Michael (Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers)
- The Archangel Raphael (Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Bodiless Powers)
- The Archangel Gabriel (Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and all the Bodiless Powers)
- St Alexander of Guria
9 November22 November on the Old Calendar
- St Nektarios of Aegina (Repose)
- Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus
- Venerable Matrona
- Venerable Theoktiste of the Isle of Lesbos
- Venerable Onesiphorus the Confessor of the Kiev Near Caves
- Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica
- Martyr Anthony of Apamea
- Venerable John the Short, of Egypt
- St Eustolia of Constantinople
- St Sopatra of Constantinople
- St Nectarius Kephalas, Metropolitan of Pentapolis
- Venerable Euthymius, founder of Dochiariou Monastery (Mount Athos—10th c.), and Venerable Neophytus, Co-founder of the Monastery
- "Quick to Hear" Icon of the Mother of God
10 November23 November on the Old Calendar
- St George (Breaking on the wheel of St George (kept especially in Georgia))
- St Arsenios of Cappadocia (Venerable Arsenios of Cappadocia)
- Hieromartyr Milos
- Martyr Orestes
- Apostles of the Seventy: Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius
- Venerable Theocteristus, Abbot of Symbola on Mount Olympus, Bithynia
- Martyr Constantine, King of Georgia
- Martyrdom of the Great-martyr George of Georgia
- Founding of the Church of Saint George
11 November24 November on the Old Calendar
- St Menas (Martyrdom)
- St Stefan of Dečani (Holy Great Martyr Stefan of Dečani, King of Serbia)
- St Theodore the Studite (Venerable Theodore the Studite)
- St Vincent of Saragossa (Holy Martyrs Menas, Victor, Vincent and Stephanida)
- Sts Victor and Stephanida (Holy Martyrs Menas, Victor, Vincent and Stephanida)
- Venerable Martyrius of Zelenets
- Martyr Victor at Damascus
- Martyr Vincent of Spain
- Martyr Stephanida of Damascus
- Venerable Theodore the Confessor, Abbot of the Studion
- The Maximus of Moscow
- St Stephen of Decani, Serbia
- St Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours
12 November25 November on the Old Calendar
- St John the Merciful (St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria)
- Venerable Neilos the Ascetic of Sinai
- St Varnava (Nastic)
- John "the Hairy" and Fool-For-Christ at Rostov
- Prophet Ahijah
- Venerable Nilus the Myrrhgusher of Mount Athos
- "All-Merciful Kykkiotisa" Icon of the Mother of God
13 November26 November on the Old Calendar
- St John Chrysostom (St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople)
- Martyr Manetha of Cæ
- Martyrs Nikephoros, Antoninus, and Germanus of Caesarea, in Palestine
- Monastic Martyr Damascene of the Lavra
- Stockholm Icon of the Mother of God
Name days14 November27 November on the Old Calendar
- St Gregory Palamas (St Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki)
- St Philip the Apostle (Holy Apostle Philip)
- St Justinian the Emperor
- Holy, All-Praised Apostle Philip
- St Theodora the Empress
- New Hieromartyr Demetrius (Benevolenskii) of Tver
- New Martyr Constantine of Hydra
15 November28 November on the Old Calendar
- St Paisius Velichkovsky (Venerable Paisius Velichkovsky)
- Martyrs Elpidius
- Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas, and Habibus, of Edessa
- Martyr Demetrios of Thrace
- Venerable Paisios Velichkovsky
- Kupyatitsa Icon of the Mother of God
- St Philip of Rabanga
- "Fragrant Flower" Icon of the Mother of God
16 November29 November on the Old Calendar
- St Matthew the Apostle (Commemoration)
- St Fulvian
- Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
- St Sergius of Malopinega
- St Hypatius of Gangra
17 November30 November on the Old Calendar
- St Gregory the Wonderworker (St Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neocaesarea)
- St Hilda of Whitby (Venerable Hilda, Abbess of Whitby)
- St Victoria of Cordoba (Holy Martyrs Acisclus and Victoria of Cordoba)
- Martyr Gobron
- Venerable Gennadius of Vatopedi
- Venerable Lazarus the Iconographer
- Venerable Nikon
18 November1 December on the Old Calendar
- St Plato of Ancyra (Holy Great Martyr Plato of Ancyra)
- Martyr Barulas the Youth of Caesarea
- Martyr Romanus the Deacon of Caesarea
- Martyr Platon of Ancyra
- New Martyr Anastasius of Epirus
- Martyrs Zacchaeus the Deacon, and Alphaeus, of Caesarea in Palestine
19 November2 December on the Old Calendar
- The Prophet Obadiah (Holy Prophet Obadiah)
- Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea
- St Philaret
- Monastic Martyr Adrian of Poshekhonsk, Yaroslavl
- Martyr Azes of Isauria and 150 soldiers with him
- Martyr Heliodorus in Pamphylia
- Venerable Hilarion the Wonderworker, Monk of Thessalonica
- "Consolation in Afflictions and Sorrows" Icon of the Mother of God
- Sts Barlaam the monk and Prince Ioasaph of India
20 November3 December on the Old Calendar
- St Edmund the Martyr (Holy Martyr Edmund, King of East Anglia)
- Forefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Venerable Gregory the Decapolite
- St Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople
- Venerable Diodoros, Igoumen of George Hill
- Martyr Dasius of Dorostorum
- Martyrs Eustace, Thespesius, and Anatolius of Nicea
- Hieromartyrs Nerses and Joseph and many other men and women who suffered with them in Persia
- St Theoctistus the Confessor
21 November4 December on the Old Calendar
22 November5 December on the Old Calendar
- St Cecilia (Holy Martyr Cecilia and those with her)
- St Iakovos of Evia (Venerable Iakovos Tsalikis of Evia)
- St Philemon the Apostle (Holy Apostles Philemon, Archippus and Apphia)
- Apostles of the Seventy Philemon and Archippus
- Martyr Menignus at Parium
- Martyr Michael
- St Agabbas of Syria
- Yaropolk
- Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple
- Martyr Procopius the Reader at Caesarea, in Palestine
- St Kallistos II, Patriarch of Constantinople
- New Hieromartyr Alexis (Benemanskii) of Tver
- New Hieromartyr Elias (Gromoglasov) of Tver
23 November6 December on the Old Calendar
- St Alexander Nevsky (Repose and burial (1263))
- St Columbanus (Venerable Columbanus of Bobbio)
- St Mitrophan of Voronezh (St Mitrophan, Bishop of Voronezh)
- Sisinius the Confessor
- St Amphilokhios
- Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple
- St Gregory, Bishop of Agrigentum
- St Metrophanes (in schema Macarius), Bishop of Voronezh
- Martyr Theodore of Antioch
- Ven. Anthony of Iezeru-Valcea Skete
- Hieromartyr Gregory (Peradze) of Georgia
Name days24 November7 December on the Old Calendar
- St Catherine (Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria)
- St Mercurius (Great Martyr Mercurius)
- Venerable Simon
- Virgin Martyr Mastridia of Alexandria
- Afterfeast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple
- Great Martyr Katherine of Alexandria
- Empress Augusta, Porphyrius the General, the 50 philosophers and the 200 Soldiers martyred with the Great Martyr Katherine
Name days25 November8 December on the Old Calendar
- St Clement of Rome (Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome)
- Leavetaking of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos Into the Temple
- Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria
- St Clement of Ochrid, Equal of the Apostles, Bishop of Greater Macedonia, and his companions Nahum, Savva, Gorazd and Angelar
Name days26 November9 December on the Old Calendar
- St George (Consecration of St George's Church in Kiev (Yuriev Day))
- St Stylianos (Venerable Stylianos of Paphlagonia)
- St Innocent
- Venerable Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis
- Venerable Nikon "Metanoeite
- Venerable Stylianus of Paphlagonia
- The Righteous Gideon
- Dedication of the Church of the Greatmartyr George at Kiev
- Venerable James the Solitary of Syria
- Sts Athanasios and Theodosios of Cherepovets, disciples of Saint Sergius of Radonezh
27 November10 December on the Old Calendar
- St Vladimir (Новомучеников и исповедников Радонежских)
- Venerable Palladius of Thessalonica
- Venerable Romanos of Cilicia
- Greatmartyr James the Persian
- St James the Wonderworker, Bishop of Rostov
- St Vsevolod (Gabriel) of Pskov
- 17 Monastic Martyrs in India
- Venerable Diodorus, Igoumen of George Hill
- The Weeping Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign" at Novgorod
- "Kursk-Root" Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God of Abalaka
- St Theodosius of Trnovo
- Icon of the Mother of God of Tsarskoe Selo
- "Seraphim-Ponetaevka" Icon of the Mother of God
28 November11 December on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Timothy and his companions
- Monastic Martyr and Confessor Stephen the New
- Monastic Martyrs and Confessors Auxentius, Basil, Gregory, another Gregory, John, Andrew, Peter and many others
- Martyr Anna
- Martyr Irenarchus and Seven Women Martyrs at Sebaste
- St Theodore, Archbishop of Rostov
- Hieromartyr Metropolitan Seraphim (Chichagov)
- Martyr Hristo of Bulgaria
Name days29 November12 December on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Paramon and 370 Martyrs in Bithynia
- Martyr Philoumenus of Ancyra
- Martyr Valerian
- Martyr Phaedrus
- Venerable Acacius of Sinai, who is mentioned in the Ladder
- Venerable Nectarius the Obedient of the Kiev Near Caves
- Hieromartyr Abibus, Bishop of Nekresi in Georgia
30 November13 December on the Old Calendar
- St Andrew the Apostle (Holy Apostle Andrew the First-called)
- St Frumentius
- Venerable Sebastian Dabovich
- Entrance of the Apostle Andrew into Georgia
- St Vakhtang Gorgasali, King of Georgia
- Hierarch Peter, first Catholicos of Georgia
- Hierarch Samuel, Second Catholicos of Georgia
The day's other commemorations follow the Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church in America.