The Orthodox calendar
October: Orthodox Saints and Feasts
Every feast and saint of October 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 October on the Old Calendar
- 5 October: St Matrona of Moscow
- 8 October: St Sergius of Radonezh
- 14 October: The Protection of the Mother of God
- 15 October: Sts Cyprian and Justina
- 27 October: St Paraskeva
1 October14 October on the Old Calendar
- The Protection of the Mother of God
- St Ananias the Apostle (Holy Apostle Ananias of the Seventy)
- St Romanos the Melodist (Venerable Romanos the Melodist)
- Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica
- The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
- Apostle Ananias of the Seventy
- Venerable Romanus the Melodist, "Sweet-Singer"
- Venerable Savva, Abbot of Vishera, Novgorod
- Martyr Michael, Abbot in Armenia, and 36 Fathers with him
- Venerable John (Koukouzelis) the Hymnographer of Mount Athos
- Venerable Gregory Domesticus of the Great Lavra, Mount Athos
- "Pskov-Protection" Icon of the Mother of God
- Equals of the Apostles, Emperor Mirian and Empress Nana of Georgia; Saint Sidonia; the Commemoration of the apparition of the Pillar with the Robe of the Lord under it at Mtskheta in Georgia
- Icon of the Mother of God of Gerbovets
- Icon of the Mother of God of Barsk
- Icon of the Mother of God of Kasperov
- St Melchizedek I, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia
- "Terebovlya" Icon of the Mother of God
- St Joseph of Bisericani Monastery (late XV century)
2 October15 October on the Old Calendar
- Sts Cyprian and Justina (Martyrdom (with Martyr Theoctistus))
- Martyrs David and Constantine
- Andrew the Fool-For-Christ at Constantinople
- The Holy Right-believing Princess Anna of Kashin
- Venerable Cassian of Uglich
- Righteous Admiral Theodore Ushakov of the Russian Naval Fleet
3 October16 October on the Old Calendar
- St Dionysius the Areopagite (Holy Hieromartyr 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
- St Damaris of Athens
4 October17 October on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Domnina with her daughters of Syria
- Right-believing Prince Vladimir Yaroslavich of Novgorod
- St Barsanuphius (Обре)
- Venerable Ammon the recluse of the Kiev Caves
- Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
- St Gurias, first Archbishop of Kazan, and Saint Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver
- Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Kazan
- Venerable Helladius of the Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Onesimus of the Kiev Near Caves
- Martyrs Gaius, Faustus, Eusebius, and Chaeremon, of Alexandria
- Martyr Peter of Capitolias
- Venerable Paul the Simple of Egypt
- Martyr Callisthene and her father Audactus of Ephesus
- St Stephen Stiljianovitch of Serbia
- Martyr Evdemoz, Catholicos of Georgia
- St Elena of Serbia
- Sts Jonah and Nectarius of Kazan
5 October18 October on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Charitina of Amisos
- Righteous Methodia of Kimolos
- Venerable Damian the Healer
- Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Moscow
- Hieromartyr Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria
- Martyr Memelchtha of Persia
- St Gregory of Chandzoe, Georgia
- Venerable Eudokimos of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos
- Venerable Fathers and Mothers of the Klarjeti Wilderness
6 October19 October on the Old Calendar
- St Innocent of Alaska (Glorification of St Innocent of Alaska)
- St Thomas the Apostle (Holy Apostle Thomas)
- Holy, Glorious Apostle Thomas
- Monastic Martyr Macarius of Saint Anne Skete, Mount Athos
- "O All-Hymned Mother" Icon of the Mother of God
7 October20 October on the Old Calendar
- Sts Sergius and Bacchus (Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus)
- Martyr Polychronius the Presbyter
- Venerable Martinian
- Martyrs Julian the Presbyter and Caesarius the Deacon at Terracina
- Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus
- 99 Martyred Fathers of Crete
- "Tenderness" Icon of the Mother of God
- Venerable Joseph the Elder and Wonderworker of Khevi, Georgia
8 October21 October on the Old Calendar
- St Pelagia of Antioch (Venerable Pelagia the Penitent)
- St Thais (Venerable Thais of Egypt)
- Venerable Dositheus
- Venerable Tryphon
- Venerable Pelagia the Penitent
- Monastic Martyr Ignatius the Monk of Bulgaria
9 October22 October on the Old Calendar
- St James the Apostle, son of Alphaeus (Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus)
- St Tikhon of Moscow (Glorification of St Tikhon)
- The Forefather Abraham (Holy Righteous Abraham the Forefather and his nephew Lot)
- Martyrs Juventius and Maximus at Antioch
- Venerable Andronicus
- Righteous Lot
- St Publia the Confessor, Deaconess of Antioch
- Venerable Peter the former soldier
- Hieromartyr Dionysius of Paris, Bishop
- Icon of the Mother of God of Korsun
- "Assuage My Sorrows" Icon of the Mother of God
- St Stephen of Serbia, "the blind one"
10 October23 October on the Old Calendar
- St Ambrose of Optina (Venerable Ambrose of Optina)
- Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch
- Martyr Theotecnus of Antioch
- St Bassian of Constantinople
- Martyrs Eulampius and Eulampia, at Nicomedia, and 200 Martyrs with them
- St Amphilochius, Bishop of Vladimir, Volhynia
- Synaxis of the Saints of Volhynia
- Andrew of Totma the Fool-For-Christ
- St Theophilus the Confessor of Bulgaria
- Hieromartyr and Metropolitan of Moscow and Krutitsy, Peter Polyansky
- Icon of the Mother of God "of the Akathist" of Zographou Monastery
- 26 Monastic Martyrs of Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos
11 October24 October on the Old Calendar
- St Leonid of Optina (Venerable Leonid (Leo) of Optina)
- St Zenaida (Holy Martyrs Zenaida and Philonilla)
- Apostle Philip of the Seventy
- St Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer
- Venerable Philotheus
- The Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
- Venerable Theophanes the Faster of the Kiev Near Caves
- Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of Optina
- The Miracle of the Icon of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Beret
- Venerable Ethelburga
12 October25 October on the Old Calendar
- St Edwin of Northumbria (Holy Martyr Edwin, King of Northumbria)
- St Martin of Tours (St Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours)
- St Wilfrid of York (St Wilfrid, Bishop of York)
- Martyr Domnina of Anazarbus
- Martyrs Probus
- Venerable Amphilochius
- St Cosmas the Hymnographer, Bishop of Maiuma
- St Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours
- "Jerusalem" Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God of Rudens
- Translation from Malta to Gatchina: of a Particle of the Life Giving Cross, the Filersk Icon of the Mother of God, and the relic of the Right Hand of John the Baptist
- New Martyr John, Archbishop of Riga and Latvia
- St Tarasius of Glushetsa
- St Macarius, Abbot of Glushetsa
- Icon of the Mother of God of Yaroslav-Smolensk
- Icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga
Name days13 October26 October on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Florentius of Thessalonica
- New Martyr Zlata of Meglena
- Venerable Benjamin of the Kiev Caves
- Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathadorus, and Agathonica, at Pergamum
- Martyr Benjamin the Deacon of Persia
- St Niketas the Confessor of Paphlagonia
- Translation of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God to Moscow
- "Seven Lakes" Icon of the Mother of God
- St Anthony, Metropolitan of Chqondidi, and Saint Jacob, Elder of Chqondidi
Name days14 October27 October on the Old Calendar
- St Paraskeva (Venerable Paraskeva (Petka) the New of Epivates, relics at Iasi (Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian))
- St Paraskeva of Iași (Venerable Paraskeva the New (Petka) of Epivates)
- Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza
- Martyrs Gervasius, Nazarius, Protasius, and Celsus of Milan
- Venerable Nicholas Sviatosha Prince of Chernigov
- Venerable Paraskevi (Petka) of Serbia
- Icon of the Mother of God of Yakhrom
15 October28 October on the Old Calendar
- St Lucian of Antioch (Hieromartyr Lucian of Antioch)
- Martyrs Sarbelius and Bebaia of Edessa
- St Sabinus
- Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, and Monk of Mount Athos
- Martyr Lucian the Presbyter of Antioch
- St John, Bishop of Suzdal
- Hieromartyr Lucian the Presbyter of the Kiev Caves
- "Multiplier of Wheat" Icon of the Mother of God
16 October29 October on the Old Calendar
- St Longinus the Centurion (Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion)
- Venerable Longinus the Gatekeeper of the Kiev Caves
- Venerable Longinus of Yarenga
- Martyr Longinus of Asistavi
- St Eupraxia, Princess of Pskov
- St Domna of Tomsk
17 October30 October on the Old Calendar
- St Lazarus of the Four Days (Translation of the relics of St Lazarus)
- St Shushanik (Holy Great Martyr Shushanik)
- Sts Cosmas and Damian (Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Arabia)
- Martyrs and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in Cilicia
- St Joseph
- Prophet Hosea
- Monastic Martyr Andrew of Crete
- Venerable Anthony, Abbot of Leokhnov, Novgorod
- "A Virgin Before and After Giving Birth" Icon of the Mother of God
- "Deliverer" Icon of the Mother of God
- Martyr Kozman
- Martyr Susanna, Queen of Georgia
18 October31 October on the Old Calendar
- St Luke the Evangelist (Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke)
- St Peter of Cetinje (St Peter of Cetinje, the Wonderworker)
- Martyr Marinus the Elder at Anazarbus
- Martyr Marinus the Elder at Anazarbus
- New Martyr Zlata of Meglena
- Venerable Joseph (Обре)
- Apostle and Evangelist Luke
- Venerable Julian the Hermit of Mesopotamia
- St James the Deacon
- St David of Serpukhov
- "Machairotissa" Icon of the Mother of God
19 October1 November on the Old Calendar
- St John of Kronstadt (Birth; glorification by ROCOR (1964))
- St John of Rila (Venerable John of Rila)
- The Prophet Joel (Holy Prophet Joel)
- Hieromartyr Sadoc
- Martyr Varus, and seven Monastic Martyrs with him
- Cleopatra with her son John, in Egypt
- Venerable Prochorus of Pcinja
20 October2 November on the Old Calendar
- St Artemius (Great Martyr Artemius)
- St Gerasimos of Kefalonia (Venerable Gerasimos of Kefalonia)
- Venerable Matrona of Chios
- Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola
- Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia
- Icon of the Mother of God of Filersk
- The Uncovering of the Relics of the Hieromartyr Nikodemos, Bishop of Belgorod
21 October3 November on the Old Calendar
- St Hilarion the Great (Venerable Hilarion the Great)
- Venerable Theophilus and Jacob
- Venerable Hilarion the Schemamonk of the Kiev Caves
- Martyrs Gaius, Dasius, and Zoticus at Nicomedia
- Venerable Philotheus of Dionysiou of Mount Athos
- Venerable Bessarion Sarai the Confessor in Romania
- St Sophronius, Confessor of Ciorara, Romania
- Martyr Oprea of Salistie in Romania
- Martyr Moses (Macinic) the Confessor
- St John of Galesh
- New Martyr John of Monemvasia
22 October4 November on the Old Calendar
- The Kazan Mother of God
- St Averkios the Wonderworker
- Sts Paul and Theodore of Rostov
- 7 Holy Youths "Seven Sleepers" of Ephesus
- Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Adrianopolis, and the Martyrs Heraclius, Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota, and Glyceria
- The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the deliverance from the Poles
- Icon of the Mother of God of Andronicus
- Venerable Lot of Egypt
23 October5 November on the Old Calendar
- St James the Brother of the Lord (Holy Apostle James the Brother of the Lord)
- St Ignatius
- Venerable Elisha of Lavreshev
- St Macarius the Roman of Mesopotamia
- James of Borovichi, Wonderworker of Novgorod
Name days24 October6 November on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Arethas and 4
- Venerable Theophilus the Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves
- Memorial Saturday of Saint Demetrius
- Venerable Arethus the Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Sisoes the Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves
- Elesbaan, King of Ethiopia
- Martyr Syncletica and her two daughters
- St Athanasius, Patriarch of Constantinople
- "Joy of All Who Sorrow" Icon of the Mother of God
- St John, Hermit of Pskov
25 October7 November on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Anastasius the Fuller at Salona in Dalmatia
- Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius
- St Tabitha the Widow
- Venerable Martyrius the Deacon, Recluse of the Kiev Caves
Name days26 October8 November on the Old Calendar
- St Demetrios of Thessaloniki (Martyrdom)
- St Theophilus of the Kiev Caves
- Holy, Glorious Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher of Thessaloniki
- The Great Earthquake at Constantinople
- Martyr Lupus
- Venerable Athanasius of Medikion Monastery
- Monastic Martyr Joseph of Dionysiou, Mount Athos
- St Demetrius of Tsilibinsk
27 October9 November on the Old Calendar
- St Demetrius the New of Basarabov (Venerable Demetrius the New of Basarabov)
- St Nestor of Thessaloniki (Holy Martyr Nestor of Thessaloniki)
- Martyrs Capitolina and Eroteis of Cappadocia
- St Andrew
- Righteous Mother Olga of Kwethluk–Tanqilria Arrsamquq–Wonderworker, Matushka of All Alaska
- Martyr Nestor of Thessalonica
- Venerable Nestor the Chronicler of the Kiev Caves
- St Claudia Procula
- Martyrs Mark, Soterikhos, and Valentine
- "The Sign" Icon of the Mother of God
- St Demetrius of Basarabov
- St Nestor (not the Chronicler) of the Far Kiev Caves
- Hierarch Alexander, Bishop of Guria and Samegrelo
Name days28 October10 November on the Old Calendar
- St Olga of Alaska (Feast as set by the OCA Holy Synod proclamation (8 Nov 2023))
- St Paraskeva (Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa of Iconium (the Russian 'Pyatnitsa'))
- St Dimitry of Rostov (Repose of St Dimitry of Rostov)
- Martyr Neophytus of Urbin
- Martyrs Africanus
- Martyrs Terence and Neonila
- Martyrs Terence and Neonila
- St Arsenius
- Venerable Stephen the Hymnographer of Saint Savva Monastery
- Greatmartyr Paraskevi of Iconium
- Venerable Job the Wonderworker, Abbot of Pochaev
- St Demetrius (Dimitri), Metropolitan of Rostov
- Hieromartyr Cyriacus, Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Venerable John the Chozebite
- Venerable Athanasius the Younger, Patriarch of Constantinople
Name days29 October11 November on the Old Calendar
- St Anastasia of Rome (Venerable Martyr Anastasia of Rome)
- St Melitina
- St Serapion of Zarzma
- Venerable Abramius the Recluse
- Venerable Abramius the Recluse, and his niece, Mary, of Mesopotamia
- Martyr Claudius, Asterius, Neon, and Theonilla of Aegæ in Cilicia
- Righteous Anna of Constantinople
- Monastic Martyr Timothy of Esphigmenou, Mount Athos
30 October12 November on the Old Calendar
- St Cleopas the Apostle (Holy Apostle Cleopas)
- Apostle Artemas of the Seventy
- Apostle Mark of the Seventy
- Apostle Mark of the Seventy
- Apostle Tertius of the Seventy
- St Jotham Zedgenidze
- Venerable Dragutin
- Hieromartyr Zenobios and his sister Zenobia, of Aegæ in Cilicia
- Apostle Justus of the Seventy
- Hieromartyr Marcian, Bishop of Syracuse
- Martyr Eutropia of Alexandria
- Martyr Anastasia of Thessalonica
- St Stephen Milutin of Serbia
- St Helen of Serbia
- Ozeryana Icon of the Mother of God
Name days31 October13 November on the Old Calendar
- Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy
- Apostle Epimakhos of Alexandria
- Holy Apostles Stakhys
- Venerable Spyridon and Nikodemos the Prosphora-bakers
- Priestmartyr John Kochurov
- Venerable Maura of Constantinople
- 100,000 Martyrs of Tbilisi by the Mongols
The day's other commemorations follow the Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church in America.