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The communion of saints

The lives of those who have gone before us in faith.

From the apostles and martyrs of the first centuries through the desert fathers, the great hierarchs, and the modern witnesses — these are our family in Christ.

400 saints

Feast: January 1

Basil

greek · martyr

Feast: January 2

Juliana of Lazarevo

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: January 2

Seraphim Sarov

greek · martyr

Feast: January 2

Sylvester of Rome

Feast: January 3

Gordius of Caesarea

greek · martyr

Feast: January 3

Malachi the Prophet

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: January 4

Theoctistus of Sicily

Feast: January 5

Syncletica of Alexandria

Feast: January 5

Theopemptus and Theonas

greek · martyr

Feast: January 7

John Baptist

greek · martyr

Feast: January 8

Domnica of Constantinople

Feast: January 8

George the Chozebite

Feast: January 8

Isidore of Yuriev and Companions

greek · martyr

Feast: January 9

Philip of Moscow

greek · martyr

Feast: January 9

Polyeuctus of Melitene

greek · martyr

Feast: January 10

Dometian of Melitene

Feast: January 10

Gregory Nyssa

greek · martyr

Feast: January 10

Marcian Presbyter of Constantinople

Feast: January 10

Theophan Recluse

greek · hierarch

Feast: January 11

Theodosius the Cenobiarch

Feast: January 12

Tatiana of Rome

greek · martyr

Feast: January 13

Hermylus and Stratonicus

greek · martyr

Feast: January 13

Hilary Poitiers

greek · martyr

Feast: January 14

Macrina Elder

greek · martyr

Feast: January 14

Nino

greek · martyr

Feast: January 14

Sava Serbia

greek · martyr

Feast: January 15

John the Hut-dweller

Feast: January 15

Paul of Thebes

Feast: January 17

Anthony

greek · martyr

Feast: January 18

Athanasius

greek · martyr

Feast: January 19

Macarius Egypt

greek · hierarch

Feast: January 19

Mark Ephesus

greek · hierarch

Feast: January 21

Agnes of Rome

greek · martyr

Feast: January 21

Eugene, Candius, Valerian, and Aquila

greek · martyr

Feast: January 21

Maximus Confessor

greek · martyr

Feast: January 21

Maximus the Greek

Feast: January 21

Neophytus of Nicaea

greek · martyr

Feast: January 22

Anastasius the Persian

greek · martyr

Feast: January 22

Timothy of Ephesus

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: January 23

Agathangelus

greek · martyr

Feast: January 23

Clement of Ancyra

greek · martyr

Feast: January 24

Neophytus the Recluse of Cyprus

Feast: January 24

Xenia Petersburg

greek · martyr

Feast: January 24

Xenia of Rome

Feast: January 25

Anatolius of Optina

Feast: January 25

Gregory Theologian

greek · hierarch

Feast: January 26

Xenophon and his Family

Feast: January 28

Ephrem

greek · hierarch

Feast: January 28

Isaac Nineveh

greek · martyr

Feast: January 30

Hippolytus of Rome

greek · martyr

Feast: February 1

Perpetua Felicity

greek · martyr

Feast: February 1

St. Brigid of Ireland

Feast: February 1

Tryphon of Campsada

greek · martyr

Feast: February 4

Isidore of Pelusium

Feast: February 5

Agatha of Sicily

greek · martyr

Feast: February 5

Theodosius of Chernigov

Feast: February 6

Barsanuphius and John of Gaza

Feast: February 6

Bucolus of Smyrna

Feast: February 6

Photius Great

greek · martyr

Feast: February 7

Luke of Hellas

Feast: February 7

Parthenius of Lampsacus

Feast: February 8

Theodore Stratelates the Commander

greek · martyr

Feast: February 8

Zechariah the Prophet (OT)

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: February 9

Nicephorus of Antioch

greek · martyr

Feast: February 10

Anna of Novgorod

slavic · equal-to-apostles

Feast: February 10

Charalampus of Magnesia

greek · martyr

Feast: February 11

Blaise of Sebaste

greek · martyr

Feast: February 11

George of Sofia

greek · martyr

Feast: February 12

Alexis Metropolitan of Moscow

Feast: February 12

Meletius of Antioch

greek · hierarch

Feast: February 13

Martinian of Caesarea

Feast: February 13

Symeon the Myrrh-streamer of Serbia

serbian · monk

Feast: February 14

Auxentius of Bithynia

Feast: February 15

Onesimus of Phrygia

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: February 16

Nicholas Japan

slavic · hierarch

Feast: February 16

Pamphilus and Companions of Caesarea

greek · martyr

Feast: February 17

Hermogenes of Moscow

greek · martyr

Feast: February 17

Theodore the Recruit

greek · martyr

Feast: February 18

Leo Great

greek · hierarch

Feast: February 19

Archippus of the Seventy

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: February 19

Philothei of Athens

greek · martyr

Feast: February 20

Cornelius of Pskov Caves

greek · martyr

Feast: February 20

Leo of Catania

Feast: February 21

Eustathius of Antioch

greek · hierarch

Feast: February 21

Timothy of Symbola

Feast: February 23

Polycarp

greek · martyr

Feast: February 25

Tarasius of Constantinople

greek · hierarch

Feast: February 26

Photini the Samaritan Woman

greek · martyr

Feast: February 26

Porphyrius of Gaza

Feast: February 27

Procopius the Decapolite

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: February 27

St. Ephraim of Katounakia

greek · hierarch

Feast: February 27

St. Raphael of Brooklyn

greek · hierarch

Feast: February 28

Basil Companion of Procopius

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: February 29

John Cassian

greek · martyr

Eudocia the Samaritan

greek · martyr

Hesychius the Senator

greek · martyr

St. Nicholas Planas

greek · hierarch

Theodotus of Cyrene

greek · martyr

Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus

greek · martyr

Daniel of Moscow

· equal-to-apostles

Gerasimus of the Jordan

Conon of Isauria

greek · martyr

Forty-Two Martyrs of Amorion

greek · martyr

Hieromartyrs of Cherson

greek · martyr

Theophylact of Nicomedia

· equal-to-apostles

40 Martyrs Sebaste

greek · martyr

Feast: March 10

Quadratus of Corinth and Companions

greek · martyr

Feast: March 11

Sophronius of Jerusalem

Feast: March 12

Gregory Dialogist

greek · hierarch

Feast: March 12

Symeon New Theologian

greek · hierarch

Feast: March 12

Theophanes the Confessor of Sigriana

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: March 14

Benedict Nursia

greek · hierarch

Feast: March 15

Agapius and Companions

greek · martyr

Feast: March 16

Sabinus of Hermopolis

greek · martyr

Feast: March 17

Alexis the Man of God

Feast: March 17

Patrick

greek · hierarch

Feast: March 18

Edward of England

Feast: March 18

Nikolaj Velimirovic

slavic · hierarch

Feast: March 19

Chrysanthus and Daria

greek · martyr

Feast: March 20

Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

Feast: March 21

James the Confessor

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: March 21

James the Confessor of Catania

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: March 22

Basil of Ancyra

greek · martyr

Feast: March 23

Nikon and 200 Disciples

greek · martyr

Feast: March 27

Matrona of Thessalonica

greek · martyr

Feast: March 28

Hilarion the New of Pelekete

Feast: March 28

Jonah, Barachesius, and Companions of Persia

greek · martyr

Feast: March 29

Mark of Arethusa and Companions

greek · martyr

Feast: March 30

John Climacus

greek · martyr

Feast: March 31

Hypatius of Gangra

greek · martyr

Feast: March 31

Innocent Alaska

greek · hierarch

Mary Egypt

Titus the Wonderworker

Nicetas the Confessor of Medikion

· equal-to-apostles

George of Mount Maleon

Joseph the Hymnographer

Claudius, Diodore, and Companions

greek · martyr

Theodulus, Agathopodes, and Companions

greek · martyr

Eutychius of Constantinople

greek · hierarch

Calliopius of Pompeiopolis

greek · martyr

George of Mytilene

Tikhon Moscow

greek · martyr

Herodion, Agabus, and Companions

· equal-to-apostles

Eupsychius of Caesarea

greek · martyr

Feast: April 10

Gregory V of Constantinople

greek · martyr

Feast: April 10

Terence, Pompey, and Companions

greek · martyr

Feast: April 11

Antipas of Pergamum

greek · martyr

Feast: April 12

Basil of Parium

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: April 13

Artemon of Laodicea

greek · martyr

Feast: April 14

Anthony, John, and Eustathius of Vilnius

greek · martyr

Feast: April 14

Martin the Confessor of Rome

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: April 15

Aristarchus, Pudens, and Trophimus

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: April 15

Crescens of Myra

greek · martyr

Feast: April 16

Agape, Irene, and Chionia

greek · martyr

Feast: April 16

St. Amphilochios of Patmos

greek · hierarch

Feast: April 17

Acacius of Melitene

Feast: April 17

Macarius of Corinth

Feast: April 17

Symeon of Persia and Companions

greek · martyr

Feast: April 18

John, Disciple of Gregory the Decapolite

Feast: April 19

John of the Ancient Cave

Feast: April 19

Paphnutius the Hieromartyr

greek · martyr

Feast: April 20

Anastasius of Sinai

Feast: April 20

Gabriel the Child-Martyr of Bialystok

greek · martyr

Feast: April 20

Theodore Trichinas

Feast: April 21

Januarius of Benevento

greek · martyr

Feast: April 21

Theodore of Perge

greek · martyr

Feast: April 22

Theodore of Sykeon

Feast: April 23

George

greek · martyr

Feast: April 24

Elizabeth the Wonderworker

Feast: April 24

Sabbas the General

greek · martyr

Feast: April 25

Mark

greek · martyr

Feast: April 26

Basil of Amasea

greek · martyr

Feast: April 26

Stephen of Perm

Feast: April 27

Symeon Kinsman of the Lord

greek · martyr

Feast: April 28

Dada, Maximus, and Quintilian

greek · martyr

Feast: April 28

Jason and Sosipater

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: April 28

Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus

greek · martyr

Feast: April 29

Basil of Ostrog

Feast: April 29

Memnon the Wonderworker

Feast: April 30

Ignatius Brianchaninov

greek · hierarch

Feast: April 30

James Zebedee

greek · martyr

Jeremiah

greek · martyr

Tamara of Georgia

georgian · equal-to-apostles

Three New Martyrs of Mount Athos

greek · martyr

Boris-Michael of Bulgaria

· equal-to-apostles

Matrona Moscow

slavic · martyr

Theodosius Kiev Caves

greek · hierarch

Timothy and Maura

greek · martyr

Pelagia of Tarsus

greek · martyr

Irene the Great-Martyr

greek · martyr

Job

greek · martyr

Nil Sorsky

greek · hierarch

St. Alexis Toth

greek · hierarch

Arsenius

greek · hierarch

Christopher the Dog-headed

greek · martyr

Isaiah

greek · martyr

Joseph of Optina

Isidora of Tabenna

· equal-to-apostles

Simon the Zealot

· equal-to-apostles

Joseph of Astrakhan

greek · martyr

Mocius of Amphipolis

greek · martyr

Epiphanius of Cyprus

Germanus of Constantinople

greek · hierarch

Glyceria of Heraclea

greek · martyr

Isidore of Chios

greek · martyr

Pachomius

Theodore the Sanctified

Andronicus and Junia

· equal-to-apostles

Peter, Dionysius, and Companions

greek · martyr

Theodotus of Ancyra and Seven Virgins

greek · martyr

Patrick of Prusa

greek · martyr

Thalalaeus of Aegae

greek · martyr

Constantine Great

greek · martyr

Constantine of Murom and Sons

· equal-to-apostles

Helena

greek · hierarch

Basiliscus of Comana

greek · martyr

Euphrosynia of Polotsk

Leontius of Rostov

Michael of Synada the Confessor

· equal-to-apostles

St. Vincent of Lérins

greek · hierarch

Symeon of the Wonderful Mountain

Carpus of the Seventy

· equal-to-apostles

Bede

greek · martyr

Helladius the Hieromartyr

greek · martyr

John the Russian

slavic · equal-to-apostles

Therapon of Sardis

greek · martyr

Eutychius of Melitene

Nicetas of Chalcedon

· equal-to-apostles

Theodosia of Tyre

greek · martyr

Isaacius of Dalmatus

Hermias of Comana

greek · martyr

Justin Philosopher

greek · martyr

Justin Popovic

greek · martyr

John the New of Suceava

greek · martyr

Nicephorus of Constantinople

greek · equal-to-apostles

Lucillian of Byzantium

greek · martyr

Metrophanes of Constantinople

greek · hierarch

Dorotheus of Tyre

greek · martyr

Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt

Hilarion the New of Dalmatus

Cyriaca, Valeria, and Maria

greek · martyr

Theodotus Bishop of Ancyra

greek · martyr

Columba Iona

greek · martyr

Cyril

greek · hierarch

Alexander and Antonina

greek · martyr

John of Tobolsk

Timothy of Prussa

greek · martyr

Bartholomew

greek · martyr

Luke Crimea

greek · hierarch

Martyrs of China

greek · martyr

Onuphrius

Peter the Athonite

Aquilina of Byblos

greek · martyr

Tryphillius of Leucosia

Elisha

greek · martyr

Methodius of Constantinople

greek · hierarch

Amos the Prophet

· equal-to-apostles

Augustine

greek · hierarch

Jerome

greek · martyr

Jonah of Moscow

Lazar of Serbia

greek · martyr

Tikhon of Amathus

Tikhon of Kaluga

Botolph of Ikanhoe

Isaurus, Basil, and Companions

greek · martyr

Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael

greek · martyr

Leontius of Tripoli

greek · martyr

Jude the Apostle

· equal-to-apostles

Methodius of Patara

greek · martyr

Nicholas Cabasilas

greek · hierarch

Julian of Tarsus

greek · martyr

Eusebius of Samosata

greek · martyr

Agrippina of Rome

greek · martyr

Maximus of Serpukhov

greek · martyr

Febronia of Nisibis

greek · martyr

David of Thessalonica

Sampson the Hospitable

Paul

greek · martyr

Peter

greek · martyr

Cosmas and Damian the Unmercenaries

greek · martyr

John Shanghai

greek · martyr

Juvenal of Jerusalem

St. Juvenaly of Alaska

greek · martyr

Hyacinth of Caesarea

greek · martyr

Andrew Crete

greek · martyr

Martha Mother of Symeon

· equal-to-apostles

Athanasius Athos

greek · hierarch

Lampadus of Irenopolis

Juliana of Olshansk

· equal-to-apostles

Sisoes the Great

Acacius of Mount Sinai

Kyriake of Nicomedia

greek · martyr

Thomas of Mount Maleon

Procopius the Great-Martyr

greek · martyr

Pancratius of Taormina

greek · martyr

Anthony Kiev Caves

greek · martyr

Forty-Five Martyrs of Nicopolis

greek · martyr

Archimandrite Sophrony Sakharov

Olga

greek · martyr

Michael of Maleinus

Paisios

greek · hierarch

Paisios Athonite

greek · hierarch

Proclus and Hilarius

greek · martyr

Golinduc of Persia

Stephen of Mar Sabbas

Aquila of the Seventy

· equal-to-apostles

Nicodemos

greek · martyr

Cyricus and Julitta

greek · martyr

Matrona of Chios

Vladimir

greek · martyr

Athenogenes of Heraclea

greek · martyr

Marina of Antioch

greek · martyr

Royal Martyrs

slavic · martyr

Emilian of Trebia

greek · martyr

St. Elizabeth the New Martyr

greek · martyr

Dius of Antioch

Macrina Younger

greek · martyr

Elijah

greek · hierarch

Lydia, Cyril, and Alexis the New Martyrs

greek · martyr

Maria Paris

greek · martyr

Ezekiel

greek · martyr

John and Symeon the Fool-for-Christ

· equal-to-apostles

Marcella of Chios

greek · martyr

Mary Magdalene

greek · martyr

Trophimus, Theophilus, and Companions

greek · martyr

Boris Gleb

greek · martyr

Christina of Tyre

greek · martyr

Maximus Sandovich

greek · martyr

Olympias

greek · hierarch

Hermolaus and Companions

greek · martyr

Moses the Hungarian of Kiev Caves

Paraskeve of Rome

greek · martyr

St. Jacob Netsvetov

greek · venerable

Panteleimon

greek · martyr

Irene of Chrysovalantou

Pitirim of Tambov

Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, and Parmenas

· equal-to-apostles

Bessarion of Smolyan

greek · martyr

Callinicus of Gangra

greek · martyr

Theodota the Virgin-Martyr

greek · martyr

Germanus of Solovki

John the Warrior

· equal-to-apostles

Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, and Companions

· equal-to-apostles

Eudocimus the Righteous

· equal-to-apostles

Germanus of Auxerre

Joseph of Arimathea

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: August 1

The Holy Maccabees

greek · martyr

Feast: August 2

St. Basil the Blessed

greek · hierarch

Feast: August 3

Anthony the Roman

western_pre_schism · monk

Feast: August 3

Isaacius, Dalmatus, and Faustus

Feast: August 4

Seven Youths of Ephesus

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: August 5

Eusignius of Antioch

greek · martyr

Feast: August 5

John the Romanian

romanian · monk

Feast: August 5

Oswald of Northumbria

Feast: August 7

Dometius the Persian

greek · martyr

Feast: August 8

Emilian of Cyzicus

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: August 8

Zosimas and Sabbatius of Solovki

Feast: August 9

Matthias the Apostle

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: August 10

Laurence of Rome the Archdeacon

greek · martyr

Feast: August 11

Euplus the Archdeacon

greek · martyr

Feast: August 12

Photius and Anicetus

greek · martyr

Feast: August 13

Tikhon Zadonsk

greek · hierarch

Feast: August 14

Micah the Prophet

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: August 16

Diomedes of Tarsus

greek · martyr

Feast: August 16

Joseph Hesychast

greek · hierarch

Feast: August 17

Myron of Cyzicus

greek · martyr

Feast: August 18

Florus and Laurus

greek · martyr

Feast: August 19

Andrew Stratelates and Companions

greek · martyr

Feast: August 20

Samuel

greek · hierarch

Feast: August 21

Bassa of Edessa

greek · martyr

Feast: August 21

Thaddaeus of Edessa

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: August 22

Agathonicus of Nicomedia

greek · martyr

Feast: August 22

Lupus of Thessalonica

greek · martyr

Feast: August 23

Irenaeus

greek · martyr

Feast: August 24

Cosmas Aitolos

greek · martyr

Feast: August 24

Eutyches Disciple of Apostle John

greek · martyr

Feast: August 26

Adrian and Natalia

greek · martyr

Feast: August 27

Phanurius of Rhodes

greek · martyr

Feast: August 27

Poemen

greek · martyr

Feast: August 28

Fathers of the Far Caves of Kiev

Feast: August 28

Moses Black

greek · martyr

Feast: August 30

Alexander of Svir

Feast: August 30

Alexander, John, and Paul the New

Feast: August 31

Cyprian

greek · martyr

Feast: September 1

Forty Holy Women and Deacon Ammon

greek · martyr

Feast: September 1

Simeon Stylites

greek · martyr

Feast: September 2

John the Faster of Constantinople

greek · hierarch

Feast: September 2

Mamas of Caesarea

greek · martyr

Feast: September 3

Anthimus of Nicomedia

greek · martyr

Feast: September 3

Theoctistus Companion of Euthymius

Feast: September 4

Babylas of Antioch

greek · martyr

Feast: September 4

Joasaph of Belgorod

Feast: September 4

Moses

greek · martyr

Feast: September 5

Athanasius of Brest

greek · martyr

Feast: September 5

Zacharias and Elizabeth, Parents of the Forerunner

· equal-to-apostles

Feast: September 6

Eudoxius and Companions

greek · martyr

Feast: September 7

Macarius of Kiev

greek · martyr

Feast: September 7

Macarius of Optina

Feast: September 7

Sozon of Cilicia

greek · martyr

Feast: September 9

Fathers of Glinsk Hermitage