The Calendar of the Church
Saints of the Church
The great cloud of witnesses, month by month. Each saint links to their life and to the scripture readings appointed on their feast.
January
Archbishop of Caesarea, one of the Three Hierarchs
Wonderworker of Sarov, beloved Russian elder
The wider apostolic company sent by Christ
Bishop of Nyssa, youngest Cappadocian Father
Bishop, translator of the Philokalia, spiritual writer
Founder of cenobitic monasticism in Palestine
Bishop of Poitiers, Athanasius of the West
Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of Georgia
First Archbishop and Enlightener of Serbia
Father of monks, hermit of the Egyptian desert
Archbishops of Alexandria, pillars of Orthodox christology
Desert Father of Egypt, founder of Scetis
Lavra founder and elder of the Judean desert
Monk, theologian, confessor against monothelitism
Disciple of Paul, first Bishop of Ephesus
Fool for Christ, wonderworker of Petersburg
Archbishop of Constantinople, called the Theologian
Deacon of Edessa, the Harp of the Spirit
Bishop of Nineveh, hermit, teacher of mercy
February
Martyrs of Carthage with their companions
Abbess of Kildare, Mary of the Gael
Elders who received Christ in the Temple
Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of Japan
Patriarch of Constantinople, scholar and missionary
Hieromartyr, priest of Magnesia
Equal-to-the-Apostles, apostle of the Slavic peoples
Pope of Rome, champion of Chalcedonian christology
Bishop of Smyrna, disciple of the Apostle John
March
Forty soldiers frozen on a lake for Christ
Patriarch of Jerusalem, theologian and hymnographer
Pope of Rome, author of the Dialogues
Abbot, mystic, third to be named Theologian
Abbot of Monte Cassino, father of Western monasticism
Bishop, Enlightener of Ireland
Archbishop of Jerusalem, catechist of the Church
Bishop of Ochrid and Zica, the Serbian Chrysostom
Patriarch of Moscow, confessor under persecution
The archangel of the Annunciation
Abbot of Sinai, author of the Ladder
April
Penitent ascetic of the Jordan desert
Clairvoyant elder of twentieth-century Russia
Apostle to the Slavs, Archbishop of Moravia
Hesychast elder, founder of Russian skete life
Hieromartyr Patriarch hanged at the patriarchate gate
Bishop of Pergamum, martyr named in Revelation
Pope who suffered exile defending two wills in Christ
Soldier, greatmartyr and victory-bearer
Evangelist, author of the second Gospel
Missionary bishop and enlightener of the Komi people
Second bishop of Jerusalem, martyred under Trajan
Bishop and classic writer on prayer and asceticism
Apostle, brother of John, first martyred apostle
May
Weeping prophet of Judah's fall and the new covenant
Holy queen of Georgia's golden age
Patriarch of Alexandria, champion of Nicene faith
Blind eldress and wonderworker of Soviet Moscow
First saints of Russia, princely passion-bearers
Mother whose tears won Augustine's conversion
Great Martyr venerated across the Christian East
Righteous man of Uz, model of patient endurance
Beloved disciple, evangelist of divine love
Prophet of Immanuel and the Suffering Servant
Bishop of Myra; relics translated to Bari
Apostle of the Twelve, called the Zealot
Bishop of Salamis, cataloguer of heresies
Founder of communal monasticism in Egypt
First Christian emperor and his mother
Monk who defined the rule of catholic tradition
Apostle of the English, first Archbishop of Canterbury
Captive confessor whose relics rest in Euboea
June
Philosopher, apologist, and martyr at Rome
Patriarch, defender of the Theotokos at Ephesus
Irish abbot, missionary founder of Iona
Apostle of the Twelve and apostle of the Seventy
Hermit of the deep Egyptian desert
Wonderworking prophet, successor of Elijah
Bishop of Hippo, theologian of grace
Martyr-prince who fell at Kosovo
Apostle and author of the epistle of Jude
Protomartyr of Britain at Verulamium
Righteous parents of John the Forerunner
Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord
Wonderworking princely couple, patrons of marriage
Preeminent chief apostles, martyred at Rome
Common feast of the Twelve Apostles
July
Unmercenary physicians and wonderworkers of Rome
Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco, wonderworker
Archbishop of Crete, author of the Great Canon
Tsar Nicholas II and his family, passion-bearers
Iconographer of the Holy Trinity icon
Equal-to-the-Apostles, first Christian ruler of Rus
Disciple of St Silouan, elder and theologian
Beloved elder and counselor of Mount Athos
Athonite compiler of the Philokalia
Equal-to-the-Apostles, baptizer of Rus
Greatmartyr of Antioch in Pisidia
Ascetic teacher, sister of St Basil the Great
Nun and martyr of Ravensbrück
Fiery prophet taken up in a whirlwind
Myrrhbearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles
Righteous virgin martyr of Rome
Wonderworker of Alaska, first canonized American saint
Unmercenary physician and greatmartyr
Noble councillor who buried the Lord
August
Apostle chosen to complete the Twelve
Archdeacon and martyr of Rome
Bishop of Voronezh, beloved spiritual writer
Bishop of Lyons, refuter of the Gnostics
Equal-to-the-Apostles, preacher of enslaved Greece
Apostle of the Seventy, first bishop of Crete
Abba of Egypt, voice of the Desert Fathers
Repentant robber who became a desert father
Bishop of Carthage, martyr, teacher of unity
September
Ancestors of God, parents of the Theotokos
Martyred mother of Faith, Hope, and Love
Protomartyr among women, Equal-to-the-Apostles
Athonite elder of prayer for the whole world
Abbot of the Holy Trinity, patron of Russia
Enlightener of Armenia, the first Christian nation
October
Hymnographer of Constantinople, author of kontakia
Converted sorcerer and virgin martyr of Antioch
Athenian judge converted by the Apostle Paul
Apostle who confessed 'My Lord and my God'
One of the Twelve Apostles of Christ
Ascetic beloved throughout the Balkan lands
Centurion who confessed Christ at the Cross
Evangelist, physician, author of Luke and Acts
Wonderworking priest and pastor of all Russia
Founder of monasticism in the Holy Land
First bishop of Jerusalem, called the Just
Myrrh-streaming greatmartyr, patron of Thessalonica
Young martyr who defeated the gladiator Lyaeus
Metropolitan, compiler of the Lives of Saints
November
Unmercenary physicians and wonderworkers
Chief commander of the heavenly hosts
Bishop of Pentapolis, wonderworker of Aegina
Abbot of Studion, defender of the icons
Patriarch of Alexandria, father of the poor
Bishop of Tours, apostle of rural Gaul
Archbishop of Constantinople, the golden-mouthed preacher
Archbishop of Thessalonica, theologian of hesychasm
Apostle of the Twelve from Bethsaida
Elder who renewed hesychasm among the Slavs
Evangelist and former tax collector
Bishop of Neocaesarea, apostle of Pontus
Right-believing prince, defender of Orthodox Rus
Learned virgin martyr of Alexandria
Apostolic Father, third bishop of Rome
First-called of the apostles, brother of Peter
December
Clairvoyant Athonite elder of modern Athens
Virgin martyr slain by her own father
Theologian, hymnographer, defender of icons
Founder of the Great Lavra of Mar Saba
Bishop of Milan, teacher of the West
Pillar ascetic and counselor of emperors
Shepherd bishop of Trimythous, wonderworker
Virgin martyr of Sicily under Diocletian
Bishop of Antioch, apostolic father and martyr
Deliverer from Potions, martyr under Diocletian
First martyr of the Church, chief of the deacons
Infants slain by Herod for Christ's sake
Archbishop of Ochrid, biblical commentator