15 January
31 commemorations of 15 January in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 28 January of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Venerable Martyr Pansophius of Alexandria (c. 250)Ὁ Ἅγιος Πανσόφιος ὁ Μάρτυραςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Elpidios, Danax, and HelenΟἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐλπίδιος, Δάναξ καὶ Ἑλένη οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Virgin Martyr Charitina of Amisus (c. 304)
- Venerable Paul of Thebes, Egypt (341)Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Θηβαῖοςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Holy 6 Monk-Martyrs of the Desert, who reposed peacefullyΟἱ Ἅγιοι Ἕξι Πατέρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia, Georgia (c. 361)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Isidore of Scété (died c. 390), Egyptian priest and desert ascetic
- Venerable Alexander the Ever-Vigilant, founder of the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones ("the Ever-Vigilant"), at Gomon, in north-eastern Bithynia (c. 426-427)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀκοίμητοςsynaxarion.gr
- Venerable John Calybite (Calabytes) "the Hut-Dweller" of Constantinople, Monk (c. 450)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Καλυβίτης ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν πτωχὸςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Venerable Prohor (Prochorus), Abbot in the Vranski Desert on the River Pčinja (Pchinja, Pshina), Bulgaria (10th-11th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Πρόχοροςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Gabriel, Founder of Lesnovo Monastery, Serbia-Bulgaria (980 or 11th or 12th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Γαβριήλsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Nectarius, Archbishop of Tobolsk (1667)pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Benjamin, Bishop of Romanov (1930)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Michael Samsonov, Priest (1942)holytrinityorthodox.com · mospat.ru
Saints of the West before the Schism
Saints of the Latin West before the Schism of 1054. The Orthodox Church honours the saints of the undivided Church, though few of these are in the Greek or Slavic Menaia; this list follows the calendars kept by the Orthodox in the West.
- Virgin Martyr Secundina, scourged to death near Rome in the persecution of Decius (c. 250)Ἡ Ἁγία Σεκουνδίνηsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyr Ephysius of Sardinia (303)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Maximus, Bishop of Nola (c. 250)orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Virgin Martyrs Maura and Britta of Touraine, France (4th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Eugippius, ordained priest at Rome, was biographer of Saint Severinus of Noricum (535)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Íte of Killeedy (Ita, Ytha, Meda), Hermitess in Ireland and foster-mother of Saint Brendan (570)Ἡ Ἁγία Ἴτα ἐξ Ἰρλανδίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Maurus, disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia (584)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Lleudadd (Laudatus), first Abbot of Bardsey Island, Wales (6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Sawyl Penuchel, the father of Asaph of Wales (6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Tarsicia of Rodez, an Anchoress who lived near Rodez, sister of St. Ferréol of Uzès (600)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Malard, Bishop of Chartres, present at the Council of Châlon-sur-Saône in 650 (c. 650)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Bonitus, Bishop of Clermont and Confessor, later a monk (c. 710)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Emebert, an early Bishop of Cambrai (c. 710)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Ceolwulf, King of Northumbria, encouraged monastic life (764)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Blaithmaic (Blathmac), an Abbot from Ireland, went to Scotland and was martyred by the Danes on the altar steps of the church of Iona (c. 823)orthodoxengland.org.uk
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Finding of the relics (1722) of Venerable Barlaam (Varlaam) of Keret Lake (Keretsky) near the White Sea (1589-1590)Ὁ Ὅσιος Βαρλαάμoca.org · synaxarion.gr · johnsanidopoulos.com
- Restoration (1998) of Saint Nektarios of Aegina as Metropolitan of Pentapolisjohnsanidopoulos.com
The list is January 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), read on 2026-09-25 and adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0: its sections and years, the Greek headings of the Great Synaxaristes where it cites them, and beside each line the sources it names. Names in bold are the saints the day is named for in Greek usage, checked against the Church of Cyprus.