26 March
28 commemorations of 26 March in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 8 April of the civil calendar.
Feasts
- Synaxis of the Archangel GabrielΣύναξις Ἀρχαγγέλου Γαβριήλorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Apodosis (Leavetaking) of the Annunciationecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Saints
- Martyr Codratus (Quadratus), Emmanuel and Theodosius, and with them 40 other martyrs, who suffered under Diocletian (284-305)Ὁ Ἅγιος Κοδράτος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Theodore, with Irenaeus the Deacon, and Serapion and Ammonius the lectors, in Pentapolis in Libya (304)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Θεόδωρος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ Εἰρηναῖος ὁ Διάκονος, Σεραπίων καὶ Ἀμμώνιος οἱ ἀναγνῶστεςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium in Hungary (304)Ὁ Ἅγιος Εἰρηναῖος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Σιρμίουsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Montanus, priest, and his wife Maxima, at Sirmium (ca. 304)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Μοντανὸς καὶ Μαξίμη οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Philemon and Domninus of Thessalonica, in ItalyΟἱ Ἅγιοι Δομνίνος καὶ Φιλήμων οἱ Μάρτυρες ἐκ Θεσσαλονίκηςsynaxarion.gr
- Hieromartyr Eusebius, Bishop of Kival, and Martyr Pullius the Readerholytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Eutychius, Subdeacon, of Alexandria (356)Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐτύχιος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ ὑποδιάκονοςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Holy 26 Martyrs in Gothia by burning, under the Crimean Goths, under the Gothic King Jungerich (375-383)
- Bathusius and Bercus, presbyters
- Monk-martyr Arpilus
- Laymen martyrs: Abibus, Agnus (Hagias), Reasus (Ruias), Igathrax (Egathrax), Iscoeus (Iskous, Eskoes, Escoos), Silas, Signicus (Sigetzas), Sonerilas (Swerilas), Suimbalus (Swemblas), Thermus (Therthas), Phillus (Philgas)
- Laywomen martyrs: Anna, Alla (Alas), Larissa (Baren, Beride), Monco (Manca, Moiko), Mamica (Kamika), Uirko (Virko, Oneko), Animais (Animaida, Anemais), Gaatha the queen of the Goths, and Duklida (Dulcilla)
- Saint Malchus of Chalcis in Syria (4th century)Διήγησης ὠφέλιμος Μάλχου μοναχοῦ αἰχμαλωτισθέντοςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Abraham of Mount Latros (Latrium), ascetic
- Venerable Stephen the Confessor and Wonderworker, Abbot of Tryglia (815)Ὁ Ὅσιος Στέφανος ὁ Ξυλινίτηςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Basil the Younger, anchorite near Constantinople (944 or 952)Ὁ Ὅσιος Βασίλειος ὁ Νέοςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- New Martyr George of Sofia, at Adrianople (1437)Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐκ Βουλγαρίαςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- Martyr Parasceva Kochneva (1939)mospat.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
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.
- Martyr Castulus, an officer of the palace in Rome, tortured and buried alive for helping other Orthodox (286)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Peter, Marcian, John, Thecla, Cassian and others, at RomeΟἱ Ἅγιοι Πέτρος, Μαρκιανός, Ἰωάννης, Θέκλα, Κασσιανὸς οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς μαρτυρήσαντεςsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Felix of Trier, consecrated Bishop of Trier in Germany by St Martin of Tours in 386 (ca. 400)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Sincheall, a disciple of St Patrick and founder of the monastery of Killeigh in Offaly, where there were 150 monks (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Govan, hermit of Pembrokeshire (586)holytrinityorthodox.com
- Saint Mocheallóg (Cellog, Mottelog, Motalogus), patron saint of Kilmallock in Limerick in Ireland (ca.639)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Braulio of Saragossa in Iberia, Bishop and Confessor (646)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Garbhan (Garbán), a saint who left his name to Dungarvan in Ireland (7th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Ludger, missionary bishop in the Netherlands and northwestern Germany (809)orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Bertilo, Abbot of St Benignus Abbey in Dijon in France, martyred with several of his monks at the altar when the Vikings sacked the monastery (ca. 878-888)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Felicitas of Padua, nun, probably at Sts Cosmas and Damian in Padua in Italy (9th century)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.
- Melitina Icon of the Theotokos
The list is March 26 (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.