28 March
27 commemorations of 28 March in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 10 April of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Apostle Herodion of Patras of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἡρωδίων ὁ Ἀπόστολος Ἐπίσκοπος Ταρσοῦorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Priscus, Malchus, and Alexander, of Caesarea of Palestine (259)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia (330)
- Zanithas, Lazarus, Maruthas (Marotas), Narses, Elias, Marinus (Mares), Abibus, Sembeeth (Sivsithina), and Sabbas
- Venerable Hesychios the Theologian of Jerusalem (434), disciple of St. Gregory the TheologianὉ Ὅσιος Ἡσύχιος ὁ Ἱεροσολυμίτηςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelekete Monastery near Prusa (754)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰλαρίων ὁ Νέοςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Stephen the Confessor and Wonderworker, Abbot of Tryglia (815)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyrs George, Bishop of Zagora, Parodus and Peter, priests, and Martyr Prince Enravota-Boyan (833), of BulgariaὉ Ἅγιος Μποϋὰν ὁ ἐπονομαζόμενος Ἐνραβωτᾶ πρίγκιπας τῶν Βουλγάρωνsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Venerable Martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Caves (1097)Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐστράτιος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας ὁ Νηστευτήςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Mstislav, Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, son of Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky (1173)Ὁ Ἅγιος Μστισλάβος ὁ πρίγκιπας τοῦ Βλαντιμὶρsynaxarion.gr
- Venerable Hilarion, monk, of Gdov, Pskov (1476)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰλαρίων ἐκ Ρωσίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Dionysius the Merciful, Bishop of Larissa (1510)Ὁ Ὅσιος Διονύσιος ὁ Ἐλεήμωνsynaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Jonah, Abbot of Klimets Monastery, Olonets (1534)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωνᾶς ἐκ Ρωσίαςsynaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint John, Bishop of Manglisi, Georgia (1751)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ἐκ Γεωργίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Gavrielia (Papagiannis) the 'Ascetic of Love', a trained physiotherapist, who became a Greek Orthodox nun, known for her care of the poor and sick (1992)saint.gr · ec-patr.org
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Postnikov, Archpriest, of Timoshkino, Ryazan (1931)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Basil Malinin, Archpriest, of Pereslavl (1938)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr John Chernoff (1939)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Peter Ochryzko, Priest of Chartoviec, Chełm and Podlasie, Poland (1944)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.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.
- Martyrs Rogatus, Successus and Companions, a group of eighteen martyrs in North Africaorthodoxengland.org.uk · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Sixtus III (Xystus), Pope of Rome from 432 (440)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Spes (Speus), an Abbot of Campi in central Italy (ca. 513)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Gontram (Gunthrammus), a repentant King of Burgundy in France (592)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Gundelindis (Guendelindis), a daughter of the Duke of Alsace and niece of St Ottilia, whom she succeeded as Abbess of Niedermünster Abbey (ca. 750)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Tutilo (Tuotilo), a gifted and artistic monk at St Gall Abbey in Switzerland (ca. 915)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.
- Repose of Abbot Adrian (in schema Alexis) of Konevits Monastery (1812)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Blessed Helen of Arzamas, disciple of Abbot Nazarius of Valaam (1820)pravoslavie.ru
- Icon of the Mother of God of "the Sign"oca.org
The list is March 28 (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.