1 May
40 commemorations of 1 May in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 14 May of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Tamar, Queen of Georgia
Saints
- Prophet Jeremiah (c. 655 – 586 BC)Ὁ Προφήτης Ἱερεμίαςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Philosophos at Alexandria (252)Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλόσοφος ὁ Μάρτυραςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr SabbasὉ Ἅγιος Σάββας ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Venerable Hieromartyr Batas of Nisibis (Bata the Persian) (c. 364)Ὁ Ἅγιος Βατᾶς ὁ Ἱερομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Isidora the Fool-for-Christ, of Tabennisi, Egypt (c. 365)Ἡ Ὁσία Ἰσιδώρα ἡ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλήsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- New Monk-martyr Romanus of Raqqa (780)pravoslavie.ru
- St. Michael, ascetic of Chalcedon (8th-9th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Μιχαὴλ ὁ Θαυματουργόςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Symeon of Syracuse (or of Mount Sinai or Trier) (1035)Ὁ Ὅσιος Συμεὼν ὁ Πεντάγλωσσος ὁ Σιναΐτηςsynaxarion.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Tamar of Georgia, Queen (1213)Ἡ Ἁγία Ταμάρα ἡ βασίλισσαsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Paphnutius of Borovsk, Abbot (1477)Ὁ Ὅσιος Παφνούτιος ὁ Θαυματουργόςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Macarius of Kiev, Metropolitan of Kiev (1497)Ὁ Ἅγιος Μακάριος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Μητροπολίτης Κιέβουsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- St. Zosimas, bishop of Kumurdo (15th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζωσιμᾶς ἐκ Γεωργίαςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Gerasimus of Boldinsk, abbot (1554)Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ἐκ Ρωσίαςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Panaretus, Bishop of Paphos (1791)Ὁ Ἅγιος Πανάρετος Ἐπίσκοπος Πάφουsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyrs Euthymius, Ignatius (1814), and Acacius (1815) of Mount AthosΟἱ Ἅγιοι Εὐθύμιος καὶ Ἰγνάτιος οἱ Ὁσιομάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Nicephorus of Chios, monk (1821)Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος ἐκ Χίουsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyr Mary of Crete (Mary of Mirambelos) (1826)Ἡ Ἁγία Μαρία ἡ Νεομάρτυςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Schemamonk Luke of Glinsk Hermitage (1898)pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- Virgin-martyr Nina (Kuznyetsova), new martyr of Vologda (1938)mospat.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hiero-confessor Tryphon of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1939)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.
- Martyr Andeolus of Smyrna, a subdeacon from Smyrna sent to France by St Polycarp, martyred near Viviers on the Rhône (208)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Orentius and Patientia, husband and wife who lived at Loret near Huesca in Spain, parents of St. Laurence the Martyr (240)Roman Martyrology
- Martyrs Acius (Ache) and Aceolus (Acheul), the former a deacon, the latter a subdeacon, martyred near Amiens in France under Diocletian (303)
- Saint Grata of Bergamo, a holy woman from Bergamo in Italy, zealous in securing Christian burial for the bodies of the martyrs (c. 307)Roman Martyrology
- Saint Agapetos (Amator), Bishop of Auxerre and Confessor (418)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀγαπητὸς Ἐπίσκοπος Ὡξέρρηςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Orentius of Auch (or Orientius), a hermit in the Lavendan valley near Tarbes in France, Bishop of Auch (Augusta Ausciorum) for over 40 years (c. 439)Roman Martyrology
- Saint Corentin, Bishop of Quimper (460)holytrinityorthodox.com
- Saint Brioc, Abbot of St. Brieuc (c. 502)Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Sigismund, King of Burgundy (524)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Marcul, Hieromonk of Corbeny, founder of a monastery of hermits on the Egyptian model in Nanteuil in France (c. 558)
- Saint Ceallach (Kellach), a disciple of St Kieran of Clonmacnoise, became Bishop of Killala in Ireland, ended his life as a hermit and may have been martyred (6th century)
- Saint Asaph, Bishop in North Wales (c. 600)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀσάφιος Ἐπίσκοπος Οὐαλίαςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Aredius of Gap (Arigius, Arey), Bishop of Gap in France for twenty years (604)
- Saint Bertha of Val d'Or, martyr, founder and abbess of Avenay in the diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (680)
- Martyr Evermarus of Tongres, pilgrim murdered by robbers at Rousson, near Tongres, Belgium (c. 700)
- Saint Théodard, Archbishop of Narbonne (893)
- Saint Benedict of Szkalka, a hermit on Mount Zobor in Hungary, disciple of St. Andrew Zorard, renowned for his asceticism, murdered by robbers (1012)
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy" (“Neochikuvana Radist”) from Andronikov Monasteryocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- "Myrrh-Bearing" Icon of the Mother of God of Tsarevokokshaisk (in the province of Kazan) (1647)Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Τσαρεβοκοκσάισκ Ρωσίαςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org
- Translation of the relics (870) of Saint Walburga, Abbess of Heidenheim, to Eichstättholytrinityorthodox.com
The list is May 1 (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.