16 May
38 commemorations of 16 May in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 29 May of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Hieromartyr Alexander of Jerusalem, Archbishop (251)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Ἱεροσολύμωνorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Papylinus the Martyr, by the swordὉ Ἅγιος Παπυλίνος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyrs Bachtisius, Isaac and Symeon of Persia (339)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Βαχθισόης, Ἰσαάκιος καὶ Συμεὼν οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Theodore the Sanctified of Tabennisi, disciple of Saint Pachomios the Great (367)Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Ἡγιασμένος ὁ Ταβεννησιώτηςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Abda (Audas) and Abdjesus (Audiesus), successive bishops of Beth-Kashkar, and 38 other martyrs in the Persian Empire, under Ardashir II (376)
- 16 priests, 9 deacons, 6 monks, and 7 unnamed virgins, in Persia
- Saint Neadius (Neadios), Bishop and WonderworkerὉ Ὅσιος Νεάδιοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Bardas, founder of the monastery of the Forerunner in Petra, Constantinople (5th-6th century)pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrdom of the 44 Holy Sabaite fathers, monk-martyrs of the Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, massacred by the Bedouins (614)Οἱ Ἅγιοι ἀββάδες οἱ ἐν τῇ μονῇ τοῦ Ἁγίου Σάββα ἀναιρεθέντεςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Peter of Blachernae (761)Ὁ Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Thomas I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (820)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint George of Mitylene, Bishop (821 or 842)Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής Ἐπίσκοπος Μυτιλήνηςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Nicholas Mystikos, Patriarch of Constantinople (925)Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Α’ ὁ Μυστικὸς, Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεωςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saints Cassian (1537) and Laurence (1548), disciples of Venerable Cornelius of Komel, Abbots of Komel ("Korneliev" Monastery), VologdaΟἱ Ὅσιοι Κασσιανὸς καὶ Λαυρέντιοςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Teodor (Nestorović) of Vršac, Bishop of Vršac in Banat, Serbia (1594)Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Βρσάκsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyr Nicholas of Metsovo, at Trikala, whose relics are at Meteora (1617)drevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- Venerable Hieromonk Matthew of Yaransk the Wonderworker ( 'Mitrophan Kuzmich Zvetsov' ) (1927)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyr Vukasin of Klepci, in Hercegovina, under the Ustashi terrorists (1943)Ὁ Ἅγιος Βουκασίνος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · drevo-info.ru · 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.
- Saint Fort (Fort de Bordeaux), first Bishop of Bordeaux in France, venerated as a martyr (c. 1st century?)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Peregrinus, Bishop of Terni (138)Ὁ Ἅγιος Περεγρίνος Ἐπίσκοπος Τέρνιsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Peregrine of Auxerre, martyr, the first bishop of Auxerre and the builder of its first cathedral (261 or 304)Ὁ Ἅγιος Περεγρίνος ὁ Μάρτυρας τῆς Ὡξέρρηςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · breviary.net
- Martyrs Felix and Gennadius, at Uzalis in AfricaΟἱ Ἅγιοι Φήλικας καὶ Γεννάδιος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia at Lucania (c. 303)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Hilary, Bishop of Pavia, one of the bishops in the north of Italy who fought against Arianism (376)
- Saint Possidius, Bishop of Calama in Numidia in North Africa, a friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo (c. 370 - c. 440)Roman Martyrology
- Saint Primael, ascetic, from Britain, he went to Brittany and became a hermit near Quimper (c. 450)
- Blessed child-saint Musa of Rome (5th century)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Carannog (Carantog, Caimach, Carnath), Welsh prince who aided St Patrick in the enlightenment of Ireland (5th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Καραντόκιος ὁ πρίγκιπαςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Fidolus (Phal), Abbot at Isle-Aumont, south of Troyes (c. 540 - 549)Ὁ Ὅσιος Φιδωλόςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Germerius, Bishop of Toulouse in France for fifty years (560)
- Saint Domnolus, Bishop of Le Mans (581)Ὁ Ἅγιος Δομνόλοςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Carantoc, an abbot who founded the church of Llangrannog in Wales (6th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Καραντόκιοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Honoratus of Amiens, the seventh Bishop of Amiens (c. 600)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ὀνωράτος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀμιένηςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Annobert (Alnobert), a monk at Almenêches, consecrated Bishop of Séez in France (c. 689)
- Saint Franchy (Francovæcus), a monk at St Martin de la Bretonnière in France, later a hermit in the Nivernais, Diocese of Nevers (7th century)
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Foundation of the church of Saint Euphemia, near the Neorion (port facilities), by the Dolmabahçe Palace of ConstantinopleΜνήμη Ἁγίας Εὐφημίας πλησίον τοῦ Νεωρίουsynaxarion.gr
- Uncovering of the relics (1545) of Saint Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop, Wonderworker of Novgorod (1492)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἐφραὶμ ὁ ἐκ Ρωσίαςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Commemoration of Saint Macarius (Notaras) of Corinth (1805) in the village of Myloi, Samos islandὉ Ἅγιος Μακάριος ὁ Νοταρᾶς Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Κορίνθουsynaxarion.gr
The list is May 16 (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.