26 May
23 commemorations of 26 May in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 8 June of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀλφαῖος καὶ Κάρπος οἱ Ἀπόστολοι ἐκ τῶν Ἑβδομήκονταoca.org · orthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Abercius and Helen, children of Apostle Alphaeus (1st century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀβέρκιος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Julius, Roman soldier, by beheading, at Dorostolum in Mysia (Asia Minor) (302)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰούλιος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Synesius, Bishop of Karpasia in Cyprus, Wonderworker (c. 5th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Συνέσιοςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable John of Psichaita the Confessor, of Constantinople (c. 825)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- New Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica, the former Dervish, beheaded at Smyrna (1794)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Δερβίσηςsynaxarion.gr · drevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyrs Milan Banjac and Milan Golubovic, of Drvar, Serbia (1941-1945)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.
- Hieromartyr Zacharias, Bishop of Vienne, suffered under Trajan (106)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζαχαρίας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · breviary.net
- Hieromartyr Simitrius priest, and 22 other martyrs, who suffered under Antoninus Pius, at Rome (159)Ὁ Ἅγιος Σιμίτριος ὁ Μάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Eleutherius, Pope of Rome (189)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐλευθέριος Ἐπίσκοπος Ρώμηςorthodoxengland.org.uk · synaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology
- Saints Fugatius (Fagan) and Damian (Deruvian), sent by Pope Eleutherius to England to preach the Gospel (2nd century)Οἱ Ὅσιοι Φουγάτιος καὶ Δαμιανόςsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyr Priscus, a Roman legionary officer, and a great multitude of other Christians of Besançon, near Auxerre (272)Ὁ Ἅγιος Πρίσκος ὁ Μάρτυρας καὶ ἡ συνοδεία αὐτοῦsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Felicissimus, Heraclius, and Paulinus, at Todi in Umbria (303)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Φηλικίσσιμος, Ἡρακλῆς καὶ Παυλίνος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyr Quadratus, a martyr in North AfricaRoman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Bécán, a hermit near Cork in Ireland, founder of Kilbeggan, Westmeath (6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Evangelizer of England (605)Ὁ Ἅγιος Αὐγουστίνος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Καντουαρίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Oduvald, a noble who became a monk and later Abbot of Melrose Abbey in Scotland (698)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Regintrudis, fourth Abbess of Nonnberg Abbey near Salzburg in Austria (c. 740)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Guinizo, born in Spain, became a monk at Montecassino in Italy (c. 1050)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.
- Uncovering of the relics (1521) of Venerable Macarius, Abbot of Kolyazin (1483)Εὕρεσις Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ὁσίου Μακαρίουsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Translation of the relics (1534) of New Martyr George of Kratovo (George of Sofia) (1515)Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ἐκ Βουλγαρίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- The Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir of Seligersk (16th century)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Repose of Archimandrite George (Kapsanis) of Gregoriou Monastery (2014)johnsanidopoulos.com · pravoslavie.ru
The list is May 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.