28 May
31 commemorations of 28 May in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 10 June of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Hieromartyr Eutychius of Melitene, Bishop of Melitene (1st century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐτύχιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Μελιτηνῆςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Woman martyr Heliconis of Thessalonica (244)Ἡ Ἁγία Ἑλικωνίς ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Alexander, Bishop of Thessalonica (4th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλέξανδρος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Θεσσαλονίκηςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Helladius of the East, bishop (4th century)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Nicetas the Confessor, Archbishop of Chalcedon, with his kinsmen Sts. Nicetas and Ignatius (8th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικήτας ὁ Ὁμολογητής Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Χαλκηδόναςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Blessed Andrew of Constantinople, Fool-for-Christ of Constantinople (911)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀνδρέας ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλόςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Virgin-Martyr Philothea (Philothea of Pamphylia), WonderworkerἩ Ὁσία Φιλοθέα ἡ Παρθενομάρτυςsynaxarion.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Ignatius of Rostov, Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov (1288)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰγνάτιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ροστώβsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Gerontius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1489)Ὁ Ἅγιος Γερόντιος τῆς Μόσχαςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Sophronius of Bulgaria, Monk (1510)Ὁ Ὅσιος Σωφρόνιος ἐκ Βουλγαρίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Elena (Manturova), Nun of Diveyevo (1832)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Blessed Domnica (Likvinenko), Ascetic of Cherson (1967)drevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Martyr Demetrius (Mitros) of Tripolitsa (1794)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Zachariah, Priest of Prusa (1802)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Macarius (Morzhov), Hieromonk of Zosima Hermitage, Smolensk (1931)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · mospat.ru · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Dionisius (Petushkov), Hiero-Schemamonk of the St. Nilus of Stolobny Hermitage, Tver (1931)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Aristov, Deacon (1931)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Martyrs Iganatius Markov and Peter Yudin (1931)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hiero-confessor Rodion (Fyodorov), Archimandrite, of the Holy Trinity–St. Sergius Lavra (1933)drevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
- New Confessor Heraclius (Motyakh), Schemamonk, of Turkistan (1937)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Virgin-Martyr Hermogenas Kadomtseva (1942)drevo-info.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.
- Martyrs Crescens, Paul, Dioscorides and Helladius, of Rome (244)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κρήσκης, Παῦλος καὶ Διοσκορίδης οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Aemilius, Felix, Priamus, and Lucian, in SardiniaRoman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Senator of Milan, Bishop of Milan (480)Ὁ Ἅγιος Σενατόρος Ἐπίσκοπος Μιλάνουsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Hieromartyr Caraunus (Ceraunus, Cheron), Deacon, near Chartres (5th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Χέρων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Justus of Urgell, first recorded Bishop of Urgell, in Catalonia in Spain (527)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰούστος Ἐπίσκοπος Οὐργέλληςsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Germain of Paris (Germanus), Bishop of Paris (576)Ὁ Ἅγιος Γερμανὸς Ἐπίσκοπος Παρισίωνsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · patriarchia.ru · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint William of Gellone, built a monastery at Gellone in Gaul, later named Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (812)orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Podius, Bishop of Florence from 990, and Confessor (1002)Roman Martyrology · 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.
- Icon of the Mother of God of Nicea (304)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Synaxis of the Galich "Umilenie-Tenderness" Icon of the Mother of God (1350)Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Γκαλίτς τῆς Ρωσίαςsynaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com
The list is May 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.