31 May
20 commemorations of 31 May in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 13 June of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Apostle Hermes of Philippopolis (Hermas), of the Seventy Apostles (1st century)orthochristian.com · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Hermias of Comana (160)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑρμείας ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · Roman Martyrology · breviary.net · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Philosophus at Alexandria (252)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Eusebios and Charalampos, in Nicomedia, by fireΟἱ Ἅγιοι Εὐσέβιος καὶ Χαράλαμπος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
- Five Martyrs of Ashkelon, by being dragged to deathΟἱ Ἅγιοι πέντε Μάρτυρες ἐν Ἀσκαλώνιsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Apollonios (Apollo) of the Egyptian Thebaid (395)oca.org
- Saint Eustathius, Patriarch of Constantinople (1025)Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐστάθιος Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεωςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Philotheus (Leschynsky) of Tobolsk, Metropolitan of Tobolsk and the "Apostle of Siberia" (1727)Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλόθεος Μητροπολίτης Τομπόλσκsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · drevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Archpriest Philosophus (Ornatsky), with his sons Martyrs Boris and Nicholas, in St. Petersburg (1918)Ὁ Ἅγιος Φιλόσοφος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ Βόρις καὶ Νικόλαος οἱ Μάρτυρεςdrevo-info.ru · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyrs Hierotheus (Afonin), Bishop of Nikolsk (1928), and Hieroschemamonk Seraphim (Nikolsky) (1923)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἱερόθεος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ Νέοςsynaxarion.gr · 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.
- Virgin-martyr Petronilla, at Rome (1st or 3rd century)Ἡ Ἁγία Πετρονίλα ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr · orthodoxengland.org.uk · Roman Martyrology
- Martyr Crescentian, in Sassari in Sardinia (c. 130)Ὁ Ἅγιος Κρήσκης ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Cantius, Cantian, Cantianilla and Protus, in Aquileia (304)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κάνδιος, Κανδιανός, Κανδιανέλλη καὶ Πρῶτος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Sylvius of Toulouse, Bishop of Lyon (c. 400)forum-orthodoxe.com
- Saint Lupicinus of Verona, Bishop of Verona, described as 'the most holy, the best of bishops' (5th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Λουπικίνος Ἐπίσκοπος Βερόναςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Paschasius, Deacon and Confessor in Rome, who is mentioned by Pope Gregory I (512)Ὁ Ἅγιος Πασχάσιοςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Winnow, Mancus and Myrbad, Irish saints who lived in Cornwall where churches are dedicated to them (6th century)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.
- First translation of the relics (1591) of Hieromartyr Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia (1569), to Solovkidrevo-info.ru · pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Archimandrite Macarius (Briushkov) of Peshnosha Monastery, disciple of Blessed Theodore of Sanaxar (1811)pravoslavie.ru
- Finding of the relics (1960) of New Martyr Nicholas the Deacon, of Mytilene (1463)pravoslavie.ru
The list is May 31 (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.