6 June
32 commemorations of 6 June in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 19 June of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Saint Justus, Bishop of Alexandria (130)orthochristian.com · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Virgin-martyrs Archelais, Thecla, and Susanna, beheaded at Salerno (293)Οἱ Ἁγίες Ἀρχελαΐς, Θέκλα καὶ Σωσάνα οἱ Παρθενομάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Five Virgin-martyrs
- Valeria, Kyria, Martha, Mary and Marcia, of Caesarea in Palaestina, martyred for refusing to sacrifice to idols
- Martyr Gelasius, by beheadingὉ Ἅγιος Γελάσιος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Martyrs Amandus, Amantius, Alexander, Lucius, Alexander, Alexandria, Avdaldus, Donatus, and Peregrinus at Noviodunum (Niculitel) (320)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Amon (or Anoub), the Standard-bearer, renowned ascetic of the Egyptian desert at Raithu (4th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀμοὺν ὁ Σημειοφόροςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · saint.gr
- Venerable Bessarion the Great, Wonderworker of Egypt (4th-5th century)oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (845)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἱλαρίων ὁ Νέοςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Attalus the WonderworkerὉ Ὅσιος Ἄτταλος ὁ Θαυματουργόςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · saint.gr
- Venerable Photius, monkὉ Ὅσιος Φωτᾶςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · saint.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Jonah, Bishop of Perm (1470)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωνᾶς Ἐπίσκοπος τῆς Μεγάλης Περμίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
- Saint Paisius of Uglich, Abbot (1504)Ὁ Ὅσιος Παΐσιος τοῦ Οὔγκλιχsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
- Saint Jonah of Klimetzk, founder of Klimets Monastery, Olonets (1534)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωνᾶς τοῦ Κλιμέζσκsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hiero-confessor Raphael (Sheichenko), Hieromonk of Optina Monastery (1957)mospat.ru · calendar.rop.ru · 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.
- Saint Romulus of Fiesole, a disciple of the Apostle Peter, martyred in Florence under Domitian (c. 81-96)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ρωμύλος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyrs Artemius, Candida and Paulina, at Rome (302)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Vincent of Bevagna, first Bishop of Bevagna in Umbria in Italy, martyred under Diocletian (303)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Amantius, Alexander and Companions, at Noyon in Franceorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Ceratius (Cérase), Bishop of Grenoble in France (c. 455)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Eustorgius II, Bishop of Milan in Italy, Confessor (518)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Jarlath (Iarlaithe mac Loga), first Bishop of Tuam, founder of the monastery of Cluain Fois, Ireland (c. 540)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζαρλάθιος Ἐπίσκοπος Τούαμ Ἰρλανδίαςsynaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Alexander, Martyr-Bishop of Fiesole in Italy (590)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Gudwal (Curval), Welsh Bishop and Confessor and Abbot of 188 monks (6th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Κουδβάλιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἄλεθ Οὐαλίαςsynaxarion.gr · Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · orthodoxengland.org.uk · saint.gr
- Saint Cocca (Cucca, Cuach), patron-saint of Kilcock on the borders of Cos. Meath and Kildare in Irelandorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Claudius of Besançon (Claude), Gaul (699)Roman Martyrology · holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint John of Verona, the successor of St Maurus in Verona in Italy (7th century)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.
- Uncovering of the relics of Venerable Barlaam of Khutyn, founder of Khutyn Monastery, Novgorod (c. 1452),drevo-info.ru
- Commemoration of the miracle of Archangel Michael, at AlexandriaΜνήμη Θαύματος τοῦ Ἀρχεγγέλου Μιχαήλsynaxarion.gr
- Icon of the Mother of God of Pimen (1381 or 1387)Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τοῦ Ποιμένος ἐν Ρωσίᾳsynaxarion.gr · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Uncovering of the relics of blessed martyr Basil of Mangazea (1602)Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἅγίου Ἱερομάρτυρος Βασιλείου τοῦ Θαυματουργοῦsynaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Repose of Eldress Raisa of Serafimovich village near Volgograd (1957)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Schemanun Macaria of Temkino in the Smolensk region (1993)pravoslavie.ru
The list is June 6 (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.