6 July
28 commemorations of 6 July in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 19 July of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Apostles of the Seventy Archippus, Philemon, and Onesimus (1st century)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Φιλήμων, Ἄρχιππος καὶ Ὀνήσιμος οἱ Μάρτυρεςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru · tyoos.org
- Hieromartyr Asteius, Bishop of Dyrrachium in Macedonia (c. 100)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀστεῖος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Δυρραχίουsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Marinus and Martha, their children Audifax and Abbacum (Habakkuk), and those with them at Rome (269)
- Cyrinus, the priest Valentine, and Asterius
- Saint Cointus of Phrygia (Quintus), Confessor and Wonderworker (c. 283)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Isaurus the Deacon, and Martyrs Innocent, Felix, Hermias, Basil, Peregrinus, Rufus, and Rufinus, of Apollonia in Macedonia (284)oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Virgin-martyr Lucy of Campania, Martyr Rixius the Imperial Vicar, 24 others beheaded with them, and many other martyrs in Campania (301)
- Anthony, Lucian, Isidore, Dion, Diodorus, Cutonius, Arnosus, Capicus, Satyrus, and others
- Martyrs Apollonius, Alexandrion, and EpimachusὉ Ἅγιος Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Martyr Basil and 69 other martyrs of ScythopolisὉ Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Venerable Sisoës the Great of Egypt (429)Ὁ Ὅσιος Σισώης ὁ Μέγαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Venerable Sisoes of the Kiev Caves, Schemamonk of the Kiev Caves (13th century)oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Monk-martyr Cyril of Hilandar, Mt. Athos, burned alive at Thessalonica (1566)Ὁ Ἅγιος Κύριλλος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας ἀπὸ τὴν Θεσσαλονίκηsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Barnabas, Elder, of the Gethsemane Skete of St. Sergius Lavra (1906)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Dometie (Manolache) the Merciful of Râmeț, Archimandrite (1975)basilica.ro · orthochristian.com
- Saint Filotimia Manolache, Nun from Râmeț Monastery, mother of Venerable Dometie the Merciful of Râmeț (1989)orthochristian.com
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Euthymius (Lyubovichev), Hieromonk of Optina Monastery (1931)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Theodore (Bogoyavlensky), Hieromonk, of Vostryakovo, Moscow (1943)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 and Companions, ordained by the Apostle Peter as first pastor of Fiesole, he was martyred with several companions under Domitian (c. 90)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Tranquillinus, a martyr in Rome connected with St Sebastian (c. 288)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Dominica, a martyr venerated in Campania who suffered under Diocletianorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Monenna (or Darerca), an ascetic and Abbess of Sliabh Cuillin in Ireland, foundress of Killeevy Monastery (c. 518)holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Goar of Aquitaine, Hieromonk, hermit, and missionary along the Rhine, Germany (649)holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Seaxburh of Ely (Saxburgh, Sexburga), foundress of the abbey at Minster-in-Sheppey and later Abbess of Ely (699)Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Noyala, a holy virgin from Britain beheaded at Beignan in Brittanyorthodoxengland.org.uk
Other commemorations
Glorifications, translations of relics, wonderworking icons, and monks and elders remembered on the day, not all of whom are canonized.
- Translation of the relics of Saint Eudocimus of Cappadocia (9th century)Μετακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων τοῦ Ὁσίου Εὐδοκίμουsynaxarion.gr
- Uncovering of the relics of St. Juliana, Princess of Olshansk (16th century)Εὕρεσις Τιμίων Λειψάνων τῆς Ἁγίας Ἰουλιανῆς τῆς Παρθένου ἀναπαυομένης ἐν τὴ Λαύρα τοῦ ἐν Κιέβῳ Σπηλαίου (Ρωσίδα)oca.org · synaxarion.gr · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Synaxis of the Saints of Radonezhoca.org · pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- "Bogorodsko-Ufimsky" Icon of the Mother of God (1621)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Repose of Archimandrite Arsenius (Papacioc) of Romania (2011)pravoslavie.ru
The list is July 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.