12 July
27 commemorations of 12 July in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 25 July of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Paisios of Mount Athos (1924-1994)
Saints
- Saint Veronica, the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by the Savior (1st century)Ἡ Ἁγία Βερονίκηorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru · tyoos.org
- Martyr Serapion the New, at Alexandria (194-211)Ὁ Ἅγιος Σεραπίων ὁ νέοςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Proclus and Hilary, of Ancyra (2nd century)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πρόκλος καὶ Ἱλάριος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Andrew the Commander, Heraclius, Faustus, Menas, and those with themΟἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀνδρέας ὁ Στρατηλάτης, Ἡράκλειος, Φαῦστος, Μηνᾶς καὶ ἡ συνοδεία τουςsynaxarion.gr · saint.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Great-martyr Mamas, whose synaxis near Sigma we celebrateὉ Ἅγιος Μάμας πέραν ἐν τῷ Σίγματιsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · saint.gr
- Martyr Golinduc, in holy baptism Mary, of Persia (591)oca.org · pravenc.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerables John (998) and Gabriel (10th century) of Georgia and Iveron, Mt. Athosoca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Michael Maleinus, spiritual father of Saint Athanasius of Athos (962)Ὁ Ὅσιος Μιχαὴλ ὁ Μαλεῖνος, πνευματικὸς πατέρας τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀθανασίου τοῦ Ἀθωνίτηsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Theodore of Kiev and his son John, the Varangians, at Kiev (983)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Blessed Serapion of Vladimir, Bishop of Vladimir (1275)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Arsenius of Novgorod, Fool-for-Christ (1570)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρσένιος τοῦ Νόβγκοροντ (Ρῶσος)synaxarion.gr · pravenc.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
- Monk-martyr Simon (Symeon), founder of Volomsk Monastery, Vologda (1641)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Paisios the Athonite (1994)omhksea.org · patriarchate.org · saint.gr
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 Hermagoras of Aquileia, and his deacon Fortunatus, martyrs under Nero (c.66)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Paulinus of Antioch, and Companions (c. 67)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Marciana, a virgin-martyr venerated in Toledo in Spain (c. 303)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saints Nabor and Felix, martyrs in Milan in Italy under Diocletian (c. 304)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Paternian, Bishop of Bologna in Italy (c. 470)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Viventiolus, a monk at St Oyend in France who became Archbishop of Lyons (524)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Proculus, Bishop of Bologna in Italy (540-542), martyred by the Gothsorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Ansbald of Prüm, in Germany (886)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 Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Three Hands" of Hilandar, Mt. Athosoca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
- Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Prodromos Skete, Mt. Athos, of Voronezh and of Jackson, California (7th century)pravoslavie.ru
- Translation of the relics (1620) of St. Anthony of Leokhnov, founder of Leokhnovo Monastery, Novgorod (1611)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Translation of the relics (2004) of New Hieromartyr Momcilo Grgurevic of Serbia (1940s)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Hieromonk Daniel (Fomin) of Optina and Sorochinsk (1953)pravoslavie.ru
The list is July 12 (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.