1 September
36 commemorations of 1 September in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 14 September of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Simeon the Stylite
Feasts
- Feast of the Indiction, beginning the Liturgical YearἈρχὴ τῆς Ἰνδίκτουsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org
- Feast of Creation or World Day of Prayer for Creation (Eastern Orthodox Earth Day) (1989)
Saints
- Righteous Joshua, the son of Nun (c. 16th century BC)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰησοῦς ὁ Δίκαιοςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org
- Martyrs Callista and her brothers Evodos and Hermogenes at Nicomedia (309)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εὔοδος, Καλλίστη, Ἀγαθοκλεία καὶ Ἐρμογένης οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org
- Holy 40 virgin-martyrs and their teacher the Hieromartyr Ammon the Deacon at Heraclea in Thrace (321-323)
- Laurencia the deaconess; Celsina; Theoclia; Theoctista; Dorothy; Eutychia; Thecla; Aristaineta; Philadelphia; Mary; Veronica; Euthymia; Lamprotatia; Euphymia; Theodora; Theodota; Teteia; Aquilina; Theodulia; Aplodora; Lampadia; Procopia; Paula; Junilla; Ampliana; Percissa; Polynicia; Maura; Gregoria; Kyriake; Bassa; Callinica; Barbara; Cyriena; Agathonica; Justa; Irene; Timothea; Tatiana; and Anna
- Martyr Aeithalas the Deacon of Persia (380)ocafs.oca.org
- Venerable Martha, the mother of St Simeon Stylites (428)Ἡ Ὁσία Μάρθαsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org
- Venerable Simeon Stylites the Elder (459)Ὁ Ὅσιος Συμεὼν ὁ Στυλίτηςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org
- Venerable EvanthiaἩ Ὁσία Εὐανθίαsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Dionysius Exiguus, inventor of the Anno Domini (AD) era (c. 544)basilica.ro · patriarchia.ru
- Saint Symeon Stylites of Lesbos (c. 845)Ὁ Ὅσιος Συμεὼν ὁ Στυλίτης ὁ Λέσβιοςsynaxarion.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Meletius the Younger, of Thebes (1105)Ὁ Ὅσιος Μελέτιος ὁ νέοςsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org
- Venerable Nicholas of Courtaliatis in Crete, monk (1670)Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικόλαοςsynaxarion.gr
- New-Martyr Angelis of Constantinople (1680)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀγγελὴς ὁ Νεομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Venerable Anthony of AgyiaὉ Ὅσιος Ἀντώνιος ὁ ἐν Ἀγυιᾷsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Haido of Stanos (1820-1821)pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- Virgin-martyrs Tatiana Gribkov and Natalia Kozlov (1937)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.
- Hieromartyr Priscus of Capua, first Bishop of Capua in Italy, where he was sent by the Apostle Peter, and martyred under Nero by tradition (c. 66)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Hieromartyr Terentian, Bishop of Todi in Umbria in Italy, under Hadrian (118)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Virgin-martyr Vibiana, in Rome, whose relics are now venerated in Los Angeles, of which she is the main patron-saint (3rd century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Sixtus of Reims, first Bishop of Rheims in France (c. 300)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Hieromartyr Firminus of Amiens, third Bishop of Amiens in France (c. 303)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- The 12 Holy Brothers, Martyrs, who suffered in the south of Italy and were brought together and enshrined at Benevento in 760 (c. 303)
- Donatus, Felix, Arontius, Honoratus, Fortunatus, Sabinian, Septimius, Januarius, another Felix, Vitalis, Sator, and Repositus
- Saint Verena of Zurzach, Switzerland (c. 350)orthochristian.com · Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Victorius (Victurius), a disciple of St. Martin of Tours who became Bishop of Le Mans in France in c. 453 (c. 490)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Constantius of Aquino, Bishop of Aquino in Italy (c. 520)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Regulus (San Regolo), exiled from North Africa by the Arian Vandals, he landed in Tuscany in Italy and was martyred under Totila (545)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Lupus of Sens, a monk at Lérins who became Bishop of Sens in France in 609 (623)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Nivard of Rheims, Archbishop of Rheims in France (673)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Giles of Nîmes (Aegidius), monastic founder along the Rhone (c. 712)pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Lythan (Llythaothaw), a saint in Wales to whom two churches are dedicatedorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saints Giles (Aegidius) and Arcanus, founded a monastery that later grew into Borgo San Sepulcro in central Italy (1050)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.
- Commemoration of the Great Fire of Constantinople (c. 470)Μνήμη τοῦ μεγάλου ἐμπρησμοῦ στὴν Κωνσταντινούποληsynaxarion.gr
- Synaxis of the Most-Holy Theotokos of Miasena Monastery, in memory of the finding of her icon (864)Θαῦμα τῆς Θεοτόκου στὴν Μονὴ τῶν Μιασηνῶνsynaxarion.gr · ocafs.oca.org
- Celebration of the first miracle of the Icon of the Theotokos (Eletskaya) at Chernigov-Gethsemane (Chernihiv-Hefsemanska) (1869)holytrinityorthodox.com · ocafs.oca.org
- Celebration of the "All-Blessed" or "Pamakarista" Icon (11th century) of Our Lady of Kazan (1905)ocafs.oca.org
The list is September 1 (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.