2 September
41 commemorations of 2 September in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 15 September of the civil calendar.
Saints
- Righteous Eleazar, son of Righteous Aaron, and Righteous Phineas (c. 1400 B.C.)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐλεάζαρ καὶ Φινεὲς οἱ Δίκαιοι Ἱερεῖςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his parents, Theodotus and Rufina (3rd century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Μάμαςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- 3,628 Martyrs at Nicomedia (303–305)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Diomedes, by the swordὉ Ἅγιος Διομήδης ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Julian, beaten to deathὉ Ἅγιος Ἰουλιανὸς ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Philip, by the swordὉ Ἅγιος Φίλιππος (ἢ Θεόδοτος ἢ Θεόδωρος) ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Eutychianos, roasted alive on a gridironὉ Ἅγιος Εὐτυχιανὸς ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Hesychius, by hangingὉ Ἅγιος Ἡσύχιος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Leonides, by fireὉ Ἅγιος Λεωνίδης ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Eutychios, by crucifixionὉ Ἅγιος Εὐτύχιος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Philadelphos, by tying a heavy stone around his neckὉ Ἅγιος Φιλάδελφος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Melanippos, by fireὉ Ἅγιος Μελάνιππος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyr Parthagape, by drowninghttp://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/535/sxsaintinfo.aspxsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyrs of Aeithalas and Ammon of Adrianople, Thrace, by severe whippingΟἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀειθαλᾶς καὶ Ἄμμων (ἢ Ἀμμοῦν) οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Saint John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople (595)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Νηστευτὴςsynaxarion.gr · calendar.rop.ru · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Kosmas the Hermit and Confessor, of Crete (658)saint.gr · johnsanidopoulos.com
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saints Anthony (1073) and Theodosius (1074), founders of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and monasticism in Rus'calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Barsanuphius (Lebedev), Bishop of Kyrillov (1918)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr John Ivanov, Priest (1918)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyr Seraphima (Sulimova), Abbess of the Therapontov Convent (1918)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyrs Anatoly Barashkov, Nicholas Burlakov, Michael Trubnikov, and Philip Marishev, at the St. Cyril of White Lake Monastery (1918)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Damascene (Tsedrik), Bishop of Starodub (1937)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyrs Ephemius Goryachev, John Melnichenko, John Smolichev, Vladimir Morinsky, Victor Basov, Basil Zelensky, Theodotus Shatokhin, Peter... (1937)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravenc.ru · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Herman (Ryashentsev), Bishop of Vyaznikov (1937)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Stephen Ermolin, Priest (1937)calendar.rop.ru
- Martyr Paul Elkyn (1937)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Virgin-martyr Xenia (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.
- Saint Antoninus of Pamiers, an early martyr at Pamiers in Franceorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Maxima, a Roman slave who was scourged to death in Rome, condemned to death together with St Ansanus (304)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Justus of Lyon, Bishop of Lyon (390)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Valentine, fourth Bishop of Strasbourg in France (4th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Castor of Apt, Bishop of Apt (c. 420)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Elpidius, Bishop of Lyon, Confessor (422)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Nonnosus, a monk at the monastery of Mt Soracte in Italy; his wonderful deeds were recorded by St Gregory the Great (c. 575)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Hieu, Abbess of Tadcaster, England (c. 657)holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Agricola of Avignon (Agricolus), Bishop of Avignon (c. 700)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Lolanus, a bishop in Scotland (c. 1034)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.
- "Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1771)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · ocafs.oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Translation of the relics (1796) of Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma (1568)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Synaxis of the Saints of Saratovpravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Archbishop Vladimir (Petrov) of Kazan (1897)pravoslavie.ru
The list is September 2 (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.