16 October
34 commemorations of 16 October in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 29 October of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Longinus the Centurion
Saints
- Martyr Longinus the Centurion who stood at the Cross of the Lord and at his Tomb (1st century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Λογγῖνος ὁ Ἑκατόνταρχοςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Isaurus and Aphrodisius, who suffered with St. Longinus (1st century)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saints Leontius, Dometius, Terence and Domninus, martyrs by fireΟἱ Ἅγιοι Λεόντιος, Δομέτιος, Τερέντιος καὶ Δομνῖνος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · saint.gr
- Venerable Malus the HermitὉ Ὅσιος Μαλόςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Eupraxia, Abbess, before tonsure Princess Euphrosyne of Pskov (1243)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Longinus the Gate-keeper of the Kiev Caves (13th-14th centuries)oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
- Venerables John and Longinus of Yarenga, monks of Solovetsky Monastery (1544-45 or 1569)pravenc.ru · oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyr John of Tourkolekas (1816)johnsanidopoulos.com · saint.gr
- Blessed Domna (Slipchenko) of Tomsk, Fool-for-Christ, of Tomsk (1872)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru · ru.pravoslavie.poltava.ua
New martyrs and confessors
- Saint George Troitsky, Confessor, Priest (1931)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Eugene Yelkhovsky, Priest (1937)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Alexei Nikonov, Priest (1938)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr John Zasyedatelev, Priest (1942)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · 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 Eliphius (Eloff), born in Ireland, he was martyred in Toul in France under Julian the Apostate (362)orthodoxengland.org.uk · Roman Martyrology
- Saint Bolonia, a holy virgin aged fifteen and martyred under Julian the Apostate (362)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Florentinus of Trier, successor of St Severinus as Bishop of Trier in Germany (4th century)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Dulcidius (Dulcet, Doucis), successor of St Phoebadius as Bishop of Agen in France (c. 450)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- 220 Martyrs of North-West Africaorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martys Saturninus, Nereus and Companions, a group of some 365 martyrs who suffered in North Africa under the Vandal King Genseric (450)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Martinian, Saturian and Companions, under Genseric in North Africa (458)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Conogan, the successor of St Corentin as Bishop of Quimper in Brittany (460)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Junian, a hermit in Commodoliacus (now Saint-Junien), near Limoges in France (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Gallus, monk of Bangor Monastery and Enlightener of Switzerland (c. 646)Ὁ Ἅγιος Gall (Γάλλος)synaxarion.gr · orthochristian.com · holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
- Saint Magnobodus (Mainboeuf), Bishop of Angers in France (c. 670)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Baldwin (Baudoin), martyr (c. 680)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Mummolin (Mommolinus), Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in Belgium (c. 686)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Bercharius, a monk at Luxeuil Abbey and first Abbot of Hautvillers and martyr (696)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Balderic (Baudry), children of Sigebert I, King of Austrasia (7th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Eremberta, niece of St Wulmar and first Abbess of Wierre in France (late 7th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Vitalis (Vial), Hermit, Confessor (740)Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Ambrose, thirteenth Bishop of Cahors in France (c. 752)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Lullus, the first permanent Archbishop of Mainz, succeeding Saint Boniface, Confessor (787)Roman Martyrology · Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · 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.
- Repose of Patriarch Adrian of Moscow (1700)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Abbot Neonil of Neamț Monastery, Romania (1853)pravoslavie.ru
The list is October 16 (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.