20 October
33 commemorations of 20 October in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 2 November of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Artemius the Great Martyr (d. 362)
Saints
- Martyrs Zebinas of Caesarea in Palestine, Germanus, Nicephorus and Antoninus (308)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ζεβίνας, Γερμανός, Νικηφόρος καὶ Ἀντώνιος (ἢ Ἀντωνίνος) οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · saint.gr · orthochristian.com · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Virgin-martyr Manatho (Maratho), burned alive in Scythopolis in Syria Palaestina (c. 286-305)Ἡ Ἁγία Μαναθῶ ἡ Παρθένοςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · saint.gr
- Martyrs Aborsam (Eboras) and Senoe (Eunos), of Persia (c. 341)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐβόρης καὶ Ἐνόης οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Barsabias, abbot and missionary who was martyred in Persia (342)
- Great-martyr Artemius, at Antioch (362)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρτέμιος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Basil of Trabzon, Bishop of Trabzon (early 10th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Βασίλειος Ἐπίσκοπος Τραπεζούνταςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · saint.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Venerable Matrona of Chios the Wonderworker (1462)Ἡ Ὁσία Ματρῶνα ἡ Θαυματουργός ἡ Χιοπολίτιδαsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
- Righteous Child Artemius of Verkola (1545)oca.org · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Theodosius, Hieromonk of Svyatogorsk Monastery (1850)pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Lyubomudrov, Priest of Latskoye village, Yaroslavl (1918)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Herman (Kokel), Bishop of Alatyr (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyrs Zosima Pepenin, John Ganchev, John Rechkin, John Rodionov, Nicholas Figurov, Leonid Nikolsky, John Talızin and Alexander Orlov, Priests (1937)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyrs Michael Isaev and Peter Kravets, Deacons (1937)pravenc.ru · calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Martyr Paul Bocharov (1937)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), Archimandrite of Samtavro Monastery, Georgia, Confessor and Fool for Christ (1995)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 Maximus of Aquila, a zealous deacon of Aquila, who was martyred by being thrown off an overhanging cliff under Decius (250)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Felician of Foligno, Bishop of Foligno, martyr (251)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Martha, Saula and Companions, martyrs in Cologne in Germanyorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Caprasius of Agen, martyr (303)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Irene of Tomar, a nun martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal, honoured especially in Santarém (653)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Sindulf of Rheims, a hermit in Aussonce near Rheims in France, Confessor (660)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saints Bradan and Orora, two saints venerated in the Isle of Man (c. 7th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Acca of Hexham, Bishop of Hexham in England, Confessor (c. 740)Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, St Rupert's successor as Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg and Archbishop (717-745)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Aidan, Bishop of Mayo in Ireland (768)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Bernard of Bagnorea (of Castro), Bishop of Vulcia in Tuscany, Italy (c. 800)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Aderald, an Archdeacon of Troyes, who led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and built the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre at Samblières (1004)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.
- Translation of the relics (1581) of Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic (1579)Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ὁ νέος ἀσκητής, ὁ Πελοποννήσιος (Μνήμη ἀνακομιδῆς ἱερῶν λειψάνων του)synaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · saint.gr
- Translation of the relics (1814) of New Monk-martyr Ignatius of Bulgaria and Mount Athos from Constantinople to Mount Athosholytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Translation of the relics (1979) of Venerable Gregory (Kallides) of Herakleia (1925)saint.gr · johnsanidopoulos.com
- Uncovering of the relics (2012) of New Hieromartyr Nikodim (Kononov), Bishop of Belgorod (1918)pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of Abbot Theodosius (Popov) of Optina Monastery (1903)pravoslavie.ru · religion.wikireading.ru
- Repose of Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg (1995)pravoslavie.ru
The list is October 20 (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.