28 October
43 commemorations of 28 October in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 10 November of the civil calendar.
In the map: The Protection of the Theotokos: October 1
Feasts
- The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, at the Blachernae church in Constantinople (911)Μνήμη Ἁγίας Σκέπης τῆς Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκουsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
Saints
- Martyrs Terence and Neonilla, of Syria, and their children (249)
- Sarbelus, Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus, Bele, and Eunice
- Great-martyr Paraskevi of Iconium (3rd century)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Saints Firmilian, Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (c. 269), and Malchion, priest of Antioch (late 3rd century)Οἱ Ὅσιοι Φιρμιλιανὸς καὶ Μελχίωνsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Cyriacus, Chorepiscopus of Jerusalem, and his mother, Martyr Anna (both 363)Ὁ Ἅγιος Κυριακὸς ὁ Ἱερομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Diomedes the Young, of Cyprus, Wonderworker (c. 4th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Διομήδηςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Abramius of Ephesus, Bishop of Ephesus (6th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀβράμιος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἐφέσουsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Febronia (632), daughter of Emperor HeracliusἩ Ἁγία Φεβρωνίαsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Stephen of Mar Sabbas monastery in Palestine, hymnographer (807)Ὁ Ὅσιος Στέφανος ὁ Σαββαΐτηςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint John the Chozebite, Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (532)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyr Neophytus, bishop of Urbnisi, Georgia (7th century)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Saint Arsenius of Srem, Archbishop of Serbia (1266)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀρσένιος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Σερβίαςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Athanasius I, Patriarch of Constantinople (Mount Athos) (1340)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Α’ Πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεωςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Theophano Basarab, first known Romanian nun (1352)orthodoxtimes.com
- Saint Hyacinth of Vicina, Metropolitan of Wallachia (1372)basilica.ro
- Saint Nestor (not the Chronicler) of the Kiev Caves (14th century)pravoslavie.ru
- Righteous Virgin Parasceva of Pirimin on the Pinega River (Arkhangelsk) (16th century)pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Job of Pochayiv, Abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev (1651)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Demetrius of Rostov, Metropolitan of Rostov (1709)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyrs Angelis, Manuel, George, and Nicholas, at Rethymno on Crete (1824)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀγγελῆς, Μανουῆλ, Γεώργιος καὶ Νικόλαος οἱ Νεομάρτυρες ἐκ Μελάμπων Κρήτηςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Repose of St. Theophilus, Fool-for-Christ, of Kiev (1853)Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόφιλος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ δία Χριστὸν σαλός, ἐκ τῆς Λαύρας τῶν Σπηλαίων Κιέβου (Ρῶσος)synaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Arsenios the Cappadocian (1924)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀρσένιος ὁ Καππαδόκηςoca.org · mospat.ru · synaxarion.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr John Vilensky, Priest of Yaroslavl-Rostov (1918)holytrinityorthodox.com
- Venerable New Hieromartyr Genadius Parfent'ev, Archmandrite of Yaransk (1919)azbyka.ru
- New Hieromartyr Michael Lektorsky, Archpriest of Kuban (1921)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.
- Martyrs Terence, Africanus, Maximus, Pompeius, and 36 others, at Carthage (250)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Τερέντιος, Ἀφρικανός, Μάξιμος, Πομπηΐος, Φωκᾶς καὶ ἄλλοι 36 Ἀφρικανοὶ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Anastasia and Cyril, early martyrs in Rome (c. 253)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyr Cyrilla, the daughter of St Tryphonia (c. 268)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyr Fidelis of Como, an Italian soldier-saint, martyred in Lombardy under Maximian Herculeus (304)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Honoratus of Vercelli, Bishop of Vercelli (c. 415)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Ferrutius of Mainz, GermanyRoman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Salvius (Saire), a hermit in France who lived at the place now called Saint-Saire after him (6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Faro, Bishop of Meaux in France (626), he greatly encouraged monasticism, confessor (675)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Godwin of Stavelot, Abbot of the monastery of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium (c. 690)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Dorbheneus (Dorbhene), Abbot of Iona (713)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Anglinus, tenth Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy near Liège in Belgium (c. 768)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Alberic, Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium (779)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Remigius of Lyon, Archbishop of Lyon in France (875)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Eadsin (Eadsige), thirty-third Archbishop of Canterbury, England, who Crowned King Edward the Confessor (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.
- Synaxis of the Shrine of Panagia Eleftherotria ("Our Lady of Deliverance") of Athens, Greecesaint.gr
- Synaxis of the Church of Panagia Eleftherotria ("Our Lady of Deliverance") of Didymoteicho, Greecesaint.gr
- Synaxis of the Icon of Panagia Ponolytrias of Serres, Greecesaint.gr
- Repose of Elder Epiphanius (Theodoropoulos) of Athens (1989)pravoslavie.ru
The list is October 28 (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.