29 October
32 commemorations of 29 October in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 11 November of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Anastasia the Roman
Saints
- Virgin Martyr Anastasia the Roman (258)Ἡ Ἁγία Ἀναστασία ἡ Ρωμαία, ἡ Ὁσιομάρτυςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Claudius, Asterius, Neon, and Theonilla, of Aegae in Cilicia (285)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Sabbas StratelatesὉ Ἅγιος Σάββας ὁ Στρατηλάτηςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Martyrs Cyril, Menas, and Menaeus, by the swordΟἱ Ἅγιοι Κύριλλος, Μίνης καὶ Μιναῖος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Venerable Abramius the Recluse (360) and his niece St. Mary of Mesopotamia (397)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀβράμιος καὶ Μαρία ἡ ἀνεψιά τουsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Melitene of Marcionopolis, by beheadingἩ Ἁγία Μελιτίνη ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
- Venerable Anna of Mt. Olympus in Bithynia, known as "Euphemianus" (826)Ἡ Ὁσία Ἄνναsynaxarion.gr · saint.gr · oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Serapion of Zarzma monastery, Georgia (900)oca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Vassa (Bassa)Ἡ Ἁγία Βάσσαsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · saint.gr
- Saint Diomedes of LefkosiaὉ Ἅγιος Διομήδηςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Venerable Abramius of Rostov, Archimandrite, Wonderworker (1073)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀβράμιος ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἀρχιμανδρίτης ἐν Ροστοβίᾳsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Abramius, recluse of the Kiev Near Caves (14th century)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Martyr Athanasius of Sparta, at Mudanya (1653)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru · saint.gr
- Martyr Timothy of Esphigmenou Monastery, Mt. Athos, at Adrianople (1820)Ὁ Ἅγιος Τιμόθεος ὁ Ἐσφιγμενίτης ὁ νέος Ὁσιομάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyrs Nicholas Probatov, priest (1918)
- Cosma, Victor Krasnov, Naum, Philip, John, Paul, Andrew, Paul, Basil, Alexis, John and Virgin-martyr Agatha (1918)
- New Hieromartyr John Rudinsky, priest (1930)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Eugene Ivashko, priest (1937)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Martyr Anastasia Lebedev (after 1937)calendar.rop.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Leonid Muravev, Priest (1941)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 Eusebia, a virgin-martyr in Bergamo in Italy and niece of St Domnio, martyred under Maximian Herculeus (late 3rd century)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs Hyacinth, Quintus, Felician and Lucius, at Lucania in the south of ItalyRoman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Kennera (Cinnera, Cannera), an anchoress in Kirk-Kinner in Galloway in Scotland (4th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Terence of Metz, sixteenth Bishop of Metz in the east of France (520)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Theodore (Theudar), a priest and disciple of St Caesarius of Arles, also abbot of one of the monasteries of Vienne in France (c. 575)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Venerable Ermelinda (Ermelindis), Anchoress in Meldaert, Belgium (c. 595)holytrinityorthodox.com · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Colman of Kilmacduagh, a hermit in Arranmore and Burren in Co. Clare, founder of the monastery of Kilmacduagh (c. 632)orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Bond (Baldus), born in Spain, he became a hermit in Sens in France (7th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Sigolinus (Sighelm), abbot of Stavelot and Malmédy in Belgium (c. 670)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint John of Autun, a Bishop venerated in Autun, ConfessorRoman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Stephen of Cajazzo, Abbot of San Salvatore Maggiore, and Bishop of Cajazzo (1023)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 deposition of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist Johnecclesia.gr · saint.gr
- Glorification (1994) of Equal-to-the-Apostles Rostislav, Prince of Greater Moravia, Czechoslovakia (870)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
The list is October 29 (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.