1 November
41 commemorations of 1 November in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 14 November of the civil calendar.
In the map: Ss. Cosmas and Damian of Asia
Saints
- Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia and their mother Venerable Theodota of Mesopotamia (c. 287)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κοσμᾶς καὶ Δαμιανός οἱ Ἀνάργυροι καὶ Θαυματουργοίorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Cyrenia and Juliana in Cilicia (305)Οἱ Ἁγίες Κυριαίνα καὶ Ἰουλιανὴ οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Hieromartyrs John the Bishop and James the Presbyter of Persia (345)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἰωάννης καὶ Ἰάκωβος οἱ Ἱερομάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · Roman Martyrology · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Caesarius, Dacius, Sabbas, Sabinian, Agrippa, Adrian, and Thomas at Damascus (7th century)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Καισάρειος, Δάσιος οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῶνsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Theolepte, martyrἩ Ἁγία Θεολήπτηsynaxarion.gr
- Martyrs Cyprian and JulianaΟἱ Ἅγιοι Κυπριανὸς καὶ Ἰουλιανὴ οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Venerable James of Mount Athos and his two disciples James the Deacon and Dionysius the Monk (1520)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος ὁ νέος Ὁσιομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ δύο μαθητές του Ἰάκωβος ὁ Διάκονος καὶ Διονύσιος ὁ Μοναχὸςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org
- Venerable Saint David of Euboea (1589)Ὁ Ὅσιος Δαβὶδ ὁ ἐν Εὐβοίᾳsynaxarion.gr
- New Virgin-Martyr Helen of Sinope (18th century)Ἡ Ἁγία Ἑλένη ἡ Παρθενομάρτυς ἐκ Σινώπηςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
New martyrs and confessors
- Martyrs David Megas Komnenos, last Emperor of Trebizond, with his sons Basil, George, and Manouel (Manuel), and his nephew Alexios (1463)omhksea.org
- Hieromartyrs Alexander (Smirnov), and Theodore (Remezov), Priests (1918)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Sergius (Zverev), Archbishop of Elets and Melitopol (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
- New Hieromartyr Alexander Shalay, Priest (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieromartyr Demetrius (Ovechkin), Priest of Perm (1937)holytrinityorthodox.com
- Virgin-martyr Elizabeth Samovskoy (1937)mospat.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- Martyr Peter Ignatov (1941)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.
- Martyr Mary the Slave Girl (c. 117–138)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Austromoine (Austremonius, Stremoine), first Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand and "Apostle of Auvergne" (c. 250)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Benignus of Dijon, Priest and Apostle, of Burgundy (c. 272)orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyrs Caesarius, a Deacon of Africa, together with Julian, a local presbyter, martyred at Terracina in Italy (c. 284–305)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Maturinus (Mathurin), confessor, French exorcist and missionary, apostle and patron of Gâtinais (c. 300)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Marcellus, 9th Bishop of Paris (c. 430)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Amabilis of Riom (475)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Cledwyn (Clydwyn), patron saint of Llangedwyn in Clwyd in Wales (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Pabiali of Wales, patron-saint of Partypallai in Wales (5th/6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Dingad of Llandingat (5th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Magnus of Milan (530)milano.cerkov.ru
- Saint Vigor, disciple of St Vedast, became Bishop of Bayeux, resolutely opposed paganism (c. 537)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyr Hermeningild the Goth, Prince of Spain (586)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐρμινίγγελδος ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Gwythian (Gothian, Gocianus) of Cornwall (6th century)euphrosynoscafe.com
- Saint Cadfan, Abbot of Tywyn and Bardsey (6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Caillin, a disciple of St Aidan of Ferns in Ireland (6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Ceitho, one of five brothers, all saints in Wales (6th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Licinius of Angers (Lesin, Lezin), chosen Bishop of Angers in 586 and consecrated by St Gregory of Tours (c. 616)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Caesarius, Bishop of Clermont in France (c. 627)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Floribert (Florbert), Abbot of monasteries in Ghent, Mont-Blandin and Saint-Bavon in Belgium (c. 660)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Genesius of Lyon (c. 679)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Severinus, a monk who lived as a hermit in Tivoli in Italy (c. 699)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Germanus of Montfort, born in Montfort in France, became a monk at the monastery of Savigny, reposed as a hermit (c. 906–1000)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 of Boniface, enlightener of Germany (755)
- Repose of Elder Hilarion of Valaam and Sarov (1841)pravoslavie.ru
The list is November 1 (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.