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15 November

25 commemorations of 15 November in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 28 November of the civil calendar.

In the map: St. Paisius Velichkovsky (1722-1794)Ss. Gurias, Samonas and Abibus

Saints

  • Martyr Demetrius of Thrace, from the village Davoudio (Dabuda), close to town Amapasos (Amapas), by beheading (298)Ὁ Ἅγιος Δημήτριος ὁ Μάρτυραςorthochristian.com · synaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias (299), Samonas (306), and Habibus (Abibus) (322), of EdessaΟἱ Ἅγιοι Γουρίας, Σαμωνᾶς καὶ Ἄβιβος οἱ Ὁμολογητέςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • Saint Quinctian (Kyntion), Bishop of Seleucia (4th century)Ὁ Ὅσιος Κυντίων (ἢ Κυντιρίων ἢ Κυντιανὸς ἢ Κυντιριανός) Ἐπίσκοπος Σελευκείαςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • Martyrs Eupsychios, Nearchos and KarteriosΟἱ Ἅγιοι Εὐψύχιος, Νέαρχος καὶ Καρτέριος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · ecclesia.gr
  • Martyrs Elpidius, Marcellus, and Eustochius, who suffered under Julian the Apostate (361)Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἐλπίδιος, Μάρκελλος καὶ Εὐστόχιος οἱ Μάρτυρεςsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • Saint Thomas II the New, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (668–669)saint.gr · ec-patr.org · ecclesia.gr · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru

Orthodox saints after the Schism

New martyrs and confessors

  • New Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Peter Kondarov, priests, Gregory Dolinin and Nicetas Almazov, deacons (1937)pravenc.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 Eugene, preached the Gospel with St Denis, Bishop of Paris in France, and was martyredorthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Felix of Nola, first Bishop of Nola near Naples in Italy, martyred with thirty companions (287)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Twenty Martyrs (Fidentian, Valerian, Victoria, etc.) in North AfricaRoman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Luperius, Bishop of Verona and Confessor (6th or 8th century)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Malo (Maclovius, Machutis, Maclou, Machulus), first Bishop of Aleth (c. 640)Stanton, Menology of England and Wales · orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Desiderius (Didier), who succeeded his own brother, St Rusticus, as Bishop of Cahors in France (655)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Machudd (Machell), founder of the monastery of Llanfechell in Anglesey in Wales (7th century)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Paduinus (Pavin), a monk at the monastery of St Vincent in Le Mans in France, then first Abbot of St Mary's near Le Mans (c. 703)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Arnulf, Bishop of Toul in France (871)orthodoxengland.org.uk
  • Saint Findan (Fintan), hermit (879)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.

  • Beginning of the Nativity Fast
  • Commemoration of the pious Emperor Justin and TheodoraΜνήμη τῶν εὐσεβῶν βασιλέων Ἰουστίνου καὶ Θεοδώραςsynaxarion.gr
  • "Kupyatich" Icon (1180) of the Most Holy Theotokosoca.org · holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • "Fragrant Flower" Icon of the Mother of Godoca.org
  • Repose of St. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of Alaska (1836)holytrinityorthodox.com · pravoslavie.ru
  • Catherine Routtis of Mandra, Attica, Greece (1927)

The list is November 15 (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.

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