31 December
34 commemorations of 31 December in the fixed calendar of the Church, the Menaion. Churches on the Old Calendar keep this day on 13 January of the civil calendar.
In the map: St. Melania the Younger (c. 383-439)
Feasts
- Apodosis of the Nativity of ChristἈπόδοσις ἑορτῆς τῆς τοῦ Κυρίου μας Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ Γεννήσεωςsynaxarion.gr · orthochristian.com · pravoslavie.ru
Saints
- Righteous Abgar V, King of Osroene (c. 50)drevo-info.ru
- Holy Ten Virgin Martyrs of Nicomedia, who had their eyes put out and their sides run through (c. 286 – 305)Οἱ Ἁγίες Δέκα Παρθένεςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Martyr Olympiodora, who was burned aliveἩ Ἁγία Ὀλυμπιοδώρα ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyr Busiris, martyred by women with knitting needlesὉ Ἅγιος Βούσιρις ὁ Μάρτυραςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyr Nemes (Nemo), by the swordἩ Ἁγία Νέμη ἡ Μάρτυςsynaxarion.gr
- Martyr GaudentiusὉ Ἅγιος Γαυδέντιοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Hermes of Dunonia, exorcist (4th century)crestinortodox.ro · doxologia.ro
- Hieromartyr Zoticus (Zotikos) the Priest of Constantinople, Feeder and Guardian of Orphans, Cherisher of the Poor and Servant of Lepers (c. 340)Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζωτικὸς ὁ Ὀρφανοτρόφοςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint Anysius, Bishop of Thessaloniki (c. 407)pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Melania the Younger, Nun of Rome (439)Ἡ Ὁσία Μελάνη ἡ Ρωμαίαsynaxarion.gr · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Gelasius, Monk (Abba) of Palestine, who reposed in peaceὉ Ὅσιος Γελάσιοςsynaxarion.gr · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Gaius, Monk, who died in peaceὉ Ὅσιος Γάϊοςsynaxarion.gr
- Venerable Sabiana, Abbess of Samtskhe Convent (11th century)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
Orthodox saints after the Schism
- Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid (c. 1126)oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Saint George Macheromenos the Wonderworker, "the stabbed" (c. 14th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεώργιος ὁ Θαυματουργός ὁ λεγόμενος μαχαιρωμένοςsynaxarion.gr
- Saint Petro Mohyla (Peter Mogila), Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (1646)drevo-info.ru · pravenc.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com · mospat.ru · oca.org · pravoslavie.ru
- Venerable Cyriacus of Bisericani Monastery, Romania (1660)oca.org
- Venerable Cyriacus of Tazlau Monastery, Romania (1660)oca.org
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Michael Berezin, Priest (1937)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Martyr Peter Troitsky, Reader (1938)drevo-info.ru · holytrinityorthodox.com
- New Hieroconfessor Dositheus Vasich, Metropolitan of Zagreb (1945)oca.org · 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 Columba of Sens (273)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Martyrs of Catania, in Sicily
- Stephen, Pontian, Attalus, Fabian, Cornelius, Sextus, Flos, Quintian, Minervinus and Simplician, early martyrs in Catania in Sicily
- Martyrs Donata, Paulina, Rustica (Rogata), Nominanda (Dominanda), Serotina, Hilaria and Companionsorthodoxengland.org.uk
- Hieromartyrs Sabinian and Potentian (c. 303)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Silvester I, Pope of Rome (335)orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Valerius Pinianus (Apinianus), husband of Saint Melania the Younger (432)orthodoxengland.org.uk · palomnik.org · zeno.org
- Saint Barbatianus (Barbatian), Priest and Confessor, at Ravenna (5th century)Roman Martyrology · orthodoxengland.org.uk
- Saint Marius Aventicensis, Bishop of Aventicum (596)
- Saint Fránquila (Frankila, Franklin), first abbot of the Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova, following the Rule of Saint Benedict (959)orthodoxspain.com
- Saint Peter of Subiaco (1003)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.
- Unfading Flower Icon of the Mother of God at Ardatovoca.org
- Glorification (2015) of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos (1994)drevo-info.ru
The list is December 31 (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.