Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of October 1
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on October 1 — on the Old Calendar, civil October 14.
Major feast
The Protection (Pokrov) of the Theotokos — about the feast and its dates
Commemorated on October 1
- The Protection (Pokrov) of the Theotokos
- Apostle Ananias
- St. Romanos the Melodist
When it falls
- New Calendar: October 1 every year
- Old Calendar: civil October 14
Commemorations follow the Menaion of the Orthodox Church. New Calendar parishes keep them on the date shown; Old Calendar parishes keep them 13 days later on the civil calendar. Local churches add their own saints — your parish calendar comes first.