Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of October 16
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on October 16 — on the Old Calendar, civil October 29.
Commemorated on October 16
- Martyr Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross
When it falls
- New Calendar: October 16 every year
- Old Calendar: civil October 29
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.