Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of October 23
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on October 23 — on the Old Calendar, civil November 5.
Commemorated on October 23
- Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord, first Bishop of Jerusalem
When it falls
- New Calendar: October 23 every year
- Old Calendar: civil November 5
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.