Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of October 26
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on October 26 — on the Old Calendar, civil November 8.
Commemorated on October 26
- Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-streaming of Thessalonica
Great Martyr Demetrius
A young officer of Thessalonica (†306), speared in prison for the faith. His tomb streams fragrant myrrh; he is the guardian of his city and of all soldiers of Christ.
When it falls
- New Calendar: October 26 every year
- Old Calendar: civil November 8
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.