Calendar of saints (Armenian Apostolic Church)

Last updated August 28, 2025

This is a calendar of saints list for the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Days of observance - 2018

January

1 Third Day of the Fast of the Nativity
2 Fourth Day of the Fast of the Nativity
3 Fifth Day of the Fast of the Nativity
4 Sixth Day of the Fast of the Nativity
5 Eve of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ
6 Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ
7 Second Day of Nativity, Day of the Remembrance of the Dead
8 Third Day of Nativity
9 Fourth Day of Nativity
10 Fifth Day of Nativity
11 Sixth Day of Nativity
12 Seventh Day of Nativity
13 Eighth Day of Nativity, Feast of the Naming of our Lord Jesus Christ
13 First Sunday after Nativity
14 Birth of Saint John the Forerunner
16 Saints Peter the Patriarch, Blaise the Bishop and Absolom the Deacon
17 Fast Day
18 The Hermits Saints Anton, Triphon, Barsauma and Onouphrius
19 Fast Day
20 Saints Theodosius and the Children of Ephesus
21 Second Sunday after Nativity
22 Saints Kryiakos, Julita, Gordius, Polyeuctus and Saint Grigoris
23 Saints Vahan of Goghtn, Eugenia the Virgin, Phillip, Cladia, Sergius and Apito, and the Two Eunuchs
24 Fast Day
25 Saints Eugenius, Marcarius, Alerius, Canditus and Aquila
26 Fast Day
27 Holy Fathers Saints Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria and Gregory the Theologian
28 Third Sunday after Nativity
29 First Day of the Fast of the Catechumens
30 Second Day of the Fast of the Catechumens
31 Third Day of the Fast of the Catechumens

February

1 Fourth Day of the Fast of the Catechumens, Remembrance of the Prophet Jonah
2 Fifth Day of the Fast of the Catechumens. Remembrance of the Prophet Jonah
3 St. Sarkis the Warrior and his son Martiros and his Fourteen Soldiers
4 Fourth Sunday after Nativity
5 Saints Adom and his soldiers
6 The Holy Soukiasian Martyrs
7 Fast Day
8 The Holy Voskian Priests
9 Fast Day
10 Catholicos St. Sahak Parthev
11 Fifth Sunday after Nativity
12 Saints Mark the Bishop, Plonius the Priest, Cyril and Benjamin the Deacons, and Martyrs Abdelmseh, Ormistan and Sayen
13 St. Leontius the Priest and his Companions
14 Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Temple
15 St. Vartan Mamikonian and his Companions
16 Fast Day
17 150 Fathers of the Holy Council of Constantinople (AD 381)
18 Great Barekendan
19 First Day of Great Lent
20 Second Day of Great Lent
21 Third Day of Great Lent
22 Fourth Day of Great Lent
23 Fifth Day of Great Lent
24 Sixth Day of Great Lent, St. Theodore the Warrior
25 Second Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of the Expulsion
26 Eighth Day of Great Lent
27 Ninth Day of Great Lent
28 Tenth Day of Great Lent

March

1 Eleventh Day of Great Lent
2 Twelfth Day of Great Lent
3 Thirteenth Day of Great Lent, Saints Cyril of Jerusalem, Cyril the Bishop and Anna
4 Third Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of the Prodigal Son
5 Fifteenth Day of Great Lent
6 Sixteenth Day of Great Lent
7 Seventeenth Day of Great Lent
8 Eighteenth Day of Great Lent
9 Nineteenth Day of Great Lent
10 Twentieth Day of Great Lent, Sts. John of Jerusalem, John of Otzoon, John of Oritri and Gregory of Datev
11 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of the Steward
12 Twenty Second Day of Great Lent
13 Twenty Third Day of Great Lent
14 Twenty Fourth Day of Great Lent, Median day of Lent
15 Twenty Fifth Day of Great Lent
16 Twenty Sixth Day of Great Lent
17 Twenty Seventh Day of Great Lent, Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebastia
18 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of the Judge
19 Twenty Ninth Day of Great Lent
20 Thirtieth Day of Great Lent
21 Thirty First Day of Great Lent
22 Thirty Second Day of Great Lent
23 Thirty Third Day of Great Lent
24 Thirty Fourth Day of Great Lent, St. Gregory the Illuminator - Commitment to the Pit
25 Sixth Sunday of Great Lent, Sunday of the Advent
26 Thirty Sixth Day of Great Lent
27 Thirty Seventh Day of Great Lent
28 Thirty Eighth Day of Great Lent
29 Thirty Ninth Day of Great Lent
30 Fortieth Day of Great Lent: Feast of the Annunciation of the Holy Virgin Mary
31 Forty First Day of Great Lent: Remembrance of the Raising of Lazarus (Lazarus Saturday), Fast

April

1 Holy Week, Palm Sunday
2 Great Monday
3 Great Tuesday, Remembrance of the Ten Virgins
4 Great Wednesday
5 Holy Thursday, Remembrance of the Last Supper
6 Holy Friday, Commemoration of the Passion, Crucifixion, and Burial of our Lord Jesus Christ
7 Holy Saturday: Eve of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
8 Easter Sunday, Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
9 Second Day of Easter, Remembrance of the Dead (Easter)
10 Third Day of Easter
11 Fourth Day of Easter
12 Fifth Day of Easter
13 Sixth Day of Easter
14 Seventh Day of Easter
15 Thomas Sunday (New Sunday)
16 Ninth Day of Easter Tide
17 Tenth Day of Easter Tide
18 Eleventh Day of Easter Tide
19 Twelfth Day of Easter Tide
20 Thirteenth Day of Easter Tide
21 Fourteenth Day of Easter Tide
22 Third Sunday, Sunday of the World Church (Green Sunday)
23 Sixteenth Day of Easter Tide
24 Seventeenth Day of Easter Tide
25 Eighteenth Day of Easter Tide
26 Nineteenth Day of Easter Tide
27 Twentieth Day of Easter Tide
28 Twenty First Day of Easter Tide
29 Fourth Sunday, Red Sunday
30 Twenty Third Day of Easter Tide

May

1 Twenty Fourth Day of Easter Tide
2 Twenty Fifth Day of Easter Tide
3 Twenty Sixth Day of Easter Tide
4 Twenty Seventh Day of Easter Tide
5 Twenty Eighth Day of Easter Tide
6 Fifth Sunday
7 Thirtieth Day of Easter Tide
8 Thirty First Day of Easter Tide
9 Thirty Second Day of Easter Tide
10 Thirty Third Day of Easter Tide
11 Thirty Fourth Day of Easter Tide
12 Thirty Fifth Day of Easter Tide
13 Sixth Sunday of Eastertide
14 Thirty Seventh Day of Eastertide
15 Thirty Eighth Day of Eastertide
16 Thirty Ninth Day of Eastertide
17 Fortieth Day of Eastertide, Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ
18 Forty First Day of Eastertide
19 Forty Second Day of Eastertide
20 Second Palm Sunday
21 St. Helen and St. Constantine the Great - Equal to the Apostles
22 Forty Fifth Day of Eastertide
23 Forty Sixth Day of Eastertide
24 Forty Seventh Day of Eastertide
25 Forty Eighth Day of Eastertide
26 Forty Ninth Day of Eastertide
27 Pentecost
28 Second Day of Pentecost: Fast
29 Third Day of Pentecost: Fast
30 Fourth Day of Pentecost: Fast
31 Fifth Day of Pentecost: Fast

June

1 Sixth Day of Pentecost: Fast
2 Seventh Day of Pentecost: Fast
3 Remembrance of the Prophet Elijah
4 St. Hripsime and her companions
5 St. Gayane and her companions
6 Fast Day
7 Commemoration Day of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist) and Bishop Atanagine
8 Fast Day
9 Feast of St. Gregory the Enlightener (Deliverance from the Pit)
10 Second Sunday after Pentecost: Feast of the Consecration "Shoghakat" of Holy Etchmiadzin
11 Commemoration Day of the Children of Bethlehem, Acacius the Witness, Movkima the Priest and Kotriatos the Soldier
12 Holy Virgins Nuneh and Maneh
13 Fast Day
14 The Holy Princes, Isaac and Joseph and Martyrs Sarkis and Bacchus
15 Fast Day
16 Commemoration Day of St. Nersess the Great and Bishop Khad
17 Third Sunday after Pentecost: Barekendan of the Feast of St. Gregory the Enlightener
18 Fast: Saints Epiphanius Bishop of Cyprus, Babylas the Patriarch, and his three disciples
19 Fast: Sts. Constantine the Emperor and his mother Helen
20 Fast Day
21 Fast: Saints Theodotus of Galatia, and Thalelaus the Physician, and the Seven Martyred Virgins of Ancyra
22 Fast Day
23 Feast of St. Gregory the Enlightener (Discovery of His Relics)
24 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
25 Commemoration Day of martyrs St. Antoninus, St. Theophilus, St. Anicetus and St. Potinus
26 Feast Day of the Saints Prophet Daniel, and Companions Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
27 Fast Day
28 Holy Translators Saints Sahak and Mesrop
29 Fast Day
30 Saints King Tiridates, Queen Ashkhen and Princess Khosrovidukht

July

1 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Feast of the Discovery of St. Mary's Box
2 Commemoration Day of St. Kalistratos and his 49 companions, and Lukianos the Priest
3 Feast Day of Saint Zechariah the Prophet
4 Fast Day
5 Feast Day of Saint Elisha the Prophet
6 Fast Day
7 Feast Day of the Twelve Holy Apostles of Christ and St Paul, the Thirteenth Apostle
8 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Paregentan of the Fast of Transfiguration
9 First Day of the Fast of the Transfiguration
10 Second Day of the Fast of the Transfiguration
11 Third Day of the Fast of the Transfiguration
12 Fourth Day of the Fast of the Transfiguration
13 Fifth Day of the Fast of the Transifiguration
14 Commemoration of the Old Ark and the Feast of the New Holy Church
15 Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord (Vartavar)
16 Second Day of Transfiguration, Remembrance of the Dead (Transfiguration)
17 Third Day of Transfiguration
18 Fast Day
19 Feast Day of Saint Isaiah the Prophet
20 Fast Day
21 Saints Thaddeus Apostle of Armenia and Sandoukht the Virgin
22 Second Sunday after Transfiguration
23 Saints Cyprian and the Forty-five Martyrs, and the Virgins Justina, Euphemia, and Christina
24 Saints Athenogenes the Bishop and the Ten Disciples and Five Martyrs
25 Fast Day
26 Commemoration Day of the Holy Forefathers; Adam, Abel, Seth, Enos, Enoch, Noah, Melchizedech, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Eleazar, Joshua, Samuel, Samson, Jephthah, Barak, Gideon, and other Holy Patriarchs
27 Fast Day
28 Sons and Grandsons of Saint Gregory the Enlightener: Saints Aristakes, Vertanes, Hoosik, Grogoris and Daniel
29 Third Sunday after Transfiguration
30 Commemoration Day of the Maccabees, Eleazar the Priest, Shamuna and Her Seven Sons
31 Commemoration Day of the 12 Minor Prophets -Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi

August

1 Fast Day
2 Saints Sophis, Pistis, Elpis and Agape
3 Fast Day
4 200 Fathers of the Holy Council of Ephesus (AD 431)
5 4th Sunday after Transfiguration
6 First Day of the Fast of the Holy Mother of God
7 Second Day of the Fast of the Holy Mother of God
8 Third Day of the Fast of the Holy Mother of God
9 Fourth Day of the Fast of the Holy Mother of God
10 Fifth Day of the Fast of the Holy Mother of God
11 Feast Day of the Apparition of Holy Etchmiadzin
12 Feast of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God (Assumption)
13 Second Day of the Dormition, Remembrance of the Dead
14 Third Day of the Dormition
15 Fourth Day of the Dormition
16 Fifth Day of the Dormition
17 Sixth Day of the Dormition
18 Seventh Day of the Dormition
19 Second Sunday after the Dormition
20 Ninth Day of Dormition
21 Feast Day of Saints Joachim and Anna, parents of the Holy Mother of God and the Oil-bearing women
22 Fast Day
23 Saint Jeremiah the Prophet
24 Fast Day
25 Saints Thomas, James and Simon
26 Third Sunday after Dormition, Feast Day of the Discovery of the Belt of the Holy Mother of God
27 Saints Stephen of Oulnia and the Martyrs Goharinus, Zamidus, Techuicus and Ratigus
28 The Holy Prophets Ezekial, Ezra and Zachariah
29 Fast Day
30 Saints John the Forerunner and Job the Righteous

September

1 318 Fathers of the Holy Council of Nicaea (AD 325)
2 Fourth Sunday after Dormition
3 Saints Andrew the Soldier and his army; Saints Callinicus and Diometes
4 Saints Adrian and Natalia, and the martyrs Saints Theordorus and Eleutheriu
5 Fast
6 Saints Abraham and Khoren, Cosmo and Damian and Theodoron the Martyr
7 Fast Day
8 Feast of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God
9 Fifth Sunday after the Assumption
10 First day of the Fast of the Holy Cross
11 Second day of the Fast of the Holy Cross
12 Third day of the Fast of the Holy Cross
13 Fourth day of the Fast of the Holy Cross
14 Fifth day of the Fast of the Holy Cross
15 Feast of the Holy Church in view of the Holy Cross
16 Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
17 Feast of the Holy Cross, Day of the Remembrance of the dead
18 Feast of the Holy Church
19 Fast: Feast of the Holy Church
20 Feast of the Holy Church
21 Feast of the Holy Cross
22 Feast of the Holy Cross
23 Second Sunday after the Holy Cross:Paregentan of the Holy Cross of Varak
24 Fast: Saints Mamas, Philomenos and Simeon the Stylite
25 Fast: Holy Virgins Febronia, Marina and Shooshan
26 Fast
27 Fast: Day of the Holy Father Barlaam, Anthimus and Irenaeus
28 Fast
29 Saints George the Warrior, Adauctus and Romanos the Melodist
30 Third Sunday after the Holy Cross: Feast of the Holy Cross of Varak

October

1 Saints David of Dvin and the Martyrs Lambeos and Lambeas
2 Saints Eustathius, Theophistias and their two sons, the Holy Virgins Iermonia and Catherine
3 Fast
4 The Saintly Princes Sahak and Hamazasb
5 Fast
6 Seventy Two Holy Disciples of Christ
7 Fourth Sunday after the Holy Cross, Fast
8 Saints Phocas the Patriarch and Irenaeus of Lyons, follower of the Apostles
9 Virgin Saints Thecla, Barbara and Pelagia
10 Fast
11 Saints Pantaleon the Physician, Hermolaus the Priest and Eupraxia the Virgin
12 Fast
13 Holy Translators Mesrob, Yeghishe, Moses the Poet, David the Philosopher, Gregory of Narek and Nerses the Graceful
14 Fifth Sunday after the Holy Cross
15 Discovery of the Relic of Saint Gregory, Catholicos of the Alans, and the Holy Fathers Tatoul, Barrus, Thomas, Anthony, Chronides, and the Seven Vegetarian Hermits
16 The Holy Apostles Ananias, Matthias, Barnabas, Philip, John, Silas and Silvanus
17 Fast day
18 Saints Dionysius the Areopagite and the Apostes Timothy and Titus
19 Fast
20 Holy Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
21 Sixth Sunday after the Holy Cross
22 Saints Longinus the Centurion, Joseph the Father-of-God, Joseph of Arimathea and Lazarus, Martha and Mary
23 Saints Theodoret the Priest of Antioch, Zenon the soldier, Marcarius, Eudoxius and Romulus
24 Fast
25 Saints Kharityants, the Martyrs Artemius and Christopher, and Niceta and Aquilina
26 Fast
27 The Twelve Holy Doctors; Hierotheus of Athens, Dionysius the Areopagite, Sylvester of Rome, Athanasius of Alexandria, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ephraem the Syrian, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory the Theologian, Epiphanius of Cyprus, John Chrysostom, and Cyril of Alexandria
28 Seventh Sunday after the Holy Cross. Discovery of the Holy Cross
29 Saints Anastasius the Priest, Varus, Theodota and her sons, and those who were martyred with her
30 Saints Huperichians of Samosata
31 Fast

November

1 St. John Chrysostom
2 Fast
3 Feast of All Saints
4 Eighth Sunday after the Holy Cross
5 Saints Stephen, Patriarch of Rome and the priests deacons and faithful
6 Saints Aquiphsimeus the Bishop, Joseph the Priest, Ayethalus the Deacon, and Plato the Martyr
7 Fast
8 Saints Metrophanes and Alexander, Patriarchs of Constantinople, and Paul the Confessor, and the Scribes Marcian and Martyrius
9 Fast
10 Holy Archangels Gabriel and Michael and all the heavenly hosts
11 Ninth Sunday after the Holy Cross
12 Saints Meletius Bishop of Antioch, Menas the Egyptian, and the other Meletius, Bishop of Persia, Buras the Priest and Sennen the Deacon
13 Saints Demetrius the Martyr and Basil the Priest
14 Fast
15 Saints Gurias, Samonas, Abibas the Deacon, Romanus the Monk, Barula the Confessing Youth and Hesychius the Soldier
16 Fast
17 The Holy Apostles Andrew and Phillip
18 Tenth Sunday after the Holy Cross
19 First Day of the Fast of Advent
20 Second Day of the Fast of Advent: Presentation of the Holy Mother of God to the Temple
21 Third Day of the Fast of Advent
22 Fourth Day of the Fast of Advent
23 Fifth Day of the Fast of Advent
24 Saints Gregory the Wonderworker, Nicholas the Bishop and Myron the Bishop
25 First Sunday of Advent
26 The Holy Virgins Juliana and Basilla
27 Saints Lucian the Priest, Tarachus, robus, Andronicus, Onesimus, and other Disciples of Saint Paul
28 Fast
29 Saints Clement the Bishop and Bagarat the Bishop of Taormina
30 Fast

December

1 Holy Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew, First Illuminators of Armenia
2 Second Sunday of Advent
3 Saints Gennaro the Bishop and Mercurius the Warrios, Jacoc and Themistocles
4 Saint Abgar the Witness
5 Fast
6 The Holy Fathers of Egypt Paul, Paul the Simple, Macarius the Elder, Evagrius, John, John the little, Nilus, Arsenius, Sisoes, Daniel, Serapion, Marcarius of Alexandria, Poemen, and other Holy Fathers
7 Fast
8 Patriarch Saint Nicholas of Smyrna the Wonderworker
9 Third Sunday of Advent: Feast of the Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary
10 Fast: Saints Mennas, Hermongenes, Eugraphius and John and Alexis
11 Fast: Saints Cornelius the Centurion, Simeon the Relative of Christ, Polycarp the Bishop of Smyrna and the Martyrs that perished in the East
12 Fast
13 Fast: Saints Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugenius, Orestes and Martyrius
14 Fast
15 Saints James of Nisibis, Marouke the Monk and Melitus the Bishop
16 Fourth Sunday of Advent
17 The Holy Fathers Ignatius Bishop of Antioch, and Addais, Maruthas the Bishop
18 Saints Theopompas the Bishop, Theonas the Martyr and the Four Soldiers, Basus, Eusebe, Eutyche and Basilides
19 Fast Day
20 The Holy Virgins Indus and Domna, Clericus the Elder and the 20,000 Martyrs of the church of Nicomedia
21 Fast
22 Saints Basil the Patriarch, Gregory of Nyssa, Silvester the Patriarch of Rome, and Ephraim of Syria
23 Fifth Sunday of Advent
24 Saints David the Prophet-King and the Holy Apostle James
25 St. Stephen the Protodeacon and First Martyr
26 Fast
27 Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
28 Fast
29 Holy Apostles, James and John, "Sons of Thunder": Paregentan of the Fast of Nativity
30 Sixth Sunday of Advent
31 First Day of the Fast of Nativity

References

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v t e Ethiopian saints by feast day
January	Abeluzius (15th) Tsahma (24th)
March	Alef (20th)
May	Saint Abraham (5th) Yared (19th) Kaleb (28th) Ablak (30th)
June	Aftse (5th) Guba (5th) Gebre Meskel Lalibela (6th) Garima (24th)
July	Moses the Black (1st) Giyorgis of Segla (14th)
August	Tekle Haymanot (17th and 24th)
September	Dawit II (2nd) Abnodius (3rd) Melki of Clysma (11th) Daysa the Egyptian (12th) Mamas the Martyr (15th) Lebna Dengel (15th) Fasilidas (19th) Yasay (19th) Matronya (20th) Absadi (27th)
October	Ezana (1st) Saizana (1st) Matlan the physician (4th) Aregawi (24th) Yemrehana Krestos (29th)
November	Yem’ata (2nd) Baeda Maryam I (8th) Amda Seyon I (26th)
December	Iyasus Mo'a (5th) Liqanos (7th) Gebre Meskel (8th) Samuel of Waldebba (21st) Frumentius (27th)
All months	Gabra Manfas Qeddus (5th) Tekle Haymanot (24th)
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