| Apostle / Disciple | Roman Catholic | Greek (Eastern) Orthodox | Coptic Orthodox | Armenian Apostolic | Syriac Orthodox | Georgian Orthodox | Other (Ethiopian, Assyrian, Maronite) | Notes (feast rank/notes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter & Paul | June 29 (Solemnity of SS. Peter & Paul) | June 29 (New Calendar); July 12 (Old Calendar) | July 12 (Coptic Epip 5) | Dec 27 (Feast of SS. Peter & Paul) | June 29 | June 29 (Julian: July 12 Gregorian) | Ethiopia: July 12 (Epip 5); Assyrian: June 29; Maronite: June 29 | Joint major feast (martyrdom of both), ends Apostles’ Fast (Eastern) |
| James (son of Zebedee) | July 25 (Feast of St. James) | April 30 (Julian; May 13 Gregorian), June 30 (Synaxis) | April 25 (Coptic Parmouti 17) | (No separate feast) | (likely April 30 as Eastern) | April 30 (Julian; May 13 Gregorian) | Ethiopia: April 30; Assyrian: April 30; Maronite: July 25 | July 25 (Western); April 30 (Orthodox); July 25 major feast (apostle; first martyr) |
| John (the Evangelist) | Dec 27 (Feast of St. John) | Sept 26; May 8 (Orthodox “Repose” and “Rod of Ephesus”) | Jan 12 (Coptic Toba 4) | (No fixed feast) | (No fixed feast) | Sept 26 (Julian: Oct 9 Gregorian) | Maronite: Dec 27; (Maronites also May 8, Sept 26) | Major feast (Nativity of John is June 24 – but John’s own feast is Dec 27 Western; Sept 26 Eastern) |
| Philip (Apostle) | May 3 (together with James the Less) | Nov 14; June 30 (Synaxis) | Nov 18 (Coptic Hathor 18) | Nov 17 | (similar to Greek) | Nov 14 (Julian: Nov 27) | Ethiopia: Nov 18 (like Coptic); Assyrian: Nov 14; Maronite: May 3 | Primary feast Nov 14 (Orthodox); Western celebrates May 3 (ancient joint feast) |
| Bartholomew (Apostle) | Aug 24 (Feast) | June 11 (with Barnabas) | Sept 11 (Coptic Tout 1) | Aug 24 (adopted Western date) | (not fixed) | June 11 (Julian: June 24) | Ethiopia: likely Aug 24; Assyrian: June 11; Maronite: Aug 24 | Western: Aug 24 (major feast); Eastern: June 11 (with Barnabas) |
| Thomas (Apostle) | July 3 | Oct 6 (primary); also June 20 (translation of relics) and Sunday after Pascha | (not individually listed) | (not separate) | July 3 | Oct 6 (Julian: Oct 19) | Assyrian: Oct 6; Maronite: July 3 | Western: July 3 (major); Orthodox: Oct 6 (major), and Sunday after Easter (“Thomas Sunday”) |
| Matthew (Apostle) | Sept 21 | Nov 16 | Oct 24 (Coptic Babah 14) | (Listed with Evangelists Oct 20) | (not fixed) | Nov 16 (Julian: Nov 29) | Assyrian: Nov 16; Maronite: Sept 21 | Western: Sept 21 (major, Gospel writer); Eastern: Nov 16 |
| Mark (Evangelist) | Apr 25 (Latin); (also Apr 25 Eastern) | Apr 25 | (First Patriarch) Apr 25 (Coptic Baramouda 30) | (Evangelists Oct 20) | (no fixed) | Apr 25 (Julian: May 8) | Ethiopia: Apr 25; Assyrian: Apr 25; Maronite: Apr 25 | Western/Orthodox: Apr 25 (joint evangelist feast); Coptic honors him Apr 25 (tradition) |
| James (son of Alphaeus) | May 3 (with Philip) | Oct 9 | July 25 (Epip 18) | (none separate) | (likely Oct 9) | Oct 22 (Julian: Nov 4) | Maronite: May 3 | Western: May 3 (with Philip); Orthodox: Oct 9 |
| Thaddeus (Jude) | Oct 28 (with Simon) | June 19 | (not separately) | (with Simon Oct 28) | (likely June 19) | June 19 (Julian: July 2) | Maronite: Oct 28 | Western: Oct 28 (minor) – Feast of Sts. Simon & Jude; Orthodox: June 19 (with Bartholomew) |
| Simon (the Zealot) | Oct 28 (with Jude) | May 10 | (not separate) | (with Jude Oct 28) | (likely May 10) | May 23 (Julian: June 5) | Maronite: Oct 28 | Western: Oct 28 (minor; with Jude); Orthodox: May 10 |
| Cleophas (Jude, Emmaus) | Sept 25 | Sept 25 (Julian: Oct 8) | (not in major calendars) | (not separate) | (not separate) | Sept 25 (Julian: Oct 8) | Ethiopia: Sept 25 | Feast of Cleophas on Sept 25 (Roman Martyrology) (minor commemoration) |
| Titus (companion of Paul) | Jan 26 (with Timothy) | Aug 25; Jan 4 | (no fixed) | (no separate) | (not fixed) | Aug 25 (Julian: Sept 7) | Assyrian: Aug 25 | Orthodox: Aug 25, Jan 4; Western: Jan 26 (memorial with Timothy) |
| Crescens (comp. of Paul) | (no observance) | (no fixed) | – | – | – | – | – | Not commemorated liturgically in major calendars. |
| Eunuch of Candace | – | Aug 27 (baptism) | – | – | – | Aug 27 (Julian: Sept 9) | Aug 27 (Ethiopian) | Commemorated for baptism by St. Philip; Ethiopian Church commemorates Aug 27 (also Jan 4 in some sources). |
Saturday, January 3, 2026
The Various Major Apostolic Feast Days In Christianity
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