September 5 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for their respective September 5 are broadly the same, no matter which calendar is used.
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Saints
Holy Prophet Zachariah and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Forerunner (1st century) (see also: June 24)
Martyrs Sarbel and his sister Barbe (Thathuil, Thiphael; Bebaia, Thivea) of Edessa (98-138) (see also: September 4; January 29)
Martyr Sarbelus of Edessa (98-138)
Virgin-martyr Rhais of Alexandria (Iraida, Raissa, Rose) (c. 308) (see also: September 23)
Martyrs Juventinus and Maximinus, soldiers, at Antioch (361-363) (see also: October 9, October 12)
Martyrs Urban, Theodore, Medimnus and 77 Priests and Deacons, at Nicomedia, under Valens (370)
Hieromartyr Abdas (Abdias, Obadiah), Bishop of Hormidz-Ardashir, Persia, and Martyrs Hormizd and Sunin (c. 420) (see also: March 31; May 16)
Pre-Schism Western saints
Saint Herculanus, a martyr in Porto near Rome, probably under Marcus Aurelius (c. 180)
Saints Quintius, Arcontius and Donatus, martyrs venerated in Capua and elsewhere in the south of Italy.
Saint Obdulia, a holy virgin venerated in Toledo in Spain.
Saint Genebald of Laon, Bishop of Laon in France and a relative of St Remigius (c. 555)
Saint Victorinus, Bishop of Como in Italy and an ardent opponent of Arianism (644)
Saint Bertin, Abbot of Sithin (afterwards called Abbey of Saint Bertin) (c. 709)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
Martyrdom of the Holy passion-bearer Gleb of Russia, in holy baptism David (1015)
Martyrdom of Venerable Athanasius of Brest, Abbot, of Brest, by the Latins (1648)
New martyrs and confessors
New Hieromartyr Alexis (Belkovsky), Archbishop of Great Ustiug (1937) (see also: December 2)
Martyr Euthymius Kochev (1937)
New Martyrs of the Czech-Slovak Church (1942):
New Hieromartyrs Vladimír Petřek (cs) and Václav Čikl (cs), priests;
New Martyrs Ján Sonnevend (cs), Václav Ornest (cs), and Karel Louda, and their families.
Other commemorations
Appearance of Apostle Peter to Emperor Justinian at Athyra (Thrace), near Constantinople (6th century)
Orsha icon of the Theotokos (1631) (see also: July 20)
Uncovering of the relics (2001) of Archimandrite Alexander Urodov (1961)
Repose of Priest Hilarion Felea of Romania (1961)