The Orthodox calendar
August: Orthodox Saints and Feasts
Every feast and saint of August in the Church's calendar, day by day, with each day's date on the New and Old Calendars and the names whose name day it is.
In August on the Old Calendar
- 1 August: St Seraphim of Sarov
- 7 August: Sts Joachim and Anna
- 8 August: St Paraskeva
- 9 August: St Herman of Alaska
- 9 August: St Panteleimon the Healer
- 11 August: St Nicholas the Wonderworker
- 11 August: St Olaf of Norway
- 12 August: St John the Warrior
- 14 August: The Holy Cross
- 19 August: The Transfiguration
- 26 August: The Mother of God "Softener of Evil Hearts"
- 28 August: The Dormition of the Mother of God
- 29 August: Christ the Saviour
- 29 August: The Feodorovskaya Mother of God
1 August14 August on the Old Calendar
- The Holy Cross
- Martyr Eleazar the Teacher of the Holy Seven Maccabee Martyrs
- Martyr Solomonia
- Procession of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord (First of the three "Feasts of the Savior" in August)
- 7 Holy Maccabee Martyrs
- Nine Martyrs of Perge in Pamphilia
- "Foreteller" Icon of the Mother of God
2 August15 August on the Old Calendar
- St Stephen the First Martyr (Translation of the relics of St Stephen)
- St Abibas
- St Gamaliel
- The Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople
- Righteous Saint Nikodemos
- Basil of Moscow the Fool-For-Christ
- Holy Fool Basil of Kamen
- St Photeine of Cyprus, Wonderworker
Name days3 August16 August on the Old Calendar
- St Salome the Myrrh-bearer (Holy Myrrh-bearer Salome)
- Martyr Razhden of Persia the Georgian
- Venerable Dalmatus the Ascetic of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople
- Venerable Isaac the Ascetic of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople
- Venerable Faustus the Ascetic of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople
- Venerable Anthony the Roman and Abbot of Novgorod
- Venerable Cosmas the Eunuch and Hermit of Palestine
- 9 Kherkheulidze Brothers with their Mother and Sister and Nine Thousand Martyrs of Marabda
- Venerable Theodora and her daughter Theopiste
- Holy Myrrhbearer Salome
4 August17 August on the Old Calendar
- 7 Holy Youths "Seven Sleepers" of Ephesus
- Martyr Eudokia of Persia
- Martyr Eleutherius of Constantinople
Name days5 August18 August on the Old Calendar
- St John Jacob of Neamț (Venerable John Jacob the New Chozebite)
- St Nonna (Righteous Nonna, mother of St Gregory the Theologian)
- St Oswald of Northumbria (Holy Martyr Oswald, King of Northumbria)
- Martyr Christos of Preveza
- Martyr Pontius
- Forefeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
- Martyr Eusignius of Antioch
- Venerable Job of Ushchelsk
- Hieromartyr Antherus (Antheros) Pope of Rome
- Hieromartyr Fabian, Pope of Rome, and Martyr Pontious
- Martyrs Cantidius, Cantidian, and Sibelius (Sobel) of Egypt
- St Theoctistus, Bishop of Chernigov
- St John Jacob the Chozebite
6 August19 August on the Old Calendar
- The Transfiguration
- New Martyr Habakkuk
7 August20 August on the Old Calendar
- St Mitrophan of Voronezh (Uncovering of the relics of St Mitrophan)
- St Theodora of Sihla (Venerable Theodora of Sihla)
- Martyr Asterius the Senator at Caesarea
- Martyr Dometius of Persia and his two disciples
- Martyr Marinus the Soldier at Caesarea in Palestine
- Venerable Pimen the Much-Ailing of the Kiev Near Caves
- Virgin Martyr Potamia the Wonderworker
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
- First finding of the relics of Saint Metrophanes, first Bishop of Voronezh
- Venerable Pimen the Faster of the Kiev Caves
- St Mercurius, Bishop of Smolensk, Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Horus of the Thebaid, Egypt
- Venerable Dometius of Philotheou, Mount Athos
- Valaam Icon of the Mother of God
- Venerable Anthony of Optina
- St Nicanor, Wonderworker of Mount Calistratus
- St Theodosius the New, Healer of Peloponnesus
- Holy Мartyr Mercurius of Smolensk
- St Narcissus, Bishop of Jerusalem
8 August21 August on the Old Calendar
- Sts Zosima and Sabbatius of Solovki (Translation of the relics of Sts Zosima and Sabbatius)
- Martyrs Eleutherius and Leonidas of Constantinople
- New Martyr Triandaphyllus of Stara Zagora
- St Emilian the Confessor
- St Myron the Wonderworker
- Venerable Sabbatius (Перенесение мощей, 2-е перенесение мощей)
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
- Holy Confessor Emilian, Bishop of Kyzikos
- Venerable Gregory the Iconographer of the Kiev Near Caves
- Venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius of Solovki
- Venerable Gregory of Sinai
- Icon of the Mother of God of Tolga
- St Euthymius the Elder of Saint John the Baptist Monastery
- Venerable Zosimas of Tuman
- 10 Egyptian Ascetics and Two Martyrs of Tyre
9 August22 August on the Old Calendar
- St Matthias the Apostle (Holy Apostle Matthias)
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
- Venerable Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of All America
- Apostle Matthias of the Seventy
- Martyr Anthony of Alexandria
- Venerable Psoi of Egypt
- Martyr Julian of Constantinople and those with him
- Synaxis of the Saints of Solovki Monastery
- St Macarius of Oredezhsk
- Restoration of the Temple of the 40 Martyrs
- Holy New Martyr Ignatius (Bazyluk)
- Hieromartyr Euthymios of Rhodes
10 August23 August on the Old Calendar
- St Lawrence of Rome (Holy Martyr Lawrence the Archdeacon)
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
- Martyr and Archdeacon Laurence, and those with him, of Rome
- Laurence the Fool-For-Christ at Kaluga
Name days11 August24 August on the Old Calendar
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
- Martyr and Archdeacon Euplus of Catania
- Martyrs Basil and Theodore of the Kiev Caves
- St Theodosius (Prince Theodore of Ostrog) of the Kiev Caves
- Virgin Martyr Susanna, and those with her, at Rome
- St Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Icon of the Mother of God of Constantinople
- St Passarion
- St Mary Syncletica
12 August25 August on the Old Calendar
- Martyrs Pamphilus and Capiton
- Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord
- Martyrs Anicetus and Photius of Nicomedia, and those with them
- Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Comana
- Martyr Gerontius, and those with him, of Saint David Gareji Monastery, Georgia
13 August26 August on the Old Calendar
- The Mother of God "Softener of Evil Hearts"
- St Maximus the Confessor (Translation of the relics of St Maximus)
- St Radegund (Venerable Radegund, Queen of the Franks)
- St Tikhon of Zadonsk (St Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh and Wonderworker of Zadonsk)
- Leavetaking of the Transfiguration of our Lord
- Venerable Maximus of Moscow the Fool-for-Christ
- Martyr Hippolytus of Rome and those with him: Martyr Concordia, Irenaeus, and Abundius
- Icon of the Mother of God "of the Passion"
- "Seven Arrows" Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God of Minsk
- Holy Empress Irene (Schema-nun Xenia)
- Monastic Martyr Dositheus
Name days14 August27 August on the Old Calendar
- The Prophet Micah (Holy Prophet Micah)
- Forefeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Far Caves
- Venerable Arcadius of Novotorsk
- Hieromartyr Marcellus, Bishop of Apamea
- "Conversational" Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God of Narva
- New Martyr Nazarius, Metropolitan of Kutaisi-Gaenati, and his companions, of Georgia
15 August28 August on the Old Calendar
- The Dormition of the Mother of God
- The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
- St Makarios the Roman
- Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (Novgorod)
- "Enlightener of Minds" Icon of the Mother of God
Name days16 August29 August on the Old Calendar
- Christ the Saviour
- The Feodorovskaya Mother of God
- St Gerasimos of Kefalonia (Translation of the relics of St Gerasimos)
- Sts Constantine Brâncoveanu and his sons (Holy Martyrs Constantine Brâncoveanu with his sons Constantine, Stephen, Radu and Matthew, and his counsellor Ianache)
- New Martyr Stamatius of Volos
- St Joachim of Osogovo
- Venerable Cherimon
- Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Translation of the Image "Not-Made-By-Hands" of our Lord Jesus Christ from Edessa to Constantinople, the Third "Feast of the Savior in August"
- Holy Unmercenary Physician Diomedes
- Icon of the Mother of God of Saint Theodore
- St Anthony of Martkofeli
- Martyr Christopher of Guria, Georgia
- Martyr Isaac of Karnu, Georgia
- Martyr Joseph of Karnu, Georgia
- St Roman of Banat
- St Eustathius of Serbia
- St Raphael of Banat
- Hieromartyr Nikodemos of Meteora
- Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia
Name days17 August30 August on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Myron the Presbyter of Cyzicus
- Martyr Patroclus of Troyes
- Martyrs Paul and Juliana of Syria
- Martyrs Straton, Philip, Eutychian, and Cyprian, of Nicomedia
- Martyrs Thyrsos
- St Philip of Sukhona
- Venerable Alypios
- Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, Coronatus, and those with them at Caesarea, in Bithynia
- Venerable Theodoritus, Enlightener of the Lapps, Solovki
- Icon of the Mother of God of the Kiev Caves
- St Leucius of Volokolamsk
- Svena Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God of Armatia
- New Martyr Demetrius of Samarina in Epirus
- St Tbeli Abuseridze
18 August31 August on the Old Calendar
- St John of Rila (Repose of St John of Rila)
- Sts Florus and Laurus (Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus)
- Hieromartyr Emilian and with him Martyrs Hilarion
- St Christopher of Gazara
- St George
- Sts Barnabas and Sophronius of Asia Minor
- Venerable Arsenius of Paros
- Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Martyrs Hermes, Serapion, and Polyaenus of Rome
- Venerable Macarius the Monk of Pelekete
- Venerable Sophronius of Saint Anne Skete, Mount Athos
- "Directress" Icon of the Mother of God
- 4 Ascetics
- Venerable Christodoulos the Philosopher
19 August1 September on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Andrew Stratelates
- Martyrs Timothy
- St Pitirim
- Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Venerable Theophanes of Docheiariou, Mount Athos
- Don Icon of the Mother of God
20 August2 September on the Old Calendar
- The Prophet Samuel (Holy Prophet Samuel)
- Holy New Martyr Theokhares at Neopolis in Asia Minor
- Prophet Samuel
- Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Hieromartyr Philip, Bishop of Heraclea and with him the Martyrs Severus, Memnon, and 37 Soldiers in Thrace
- Martyrs Heliodorus and Dosa of Persia
- Martyr Lucius
21 August3 September on the Old Calendar
- St Thaddeus the Apostle (Holy Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy)
- Hieromartyr Raphael of Serbia
- St Sarmean
- Venerable Abramius the Wonderworker
- Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy
- Martyr Bassa of Edessa and her sons Theogonius, Agapius, and Pistus
- Venerable Ephraim the Wonderworker, disciple of Abramius, and Archimandrite of Smolensk
- Venerable Abramius the lover-of-labor of the Kiev Near Caves
- New Martyr Simeon of Samokov
- Venerable Cornelius of Paleostrov, Olonets
- Hieromartyr Raphael of Sisatovac
- Venerable Schema-nun Martha of Diveyevo
22 August4 September on the Old Calendar
- Martyr Agathonicus of Nicomedia, and those with him, who suffered under Maximian
- Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Hieromartyr Athanasios, Venerable Anthousa, and others
- Virgin Martyr Eulalia of Barcelona and the Martyr Felix
- Icon of the Mother of God of Georgia
- St Bogolep, disciple of Saint Paisius of Uglich
- Venerable Isaac I of Optina
Name days23 August5 September on the Old Calendar
- St Irenaeus of Lyon (Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon)
- Sts Eutychius and Florentius of Nursia
- Leavetaking of the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Martyr Lupus, slave of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica
- St Callinicus, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Prousiotissa Icon of the Mother of God
Name days24 August6 September on the Old Calendar
- St Dionysios of Zakynthos (Translation of the relics of St Dionysios)
- St Kosmas the Aetolian (Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Kosmas the Aetolian)
- Martyr Tation
- St Peter (Перенесение мощей)
- Venerable Serapion the Wonderworker
- Venerable Serapion the Wonderworker
- Hieromartyr Eutyches, disciple of Saint John the Theologian
- Venerable Arsenius, Abbot of Komel, Vologda
- Virgin Martyr Syra of Persia
- St George Limniotes, Confessor of Mount Olympus
- The New-Hieromartyr Cosmas of Aitolia, Equal of the Apostles
- St Martyrius, Archbishop of Novgorod
- Appearance of the Mother of God to Saint Sergius of Radonezh
25 August7 September on the Old Calendar
- St Bartholomew the Apostle (Translation of the relics of St Bartholomew)
- St Titus the Apostle (Holy Apostle Titus)
- Confessors Barses and Eulogius
- New Hieromartyr Vladimir
- St Epiphanius
- St Menas
- Return of the Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew from Anastasiopolis to Lipari
- Apostle Titus of the Seventy and Bishop of Crete
- St John the Cappadocian, Patriarch of Constantinople
- St Constantia of Paphos
26 August8 September on the Old Calendar
- The Vladimir Mother of God
- Sts Adrian and Natalia (Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia)
- The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God and the deliverance of Moscow from the Invasion of Tamerlane
- "Virgin of Tenderness" Icon of the Mother of God of the Pskov Caves
- St Adrian of Uglich
- Venerable Joasaph, son of Saint Abenner the King
- Pelagia, Paraskeva, and Maria of Diveyevo
27 August9 September on the Old Calendar
- St Phanourios (Martyr (finding of his icon on Rhodes))
- Hieromartyr Kuksha and Venerable Pimen of the Kiev Near Caves
- St Liberius
- Venerable Pimen the Great
- St Hosius the Confessor, Bishop of Cordoba
- Venerable Pimen of Palestine
- Martyr Anthusa
- Venerable Savva of Benephali
- St Caesarius, Bishop of Arles
- St Phanourius
28 August10 September on the Old Calendar
- St Moses the Black (Repose (martyrdom at Scete))
- Martyr Susanna
- Recovery of the relics of Saint Job of Pochaev
- Venerable Moses the Ethiopian of Scete
- Righteous Anna the Prophetess and Daughter of Phanuel, who met the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem
- Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves, whose relics repose in the Far Caves of Venerable Theodosius
- St Savva of Pskov
- Righteous Hezekiah
Name days29 August11 September on the Old Calendar
- St John the Baptist (Beheading of St John the Baptist)
- The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John
- St Anastasius of the Strumitza Eparchy
- St Arkadios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Arsinoe, Cyprus
- Venerable Theodora and her daughter Theopiste
- Deposition of the Holy Relics of Saint Joseph Samakos the Sanctified (1669)
30 August12 September on the Old Calendar
- St Alexander Nevsky (Translation of relics to St Petersburg (1724))
- St Alexander of Constantinople (Sts Alexander, John and Paul the New, Patriarchs of Constantinople)
- St Alexander of Svir (Venerable Alexander of Svir)
- St Daniel of Moscow (Uncovering of the relics of St Daniel)
- St Christopher of Palestine
- St Fantinus of Calabria
- St Paul the New
- St John, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Synaxis of the Serbian Hierarchs
- St Spyridon, Patriarch of Serbia
- St Macarius, Patriarch of Serbia
- St Gabriel I, Patriarch of Serbia
- St Gregory the Bishop
31 August13 September on the Old Calendar
- St Aidan of Lindisfarne (St Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne)
- St Gennadius
- The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Mother of God
- Hieromartyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage
- St Eanswythe, Abbess of Folkestone
- The restoration of the church of the Theotokos at Neorion
The day's other commemorations follow the Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church in America.