August 30 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 1
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/East-Ortho-cross.svg/220px-East-Ortho-cross.svg.png)
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 13 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For August 31st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 18.
Saints
- Holy 7 Virgin-martyrs, at Gaza, by the sword.[1][2]
- Holy 4 Martyrs, at Perge in Pamphylia, by fire.[2][3]
- Holy 366 Martyrs, at Nicomedia, by the sword.[2][4]
- Martyr Phileortus, by the sword.[2][5]
- Martyrs Menas, Faustus, Andrew and Heraclius.[2][6] (see also: July 12)
- Saint Diadochos.[2][7]
- Saint Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople (471)[2][8][9] (see also: November 17[10] )
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Hieromartyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage (258)[8][11][12][note 2]
- Martyrs Caesidius and Companions, on the shores of Lake Fucino in Italy (3rd century)[12][13]
- Martyrs Robustian and Mark, venerated in Milan in Italy from early times.[12][13]
- Saint Paulinus, Bishop of Trier (358)[8][12][note 3]
- Saint Optatus, Bishop of Auxerre in France (c. 530)[12][13]
- Saint Barbolenus, fourth Abbot of Bobbio Abbey in Italy (c. 640)[12]
- Saint Eanswythe (Eanswith), Abbess of Folkestone (c. 640)[12][14][note 4]
- Saint Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Enlightener of Northumbria (651)[8][12][15][16]
- Saints Cuthburgh (Cuthburga)[17] and Cwenburgh, sisters, Abbesses of Wimborne (c. 725)[12][note 5]
- Saint Wala of Corbie, abbot of Corbie (836)[18]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint John Prodrom, Metropolitan of Kiev (1089)[2][8][note 6]
- Saint Gennadius Scholarius (Gennadius the Scholar), Patriarch of Constantinople (1372)[2][8][20]
New martyrs and confessors
Other commemorations
Icon gallery
- Miracle of Cincture (Greece, 17th century).
- Saint Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Enlightener of Northumbria.
- Gennadios II Scholarios - Fresco from the monastery "St. John the Baptist" near Serres, Greece.
Notes
References
Sources
- September 13/August 31. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- September 13 / August 31. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- August 31. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 64.
- August 31. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 264–265.
- Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 429–432.
- Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 31 ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 31 Αυγούστου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
- Russian Sources
- (in Russian) 13 сентября (31 августа). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- (in Russian) 31 августа по старому стилю / 13 сентября по новому стилю. Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2024 год.
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchPage 3Wikipedia:Featured picturesHouse of the DragonUEFA Euro 2024Bryson DeChambeauJuneteenthInside Out 2Eid al-AdhaCleopatraDeaths in 2024Merrily We Roll Along (musical)Jonathan GroffJude Bellingham.xxx77th Tony AwardsBridgertonGary PlauchéKylian MbappéDaniel RadcliffeUEFA European Championship2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupUnit 731The Boys (TV series)Rory McIlroyN'Golo KantéUEFA Euro 2020YouTubeRomelu LukakuOpinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general electionThe Boys season 4Romania national football teamNicola CoughlanStereophonic (play)Gene WilderErin DarkeAntoine GriezmannProject 2025