August 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024

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Aug. 19 – Eastern Orthodox Church calendar – Aug. 21

All fixed commemorations below are observed on September 2 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For August 20, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 7.

Feasts

Afterfeast of the Dormition.

Prophet Samuel (11th century BC)

Hieromartyr Philip of Heraclea, Bishop, and with him Martyrs Severus, Memnon, and 37 soldiers, in Philippopolis, Thrace (304)

Saints Reginus and Orestes the Great Martyrs, in Cyprus.

Martyr Lucius the Senator, of Cyprus (c. 310)

Martyrs Heliodorus and Dosa (Dausa) in Persia (380)

Martyr Photine, at the gates of Blachernae.

Saint Hierotheus, first Bishop and Enlightener of Hungary (10th century)

Saint Stephen I of Hungary, King of Hungary (1038) (see also: August 16 - West)

Saint Porphyrius, an early martyr in Palestrina near Rome.

Saint Amator (Amadour), hermit.

Saint Maximus, a disciple of St Martin and founder of the monastery of Chinon in France, confessor (c. 470)

Martyr Oswine of Deira, king of Deira (651)

Saint Haduin (Harduin), Bishop of Le Mans in France, he founded several monasteries including Notre-Dame-d'Evron (c. 662)

Saint Philibert of Jumièges (Gaul) (685)

Saint Eadberht of Northumbria (Edbert), successor of St Ceolwulf on the throne of Northumbria in England, then became a monastic (768)

Saint Burchard, monk at Lobbes Abbey in Belgium, then became Bishop of Worms where he was a canonist (1026)

Venerable Abramius of Smolensk, Archimandrite, Wonderworker of Smolensk, (1220) (see also: August 21 - Russian)

New Martyr Theocharis of Neapolis, Cappadocia (1740)

New Hieromartyr Vladimir Chetverin, Priest (1938)

Repose of Hieromonk Seraphim Rose of Platina, California (1982)

Repose of Archimandrite Spyridon (Lukich) of Kiev (1991)

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