August 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 27
August 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Aug. 24 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 26-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on September 7 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Apostle Titus of the Seventy Disciples *Saint Genesius of Rome...
- Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 27
August 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Aug. 26 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 28-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on September 9 by Old Calendarists-Saints:*Saint Poemen the Great *Saint Poemen of Palestine *Saint Sabbas of Benephali...
Fixed commemorations
All fixed commemorations below are observed on September 8 by Old CalendaristsOld Style and New Style dates
Old Style and New Style are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January even though documents written at the time use a different start of year ; or to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian...
Saints
- Martyrs Adrian and Natalia and 33 companions of NicomediaNicomediaNicomedia was an ancient city in what is now Turkey, founded in 712/11 BC as a Megarian colony and was originally known as Astacus . After being destroyed by Lysimachus, it was rebuilt by Nicomedes I of Bithynia in 264 BC under the name of Nicomedia, and has ever since been one of the most...
(306306Year 306 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius...
) - Saint Tithoes of the ThebaidThebaidThe Thebaid or Thebais is the region of ancient Egypt containing the thirteen southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan. It acquired its name from its proximity to the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes....
(4th century), disciple of St. Pachomius the Great - Saint Maximus, archbishop of Jerusalem (347347Year 347 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufinus and Eusebius...
) - Saint Adrian of OndrusovAdrian of OndrusovVenerable Adrian of Ondrusov was a Russian Orthodox monk and saint, venerated as a Wonderworker.Born Andrew Zavalushin into a noble family, he was the owner of a rich estate , which was located not far from the monastery of Saint Alexander of Svir...
, abbot (ValaamValaamValaam, also known historically by the Finnish name Valamo, is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km². The largest island is also called Valaam. It is best known as...
) (1549) - Blessed CyprianCyprianCyprian was bishop of Carthage and an important Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education...
of Storozhev, former outlaw (16th century) - Saint AdrianAdrian of PoshekhonVenerable Adrian of Poshekhonye was a Russian Orthodox monk and iconographer, who was the founder and first igumen of the Dormition monastery in Poshekhonye, north Yaroslavl region. He is commemorated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church....
, abbot of Poshekhon (Vologda) (1550) - Saint Ibestion the ConfessorConfessor of the FaithThe title Confessor, the short form of Confessor of the Faith, is a title given by the Christian Church to a type of saint.-Western Christianity:...
, Egyptian ascetic (ca 450450Year 450 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valentinianus and Avienus...
) - Saint Adrian of Uglich (after 1504), disciple of St. Paisius of UglichUglichUglich is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, which stands on the Volga River. Population: A local tradition dates the town's origins to 937. It was first documented in 1148 as Ugliche Pole...
- Saint Maria of DiveyevoSerafimo-Diveevsky MonasterySerafimo-Diveevsky Monastery, or Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery, or Holy Trinity-Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery near Sarov , and near the city of Nizhny Novgorod , in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is situated in a region considered to have immense spiritual significance...
, fool-for-Christ (1931) - New Hieromartyr Nectarius (Trezvinsky), bishop of YaranskYaranskYaransk is a town and the administrative center of Yaransky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Yaran River , southwest of Kirov. Population:...
(1937) - New Hiero-confessor Archpriest Roman Medved of MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(1937) - Monk Ioasaph, prince of India [4th century]
Other commemorations
- Commemoration of the Meeting of the "Vladimir" Icon of the Most Holy TheotokosTheotokosTheotokos is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include God-bearer and the one who gives birth to God. Less literal translations include Mother of God...
(1395) - Repose of Schema-hieromonk Aristocleus of Mt. Athos and Moscow (1918)
- Miraculous Renewal of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in the hands of Righteous Abbess RufinaRufinaRufina is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 km east of Florence.Rufina borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Londa, Montemignaio, Pelago, Pontassieve, Pratovecchio....
in HarbinHarbinHarbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, Manchuria (1925) - Finding (1748) of the relics of St. Bassian, schemamonk of Alatry Monastery (ca 1698)