August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Aug. 7 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 9

Contents 1 2005 2 Fixed commemorations 2.1 Saints 2.2 Other commemorations

[edit] 2005

• New Calendarists only: Fasting day (Dormition) Fast
• 8th Monday after Pentecost
• 1st Corinthians 9:13-18
• Matthew 16:1-6

[edit] Fixed commemorations

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 21 by Old Calendarists.

[edit] Saints

• Saint Emilian of Cyzicus, bishop and Confessor (815)
• Venerable Gregory of Sinai (14th century)
• Saint Myron of Crete, bishop (350)
• Martyrs Eleutherius and Leonides of Constantinople, with many infants as well
• Martyr Gormizdas of Persia
• Saint Gregory of Kiev Caves, wonderworker
• Martyr Triandaphyllus of Thessaly
• Martyr Athanasios of Macedonia
• The twelve ascetics of Egypt
• The two martyrs of Tyre

[edit] Other commemorations

• "Tolga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
• Translation of the relics of Venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius of Solovki (1566)