August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Aug. 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 16

Contents 1 Fixed commemorations 1.1 Feasts 1.2 Saints 1.3 Other commemorations

[edit] Fixed commemorations

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 28 by Old calendarists

[edit] Feasts

• The Dormition of the most holy lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary

[edit] Saints

• Venerable Macarius the Roman, abbot
• Saint Chariton
• Saint Christos of Ioannina

[edit] Other commemorations

• Repose of Elder Anthony of Murom (1851)
• Repose of Archimandrite Hieron, founder of New Athos (1912)
• Abbess Ruffina of Harbin and Shanghai (1937)