August 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

[edit] Fixed commemorations

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 31 by Old calendarists

Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria (2nd century)
Repose of Venerable John of Rila, abbot (946)
Martyrs Hermes, Serapion, Polyaenus of Rome (2nd century)
Hieromartyr Emilian and lay martyrs Hilarion, Dionysius, Hermippus, and about 1000 others in Italy
Saints John and George, Patriarchs of Constantinople (674,683)
Saints Barnabus and his nephew Sophronius, monks of Mount Melanear Trebizond (412)
Saint Christopher of Mt. Mela, abbot (668)
Saint Sophronius of St. Anne's skete on Mount Athos
Saint Arsenius the New of Paros
Martyr Juliana near Strobilus
Martyr Leo, drowned near Myra in Lycia
4 holy ascetics, details unknown