September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Sep. 2 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Sep. 4

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Sep. 16 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar

Saints

• Hieromartyr Anthimus of Nicomedia, Bishop of Nicomedia (4th century)
• Martyrs Theophilus the Deacon, Dorotheus, Mardonius, Migdonius, Peter, Indes, Gorgonius, Zeno, Virgin Domna, and Euthymius (4th century)
• Saint Phoebe, Deaconess of Cenchreae near Corinth (1st century)
• Martyr Basilissa of Nicomedia (309)
• Saint Ioannicius, Patriarch of Serbia, Wonderworker (1349)
• Blessed John "the Hairy", Fool-for-Christ of Rostov (1580)
• Hieromartyr Aristion, Bishop of Alexandria Scabiosa (modern Iskenderun) (3rd century)
• Martyrs Zinon, Chariton, Achrontionus, Vitalian
• Martyr Dasa
• Venerable Theoctistus, fellow ascetic with Venerable Euthymius the Great (5th century)
• New-Martyr Polydorus of Cyprus
• Edward the Martyr of England
• Saint Constantine the New, Emperor
• Martyr Archontinus

Other commemorations

• Celebration of the Icon of the Theotokos of Pisidian Sozopolis
• Repose of Priest Peter of Uglich, Fool-for-Christ of Uglich (1866)
• Translation of the relics of Nectarius of Pentapolis