August 19 – Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar – August 21

All fixed commemorations below are observed on September 2 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For August 20, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 7.

Feasts

Afterfeast of the Dormition.August 20 / September 2. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).

Saints

Prophet Samuel (11th century BC)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Προφήτης Σαμουὴλ. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Prophet Samuel. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Hieromartyr Philip of Heraclea, Bishop,Hieromartyr Philip the Bishop of Heraclea. OCA - Lives of the Saints. and with him Martyrs Severus, Memnon,Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Σέβηρος καὶ Μέμνων ὁ Κεντυρίων. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. and 37 soldiers,Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι 37 (κατ' ἄλλους 40) Μάρτυρες ποὺ μαρτύρησαν στὴ Βιζύη τῆς Θρᾴκης. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. in Philippopolis, Thrace (304)September 2 / August 20. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).Martyr Severus and 38 Soldiers in Thrace. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Saints Reginus and Orestes the Great Martyrs, in Cyprus.Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ρηγίνος καὶ Ὀρέστης οἱ ἐν Κύπρῳ. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Συναξαριστής. 20 Αυγούστου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Πρεσβυτερου Χαραλάμπους Νεοφύτου. ΟΙ ΑΓΙΟΙ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΕΣ Ρηγίνος καὶ Ὀρέστης. Λεμεσος, 1995. 31 pp. Retrieved: 2 October 2014. Martyr Lucius the Senator, of Cyprus (c. 310)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Λούκιος ὁ βουλευτὴς. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Martyr Lucius. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Martyrs Heliodorus and Dosa (Dausa) in Persia (380)Great Synaxaristes: Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἠλιόδωρος καὶ Δοσὰς (ἢ Δοσαὶ ἢ Σοδᾶς) οἱ Μάρτυρες. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.Martyr Heliodorus of Persia. OCA - Lives of the Saints. Martyr Photine, at the gates of Blachernae.Great Synaxaristes: Ἡ Ἁγία Φωτεινὴ «ἔξω τῆς θύρας τῶν Βλαχερνῶν». 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Hierotheus, first Bishop and Enlightener of Hungary (10th century)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰερόθεος ὁ Α’ Ἐπίσκοπος Οὐγγαρίας. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Saint Stephen I of Hungary, King of Hungary (1038)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Στέφανος ὁ Α’ Βασιλεὺς Οὐγγαρίας. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. (see also: August 16 - West)

Pre-Schism Western saints

Saint Porphyrius, an early martyr in Palestrina near Rome.August 20. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. Saint Amator (Amadour), hermit. Saint Maximus, a disciple of St Martin and founder of the monastery of Chinon in France, confessor (c. 470) Martyr Oswine of Deira, king of Deira (651)Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 401-403. Saint Haduin (Harduin), Bishop of Le Mans in France, he founded several monasteries including Notre-Dame-d'Evron (c. 662) Saint Philibert of Jumièges (Gaul) (685) Saint Eadberht of Northumbria (Edbert), successor of St Ceolwulf on the throne of Northumbria in England, then became a monastic (768) Saint Burchard, monk at Lobbes Abbey in Belgium, then became Bishop of Worms where he was a canonist (1026)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

Venerable Abramius of Smolensk, Archimandrite, Wonderworker of Smolensk, (1220)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀβράμιος ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἀρχιμανδρίτης Σμολένσκης. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. (see also: August 21) New Martyr Theocharis of Neapolis, Cappadocia (1740)Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεοχάρης ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ Νεαπολίτης. 20 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

New martyrs and confessors

New Hieromartyr Vladimir Chetverin, Priest (1938) New Martyrs of Estonia (1944-1955): UUSMÄRTRID KANONISEERITUD. Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kirik. 26.02.2019.ESTONIAN NEW MARTYRS CANONIZED BY HOLY SYNOD OF CONSTANTINOPLE. Orthodox Christianity. March 20, 2019.Canonization of New Martyrs of the Church of Estonia. Romfea News. Mar 19, 2019 | 17:40. New Hieromartyr Peeter (Pähkel), Bishop of Tartu and Pechory (1948) New Hieromartyr Alypy (Ivlev), Archimandrite (1950) New Hieromartyr Vladimir Irodionov, Protopresbyter (1945) Ирадионов Владимир Николаевич (1885). Открытый список. Retrieved: 20 March 2019. New Hieromartyr Ioann Vark, Priest (1952) New Hieromartyr Leonid Lavrov, Priest (1954) New Hieromartyr Seraphim Ulyanov, Priest (1955) Martyr Alexander Gadalin, church warden (1951) Martyr Andrei Punsun (1955)

Other commemorations

Repose of Hieromonk Seraphim Rose of Platina, California (1982)The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 61. Repose of Archimandrite Spyridon (Lukich) of Kyiv (1991)

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References

Sources August 20 / September 2. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). September 2 / August 20. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). August 20. OCA - The Lives of the Saints. The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 61. Menologion: The Twentieth Day of the Month of August. Orthodoxy in China. Archimandrite Nektarios Serfes. New Martyred Soldiers For Christ Our Lord. January 20, 2004. August 20. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 250–251. Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 401–403.

Greek Sources Great Synaxaristes: 20 ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. Συναξαριστής. 20 Αυγούστου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources 2 сентября (20 августа). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).