August 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
August 27 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - August 29
All fixed commemorations below are observed on September 10 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For August 28, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 15.
Contents
Saints
- Righteous Hezekiah, King of Judah (696 B.C.)[1][2][3][4]
- Righteous Anna the Prophetess, daughter of Phanuel (1st century)[1][5][6] (see also: February 3)
- Holy 33 Martyrs of Heraclea, by fire.[7][8]
- Martyrs Irene and Sophia, by the sword.[9]
- Martyrs Diomedes and Laurence, shot with arrows after being tied to a tree.[3][8][10]
- Hieromartyr Damon.[3][11][note 2]
- Venerable Moses the Black, of Scetis (c. 375)[1][3][12][13][note 3]
- Martyr Queen Shushanik (Susanna) of Georgia (475)[1][8][15][16] (see also: October 17)
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Hermes and Companions, martyrs in Rome under the judge Aurelian (c. 120)[17][note 4]
- Saint Pelagius of Constance, a child-martyr put to death in Pannonia during the persecution of Roman Emperor Numerian (c. 283)[note 5]
- Saint Julian of Auvergne (3rd century)[17][note 6][note 7]
- Saints Fortunatus, Gaius and Anthes, martyrs near Salerno in Italy under Diocletian (303)[17][note 8]
- Blessed Augustine of Hippo, Bishop of Hippo (430)[1][17][note 9]
- Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Saintes (c. 450)[17][note 10]
- Saint Vivianus, Bishop of Saintes and Confessor (c. 460)[14][17][note 11]
- Saint Facundinus, Bishop of Taino in Umbria (c. 620)[17]
- Saint Adelindis, founder of Buchau Abbey (c. 930)[17]
- Saint Gorman, a monk at Reichenau in Germany who became Bishop of Schleswig in Denmark (965)[17]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Amphilochius of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Vladimir, Volhynia (1122)[1][8][18]
- Saint Theodore (in monasticism Theodosius) of the Kiev Caves, Prince of Ostrog in Volhynia (1483)[1][8][18]
- Saint Sabbas, founder and Abbot of Krypetsk Monastery (Pskov) (1495)[1][8][15][19]
New martyrs and confessors
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- Archimandrite Sergius (Zaitsev);
- Hieromanoks Laurence (Nikitin) and Seraphim (Kuzmin);
- Hierodeacon Theodosius (Alexandrov);
- New Monk-martyrs Leontius (Kariagin) and Stephen;
- Novices George (Timofeev), Hilarion (Pravdin), John (Sretensky), and Sergius (Galin).
- New Hieromartyr Chrysostomos (Kalafatis) of Smyrna, Metropolitan of Smyrna (1922)[1][8][20][note 12]
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Georgievsky, Priest (1931)[8][15]
- New Hieromartyr Basil Sokolsky, Priest (1937)[8][15][20]
Other commemorations
- Translation of the relics of Saint Rumwold of Buckingham, infant saint (662)[22][note 13]
- Uncovering of the relics (1659) of St. Job of Pochaev, Abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev (1651)[1][8][18][23]
- Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves Lavra, whose relics repose in the Far Caves of St. Theodosius.[1][8][15][18][24]
- Repose of Elder Philaret of Novo-Spassky Monastery (1842)[1]
Icon gallery
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Hezekiah with the prophet Isaiah.
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Anna at the presentation of Jesus (right).
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Venerable Moses the Black, of Scetis.
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Martyr Queen Shushanik (Susanna) of Georgia.
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The reliauary of St. Hermes.
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Blessed Augustine of Hippo.
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New Hieromartyr Chrysostomos (Kalafatis) of Smyrna.
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St. Job of Pochaev.
Notes
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Sources
- August 28 / September 10. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- September 10 / August 28. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- August 28. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- Dr. Alexander Roman. August. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
- 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. 64.
- The Twenty-Eighth Day of the Month of August. Orthodoxy in China.
- August 28. 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. 260-261.
- 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. 418-424.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 28 ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 28 Αυγούστου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- (Russian) 10 сентября (28 августа). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- (Russian) 28 августа (ст.ст.) 10 сентября 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 August 28 / September 10. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐζεκίας ὁ Δίκαιος Βασιλιὰς. 28 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 28 Αυγούστου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
- ↑ Righteous Hezekiah. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ἄννα θυγατέρα τοῦ Φανουὴλ. 28 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Righteous Anna the Prophetess and Daughter of Phanuel, who met the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι 33 Μάρτυρες ἀπὸ τὴν Ἡράκλεια. 28 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 September 10 / August 28. Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἁγίες Εἰρήνη καὶ Σοφία οἱ Μάρτυρες. 28 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Διομήδης καὶ Λαυρέντιος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 28 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Δάμων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 28 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Μωϋσῆς ὁ Αἰθίοπας. 28 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Venerable Moses the Black of Scete. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 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. 260-261.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 (Russian) 28 августа (ст.ст.) 10 сентября 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
- ↑ Martyr Susanna the Queen of Georgia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 August 28. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Dr. Alexander Roman. August. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
- ↑ St Sava of Pskov. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 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. 64.
- ↑ (Greek) Κων/τίνος Β. Χιώλος. "Ο μαρτυρικός θάνατος του Μητροπολίτου Σμύρνης". Δημοσια Κεντρικη Βιβλιοθηκη Σερρων. Τετάρτη, 13 Σεπτεμβρίου 2006.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 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. 418-424.
- ↑ Uncovering of the relics of the Venerable Job, Abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves, whose relics repose in the Far Caves of the Venerable Theodosius. OCA - Lives of the Saints.