August 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

August 13 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 15

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 27 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For August 14, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 1.

Feasts

• Forefeast of the Dormition of the Mother of God.^{[1][2][3][note 2]}

Saints

• Prophet Micah (8th century BC)^[1][3][5][6] (see also: January 5)
• Martyr Tarcisius, at Rome, under Valerian and Gallienus (c. 253-260)^[7] (see also: August 15)
• Martyr Ursicius, at Illyricum (305- 313)^{[1][3][8][note 3]}
• Martyr Luke the Soldier, by fire.^[3][10][11]
• Hieromartyr Marcellus, Bishop of Apamea (389)^{[1][3][12][13][note 4]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Eusebius of Rome, a priest in Rome who founded the 'church' called the titulis Eusebii after him (4th century)^{[14][note 5]}
• Saint Fachanan, Abbot of Rosscarbery, Cork, Ireland (c. 600)^[1][11][14]
• Saint Werenfrid, born in England, he worked with St Willibrord among the Frisians in the Netherlands (c. 760)^{[14][note 6]}
• Saint Eberhard of Einsiedeln Abbey (958)^{[14][note 7]}
• Saint Anastasius (Anastaz-Astrik), Archbishop of Esztergom (c. 1007)^{[14][note 8]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• New Martyr Symeon of Trebizond, at Constantinople (1653)^{[1][3][11][16]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Basil (Bogoyavlensky),^{[note 9]} Archbishop of Chernigov, and with him:

• New Monkmartyr Matthew (Pomerantsev), Archimandrite, of Perm, and
• New Martyr Alexei Zverev (1918)^[1][11]

• New Hieromartyr Vladimir Tsedrinsky, Priest (1918)^[11]
• New Hieromartyrs Nazarius, Metropolitan of Kutaisi, Georgia, and with him:

• Priests Herman, Hierotheus, and Simon, and
• Archdeacon Bessarion (1924)^{[1][11][17][note 10]}

• Synaxis of the New Martyrs of Georgia ("New Martyrs of the Georgian Church"), who suffered under the Atheist Yoke (20th century)^[1][11][17]
• New Hieromartyrs Vladimir Smirnov and Nicholas Tolgsky, Priests (1937)^[11][18]
• Virgin-Martyr Eudokia, nun, and Martyr Theodore Zakharov (1937)^[11][18]
• New Hieromartyr Eleutherius (Pechennikov), Schema-Archimandrite, of the Holy Trinity Monastery (Smolensk) (1937)^[1][11]
• New Martyr Eva (Pavlova), Abbess of Holy Trinity Convent in Penza (Saratov) (1937)^[1][18]
• Venerable New Hiero-Confessor Alexander (Urodov), Archimandrite, of Sanaxar and Seven Lakes Monasteries (1961)^[1][11]

Other commemorations

• Translation of the True Cross back to the Palace.^{[19][note 11]}
• Translation of the relics (1091) of Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves, Abbot (1074)^[1][20][21]
• Translation of the relics (1798) of Venerable Arcadius, monk of Novotorzhok (1077)^[1][22]
• Commemoration of the disciples of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk:^[1]

• Monks Theophanes, Aaron, Nicander, Cosmas, and Metrophanes (18th-19th centuries)

• Repose of Archimandrite Theodosius (Makkos) of Bethany (1991)^[23][24]

Icons

• Icon of the Mother of God "the Converser" (1383)^[11][25]
• Icon of the Mother of God of Narva (1558)^[11][26]

Icon gallery

• 
  Icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos
  (El Greco, 16th century).
• 
  Prophet Micah.
• 
  New Hieromartyr Basil (Bogoyavlensky).
• 
  Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves.

Notes

1. The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
   The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar").
2. The Troparion of the Forefeast invites us to gather on this day in gladness, for the Theotokos is about to depart from earth to heaven.^[4]
3. "In Dalmatia, St. Ursicius, a martyr, who was beheaded for Christ, after suffering various torments, under the emperor Maximian, and the governor Aristides."^[9]
4. "At Apamea, in Syria, St. Marcellus, bishop and martyr, who was killed by the exasperated Gentiles, for having pulled down a temple of Jupiter."^[9]
5. "At Rome, the birthday of the blessed priest Eusebius, who for the defense of the Catholic faith was shut up in a room of his own house by the Arian emperor Constantius, where constantly persevering in prayer for seven months, he rested in peace. His body was removed by the priests Gregory and Orosius, and buried in the cemetery of Callistus, on the Appian road."^[9]
6. "WERENFRID was one of the numerous English men who devoted themselves to the conversion of the kindred race of the Old Saxons on the Continent. He is usually supposed to have been one of St. Willibrord's first companions, and to have sailed with him from Ireland at the bidding of St. Egbert, but his life leaves it doubtful whether he actually accompanied the great missioner, or followed him some years later. After various employments among the Frisians, Werenfrid was sent by St. Willibrord to the isle of Batavia, which had been given to him by Charles Martel, and established himself at Elst. There he built a church, and exercised a fruitful mission, until, urged by his zeal, he proceeded to Westervoost, near Arnheim, and while labouring there was seized with a fever, which he foretold would be the end of his earthly course. He gave up his soul to God with singular piety, and assisted by the religious men whom he called together. A heavenly odour pervaded the place of his death and the neighbourhood, inspiring all with sentiments of devotion and veneration for the servant of God. A dispute arose between the inhabitants of Westervoost and Elst for the honour of possessing his sacred remains, which was terminated by a miracle, through which the Saint clearly indicated that Elst was to be the place of his repose. There his relics were duly honoured, until they were profaned by the heretics in the year 1588; after which sacrilege the ashes and fragments, which could be collected, were reverently preserved by the faithful."^[15]
7. Born in Swabia in Germany, he became a monk and then the first Abbot of Einsiedeln in Switzerland.
8. Abbot (996-1006) of Pannonhalma in Hungary and then second Archbishop of Eszterzom and primate of Hungary.
9. See also: Василий (Богоявленский). Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
10. "Without an investigation, the Troika (a Soviet extraordinary council of three judges) sentenced to death Metropolitan Nazarius and four other clergymen—Priest Herman Jajanidze, Priest Hierotheos Nikoladze, Priest Simon Mchedlidze, and Archdeacon Besarion Kukhianidze. They were shot to death in the Sapichkhia Forest. In 1994, with the blessing of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, the full Ecclesiastical Council of the Georgian Church resolved with one accord to canonize Metropolitan Nazarius and the clergymen who were martyred with him. At the same time, the council canonized all the Orthodox Christians who, for their Faith and the independence of their homeland, became victims of the totalitarian regime. They were proclaimed the "New Martyrs of the Georgian Church.""^[17]
11. On this day the True Cross was put away once again, having been set out from the end of July or the start of August for the veneration of the faithful.^[19]