August 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

August 11 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 13

The Eastern Orthodox cross

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 25 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For August 12, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 30.

Feasts

• Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ.^{[1][note 2]}

Saints

• Hieromartyr Alexander of Comana, Bishop of Comana (3rd century)^[1][3]
• Martyrs Pamphilus and Capito, by the sword (3rd century)^[1][4][5]
• Martyrs Anicetus and Photius, and others, of Nicomedia (288)^{[1][6][7][8][9]}
• Holy 12 soldier-martyrs of Crete, by the sword.^[10][11]
• Venerable Pallamon of Egypt (c. 323), instructor of St. Pachomius the Great.^[1][12]
• Venerable Saints Sergius and Stephen, peacefully.^[11][13]
• Venerable Castor, peacefully.^[14][15]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Hilaria, Digna, Euprepia, Eunomia, Quiriacus, Largio, Crescentian, Nimmia, Juliana and Companions (c. 304)^{[16][note 3][note 4]}
• Saint Euplus of Catania (304))^{[16][18][note 5]} (see also: August 11)
• Saint Gracilian and Felicissima (c. 304)^{[16][note 6][note 7]}
• Saint Cassian of Benevento, Bishop of Benevento (c. 340)^[16]
• Saint Eusebius of Milan, a Greek by birth, was Bishop of Milan in Italy for sixteen years, he opposed Eutychianism (465)^[16][17]
• Saint Herculanus of Brescia, Bishop of Brescia in Italy (c. 550)^[16][17]
• Saint Molaise of Devenish (Laisrén mac Nad Froích) (563)^[11][19]
• Saint Muredach (Murtagh, Muiredach), first Bishop of Killala and founder of Innismurray (6th century)^{[1][11][20][21]}
• Saint Seigine (Ségéne mac Fiachnaí), Abbot of Iona (652)^[1][11][22]
• Saint Porcarius, Abbot of Lérins, and 500 Companions, massacred by the Saracens (c. 732)^{[16][23][note 8]}
• Saint Jambert (Jænberht, Janbert), fourteenth Archbishop of Canterbury (792)^[11][16][24]
• Saint Merewenna (Marwenne, Morwenna), the local saint of Marhamchurch near Bude in Cornwall.^[16]
• Saint Ust (Justus). The town of St Just, a few miles from Penzance in Cornwall, is named after this hermit.^[16]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• New Hieromartyrs of David Gareja Monastery, slain by the Dagestanis (Lekians) (1851):^[1][11][25]

• Gerontius and Serapion (hieromonks); Otar (deacon); Monk-martyrs Germanus, Bessarion, and Michael, and New Martyr Symeon.

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyrs of the Belogorsk St. Nicholas Monastery (Perm) (1918-1919):^[1][11]

• Barlaam (Konoplev), Archimandrite,
• Anthony (Arapov), Abbot,
• Sergius (Vershinin), Elijah (Popov), Vyacheslav (Kosozhilin), Ioasaph (Sabintsev), and John (Novoselov), Hieromonks;
• Micah (Podkorytov), Bessarion (Okulov), Euthymius (Korotkov), and Matthew (Bannikov), Hierodeacons;
• New Monk-martyrs: Euthymius, Barnabas, Demetrius, Sabbas, Hermogenes, Arcadius, and Marcellus;
• Martyred novices: John, Jacob, Peter, Jacob, Alexander, Theodore, Peter, Sergius, and Alexis.

• New Hieromartyr Basil Infantiev, Priest (1918)^[11]
• New Hieromartyrs Leonidas Biryukovich, John Nikolsky, and Nicholas Dobroumov, Priests (1937)^[11]
• New Martyr Eudocia Safronova (1938)^[15]

Other commemorations

• Translation of relics of St. Eadwold of Cerne (Edwold) (c. 900), hermit of Cerne.^[11]

Icon gallery

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  Saint Photius the Martyr
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  Cover from the Soiscél Molaisse
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  Belogorsk St. Nicholas Monastery (Perm), in 1917

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. Today’s hymns speak of how Christ made those who ascended Mt Tabor with Him "partakers of (His) otherworldly glory." The Apostles, "overcome with fear, fell headlong upon the earth."^[2]
3. Hilaria was by tradition the mother of St Afra of Augsburg in Germany. She and her three maids were seized while visiting the tomb of St Afra and burnt alive. The others (Quiriacus etc, twenty-five in all) were martyrs in Rome buried on the Ostian Way.
4. "At Augsburg, St. Hilaria, mother of the blessed martyr Afra. Because she watched at the sepulchre of her daughter, she was cast into the fire for the faith of Christ, together with her maid-servants Digna, Euprepia, and Eunomia. On the same day there suffered also in that city Quiriacus, Largius, Crescentian, Nimmia, and Juliana, with twenty others."^[17]
5. "At Catania, in Sicily, the birthday of St. Euplius, deacon, under the emperors Diocletian and Maximian. He was a long time tortured for the confession of the Lord, and finally obtained the palm of martyrdom by being put to the sword."^[17]
6. While in prison awaiting martyrdom, Gracilian, from Faleria in Tuscany in Italy, restored the sight of the blind girl Felicissima and converted her to Christ. They were beheaded on the same day.
7. "At Faleria, in Tuscany, the Saints Gracilian, and Felicissima, virgin, who, for the confession of the faith, had their mouths bruised with stones, and being afterwards struck with the sword, received the palm of martyrdom."^[17]
8. "The same day, the holy martyrs Porcarius, abbot of the monastery of Lerins, and five hundred monks, who were slain for the Catholic faith by barbarians, and were thus crowned with martyrdom."^[17]