August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

August 14 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 16

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 28 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For August 15, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the saints listed on August 2.

Feasts

 * The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.

Pre-Schism Western saints

 * Martyr Tarcisius, at Rome, seized by a heathen mob and preferred to die rather than expose the sacred mysteries to profanation (c. 253–260)  (see also: August 14 - Greek)
 * Saint Alypius of Thagaste, Bishop of Tagaste in North Africa (c. 430)
 * Saint Altfrid, Bishop of Hildesheim, was devoted to the Mother of God (874)
 * Saint Arduinus, a priest in Rimini in Italy who lived as a hermit and ended his days in the monastery of San Gudenzio (1009)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

 * Venerable Macarius the Roman, Abbot (1550)
 * Saint Chariton of Novgorod (16th century), disciple of St. Macarius the Roman.
 * New Hieromartyr Christos, Hieromonk, of Ioannina (c. 1770)
 * Saint Stephen, Elder, of Vyatka (1890)

New martyrs and confessors

 * New Hieromartyr Andrew Voliansky, Priest (1919)
 * New Hieromartyr Paul Szwajko, Priest, and New Martyr Joanna, Presvytera, of Graboviec (Chelm and Podlasie, Poland) (1943)

Other commemorations

 * Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos at the Siege of Constantinople (717–18).
 * Repose of Elder Anthony of Murom (Arsenius in schema) (1851), friend of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
 * Repose of Archimandrite Hieron, founder of New Athos (1912)
 * Repose of Blessed George Lazar of Văratec, Romania (1916)
 * Repose of Abbess Ruffina of Harbin and Shanghai (1937)
 * Repose of Venerable Elder Joseph the Hesychast, of New Skete, Mt. Athos (1959)   (see: August 16)
 * Repose of Metropolitan Augustinos (Kantiotis) of Florina (2010)

Icons

 * Icons of the Theotokos' Dormition:
 * 'Kiev Caves' (1073);
 * 'Ovinov' (1425);
 * 'Pskov-Caves' (1472);
 * 'Semigorodnaya' (15th century);
 * 'Seven Cities';
 * 'Pyukhtitsa' (16th century);
 * 'Bakhchisarai'.


 * Her Icons:
 * 'Atskurskaya' (1st century);
 * 'Tsilkani' in Georgia (4th century);
 * 'Vladimir-Rostov' (12th century);
 * 'Mozdok' (13th century);
 * 'Gaenatskaya' (13th century);
 * 'Chukhlom' (14th century);
 * 'Surdyeg' (1530);
 * 'Tupichev' (17th century);
 * 'Blachernae' (Georgia).


 * Her Icons:
 * 'Diasozousa';
 * 'Chajnicke'.


 * Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (Novgorod).