Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar

August 31

Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,

Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics

  1. The Placing of the Cincture (Sash) of the Most Holy Theotokos
    LITURGY: Heb 9:1-7; Lk 10:38-42; 11:27-28
  2. Hieromartyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage.
  3. St. Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
  4. St. Gennadius Scholarius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
  5. St. John, Metropolitan of Kiev.
  6. Greek Calendar
    • Four Martyrs of Perge in Pamphylia.
    • Martyrs Menas, Fausus, Andrew and Heraclius.
    • Martyr Phileortus.
    • Martyr Diadoch.
    • Eight Virgin Martyrs of Gaza.
    • 366 Martyrs of Nicomedia.



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