August 6

The days of month August: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31

Feasts

The Transfiguration of Christ (one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church); Saint Theoctistus, Bishop of Chernigov; Saint Job the Gorge-dweller on the Mezen River (Solovki); New-Martyrs Dimitry, Archbishop of Gdov, and Priest Nicholas (Prozorov); Martyr-Priest Maxim Sandovich of Carpatho-Russia, by the Latins; Saint Hardulph, Hermit of Breedon. Other events: repose of Hieroschemamonk Nikon the Cave-dweller of Valaam and Righteous Priest Basil (Shoustin), disciple of Optina