--- title: "July 2020 — Church calendar" description: "Church calendar: July 2020. Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar). The Orthodox Church calendar, icons, prayers, lives of saints and Church history on…" url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07" language: "en" --- # July 2020 Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2020-07) [← Previous month](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-06) [Next month →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-08) 1. [1 Wednesday Martyr Leontius 18 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-01) 2. [2 Thursday Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord 19 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-02) 3. [3 Friday Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara 20 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-03) 4. [4 Saturday Martyr Julian of Tarsus 21 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-04) 5. [5 Sunday Hieromartyr Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata 22 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-05) 6. [6 Monday Vladimir Icon of the Theotokos (deliverance of Moscow from Khan Akhmat, 1480) 23 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-06) 7. [7 Tuesday Nativity of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John 24 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-07) 8. [8 Wednesday Monk-martyr Febronia 25 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-08) 9. [9 Thursday St David of Thessalonica; Tikhvin Icon of the Theotokos 26 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-09) 10. [10 Friday St Sampson the Hospitable 27 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-10) 11. [11 Saturday Translation of the relics of the Unmercenaries Cyrus and John 28 June (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-11) 12. [12 Sunday Holy, Glorious and All-praised Chief Apostles Peter and Paul 29 June (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-12) 13. [13 Monday Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious and All-praised Twelve Apostles 30 June (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-13) 14. [14 Tuesday Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, martyred at Rome 1 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-14) 15. [15 Wednesday Deposition of the Robe of the Theotokos at Blachernae; St Juvenal, Patriarch of Jerusalem 2 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-15) 16. [16 Thursday Martyr Hyacinth; Translation of the relics of St Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow 3 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-16) 17. [17 Friday Holy Royal Passion-bearers Nicholas, Alexandra, Alexis, Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia 4 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-17) 18. [18 Saturday St Athanasius of Athos 5 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-18) 19. [19 Sunday St Sisoes the Great 6 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-19) 20. [20 Monday St Thomas of Maleon; Martyr Cyriaca 7 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-20) 21. [21 Tuesday Appearance of the Kazan Icon of the Theotokos (1579) 8 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-21) 22. [22 Wednesday Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina 9 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-22) 23. [23 Thursday Deposition of the Robe of the Lord in Moscow; St Anthony of the Kiev Caves 10 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-23) 24. [24 Friday Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Olga, Great Princess of Russia, in baptism Helen 11 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-24) 25. [25 Saturday Martyrs Proclus and Hilary; St Michael Maleinus 12 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-25) 26. [26 Sunday Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel; St Stephen the Sabbaite 13 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-26) 27. [27 Monday Apostle Aquila of the Seventy 14 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-27) 28. [28 Tuesday Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, in baptism Basil 15 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-28) 29. [29 Wednesday Hieromartyr Athenogenes and his ten disciples 16 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-29) 30. [30 Thursday Great-martyr Marina (Margaret) 17 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-30) 31. [31 Friday Martyr Emilian; St John the Long-suffering of the Kiev Caves 18 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07-31) ## 2020 - [January](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-01) - [February](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-02) - [March](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-03) - [April](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-04) - [May](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-05) - [June](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-06) - [July](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07) - [August](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-08) - [September](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-09) - [October](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-10) - [November](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-11) - [December](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-12) **Years** - [2020](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-07) - [2021](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-07) - [2022](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-07) - [2023](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-07) - [2024](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-07) - [2025](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-07) - [2026](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-07) - [2027](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-07) - [2028](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-07) - [2029](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-07) - [2030](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-07) - [2031](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-07) - [2032](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-07) - [2033](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-07) - [2034](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2034-07) - [2035](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2035-07) ## Fasts this year - Nativity Fast2019-11-28 – January 6 - Cheesefare WeekFebruary 24 – March 1 - Great LentMarch 2 – April 10 - Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 11 – April 12 - Holy WeekApril 13 – April 18 - Apostles' FastJune 15 – July 11 - Dormition FastAugust 14 – August 27 - Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6 Food rules are reference church information. Agree your personal measure of fasting with a priest; consult a doctor if you are ill.