--- title: "August 2022 — Church calendar" description: "Church calendar: August 2022. 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/2022-08" language: "en" --- # August 2022 Russian Orthodox Church (Old Calendar) [Old Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08) [New Style](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/new-style/2022-08) [← Previous month](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-07) [Next month →](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-09) 1. [1 Monday Finding of the relics of St Seraphim of Sarov 19 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-01) 2. [2 Tuesday Holy Prophet Elijah 20 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-02) 3. [3 Wednesday Prophet Ezekiel; Sts Simeon the Fool-for-Christ and John his fellow ascetic 21 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-03) 4. [4 Thursday Myrrh-bearer and Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene 22 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-04) 5. [5 Friday Martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus and the 13 with them; Pochaev Icon of the Theotokos 23 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-05) 6. [6 Saturday Holy Passion-bearers Boris and Gleb 24 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-06) 7. [7 Sunday Dormition of Righteous Anna, mother of the Theotokos 25 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-07) 8. [8 Monday Hieromartyr Hermolaus; Monk-martyr Paraskeva 26 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-08) 9. [9 Tuesday Holy Great-martyr and Healer Panteleimon 27 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-09) 10. [10 Wednesday Smolensk Icon of the Theotokos “Hodegetria” 28 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-10) 11. [11 Thursday Martyr Callinicus 29 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-11) 12. [12 Friday Apostles of the Seventy Silas, Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus and Andronicus 30 July (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-12) 13. [13 Saturday Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia; Forefeast of the Procession of the Cross 31 July (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-13) 14. [14 Sunday The Seven Maccabee Martyrs, their mother Solomonia and teacher Eleazar 1 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-14) 15. [15 Monday Translation of the relics of Protomartyr Stephen; Blessed Basil the Fool-for-Christ of Moscow 2 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-15) 16. [16 Tuesday Sts Isaac, Dalmatus and Faustus; St Anthony the Roman of Novgorod 3 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-16) 17. [17 Wednesday The Seven Youths of Ephesus 4 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-17) 18. [18 Thursday Martyr Eusignius 5 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-18) 19. [19 Friday Transfiguration of the Lord 6 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-19) 20. [20 Saturday Monk-martyr Dometius; St Pimen the Much-ailing of the Kiev Caves 7 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-20) 21. [21 Sunday St Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus; St Gregory of Sinai 8 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-21) 22. [22 Monday Apostle Matthias 9 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-22) 23. [23 Tuesday Martyr Archdeacon Laurence 10 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-23) 24. [24 Wednesday Martyr Archdeacon Euplus 11 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-24) 25. [25 Thursday Martyrs Photius and Anicetas 12 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-25) 26. [26 Friday Translation of the relics of St Maximus the Confessor; St Tikhon of Zadonsk 13 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-26) 27. [27 Saturday Prophet Micah; Translation of the relics of St Theodosius of the Kiev Caves 14 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-27) 28. [28 Sunday Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos 15 August (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-28) 29. [29 Monday Translation of the Icon of Christ Not-Made-by-Hands from Edessa to Constantinople (944) 16 August (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-29) 30. [30 Tuesday Martyr Myron 17 August (Old Style)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-30) 31. [31 Wednesday Martyrs Florus and Laurus 18 August (Old Style) · fast day](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08-31) ## 2022 - [January](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-01) - [February](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-02) - [March](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-03) - [April](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-04) - [May](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-05) - [June](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-06) - [July](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-07) - [August](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08) - [September](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-09) - [October](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-10) - [November](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-11) - [December](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-12) **Years** - [2020](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2020-08) - [2021](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2021-08) - [2022](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2022-08) - [2023](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2023-08) - [2024](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2024-08) - [2025](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2025-08) - [2026](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2026-08) - [2027](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2027-08) - [2028](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2028-08) - [2029](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2029-08) - [2030](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2030-08) - [2031](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2031-08) - [2032](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2032-08) - [2033](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2033-08) - [2034](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2034-08) - [2035](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/calendar/2035-08) ## Fasts this year - Nativity FastNovember 28 – January 6 - Cheesefare WeekFebruary 28 – March 6 - Great LentMarch 7 – April 15 - Lazarus Saturday and Palm SundayApril 16 – April 17 - Holy WeekApril 18 – April 23 - Apostles' FastJune 20 – 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.