Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar
August 18
Saints commemorated, links to lives of Saints,
Feasts, Scripture Readings, rubrics
- Afterfeast of the Dormition.
- Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria
LITURGY: Eph 6:10-17; Lk 12:2-12.
- Martyrs Hermes, Serapion and Polyaenus of Rome.
- Martyrs Hilarion, Dionysius and Hermippus; Hieromartyr Emilian, and others (about 1,000) of Italy.
- Saints John and George, Patriarch of Constantinople.
- St. Barnabas and his nephew St. Sophronius, monks of Mt. Mela near Trebizond.
- St. Christopher, abbot of Mt.
- Mela Monastery.
- Repose of St. John, abbot of Rila.
- St. Sophronius of St. Anne's Skete on Mt. Athos.
- St. Arsenius the New of Paros.
- Greek Calendar
- Martyr Juliana near Strobilus.
- Martyr Leo, drowned near Myra in Lycia.
- Four Holy Ascetics.
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