Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of August 15
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on August 15 — on the Old Calendar, civil August 28.
Great feast
The Dormition of the Theotokos — about the feast and its dates
Commemorated on August 15
- The Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
When it falls
- New Calendar: August 15 every year
- Old Calendar: civil August 28
Commemorations follow the Menaion of the Orthodox Church. New Calendar parishes keep them on the date shown; Old Calendar parishes keep them 13 days later on the civil calendar. Local churches add their own saints — your parish calendar comes first.