Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of August 31
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on August 31 — on the Old Calendar, civil September 13.
Commemorated on August 31
- Deposition of the Precious Belt of the Theotokos
When it falls
- New Calendar: August 31 every year
- Old Calendar: civil September 13
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.