Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of August 6
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on August 6 — on the Old Calendar, civil August 19.
Great feast
The Transfiguration of the Lord — about the feast and its dates
Commemorated on August 6
- The Transfiguration of our Lord
When it falls
- New Calendar: August 6 every year
- Old Calendar: civil August 19
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.