Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of August 9
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on August 9 — on the Old Calendar, civil August 22.
Commemorated on August 9
- Apostle Matthias
- St. Herman of Alaska (glorification)
St. Herman of Alaska
A monk of Valaam who came to Kodiak in 1794, defended the Aleut people, and became the first canonized saint of North America. 'From this day, from this hour, from this minute, let us love God above all.'
When it falls
- New Calendar: August 9 every year
- Old Calendar: civil August 22
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.