Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of July 15
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on July 15 — on the Old Calendar, civil July 28.
Commemorated on July 15
- St. Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of Rus'
St. Vladimir
Great Prince of Kiev (†1015). His envoys, sent to find the true faith, reported of the Liturgy at Constantinople: 'We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth.' He baptized Rus' in 988.
When it falls
- New Calendar: July 15 every year
- Old Calendar: civil July 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.