Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of July 27
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on July 27 — on the Old Calendar, civil August 9.
Commemorated on July 27
- Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon
Great Martyr Panteleimon
An unmercenary physician of Nicomedia (†305) who healed in the name of Christ without payment. His name means 'all-merciful.' Invoked in every Unction service.
When it falls
- New Calendar: July 27 every year
- Old Calendar: civil August 9
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.