Saints of the day
Orthodox saints of September 8
The feasts and saints the Orthodox Church commemorates on September 8 — on the Old Calendar, civil September 21.
Great feast
The Nativity of the Theotokos — about the feast and its dates
Commemorated on September 8
- The Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos
When it falls
- New Calendar: September 8 every year
- Old Calendar: civil September 21
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.