Sep. 6 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 8

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 20 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For September 7th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 25.

Feasts

• Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos.^[1][2][3][4]

Saints

• Apostles Evodius (Euodias) (66)^[5] and Onesiphorus (67),^[6] of the Seventy Apostles.^[1][7][8]
• Martyr Eupsychios of Caesarea in Cappadocia (c. 130)^{[1][8][9][10][note 2]}
• Hieromartyr Stephen, Pope of Rome, and Companions (257)^{[8][note 3]}
• Martyr Sozon of Cilicia (304)^{[1][8][12][13][note 4][note 5]}
• Martyr Sozon of Cyprus (7th century)^{[3][14][note 6]}
• Venerable Kassiani the Hymnographer (Kassia), Byzantine Nun, confessor, hymnographer, patron saint of Kasos island (9th century)^{[1][8][15][note 7]}
• Venerable Peter the Cappadocian, second Abbot of the Monastery of the Deep Stream, in Triglia, near Constantinople (10th century)^{[1][8][16][note 8]}
• Venerable Luke of Lycaonia, third Abbot of the Monastery of the Deep Stream, in Triglia, near Constantinople (after 975)^{[1][8][17][18]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Regina (Reine), a virgin-martyr venerated in Autun in France (c. 286)^{[19][note 9]}
• Saint Anastasius the Fuller, martyred by drowning (304)^{[11][19][note 10]}
• Saint Evortius (Euvert), Bishop of Orleans in France (c. 340)^{[19][note 11][note 12]}
• Saint Pamphilus, a Greek by birth, Bishop of Capua in Italy (c. 400)^{[11][19][note 13]}
• Saint Grimonia (Germana), a holy virgin from Ireland, martyred in Picardy in defence of her virtue (4th century)^[19]
• Saint Augustalis (Autal), Bishop of Arles, Confessor (c. 450)^[11][19]
• Saint Memorius (Nemorius, Mesmin) and five Companions, beheaded by Attila the Hun (451)^{[19][note 14][note 15]}
• Saint Gratus of Aosta, Bishop of Aosta in Italy, of which he is patron-saint (c. 470)^[19]
• Saint Carissima, an anchoress in a forest near Albi in France, and then at the convent of Viants (Vious) (5th century)^[19]
• Saint Cloud (Clodoald), Abbot and founder of Nogent-sur-Seine Monastery, near Paris (560)^{[1][19][20][21][note 16][note 17]}
• Saint Balin (Balanus, Balloin) (7th century)^{[19][note 18]}
• Saint Madalberta, Abbess of Maubeuge Abbey (706)^{[19][note 19]}
• Saint Hilduard (Hilward, Garibald), founder of the monastery of St Peter in Dickelvenne on the Schelde in Belgium (c. 750)^[19]
• Saint Alchmund of Hexham, seventh Bishop of Hexham in England (781)^{[19][note 20]}
• Saint Tilbert (Gilbert), Bishop of Hexham in Northumbria in England (789)^[19]
• Saint Faciolus, a monk at the monastery of St Cyprian in Poitiers in France (c. 950)^[19]
• Saint Gosslin (Gauzelin, Goscelinus) of Toul, Bishop of Toul in France (962)^[23]
• Saint Theoderic of Metz, Bishop of Metz in Germany (984)^[24]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint John of Novgorod (Elias, Ilya), Archbishop and Wonderworker of Novgorod (1186)^{[1][8][20][25][26]}
• Saints Alexander (Peresvet)^{[note 21]} and Andrew (Oslyabya),^{[note 22]} disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh, who fought at the Battle of Kulikovo (1380)^[1][20][27]
• Saints Symeon (1476) and Amphilochius (1570),^[28] of Pângărați Monastery, Romania.^{[1][note 23]}
• Venerable Serapion of Spaso-Eleazar Monastery in Pskov (1480)^[20][28][29] (See also: September 8)
• Hieromartyr Macarius of Kanev, Archimandrite, of Obruch and Pinsk (1678)^{[1][20][28][29][30]}
• Saint Macarius of Optina, Elder of Optina Monastery (1860)^{[1][20][28][29][31][note 24]}
• Venerable Elder Daniel of Katounakia (1929)^{[32][33][34][note 25]}

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyrs Peter Sneznitsky and Michael Tikhonitsky, Priests (1918)^[20][29]
• New Hieromartyr Alexander, Deacon (1918)^[20]
• New Hieromartyr John Maslovsky, Priest, of Verkhne-Poltavka, Amur (1921)^[1][20][28]
• New Hieromartyr Eugene (Zernov), Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky) (1937)^{[1][20][29][37][note 26]}
• New Hieromartyr Leo (Yegorov), Archimandrite, of the St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra (1937)^{[1][20][29][note 27]}
• New Hieromartyr Nicholas (Ashchepev), Abbot, of the Holy Trinity Selinginsk Monastery (1937)^[1][20][29]
• New Hieromartyr Eugene (Vyzhva), Abbot, of Zhitomir, Ukraine (1937)^[1][20][29]
• New Hieromartyr Pachomius (Ionov), Hieromonk of the Holy Trinity Skanov Monastery, Penza (1937)^[1][20][29]
• New Hieromartyr Stephen (Kreidich), Priest, of Robchik, Bryansk (1937)^[1][20][29]
• New Hieromartyr Gregory Averin, Priest of Ivanovo (1937)^{[20][28][29][38][note 28]}
• New Hieromartyr Basil Sungurov, Priest (1937)^[20][29][39]

Other commemorations

• Repose of Metropolitan Isidore (Nikolsky) of St. Petersburg (1892)^{[1][note 29]}
• Repose of New Hieromartyr Anatole (Kamensky), Archbishop of Irkutsk (1925)^{[1][note 30][40][note 31][note 32]}

Icon gallery

• 
  Nativity of the Theotokos.
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  Martyr Eupsychios of Caesarea in Cappadocia.
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  Martyr Sozon of Cilicia.
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  Saint Euvert, Bishop of Orleans.
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  Saint Cloud (Clodoald).
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  St. Madalberta, Abbess of Maubeuge Abbey.
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  Sts. Alexander (Peresvet) and Andrew (Oslyabya), disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
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  New Hieromartyr Eugene (Zernov), Metropolitan of Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky).