September 7 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. * 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. *1159 – Pope Alexander III is chosen. *1191 – Third Cr ...

Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rul ...

September 9 Events Pre-1600 * 337 – Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans succeed their father Constantine I as co-emperors. The Roman Empire is divided between the three Augusti. *1000 – Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. * 1141 – ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on ''September 21'' by Orthodox Churches on the

Old Calendar Old Calendarists (Greek language, Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Easte ...

. For September 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

August 26 Events Pre-1600 * 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. *1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most ...

''.

Feasts

* ''The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary''.September 8/September 21
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
8 Σεπτεμβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).September 21 / September 8
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на год.

Saints

* Martyrs Rufus and Rufianus, by the sword.
08/09/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. * Martyr Severus, by the sword. * Martyr Artemidorus, by the sword. * Martyrs

Eusebius, Nestablus, Zeno, and Nestor Saints Eusebius, Nestablus, Zeno, and Nestor (died ) were early Christian martyrs in Gaza, Palestine. Life Saints Eusebius, Nestablus and Zeno were three Christian brothers in Gaza during the reign of Julian (r. 361–363). They were imprison ...

, by a mob (c. 362)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Anastasius II, Pope of Rome (498)September 8
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. (''see also:

November 19 Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 636 – The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle o ...

'') * Saint Kingsmark (''Kinemark, Cynfarch''), disciple of St.

Dyfrig Dubricius or Dubric ( cy, Dyfrig; Norman-French: ''Devereux''; c. 465 – c. 550) was a 6th-century Britons (historical), British ecclesiastic venerated as a saint. He was the evangelist of Ergyng ( cy, Erging) (later Archenfield, Heref ...

(5th century) * Saint

Æthelburh of Kent Æthelburh of Kent (born c. 601, sometimes spelled ''Æthelburg'', ''Ethelburga, Æthelburga''; , also known as ''Tate or Tata),'' Stowe 944: ' was an early Anglo-Saxon queen consort of Northumbria, the second wife of King Edwin. As she was a ...

(''Ethelburga''), daughter of King Ethelbert of Kent, who married King

Edwin of Northumbria Edwin ( ang, Ēadwine; c. 586 – 12 October 632/633), also known as Eadwine or Æduinus, was the List of monarchs of Northumbria, King of Deira and Bernicia – which later became known as Northumbria – from about 616 until hi ...

, and founded the convent of Lyminge in Kent as abbess (c. 647) * Saint

Disibod Saint Disibod (619–c.700) was an Irish monk and hermit, first mentioned in a martyrologium by Hrabanus Maurus (9th century). Hildegard of Bingen around 1170 composed a ''Vita'' of Saint Disibod He is commemorated on 8 September. According to ...

(''Disibode, Disen''), founder of

Disibodenberg Disibodenberg today Disibodenberg ruins Disibodenberg ruins Disibodenberg picture Disibodenberg is a monastery ruin in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was founded by Saint Disibod. Hildegard of Bingen, who wrote Disibod's biography "Vita Sanct ...

Abbey in

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

(c. 700) * Saint Sergius, Pope of Rome (701) * Saint

Corbinian Saint Corbinian ( la, Corbinianus; french: Corbinien; german: Korbinian; 670 – 8 September c. 730 AD) was a Frankish bishop. After living as a hermit near Chartres for fourteen years, he made a pilgrimage to Rome. Pope Gregory II sent him to B ...

, a hermit who was consecrated a Bishop and was sent as a missionary to Bavaria (c. 730) * Saint

Ine of Wessex Ine, also rendered Ini or Ina, ( la, Inus; c. AD 670 – after 726) was King of Wessex from 689 to 726. At Ine's accession, his kingdom dominated much of southern England. However, he was unable to retain the territorial gains of his predecessor ...

, King of Wessex, and his wife Queen Ethelburga (c. 740)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Serapion, monk of Spaso-Eleazar Monastery, Pskov (1481) (''see also:

'') * Saint Lucian, Abbot, of Alexandrov (1654) * New Martyr Athanasius of Thessaloniki (1774) * Saint Sophronius, Bishop of Achtaleia in

Iberia The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

(

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

) (1803)Great Synaxaristes:
Ὁ Ἅγιος Σωφρόνιος
'' 8 Σεπτεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Saints Ioane (Maisuradze), Archimandrite (1957), and Giorgi-Ioane (Mkheidze), Schema-Archimandrite (1960), Confessors, of Georgia.

New martyrs and confessors

* New Martyr Alexander Jacobson, at Solovki (1930) * New Martyr Demetrius, Priest (1937)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics of St.

Grimbald Saint Grimbald (or Grimwald) (c. 820s – 8 July 901) was a 9th-century Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Bertin near Saint-Omer, France. Background Although of dubious historical accuracy, the life of Grimbald was recorded in several volum ...

, Abbot of

Winchester Abbey Hyde Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery just outside the walls of Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was dissolved and demolished in 1538 following various acts passed under King Henry VIII to dissolve monasteries and abbeys (see Diss ...

. * Repose of Archbishop Dionysius of Ufa (1896) * Repose of Elder Daniel of Katounakia,

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...

(1929) * Repose of Priest Dimitrie Bejan of Romania (1995)

Icons

* Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos: :* Kholmsk (1st century) :* " Kursk Root" (1295) :* Syamsk (1524) :* Pochaev (1559) :* Glinsk (16th century) :* Lukianov (16th century) :* Isaakov (1659) :* Domnitsk (1696) :* Lesna (''Lesninsk'') (1696) :* "Kathariotissa", on

Ithaca Ithaca most commonly refers to: *Homer's Ithaca, an island featured in Homer's ''Odyssey'' *Ithaca (island), an island in Greece, possibly Homer's Ithaca *Ithaca, New York, a city, and home of Cornell University and Ithaca College Ithaca, Ithaka ...

(c. 1696) :* Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (Kiev).
The Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (Kiev)
'' HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). :* Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos, at several locations in

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

Icon gallery

File:Birth of Mary (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. File:Холмська.jpg, Kholmsk icon. File:Kursko-Korennaya ikona.jpg, " Kursk Root". File:Багародзіца Пачаеўская з цудамі. 2-я пал. XVIII ст., Валынь.jpg, Pochaev icon.

Notes

References

Sources

September 8/September 21
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
September 21 / September 8
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
September 8
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 67. *

'' Orthodoxy in China.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * '' The Roman Martyrology.'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 275–276. * Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 440–441. ; Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
8 ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
8 Σεπτεμβρίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). *
08/09/
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. ; Russian Sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). *

Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на год. {{DEFAULTSORT:September 8 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) September in the Eastern Orthodox calendar