Orthodox Calendar for September 1983

September 1983
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 Martyr Andrew Stratelates and Companions	2 Fast Prophet Samuel Hieromartyr Philip, Bishop of Heraklion, and those with him (2nd c.) Repose of Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) of Platina (1982). (August 20 OC)	3 Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy Avram, Archimandrite of Smolensk Holy Martyrs Bassa and her sons Theognis, Agapios, and Pistis (4th c.)
4 10th Sunday after Pentecost Martyr Agathonicus and Companions Holy Martyr Eulalia of Barcelona (303) Holy New Martyr Gorazd, Bishop of Slovakia and the Czech Lands (1942) (August 22 OC)	5 Leavetaking of Dormition Martyr Lupus, Slave of St Demetrius Hieromartyr Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons (202) Hieromartyr Pothinos, Bishop of Lyons (177)	6 Hieromartyr Eutychius Trans. Rel. Peter, Metr. Kiev New Hieromartyr Kosmas of Aitolia, Equal-to-the-Apostles (1779)	7 Fast Relics of Apostle Bartholomew Holy Apostle Titus of the Seventy	8 Martyrs Adrian and Natalia Vladimir Icon Our Holy Father Tithoës of the Thebaid (4th c.)	9 Fast Ven. Poemen the Great Great-martyr Phanurius the Newly Appeared of Rhodes	10 Ven. Job of Pochaev Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers St Moses of Ethiopia (400) Righteous Anna the Prophetess (1st c.)
11 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed 11th Sunday after Pentecost Beheading of St John the Baptist Our Holy Mother Theodora of Salonica (879)	12 Ss Alexander, John, Paul, Pats. Constantinople Trans. Rel. St Alexander Nevsky Synaxis of Serbian Hierarchs	13 Sash of the Theotokos Eanswythe, Abbess of Folkestone Hieromartyr Cyprian, bishop of Carthage (258)	14 Fast—Wine and Oil are Allowed Church New Year Our Holy Father Symeon Stylites (459) Righteous Joshua, Son of Nun Saint Meletios the Younger (1095-1124)	15 Ven. Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev Caves Martyr Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia (275), and his parents, Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina St John IV, Patriarch of Constantinople, known as John the Faster (595)	16 Fast Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia Phoebe the Deaconess Holy Martyr Basilissa (309)	17 Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch Holy Prophet Moses, who beheld God. St John Mavropos, Metropolitan of Euchaita (1100)
18 12th Sunday after Pentecost Prophet Zachariah and Elizabeth Holy Hieromartyr Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (1649) Holy Martyrs Abda the bishop, Hormizd and Sunin of Persia (4th c)	19 Miracle of Archangel Michael at Colossae Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth (1st c.), parents of St John the Forerunner.	20 Forefeast of Nativity Martyr Sozon of Cilicia St John, Archbishop of Novgorod Holy Apostles Evodus and Onesiphorus of the Seventy	21 Fast—Fish, Wine and Oil are Allowed Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos New Martyr Athanasius of Thessalonika (1774) Our Venerable Father Serapion of Pskov (1481)	22 Righteous Joachim and Anna Ven. Joseph of Volotsk Theophanes the Confessor	23 Fast Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, Nymphodora	24 Saturday before Elevation Ven. Theodora of Alexandria Trans. Rel. Ven. Sergius and Herman St Euphrosynos the Cook of Alexandria (9th c.)
25 Leavetaking Nativity Theotokos 13th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday before Elevation Hieromartyr Autonomus, Bishop in Italy Julian the Martyr Theodore the Hieromartyr of Alexandria	26 Founding of Church of the Holy Sepulchre Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion (1st c. ) Holy Great Martyr Ketevan, Queen of Georgia (1624)	27 Fast—Strict Fast (Wine and Oil) Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross St Placilla the Empress (385 or 386) Holy New Martyr Macarius of Thessalonica (1527)	28 Fast Greatmartyr Nicetas the Goth Bessarion of Larissa Holy Martyr Porphyrius (361).	29 Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-Praised Sebastiana, Disciple of St. Paul the Apostle Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian of Carthage (258)	30 Fast Martyr Sophia and Daughters Faith, Hope, and Love Our Holy Father Lambert, Bishop of Maastricht (705)