August 13 church. Forefeast of the Destruction of the Honorable Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord

We celebrate Evdokim's incantation. 13 August for church calendar Since ancient times, the saint of God Evdokim the Cappadocian has been remembered. Great-grandfathers referred him to the patron and benefactor of the hearth and family, therefore they asked the saint for health and good warm relations. The people called the religious holiday Evdokimov day.

The life of the pious Evdokim

Evdokim was born in the 9th century in Asia Minor in the city of Cappadocia, when the Byzantine ruler Theophilus ruled. He comes from a devout family. His mother Evdokia and father Vasily were noble, pious people whom the ruler himself knew.

At the age of sane, the man decided to give his short life to serving God, and to provide help to everyone who had a need. Before the Lord, he took a vow of chastity. Only with his mother he could talk about the secret.

The emperor, in gratitude for the sinless and decent life of the Cappadocian, appointed him to the post of ruler of the Kharsian region. He ruled the region reasonably and fairly. He judged people fairly, worried about the disadvantaged, supported orphans and widows. He fulfilled his functions not only as a servant, but also as an excellent servant of God.

For his spotless life and pure faith, he pleased the Lord and was invited into the kingdom at the age of 33. And already on the mortal bed, he commanded his brothers to rest him in the veils in which he would meet his death. Further, the righteous asked those present and relatives to leave the room, so that they would not see his torment, just as they would not see his gifts during his lifetime. There are facts that after the burial the relics of the righteous began to emit a warm light. And as soon as the soul left the body, people began to heal from diseases.

A year and a half passed, and the saint's mother came to bow to the remains of her beloved son. She missed her son very much, and begged to remove the stone, excavate the grave and open the coffin. They carried him out in their arms. Evdokim's clothes were changed.

The mother wanted to take the relics of her son to Constantinople, only the believers did not want to give up the expensive shrine. When the coffin was opened, everyone noticed that the face was as if it were alive, and a pleasant aroma emanated from the saint.

After a while, the monk Joseph, who was represented at the resting place of the righteous, took the remains to the capital, as the believer's mother wanted. There they were kept in the Church of the Virgin, which was built by the father and mother of a Cappadocian clergyman.

Customs to mark the date in Russia

Evdokimov day precedes the beginning of the Dormition Lent. Therefore, they tried to cleanse themselves before Lent. On this day, it was supposed to thank for everything. Fasting was not perceived as hungry. People feasted on fresh bread, berries and fruits. On Evdokimov day, the harrows were worshiped, and a harrow conspiracy was carried out.

Over the tool of labor, in a quiet voice, grateful words were spoken from a pure heart, so that the teeth would not wear out and would serve for a long time. Then we started to work.
At this time, the main product of the toilers, the turnip, was ripening in the gardens. They ate it raw, cooked porridge, fried it, baked pies with a filling, made turnip kvass to which blueberries, raspberries, and currants were added.

Legends and signs:

• if the fog quickly disperses, excellent weather will come;
• on Evdokimov day a gusty wind predicts a snowy winter;
• it is already warming up in the sun, it will rain;
• the cobweb is flying - the sunny weather will last for a long time;
• bees do not fly out of the hives in a cloudless sky - wait for bad weather;
• rye was sown on Evdokim;
• the horse will not move from its place until the peasant expresses his gratitude to the harrow;
• On August 13, it is imperative to work hard in the field or garden, then all matters will argue.

12th week after Pentecost. Forefeast of the Origin of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. ...
... St. Herman, bishop Osersky (448). Prmch. Dionysius of Vatopedi (1822).
Schmch. Benjamin, Met. Petrogradsky, and with him prmch. Sergius Shein and the martyr. Yuri Novitsky and Ioann Kovsharov (1922); mch. Maxim Rumyantsev (1928); sshmch. Vladimir Kholodkovsky presbyter (1937); sshmch. John Rumyantsev Presbyter, St. Konstantin Razumov, presbyter, mts. Anna Serova and St. Elisaveta Rumyantseva isp. (after 1937).

Charging for the Assumption Fast.

1. If the polyeleo service is performed sshmch. Benjamin, Met. Petrograd, then the Gospel of Matthew, 36 credits, X, 16–22 is read at matins, and at the liturgy - the day, for Tuesday (under conception) and the martyr: Rom., 99 credits, VIII, 28–39. Luke, 106 credits, XXI, 12-19.

Troparion of the Cross of the Lord, voice 1: Save, Lord, Thy people ... (see 1/14 August) Troparion of the righteous Evdokim, voice 4: From the earth calling thee to the Heavenly village / observes your body and is dead unharmed, holy Eudokim: / you are in integrity and pure living, blessed, / lived the purpose of cruelty, not desecrated. Kontakion of the righteous Evdokim, voice 2: Desiring the highest, copulating with the highest, / and the fiery chariot, by the Divine ascents of the good-natured, I made the soul, / beloved Eudokim, / lived on the earth, I am benevolent, I am grateful to all. Troparion Hieromartyr Benjamin, voice 1: All-luminous luminary / in the city of Saint Peter appeared thou, / the good shepherd, / to the sacred saint Benjamin. / Love and mercy in the hearts of the faithful, planting thee, / I do ty: / pray to the Merciful God / our Fatherland in Orthodoxy and piety affirm, / the world of the Church is given // and mercy to our souls. Kontakion of the Holy Martyr Benjamin, voice 6: From his youth he took Christ to the frame, / the true guardian of the Orthodox Church appeared to esy, / to the sacred Benjamin. / Slander, bondage, suffering and unjust judgment / from the wicked and iniquity of Christ, the holy and love is fulfilled, / even before the martyr's end / with thanksgiving cry: // for all, Lord, glory to Thee.

Nothing can strike the consciousness of our contemporaries so much as the tragic experience of our people, who have shown so many martyrs and confessors. It is difficult to imagine in what incredible conditions this confession was carried out. Often people were directly forced to give up their faith. This was the simplest case, and the absolute majority said no. Often, persecutors immediately sentenced such a person to capital punishment, to death, or, conversely, retreated. But if only it were so, how easy it would be! If only one answer “I believe” could define your attitude to God, to Christ and to seal the truth of God with this! But the enemy was sophisticated, incredibly cunning, perfectly organized. This opens up, in particular, to those who had the opportunity to read the terrible protocols of interrogations, investigative cases, where everything is so confusing, so complicated. And yet there were those who, despite all the sophistication, thoughtfulness, organization of the extermination machine, remained capable of answering the persecutor: "I am with Christ, and I do not betray Him!"

13 August(July 31, Old Style - Church Julian Calendar). 10th week after Pentecost(tenth Sunday after the holiday Holy Trinity, Pentecost).Charging for the Assumption Fast. That is, the last day before this short but very strict Orthodox fast. Today in the Russian Orthodox Church the forefeast of the origin of the venerable trees of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord and the commemoration of 14 saints are celebrated.

Forefeast of the origin of the honest trees of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord... Eve of the great Orthodox holiday, with which the Assumption Lent traditionally begins. More details about this day itself, popularly called the "First Savior", its history, meaning and symbolism will be told tomorrow.

Righteous Evdokim the Cappadocian... This Byzantine saint lived and performed spiritual feats in the 9th century from the birth of Christ during the reign of the emperor Theophilos ( 829-842 years). A native of a noble family, righteous Evdokim from a young age devoted himself to serving God. He took a vow of celibacy and even avoided talking to women.

For many virtues, the emperor Theophilus appointed Evdokim as the ruler of the Kharsian region. The saint humbly accepted this high office as obedience, and ruled not as a despot, but as a servant of God, taking care of the poor, orphans and widows. The Lord called the righteous Evdokim young, at the age of Christ - at the age of 33.

Martyr Julitta of Caesarea... Saint, who suffered during the years of anti-Christian persecutions of the pagan emperor Diocletian, who ruled the Roman Empire in 284-305 years from the Nativity of Christ. One crafty pagan deceived the Christian Julitta of all her property, and when the future martyr went to court, the defendant reported that she was a Christian. Julitta was offered to renounce Christ in exchange for an estate, but she resolutely rejected this, and was burned at the stake in 304 or 305 from the Nativity of Christ.

Saint German, Bishop of Oser... One of the most revered saints in France in the 5th century BC, Heavenly patron of the city of Auxerre. Revered in both the Western and the Orthodox Churches. He became famous as a fighter against heresies, and is also known as a teacher and spiritual mentor of St. Patrick (Patrick), the enlightener of Britain. Saint Herman died in 448 year in Ravenna.

Monk Martyr Dionysius of Vatopedi... Saint athos 19th century, a monk of the famous Vatopedi monastery, tortured for the Christian faith by the Turks on the island of Crete in 1822 year.

Hieromartyr Benjamin (Kaaznsky), Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdov, and those killed like him Hieromartyr Archimandrite Sergius (Shein) and Martyrs Yuri Novitsky and John Kovsharov. Saints from among the new martyrs and confessors of the Russian Church, who suffered in 1922 in the course of the atheist process of church values.

In the summer of that year, 86 people were put on trial, led by Metropolitan Benjamin of Petrograd and Gdovsk. At the trial, Vladyka, who was eventually sentenced to death, behaved courageously, devoting his last word to proving the innocence of other defendants, clearly showing that even in the face of the executioners, one must remain faithful to Christ.

Hieromartyrs Vladimir Kholodkovsky and Ioann Rumyantsev, presbyters, priest Konstantin Razumov, presbyter, martyr Maxim Rumyantsev, martyr Anna Serova and confessor Elizabeth Rumyantseva. These saints also suffered during the years of Soviet theomachous persecution and for their holy sufferings were glorified among the new martyrs and confessors of the Russian Church.

We congratulate all Orthodox Christians on the memory of these saints! We are glad to congratulate those who received names in their honor in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism or monastic tonsure!

Church holidays

Artichoke

August 1

Saint Macrina, sister of Saint Basil the Great (380)

Saint Dius (c. 430)

Uncovering of the relics of the Monk Seraphim, the miracle worker of Sarov (1903)

Cathedral of the Kursk saints

Blessed Prince Roman (Olegovich) of Ryazan (1270)

Saint Paisius of the Caves, in the Far Caves (XIV)

Blessed Stephen (1427) and his mother Milica (1405), Serbian

Signs of the day, August 1:

• Macrida is wet - and autumn is wet, Macrida is dry - and autumn too.

On Macrinin's day you cannot:

• Add kvass, sauerkraut and cucumbers.
• Slaughter cattle, poultry and generally shed blood so that it does not pass to your children and grandchildren.
• Sell ​​horse meat, otherwise the rest of the horses on the farm will be sick.

August 2

Prophet Elijah (IX century BC)

• The formidable pagan god Perun turned in Christian Russia into Elijah the Prophet, a saint who controls thunder and lightning. Among the people, Ilya was represented as a peddler of water in the sky. A formidable white-bearded old man was racing on his fiery chariot drawn by four horses and sometimes splashed water.

Monk Avramiy of Galich, Chukhloma (1375)

Uncovering of the relics of the Monk Martyr Athanasius of Brest (1649)

Hieromartyr Konstantin Slovtsov (1918)

Hieromartyrs Alexander of Arkhangelsky, Georgy Nikitin, John Steblin-Kamensky, Sergius Gortinsky and Theodore Yakovlev, presbyters, Martyrs Tikhon Krechkov, Georgy Pozharov, Kosma Vyaznikov and Martyrs Euphemia Grebenshchikov and Peter Vyaznikov (1930)

PriestMartyr Alexy Znamensky Presbyter (1938)

Venerable Martyr Theodore Abrosimov (1941)

Chukhloma, or Galich (1350), Abalatskaya ("Sign") (1637) and Orsha (1631) icons of the Mother of God

Customs and signs on Ilyin's day, August 2:

• Before Ilya the man bathes, and with Ilya he says goodbye to the river.
• If it rains with thunder on Ilya, your head will ache.
• Dull thunder - to peace, dull thunder - to a quarrel.
• The thunder is long and continuous - to heaviness in the chest.
• Thunder roars loudly, but not sharply - to bad weather.
• Thunder abruptly thunders - to short rain.
• Whoever got into the rain on Ilyin's day will be healthy all year.

On Ilyin's day you cannot:

• Throwing haystacks, hauling hay, raking up manure, cleaning outhouses, sending in matchmakers (they will swear loudly).
• You can't wash and cut your hair after sunset, otherwise you will wash off all your health.
• On Ilyin's day they do not work in the field, otherwise the storm will kill.
• Whoever counts heaps on Ilya will lose all the good.

August 3rd

Prophet Ezekiel (VI century BC)

• The holy prophet was endowed with the gift of working miracles. From his prayer the waters of the Khovar River parted, and the Jews were saved from the persecution of the Chaldeans. During the famine, the prophet pleaded with God to send food to those in need. Two visions of the prophet are especially important: the vision of the future temple of the Lord, symbolizing the establishment of the Christian Church through the exploit of the Son of God, and the vision of dry bones in the field - a prototype of the universal resurrection from the dead.

Saint Simeon, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, and John, his companion (c. 590)

The Monk Onuphrius the Silent and Onesimus the Hermit, Pechersk, in the Near Caves (XII-XIII)

PriestMartyr Peter Golubev Presbyter (1938)

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Roman the Bear isp., Presbyter (1999)

Signs of the day, August 3:

• Thunder is incessant - there will be hail.
• Good weather will persist if ground fog forms in low places in the evening and at night, which dissipates after sunrise.

4 august

Myrrhbearers Equal to the Apostles Mary Magdalene (I)

• Saint Mary Magdalene was the first of the people to see the risen Christ. From childhood, Mary Magdalene suffered from demonic possession, but the Son of God drove out the demons from her, and she faithfully followed him along with other healed wives.
• She did not leave the Lord after his captivity, when doubts began to arise in the hearts of His most devoted disciples. She stood at the Cross with the Most Holy Theotokos and the Apostle John. Accompanying the body of Christ to the burial place. Having resurrected, Christ sent Mary Magdalene with joyful news to His disciples.
• After the Ascension, Saint Mary Magdalene set off to wander and carry God's will to the pagans. After visiting Rome, she presented the cruel emperor Tiberius with a red egg with the words: "Christ is Risen." From here came the Easter custom of painting eggs. (The egg is a symbol of life, expressing faith in the future Resurrection.)

Transfer of the relics of Hieromartyr Phocas (403-404)

Venerable Cornelius of Pereyaslavl (1693)

PriestMartyr Michael Nakaryakov Presbyter (1918)

PriestMartyr Alexy Ilyinsky Presbyter (1931)

Customs and signs of the day, August 4:

• The dew that fell on August 4 was considered bad. It was forbidden to walk barefoot in such dew, so the peasants tried not to go out into the field on Mary Magdalene, otherwise they could get very sick.
• It was forbidden to work in the field on this day. They believed that Saint Mary Magdalene could “beat with thunder” as punishment for disrespect for her holiday.

5th of August

Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God (1675)

Martyrs Trofim, Theophilus and 13 martyrs with them (284-305) - Trofimov day

• The holy martyrs were thrown into the fire, but they remained unharmed. Then their tormentors beheaded them.

Righteous Warrior Feodor Ushakov (glorification 2001)

Hieromartyr Apollinarius, Bishop of Ravenna (c. 75)

PriestMartyr Michael of the Trinity, Presbyter and Martyr Andrei Argunov (1938)

Icons of the Mother of God, called "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (with pennies) (1888)

Signs of the day, August 5:

• The appearance of fog in the evening, which spreads on the ground, portends good weather.
• The stars twinkle brightly at dawn - it will start to rain in a couple of days.
• The owl screams - in the cold.
• The morning dawn is dying out soon - there will be a strong wind.

Lenten day

6 august

Martyr Christina (about 300)

Martyrs of the noble princes Boris and Gleb, in the Holy Baptism of Roman and David (1015)

• The first Russian saints, canonized by both the Russian and Constantinople Orthodox Churches. They were the younger sons of the holy Prince Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles.
• After Vladimir's death, the throne in Kiev was taken by his eldest son Svyatopolk. The insidious prince was afraid that he might be overthrown by Boris, on whose side were the people and the squad. Then he decided to send killers to him. Boris was informed of the impending conspiracy, but he decided not to hide and not take revenge on his brother, but to meet his fate. The killers overtook him when Boris was praying.
• After that Svyatopolk killed his second brother, Gleb. In Russia, Saints Boris and Gleb were considered the patrons of the family, so they were asked to reconcile their warring relatives.

Monk Polycarp, Archimandrite of Pechersk (1182)

The discovery of the relics of the Venerable Dalmatian of Isetsky (1994)

Hieromartyr Alpheus Deacon of Korban (1937)

Saints Nicholas of Pongilsky (1942) and John Kalinin (1951), presbyters

Signs of the day, August 6:

• Thunderstorms are frequent on this day.
• It started raining in the morning - good weather in the afternoon.
• Night dew does not dry out - to a thunderstorm.

August 7

Dormition of righteous Anna, mother Holy Mother of God

• According to legend, Saint Anna died peacefully at the age of 79 in the city of Jerusalem, before the Dormition of the Mother of God.

Holy wives of Olympias the deaconess (409) and the virgin Eupraxia of Tavenna (413)

Monk Makarii Zheltovodsky, Unzhensky (1444)

Commemoration of the V Ecumenical Council (553)

PriestMartyr Nikolai Udintsev Presbyter (1918)

PriestMartyr Alexander Sakharov Presbyter (1927)

Saint Iraida Tikhova isp. (1967)

Signs for Anna, August 7:

• What is the weather for Anna before lunchtime, such is the winter until December; what is the weather after lunch, such is the weather after December.
• If there is a cold matinee on this day, the winter will be early and cold.
• Light and warm weather foreshadows a cold winter, but if it rains, the winter is snowy and warm.

Lenten day

8 August

Hieromartyrs Hermolaus, Hermippus and Hermokrat, priests of Nicomedia (c. 305) - Day of Hermolaus

Monk Moses Ugrin, Pechersk, in the Near Caves (c. 1043)

Venerable Martyr Paraskeva (138-161) - Day of Paraskeva-Virgin

PriestMartyr Sergius Strelnikov Presbyter (1937)

Signs of the day:

• In the morning - cold dew, and in the afternoon the sky thunders.
• It is believed that healing dew falls on this day. In the morning, this dew will nourish the leaves and flowers and wash away the dust. And at noon you can go to the field, perform rituals and collect medicinal herbs.

9 august

Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon (305) - Panteleimon's Day

• Panteleimon mastered the art of healing. The saint was introduced to the emperor Maximian, and he wished to see him as his physician. Gradually Panteleimon began to convert to the Christian faith. Once the saint saw a child bitten by a snake. The healer prayed to God. At the same second, the child opened his eyes, and the snake flew to pieces.
• On a denunciation of one of the envious people, Panteleimon was seized. The saint was taken to the circus and thrown into the arena to the lions. But the animals began to lick the healer's feet. Then it was decided to decapitate Panteleimon. The executioners tied the saint to an olive tree. The healer began to pray, one of the tormentors struck him with a sword, but the steel turned to wax. Seeing such a miracle, the executioners refused to continue the execution.
• Saint Panteleimon asked his tormentors to carry out the order of the emperor. The executioners obeyed with tears. As soon as the saint's head flew off his shoulders, blood mixed with milk spurted out of the wound, and the olive tree blossomed.

Blessed Nikolai Kochanov, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Novgorod - Nikolai Kochanov's Day

• Witch doctors went to the meadows, collected herbs and prayed to Saint Panteleimon, asking for help in their difficult work. They tore up the healing herb, thinking about loved ones and thinking about health. Born on this day, became a good doctor... They turn to Saint Panteleimon when they treat diseases of the thyroid gland.

Rev. Herman of Alaska (1837)

Blessed Nikolai Kochanov, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Novgorod (1392)

St. Joasaph, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia (1555)

Venerable Anfisa isp., Abbess, and her 90 sisters (VIII)

Equalapp. Clement, Bishop of Ohrid (916), Naum, Sava, Gorazd and Angelar (Bolg.)

Hieromartyrs Ambrose, Bishop of Sarapul, Platon of Gornykh and Panteleimon of the Epiphany Presbyters (1918)

PriestMartyr John Soloviev Presbyter (1941)

August 10

Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, called "Odigitria" (Guidebook) (brought from Constantinople in 1046)

• According to legend, this icon was painted by the Evangelist Luke during the life of the Mother of God. In 1046, the Greek emperor Constantine IX Monomakh blessed his daughter in this way, who was leaving for Russia to become the wife of Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavovich.

Apppostles from 70 Prokhor, Nikanor, Timon and Parmen deacons (I) - Day of Prokhor da Parmen

• On August 10, it is not customary to change anything or borrow. “Don’t start a trade for Prokhor and Parmena,” the people said and knew that the thing exchanged that day would surely break.

Saint Pitirim, Bishop of Tambov (1698)

Cathedral of Tambov saints

Monk Moses, the wonderworker of the Caves, in the Far Caves (XIII-XIV)

Martyrs Julian (II), Eustathius (c. 316) and Akakia (c. 321)

Saint Paul of Xiropotamos (820)

Hieromartyr Nicholas Ponomarev Deacon (1918)

Martyr Vasily Erekaev, Martyrs Anastasia Kamaeva and Elena Astashkina, Martyrs Arefa Eremkin, Ioann Lomakin, Ioann Selmanov, Ioann Mileshkin and Martyr Mavra Moiseeva (1937)

Grebnevskaya (1380), Kostroma (1672) and "Tenderness" of the Seraphim-Diveevskaya (1885) icons of the Mother of God. Honored copies from the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God: Ustyuzhenskaya (1290), Vydropusskaya (XV), Voroninskaya (1524), Khristoforovskaya (XVI), Supraslskaya (XVI), Yugskaya (1615), Igritskaya (1624), Shuiskaya (1654-1655), Sedmiezernaya (XVII), Sergievskaya (in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra) (1730)

11th August

Martyr Kallinikos (III-IV)

Venerable Constantine and Cosmas of Kosinsky, Old Russian (XIII)

Martyr Seraphim virgin (117-138)

Martyr Theodotia and her three children (304)

MonkMartyr Michael (IX)

Martyr Eustathius of Mtskheta (589) (Georgia)

MonkMartyrs Seraphim the Theological and Theognost Pivovarov (1921)

Venerable Martyr Anatoly Smirnov (after 1930)

PriestMartyr Alexy Krasnovsky Presbyter and Monk Martyr Pachomius Rusin (1938)

Signs of the day, August 11:

• If it hardens, i.e. it will get colder, and at the beginning of September the matinees will be cold.
• If there are a lot of berries and nuts, but few mushrooms, the winter will be snowy and harsh.
• If there are no cold matinees on Kalinov's day, Luppa (September 5) will not freeze.

12th of August

Apostles from 70 Strength, Silouan, Criskent, Epenet and Andronicus (I) - Day of Strength

• It was believed that the holy Power also invests in healing herbs and roots. Burdock was especially appreciated by the peasants. Its leaves cured many diseases, and the thorns placed underground on potatoes scared away mice and rats.
• On this day, they collect burdock leaves, three from each bush, no more. Stove-dried, they save you from aching bones and knees. They must be applied three times for three Spas.

Martyr John the Warrior (IV)

• Saint John the Warrior is considered the comforter of all the offended and grieving. They pray to him, asking for help in "everyday situations". It is believed that thieves are afraid of this saint, so if someone rob you, you should contact John the Warrior. The same saint is prayed for protection "from all those who hate and offend, from all enemies, visible and invisible."

Venerable Anatoly of Optina, the Younger (1922)

Uncovering of the relics of the Monk Herman of Solovetsky (1484)

Martyrs Polychrony, Bishop of Babylon, Parmenius, Elima and Chrysotel, presbyters, Luke and Muco deacons, Avdon and Sennis, princes of Persia, and Martyrs Olympius and Maximus (c. 251)

Hieromartyr Valentine (Valentina) Bishop and three disciples of his martyrs Proculus, Ephibus and Apollonius and the righteous Aundius (c. 273)

Cathedral of Samara saints

Hieromartyr John Plotnikov Deacon (1918)

Silin's omens of the day, August 11:

• If there are a lot of rowan berries, autumn will be rainy, and winter will be harsh.
• If the rowan berries are red, it will be rainy next summer.
• Wind in gusts - for calm weather.
• Frequent thunderstorms in August - by the long autumn.

Lenten day

13 august

Righteous Evdokim the Cappadocian (IX)

Martyr Julitta (304-305)

Monk Martyr Dionysius of Vatopedi (1822)

Hieromartyr Benjamin, Metropolitan of Petrograd, and with him the Monk Martyr Sergius Shein and Martyrs Yuri Novitsky and John Kovsharov (1922)

Martyr Maxim Rumyantsev (1928)

PriestMartyr Vladimir Kholodkovsky Presbyter (1937)

PriestMartyr John Rumyantsev Presbyter, Saint Konstantin Rumyantsev Isp., Presbyter, Martyr Anna Serova and Saint Elizabeth Rumyantseva Isp. (after 1937)

Signs of the day, August 13:

• If the fog quickly dissipates in the rays of the rising sun, good weather will be established for a long time.
• If the web has flown, the sunny weather will last for a long time.
• Kohl went steamy (thick, white) fog over the forest - go for mushrooms.

Conception for the Assumption Fast

August 14

The origin (wear) of the Honorable Trees of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord

Feast of the All-Merciful Savior and the Most Holy Theotokos (1164)

• The celebration was established on the occasion of the signs from the icons of the Savior and the Most Holy Theotokos during the battle of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky with the Volga Bulgars in 1164 - the First Savior, the Honey Savior.
• The First Savior was called wet, because on that day they went to lakes and rivers to bless the water. On the first Savior, there are processions of the cross to the water. After the consecration of water, the peasants swam in the river for the last time.
• On August 14, new honey was brought to the church for consecration, hence the name of the Savior - Honey. "The first honeycomb - to orphans, widows, sick." Only from this day it is allowed to eat honey.

Seven martyrs Maccabees: Abim, Antonina, Guria, Eleazar, Eusebone, Alim and Markelle, their mother Solomon and their teacher Eleazar (166 BC)

Uncovering of the relics of Saint Sophia of Suzdal (1995)

Martyrs in Perga of Pamphylia: Leontius, Attius, Alexander, Kindeus, Minsitheus, Cyriacus, Mineon, Katun and Eucleus (III)

PriestMartyr Demetrius of Pavsky Presbyter (1937)

The beginning of the Assumption Lent

• The Dormition Fast was established in memory of the Dormition of the Mother of God and lasts two weeks - until August 28. In its severity, it is similar to Lent: it is forbidden to eat all animal products, including fish. Wednesday and Friday do not even eat vegetable oil... But a true fasting person is considered to be one who got rid of evil in his soul.

August 15

Transfer from Jerusalem to Constantinople of the relics of the first martyr Archdeacon Stephen (c. 428) and the acquisition of the relics of the righteous Nicodemus, Gamaliel and his son Avib

Blessed Basil, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Moscow miracle worker (1557)

• Saint Basil was born on the porch of the Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo, where his mother came to a prayer service. Over time, the youth Vasily was apprenticed to a shoemaker. Once he predicted a quick death to a merchant who ordered boots from a workshop. At sixteen, the saint embarked on the path of foolishness. In any weather, he walked around Moscow naked and barefoot. In 1547 he predicted a great fire in Moscow.

Blessed Basil of the Spaso-Kubensky (XV)

Hieromartyr Stephen, Pope of Rome, and others like him (257)

Reverend Martyr Platon Kolegov (1937)

Achair Icon of the Mother of God (XXI)

Signs on Stepan, August 15:

• What is Stepanov's day, so is September.
• If Stepan is dry, it will be dry for six weeks, and if it rains, it will be six weeks.

Assumption Fast

16 august

Saint Isaac, Dalmatius and Faustus (IV-V) - Isakov's day

• People called Isaac a raspberry, believing that the best raspberry ripens on this day.

Saint Anthony the Roman, the wonderworker of Novgorod (1147) - Day of Anton Vikhrovei

• The people called Anthony the Whirlwind, remembering the miraculous journey of the saint from Rome to Novgorod. According to legend, the huge stone on which the saint lived was carried away into the sea. On the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the stone stopped near Novgorod on the banks of the Volkhov River near the village of Volkhovskoye. In addition, strong winds often happened in Russia at this time, which foreshadowed a snowy winter.

Martyr Razhden the Persian (457) (Loads.)

Saint Cosmas the hermit (VI)

Hieromartyr Viacheslav Lukanin the Deacon (1918)

PriestMartyr Nicholas Pomerantsev Presbyter (1938)

Assumption Fast

17 august

Seven youths, others like Ephesus: Maximilian, Iamblichus, Martinian, John, Dionysius, Exacustodian (Constantine) and Antoninus (c. 250)

• Seven youths bring seven rains.

Finding the relics of the righteous Alexy Bortsurmansky (2000)

Monk Martyr Evdokia (362-364) - Day of Avdotya Malinukha

Martyr Eleutherius (IV)

MonkMartyr Mikhail Zhuk, Martyrs Simeon Vorobyov and Dimitri Vorobyov (1937)

Penza-Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (1717)

Signs of the day, August 17:

• What is Avdotya - so is November.
• If there is a thunderstorm in Avdotya, there will be hay behind the eyes.
• If there is strong dew on Avdotya, the flax will be gray and braids.

Assumption Fast

August 18

Forefeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Martyr Eusignius (362) - Day of Eusigneus the Zhitnik

Saint Job of the Ushchelsky (1628)

Hieromartyrs Anfira (236) and Favia (250), Popes

Martyr Pontius the Roman (c. 257)

Martyrs Kantidius, Kantidiana and Sivel, in Egypt

Righteous Nonna, mother of St. Gregory the Theologian (374)

PriestMartyr Stephen Khitrov Presbyter (1918)

Martyrs Evdokia Sheikova, Daria Ulybina, Daria Timagina and Maria Unknown (1919)

PriestMartyr Simon, Bishop of Ufa (1921)

Hieromartyr John Smirnov Deacon (1939)

Sign of the day, August 18:

• What is Evstigney - so is December.

Assumption Fast

August 19

Transfiguration of the Lord God and Our Savior Jesus Christ - Second Savior, Apple Savior, Autumn, Transfiguration

• According to legend, Christ ascended Mount Tabor accompanied by the apostles Peter, James and John. Suddenly his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became whiter than snow. The holy prophets Moses and Elijah appeared before Christ. Then a bright cloud descended on the Lord, covering him from the gaze of the apostles, and a voice came from heaven, proclaiming that He was the Son of God.

Fish is allowed at the meal.

• In the old days, it was customary to distribute vegetables and fruits to the poor, children and the elderly on this day. This custom was strictly observed. If someone was greedy, then such a person was considered unworthy.

Signs for the Transfiguration (Savior), August 19:

• What is the Second Savior - so is January.
• Second Savior - take your mittens in reserve, the summer has gone from us.
• What is the day on the Second Savior - such is the Intercession (October 14).
• A dry day foreshadows a dry autumn, a wet one - wet, and a clear one - harsh.
• Since the Transfiguration of the Savior, the weather has changed.
• After the Second Savior, it rains with senogens.

Assumption Fast

August 20

Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Monk Martyr Dometius of Persia and his two disciples (363)

Uncovering of the relics of St. Mitrofan, Bishop of Voronezh (1832)

Saint Anthony of Optina (1865)

The Monk Pimen the Much-Sick, Pechersk, in the Near Caves (1110)

Venerable Pimen, the fasting man of the Caves, in the Far Caves (XIII-XIV)

Venerable Mercury of the Caves, Bishop of Smolensk, in the Near Caves (1239)

Martyrs Marina and Asteria (260)

Rev. Ora (c. 390)

Martyr Potamia the Wonderworker

Venerable Theodosius the New (IX-X)

Saint Hierotheos of Hungary (X)

Saint Stephen I, King of Hungary (1038)

Hieromartyrs Alexander Hotovitsky, Peter Tokarev, Mikhail Plyshevsky, John Vorontsov, Dimitri Milovidov and Alexy Vorobyov, presbyters, Elisha Shtolder deacon and the Monk Martyr Afanasy Yegorov (1937)

PriestMartyr Basil of Amenitsky Presbyter (1938)

Signs of the day, August 20:

• If the storks are preparing to leave, the fall will be cold.
• Red dawn at sunrise - to rain.
• Red clouds before sunrise - to the wind, clouds - to rain.

Assumption Fast

August 21

Saint Emilian isp., Bishop of Cyzic (815-820)

Saint Gregory, the icon painter of the Caves, in the Near Caves (XII)

Transfer of the relics of the Monk Zosima and Savvaty of Solovetsky (1566)

The second transfer of the relics of the Monks Zosima, Savvaty and Herman of Solovetsky (1992)

Saint Myron the Wonderworker, Bishop of Crete (c. 350) - Day of Myron the Carminative

Martyrs Eleutherius and Leonidas

Saint Gregory the Sinaite (XIV)

Venerable Martyr Joseph Baranov (1918)

PriestMartyr Nikolai Shumkov Presbyter (1937)

Hieromartyr Nikodim, Archbishop of Kostroma (1938)

Tolga Icon of the Mother of God (1314)

Signs of the day, August 21:

• What is Miron - so is January.
• Intense heat or heavy rains - for the whole autumn.
• They look at the water in rivers and lakes at noon: if it is quiet, autumn will be quiet, and winter without blizzards and angry blizzards.
• The river will rustle, the frog will scream - it will soon rain.
• The abundance of berries heralds a cold winter.
• Rowan is formidable (many bright red berries) - winter is frosty.

Assumption Fast

August 22

Apostle Matthias (about 63)

• Matthew was one of the 70 disciples of Christ, chosen by the Lord himself. After the Ascension of the Savior, the Apostle Matthew was chosen by lot among the twelve apostles instead of Judas Iscariot. According to church tradition, Matthew could heal the sick and cast out demons.

Cathedral of the Solovetsky Saints

Martyr Anthony of Alexandria

Venerable Psoy of Egypt (IV)

Martyrs Julian, Marcian, John, Jacob, Alexy, Demetrius, Photius, Peter, Leonty, Mary patricia and others (730)

Martyr Margarita Gunaronulo (1918)

Signs of Matthew's day, August 22:

• Summer rain begins to argue with autumn.
• South wind with vortices - for a snowy winter.
• Steep whirlwinds - for a steep winter.
• Ripe oats are ringing - the nuts are ripe.

On Matvey you cannot:

• Wear metal jewelry.
• Drink potions from herbs, as they ooze poison and can cause considerable harm to health.
• To look at the moon, in whatever position it is.
• Otherwise, you will have a headache for a long time.
• Whoever rubs one palm against the other today will deprive himself of profit for a while.
• If you have to travel by public transport, try not to sit next to those who are deprived of limbs.

Assumption Fast

August 23

Martyrs Archdeacon Lawrence, Pope Sixtus, Felicissimus and Agapitus deacons, Romanus, Roman (258)

• Saint Lawrence possessed the gift of healing. According to legend, he repeatedly returned sight to people who were blind from birth. Therefore, they pray to him, asking him to heal eye diseases or restore vision.

Blessed Lawrence, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Kaluga (1515)

The second acquisition and transfer of the relics of the Monk Savva Storozhevsky, Zvenigorodsky (1998)

PriestMartyr Viacheslav Zakedsky Presbyter (1918); PriestMartyr Athanasius Kislov Presbyter (1937)

Signs and customs on Lawrence, August 23:

• The dew falling on Lawrence was considered curative.
• This day saves from eye diseases.

Assumption Fast

24 August

Martyr Archdeacon Euplus (304)

Monk Martyrs Theodore and Basil of the Caves, in the Near Caves (1098)

• Saint Theodore distributed his property to the poor and withdrew to a monastery, where he settled with Saint Basil. For many years he led a righteous life, but then he began to regret the lost wealth.
• Once the demon took the form of Basil and appeared to Saint Theodore, indicating the place where the robbers buried the treasures. Theodore was about to leave the monastery, but Saint Basil returned, and the demonic deception was exposed. Therefore, in Russia they prayed to Saint Basil, asking them to deliver him from the sin of love of money.

The Monk Theodore, Prince of Ostrog, Pechersk, in the Far Caves (c. 1483)

Martyr Sosanna the virgin and with her Gaius, Pope of Rome, Presbyter Gavinia, Claudius, Maximus, Prepedigna, Alexandra and Kefiya (295-296)

Signs of the day, August 24:

• Smoke without wind beats to the ground - to the rain.
• There are a lot of nuts, but few mushrooms - the winter will be snowy and frosty.
• This day is very good for love spells.

Assumption Fast

25-th of August

Martyrs Photius and Anikita and many with them (305-306) - Nikitin's day, Photius (Povetny Photius)

Hieromartyr Alexander, Bishop of Coman (III)

Martyrs Pamphilus and Capiton

Monk Martyrs Belogorsk: Varlaam Konoplev, Anthony Arapov, Sergiy Vershinin, Ilia Popov, Vyacheslav Kosozhilin, Ioasaph Sabantsev, Ioann Novoselov, Vissarion Okulov, Mikhei Podkorytov, Matthew Bannikov, Euphemia Nadkorotov, Markei Bannikov, Evfimiy Nadimyena Korotkov , Ioann Rotnov, Sergiy Samatov, Dimitri Sozinov, Savva Kolmogorov, Iakov Startsev, Peter Rochev, Iakov Danilov, Alexander Arapov, Theodore Belkin, Alexy Korotkov and Peter (1918); PriestMartyr Basil Infantiev Presbyter (1918); Hieromartyrs Leonid Biryukovich, John Nikolsky and Nikolai Dobroumov Presbyters (1937)

Assumption Fast

August, 26th

Leaving the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Repose (662), transfer of the relics of St. Maximus the Confessor. Uncovering of the relics of blessed Maximus, Christ for the sake of the holy fool, Moscow (c. 1547)

Repose (1783), the second uncovering of the relics (1991) of St. Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh, Zadonsk miracle worker

Martyrs Hippolytus, Irenaeus, Aundius and Martyrs Concordia, in Rome (258)

Hieromartyrs John Shishev, Joasaph Panov and Konstantin Popov Presbyters (1918)

Hieromartyrs Seraphim, Bishop of Dmitrov, Nikolai Orlov, Iakov Arkhipov Presbyters and Alexy Vvedensky Deacon (1937)

Martyr Vasily Alexandrin (1942)

Icons of the Mother of God: Minsk (1500) and called "Seven-shot" (1830) and "Passionate" (1641)

Assumption Fast

August 27

Forefeast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Prophet Micah (of the 12 prophets) (VIII century BC)

• The Prophet foretold the birth of the Savior: “And you, Bethlehem, the house of Euphraths, you have little food, hedgehog to be in thousands of Judas; out of you, for me, an Elder will come forth, to be a prince in Israel;

Transfer of the relics of St. Theodosius of the Caves (1091)

Venerable Arcadius of Novotorzhsky (XI)

Hieromartyr Marcellus, Bishop of Apamea (c. 389)

Hieromartyr Basil, Archbishop of Chernigov, and with him the Monk Martyr Matthew Pomerantsev and Martyr Alexy Zverev (1918); PriestMartyr Vladimir Tsedrinsky Presbyter (1918)

Hieromartyrs Vladimir Smirnov and Nicholas Tolgsky Presbyters, Monk Martyr Eleutherius Pechennikov, Monk Martyr Eva Pavlova Abbess, Evdokia Perevoznikova and Martyr Theodore Zakharov (1937)

Rev. Alexander Urodov isp. (1961)

Icons of the Mother of God, called "Besednaya" (1383), and Narva (1558)

Popular omen:

• If there is a quiet wind on Micah - by a clear autumn, if a storm - by a rainy September.

End of the Assumption Lent

August 28

Dormition of the Most Holy Lady of our Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary (Dormition, Great Most Pure)

• Church tradition says that the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Mother of God and announced Her imminent death. By the appointed time, all the apostles gathered in the house of John the Theologian, where Mary lived after the death of Christ. They were carried from different places to Jerusalem in the clouds. In due time, the Mother of God died quietly, and three days later she was resurrected and ascended into heaven.

• From August 28, the beginning of a young Indian summer until September 14 (n.st.).
• Old Indian Summer - September 14-21.

Icons of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (Novgorod)

Revered icons of the Dormition of the Mother of God: Kiev-Pecherskaya (1073), Ovinovskaya (1425), Pskov-Pecherskaya (1472), Seven-city (XV) and Pyukhtitskaya (XVI)

Icons of the Mother of God: Mozdokskaya (XIII), Atskurskaya (I), Tsilkanskaya (IV), Blakhernskaya (Georgian), Vladimirskaya-Rostovskaya (XII), Gaenatskaya (XIII), Bakhchisarai, Chukhlomskaya (1350), Surdegskaya (1530) and Tupichevskaya (XVII)

Signs for the Assumption:

• See off the Dormition - meet autumn.
• If the young Indian summer is dry, buoyant (sunny) - expect bad weather in the old one (from September 14).

Lenten day

August 29

Afterfeast of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos

Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Image Not Made by Hands (Ubrus) of the Lord Jesus Christ (944)

• In the city of Edessa, Emperor Avgar, who was ill with leprosy, ruled. He heard rumors of miracles performed by the Savior.
• The desperate ruler wrote a letter to Christ asking him to come and heal him. With this letter, he sent the court painter Ananias to Palestine, instructing him to paint a portrait of the Savior. Ananias arrived in Jerusalem and saw the Lord surrounded by people. Christ Himself called the painter and, having listened to the request of the emperor, ordered to bring water and an ubrus (towel). He washed his face and wiped it off with a trim, on which the Divine face was imprinted. Ubrus was moved to Edessa.
• Avgar was healed by wiping his face with it. In 630 the Arabs took possession of the city, but they did not interfere with worship To the Miraculous Image... Finally, in 944, the Image was bought by Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus and transferred to Constantinople.

Martyr Diomedes physician (298)

Martyrs 33 Palestinians

Venerable Herimon of Egypt (IV)

PriestMartyr Alexander Sokolov, Presbyter, Martyr Anna Yezhova, Martyr Jacob of Gortinsky (1937)

Feodorovskaya (1239) and "The Triumph of the Most Holy Theotokos" (Port Arthur) (1904) icons of the Mother of God

Signs for the Third Savior, August 29:

• If on the Third Spas the water is calm, then the autumn will be calm, and the winter will pass without snowstorms.
• If the cranes fly away to the Third Savior, there will be frosts under the Pokrov (October 14); if not, then winter will be late.
• Swallows fly off at three Spas.

August 30

Martyr Myron the Presbyter (250)

Venerable Pimen Ugreshsky (1880)

Monk Alypy, the icon painter of the Caves, in the Near Caves (c. 1114)

• The Monk Alipy painted icons for free, and if he found out that in some church the images had become dilapidated, then he corrected them free of charge. According to legend, those icons that the saint did not have time to paint to the end were completed by angels. Therefore, many of his icons did not perish in fires.

Martyrs Paul, Juliana and others (c. 273)

Martyrs Firs, Leucius, Coronatus and their retinues (249-251)

Martyr Patroclus (270-275)

Martyrs Straton, Philip, Eutychian and Cyprian (about 303)

PriestMartyr Alexy of Velikoselsky Presbyter (1918)

PriestMartyr Demetrius Ostroumov Presbyter (1937)

Svensk (Pechersk) Icon of the Mother of God (1288)

August 31

Martyrs Florus and Laurus (II) (Day of Florus and Laurus)

• In Russia, the martyrs Flor and Laurus (II) were revered as patrons of livestock, especially horses.

Martyrs Hermas, Serapion and Polienus (II)

Hieromartyr Emilian Bishop and with him Hilarion, Dionysius and Hermippe (c. 300)

Saints John (674) and George (683), Patriarchs of Constantinople

Venerable Macarius, Abbot of Pelikitsky (c. 830)

Saint John of Rila (946)

Hieromartyr Gregory Bronnikov Presbyter and Martyrs Evgeny Dmitrev and Mikhail Eregodsky (1937)

Today, August 13 (July 31 old style), the Orthodox Church celebrates Religious holiday Orthodox:

* Forefeast of the origin of the trees of the Holy and Life-giving Cross of the Lord. * Righteous Evdokim the Cappadocian (c. 829-842). * Hieromartyrs Benjamin, Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdovsk, and with him the murdered Archimandrite Sergius and the Martyrs Yuri and John (1922).
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea (I). Martyrs Julitta of Cappadocia (c. 304-305); 12 Romans; Gelasia; Anthony and George. Saint John, Exarch of Bulgaria (IX-X); Arseny, Bishop of Ninotsminda (1082). Reverend Stephen Prince. Martyr Maxim (1928); Hieromartyr John the Presbyter, Saint Constantine the Confessor, Presbyter, Martyr Anna and Saint Elizabeth Confessor (after 1937); Hieromartyr Nicholas (Pravdolyubov) Presbyter (1941); Saint Basil (Preobrazhensky) Confessor, Bishop of Kineshma (1945).

Holy righteous Evdokim

The holy righteous Evdokim lived in the 9th century. Born in Cappadocia to pious parents. Having entered the military service, he led a pious life: he fasted, prayed, read holy books and did good to the poor. Having made vows of celibacy and chastity, he avoided talking to women. He died peacefully at the age of 33. His relics were transferred to Byzantium.

Commemoration of the Hieromartyrs Metropolitan Benjamin (Kazan), Archimandrite Sergius (Shein), Martyrs Yuri (Novitsky) and John (Kovsharov)

Hieromartyr Benjamin(in the world Vasily Pavlovich Kazansky) was born in 1874 on the Nimenkoy graveyard of the Kargopol district of the Olonets province in the family of a priest. In 1893-1897. studied at the St. Petersburg Theological Academy. In 1895 he was tonsured a monk, in 1896 he became a hieromonk; from 1902 - Archimandrite and Rector of the Samara Spiritual Seminary - 438 - Seminary, from 1905 - Rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary. In 1910, Saint Benjamin was ordained bishop of Gdovsk, vicarius of the Saint Petersburg diocese.

Vladyka Benjamin loved to serve in churches located on the outskirts of workers. On Christmas or Easter, Vladyka usually served at the Putilovsky or Obukhovsky factories. Vladyka was known as a brilliant preacher who, with his word, attracted both the capital's intelligentsia and the inhabitants of working-class suburbs to the church. In 1917, the clergy and laity of Petrograd elected him their metropolitan. In 1917-1918. he took part in the work of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, was elected a member of the Synod, and by the decision of the Council on January 26, 1918, he was appointed sacred archimandrite of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Vladyka Benjamin was probably the hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church most distant from politics and could maintain tolerant relations with the secular authorities even during the years of the civil war.

On May 16/29, 1922, the day after the appeal to the flock with a message directed against the Renovationist schism, Vladyka Benjamin was arrested and put on trial in the case of confiscation church values... At the trial of a group of clergy and laity on false accusations of counter-revolutionary activities and concealment of church values, held June 10 - July 5, 1922 in Petrograd, Vladyka behaved with exceptional courage, used the word given to defend other defendants and to openly confess the name of Christ. Metropolitan Benjamin, together with a group of believers, was sentenced to death. The verdict was carried out on the night of 12 to 13 August new. Art. 1922 at the Powder Warehouses station near Petrograd. Together with him were shot the now canonized Archimandrite Sergius (Shein), laymen Yuri Novitsky and Ivan Kovsharov.

Hieromartyr Sergius(in the world Vasily Pavlovich Shein) was born on December 30, 1870 in the village of Kolpna, Novosilsky district, Tula province. Graduated from the school of jurisprudence in 1893. He was a member of the IV State Duma, where he worked in the Commission for Church Affairs. He was a member of the secretariat of the All-Russian Local Council of 1917-1918. In the fall of 1920 he took monastic vows with the name Sergius, and was soon ordained a priest. In the rank of archimandrite, he was rector of the Patriarchal Compound in Petrograd. He led a strict life of a prayer book and an ascetic, while at the same time carrying obediences related to affairs of administration, he held the post of assistant chairman of the board of the Society of United Petrograd Orthodox Parishes. In 1922 he was arrested in connection with the confiscation of church valuables and sentenced to death. In the last minutes before the execution, he prayed for his executioners: "Forgive them, God, they do not know what they are doing ..."

Martyr Yuri(Yuri Petrovich Novitsky) was born in 1882 in the city of Uman, Kiev province. He graduated from Kiev University, was a professor of criminal law at Petrograd University, was a member of a religious-philosophical society, lectured on the history of the Church. He worked on the creation of patronage for arrested persons and special courts for juvenile delinquents. He was engaged in church and charitable activities, was the chairman of the board of the Society of United Petrograd Orthodox parishes. In 1922 he was arrested in connection with the confiscation of church valuables and sentenced to death. At the trial, he was calm, gave clear and solid testimony about the activities of the board, proving that it was exclusively engaged in church issues. At the trial, defense lawyer Ravich said about him: “He fought all his life against the death penalty, to alleviate the fate of the families of the convicts, and now he himself is threatened the death penalty and he leaves behind a 14-year-old daughter. "

Martyr John(Ivan Mikhailovich Kovsharov) was born in 1877 in Odessa. He was a sworn attorney, legal adviser to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, a member of the board of the Society of United Petrograd Orthodox Parishes. In 1922 he was arrested in connection with the confiscation of church valuables and sentenced to death.
Hieromartyrs Metropolitan Benjamin (Kazan), Archimandrite Sergius (Shein), Martyrs Yuri (Novitsky) and John (Kovsharov) were canonized by the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Glorious Church on March 31 - April 4, 1992.