9 Августа 1881 - Orthodox Calendar / Orthodox Menologion Online

Tuesday, August 9, 1881 (July 28, 1881 by the Julian calendar)
9^th Week after Pentecost, Tone seven

+ Appearance of the "Smolensk" "Directress" Icon of the Mother of God brought from Constantinople in 1046. Holy Apostles of the Seventy and Deacons: Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, and Parmenas (1st c.). St. Pitirim, bishop of Tambov (1698). Synaxis of All Saints of Tambov. New Hieromartyr Nicolos deacon (1918). New Hieromartyr Basil, Virgin-martyrs Anastasia and Hellen, Martyrs Aretha, John, John, John amd Virgin-martyr Mavra (1937). St. Moses, wonderworker of the Kiev Caves (14th c.). Martyr Julian of Dalmatia (2nd c.), Martyr Eustathius (Eustace) the Soldier of Ancyra (316) and Martyr Acacius of Apamea (321). St. Irene Chrysoyolantou of Cappadocia (912). St. Paul of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos (820). "Grebensk" (1380), "Kostroma" (1672) and "Umileniye" ("of Tender Feeling") (1885) of Diveyevo, before which St. Seraphim reposed. Reverence list of an "Smolensk" Icon of the Mother of God: "Ustiuzh" (1290), "Vydropussk" (15th c.), "Voronin" (1524), "Xristopor" (16th c.), "Supralsk" (16th c.), "Yug" (1615), "Igritsky" (1624), "Shuysk" (1654-16-55), "Sedmiezersk" (17th c.), "Sergievsk" (Troitsk-Sergievsky Lavra) (1730). Sts. Ursus and Leobatius (Leubais), brother-abbots (500) (Gaul). St. Samson, bishop of Dol in Brittany (565) (Celtic & British). New Martyr Christodoulos of Kassandra (1777) (Greek). New Martyr Anastasius of Ancyra (1777) (Greek). St. George the Builder of Iveron, Mt. Athos (1033). New Hieromartyr Ignatius of Jablechna (Chelm and Podlasie, Poland) (1942).