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1 September 2026, Tuesday
Feasts, fasts and events
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Lives and liturgical texts
The Passion of the Holy Martyr Andrew Stratilat
On 19 August, the pious Maximian [Here understood not Diocletian's co-ruler Maximian Hercules, but Maximian Galerius, Diocletian's son-in-law and co-ruler in the east of the Roman Empire. He inspired Diocletian to issue a general law against Christians, which led to widespread persecution of them.]
A feast in honor of the Don icon of the Mother of God
Today, in the monastery called Don and located near the reigning city of Moscow, the Feast of the Most Holy Virgin Mary is celebrated in honor of the venerated miraculous icon of the Virgin.
The suffering of the holy martyrs Timothy, Agapius and Thecla
The famous martyr Timothy was a native of the Palestinian city of Gaza [Gaza is located on the Mediterranean coast. In ancient times it was one of the five most famous Philistine cities and served as the border of the Canaanites in southern Palestine.