Aug. 31 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 2
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 14 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For September 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 19.
Feast of the Indiction, beginning the Liturgical Year.
Feast of Creation or World Day of Prayer for Creation (Eastern Orthodox Earth Day) (1989)
Righteous Joshua, the son of Nun (c. 16th century BC)
Martyrs Callista and her brothers Evodos and Hermogenes at Nicomedia (309)
Holy 40 virgin-martyrs and their teacher the Hieromartyr Ammon the Deacon at Heraclea in Thrace (321-323):
Laurencia the deaconess; Celsina; Theoclia; Theoctista; Dorothy; Eutychia; Thecla; Aristaineta; Philadelphia; Mary; Veronica; Euthymia; Lamprotatia; Euphymia; Theodora; Theodota; Teteia; Aquilina; Theodulia; Aplodora; Lampadia; Procopia; Paula; Junilla; Ampliana; Percissa; Polynicia; Maura; Gregoria; Kyriake; Bassa; Callinica; Barbara; Cyriena; Agathonica; Justa; Irene; Timothea; Tatiana; and Anna.
Martyr Aeithalas the Deacon of Persia (380)
Venerable Martha, the mother of St Simeon Stylites (428)
Venerable Simeon Stylites the Elder (459)
Saint Dionysius Exiguus, inventor of the Anno Domini (AD) era (c. 544)
Saint Symeon Stylites of Lesbos (c. 845)
Hieromartyr Priscus of Capua, first Bishop of Capua in Italy, where he was sent by the Apostle Peter, and martyred under Nero by tradition (c. 66)
Hieromartyr Terentian, Bishop of Todi in Umbria in Italy, under Hadrian (118)
Virgin-martyr Vibiana, in Rome, whose relics are now venerated in Los Angeles, of which she is the main patron-saint (3rd century)
Saint Sixtus of Reims, first Bishop of Rheims in France (c. 300)