September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Sep. 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 3
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 15 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For September 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 20.
Saints
- Righteous Eleazar, son of Righteous Aaron, and Righteous Phineas Martyrs Mamas of Caesarea in Cappadocia, and his parents, Theodotus and Rufina
- 3,628 Martyrs at Nicomedia
- Martyr Diomedes, by the sword.
- Martyr Julian, beaten to death.
- Martyr Philip, by the sword.
- Martyr Eutychianos, roasted alive on a gridiron.
- Martyr Hesychius, by hanging.
- Martyr Leonides, by fire.
- Martyr Eutychios, by crucifixion.
- Martyr Philadelphos, by tying a heavy stone around his neck.
- Martyr Melanippos, by fire.
- Martyr Parthagape, by drowning.
- Martyrs of Aeithalas and Ammon of Adrianople, Thrace, by severe whipping.Saint John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Saint Kosmas the Hermit and Confessor, of Crete
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Antoninus of Pamiers, an early martyr at Pamiers in France.
- Saint Maxima, a Roman slave who was scourged to death in Rome, condemned to death together with St Ansanus
- Saint Justus of Lyon, Bishop of Lyon
- Saint Valentine, fourth Bishop of Strasbourg in France
- Saint Castor of Apt, Bishop of Apt
- Saint Elpidius, Bishop of Lyon, Confessor
- Saint Nonnosus, a monk at the monastery of Mt Soracte in Italy; his wonderful deeds were recorded by St Gregory the Great
- Saint Hieu, Abbess of Tadcaster, England
- Saint Agricola of Avignon, Bishop of Avignon
- Saint Lolanus, a bishop in Scotland
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- ''Saints Anthony and Theodosius, founders of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and monasticism in Rus'.''
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Barsanuphius, Bishop of Kyrillov
- New Hieromartyr John Ivanov, Priest
- New Martyr Seraphima, Abbess of the Therapontov Convent
- New Martyrs Anatoly Barashkov, Nicholas Burlakov, Michael Trubnikov, and Philip Marishev, at the St. Cyril of White Lake Monastery
- New Hieromartyr Damascene, Bishop of Starodub
- New Hieromartyrs Ephemius Goryachev, John Melnichenko, John Smolichev, Vladimir Morinsky, Victor Basov, Basil Zelensky, Theodotus Shatokhin, Peter Novoselsky, Stephen Yaroshevich, Priests
- New Hieromartyr Herman, Bishop of Vyaznikov
- New Hieromartyr Stephen Ermolin, Priest
- Martyr Paul Elkyn
- Virgin-martyr Xenia
Other commemorations
- "Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
- Translation of the relics of Venerable Theodosius, Abbot of Totma
- Synaxis of the Saints of Saratov.
- Repose of Archbishop Vladimir of Kazan