September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
September 4 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - September 6
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on September 18 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For September 5th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on August 23.
Saints
Holy Prophet Zachariah and Righteous Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Forerunner '- Martyrs Sarbel and his sister Barbe of Edessa
- Martyr Sarbelus of Edessa
- Virgin-martyr Rhais of Alexandria
- Martyrs Juventinus and Maximinus, soldiers, at Antioch '
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Herculanus, a martyr in Porto near Rome, probably under Marcus Aurelius
- Saints Quintius, Arcontius and Donatus, martyrs venerated in Capua and elsewhere in the south of Italy.
- Saint Obdulia, a holy virgin venerated in Toledo in Spain.
- Saint Genebald of Laon, Bishop of Laon in France and a relative of St Remigius
- Saint Victorinus, Bishop of Como in Italy and an ardent opponent of Arianism
- Saint Bertin, Abbot of Sithin
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Martyrdom of the Holy passion-bearer Gleb of Russia, in holy baptism David
- Martyrdom of Venerable Athanasius of Brest, Abbot, of Brest, by the Latins
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Alexis, Archbishop of Great Ustiug
- Martyr Euthymius Kochev
- New Martyrs of the Czech-Slovak Church :
Other commemorations
- Appearance of Apostle Peter to Emperor Justinian at Athyra (Thrace), near Constantinople
- Orsha icon of the Theotokos
- Uncovering of the relics of Archimandrite Alexander Urodov
- Repose of Priest Hilarion Felea of Romania