When is the feast day of St Dometius of Persia?

The Orthodox Church commemorates St Dometius of Persia on August 7 on the New Calendar and August 20 on the Old Calendar.

Who else is commemorated on that day?

The Church also remembers Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator; St Or of the Thebaid; and St Pimen the Much-Ailing.

When is the feast of St Dometius of Persia in 2027?

In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Saturday, August 7.

St Dometius of Persia

Martyr Dometius of Persia

Dometius, a Persian raised a pagan under Constantine, came to the faith as a young man, was baptized, and became a monk near Nisibis; ordained deacon, he fled to a mountain in Syria rather than accept the priesthood he thought himself unworthy of.

Feast day

7AugustNew Calendar

20AugustOld Calendar

Coming feasts: Saturday, August 7, 2027

The life of St Dometius of Persia

By fasting, vigil, and prayer he gained the gift of healing and turned many pagans to Christ. When Julian the Apostate passed that way and heard of him, he had Dometius and his two disciples stoned and sealed in their cave, about the year 363.

Also commemorated on August 7

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Questions

When is the feast day of St Dometius of Persia?: The Orthodox Church commemorates St Dometius of Persia on August 7 on the New Calendar and August 20 on the Old Calendar.
Who else is commemorated on that day?: The Church also remembers Marinus the Soldier and Asterius the Senator; St Or of the Thebaid; and St Pimen the Much-Ailing.
When is the feast of St Dometius of Persia in 2027?: In 2027, on the New Calendar, it falls on Saturday, August 7.

In Orthros

On the feast day Orthros sets the life of St Dometius of Persia before you, beside the day's fast and readings, free to read.

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