July 31 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Aug. 2

All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 14 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.^{[note 1]}

For August 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 19.

• Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of Jesus Christ.^{[1][note 2]}
• The Feast to the All-Merciful Saviour and the Most Holy Mother of God (especially in churches dedicated to Christ).^{[2][note 3][note 4]}
• Beginning of the Dormition Fast.

• Holy Seven Maccabees:
  • Martyrs: Abimus, Antoninus, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusabonus, Alimus, Marcellus, their mother Solomonia,^[4] and their teacher Eleazar (166 BC)^{[5][6][note 5]}
• Holy Nine Martyrs of Perge in Pamphylia:
  • Leontius, Attius, Alexander, Cindeus, Minsitheus, Cyriacus, Mineon, Catanus, Eucleus (3rd century)^{[8][9][note 6]}
• Martyr Papas the New.^{[10][note 7]}
• Martyr Eleazar.^[11]
• Martyr Cyricus, by beheading.^[12]
• Martyr Theodore, by the sword.^[13]
• Martyr Polyeuctus, by being buried alive in manure.^[14]
• Venerable Martyr Elessa of Kythira (375)^[15][16]
• Saint Timothy of Proconnesus, Wonderworker, Archbishop of Proconnesus (6th century)^[16][17]

• Martyrs Menas, Menais, and others of England.^{[18][note 8]}
• Child-martyr Justin, venerated in Louvre near Paris in France (c. 290)^[7][19]
• Saint Nemesius, a saint venerated near Lisieux in France.^{[19][note 9]}
• Saint Leus of Viguenza, a priest whose relics were honoured in Viguenza in Italy (4th century)^[19]
• Saint Verus, Bishop of Vienne; he attended the Council of Arles in 314 (c. 314)^[7][19]
• Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop (371)^{[16][note 10]}
• Saint Exuperius of Bayeux, first Bishop of Bayeux in France, he is honoured in Corbeil (405)^[19]
• Saint Ríoch, a nephew of St. Patrick, early Irish Christian missionary and Abbot of Innisboffin in Ireland (c. 490)^[19]
• Saint Almedha (Eluned, Eled, Elevetha), suffered martyrdom on a hill near Brecon in Wales (5th century)^[19]
• Saint Severus, a priest of noble family, famous for his charity, honoured from time immemorial in the village that bears his name, St Sever de Rustan (c. 500)^[19]
• Saints Friard (Friardus of Vindumitta), and Secundel (Secundellus) deacon, hermits on the Isle of Vindomitte near Nantes in Gaul (c. 577)^[16][19] (see also: August 2)
• Virgin-martyr Sidwell of Exeter (Sativola) (6th century)^{[20][note 11]}
• Saint Kenneth (Cenydd, Kined), a hermit who made his cell among the rocks in the Gower peninsula in Wales at a place later called Llangenydd after him (6th century)^[19]
• Saint Peregrinus, a pilgrim from Ireland who returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land settled as a hermit near Modena in Italy (643)^[19]
• Saint Jonatus, a monk at Elnone in Belgium; Abbot of Marchiennes (c. 643-652) and then of Elnone Abbey (c. 652-659)^[19]
• Saint Mary the Consoler, sister of St Anno, Bishop of Verona in Italy (8th century)^[19]
• Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester (984)^[7][16][22]

• Baptism of Rus' (1 August 988)^{[note 12]}
• Finding of the relics (1882) of Bishop Nestor (Zakkis) of the Aleutians and Alaska (1882)^{[16][note 13]}
• Repose of Abbess Alexia of Nizhni-Novgorod (1940)^[16]
• Uncovering of the relics (1995) of the Venerable Sophia of Suzdal (1542)^[20]

• The Holy Seven Maccabees, their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar (Russian veil icon, 1525).
• St. Eusebius of Vercelli. By Richard de Montbaston (14th century).
• St. Sidwell of Exeter. Relief, on a shopping arcade in Sidwell Street, Exeter.
• St. Cenydd's (Kenneth's) Church, Llangennith.
• Saint Sviatoslav II of Kiev (far right), with his family.
• Fresco depicting the Baptism of the Kievan Rus'.
• Bishop Nestor (Zakkis) of the Aleutians and Alaska.
• Venerable Sophia of Suzdal (Solomonia Saburova).