Feasts
Saints
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Ambrose, a centurion put to death under Diocletian, in Ferentino, central Italy (c. 303)
- Saint Titus, a Deacon martyred during the sack of Rome by the Goths, while distributing alms to the half-starved population (c. 410)
- Saint Armagillus (Armel), founder of Saint-Armel-des-Boscheaux and Plou-Ermel (Ploermel) in Brittany (c. 550)
- Saint Eleutherius of Auxerre, Bishop of Auxerre from 532–561, who assisted at the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Councils of Orléans between 533 and 549 (561)
- Saint Simplician, a friend and advisor of St Ambrose, whom he succeeded as Bishop of Milan (400)
- Saint Stephen of Hungary, King of Hungary (1038) (see also: August 20 - East)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Joachim, monk, of Osogovo and Sarandapor, Bulgarian monk (1105)
- Saint Eustathius II, archbishop of Serbia (1309)
- Venerable Nilus of Ereikoussa, nephew of Emperor Theodore Laskaris (c. 1335)
- Saint Romanus the Sinaite, of Djunisa, Serbia (14th century)
- Monk-martyr Christopher of Guria, Georgia, at Damascus (15th century)
- Saint Akakios, Bishop of Liti and Rendini (15th century)
- Venerable Diodorus, Abbot of Yuriev Monastery, Solovki (1633)
- Venerable New Monk-Martyr Nicodemus of Meteora (1551)
- Venerable Daniel of Meteora.
- Venerable Gerasimus of Kefalonia, the New Ascetic of Cephalonia (1579)
- Saint Raphael of Banat in Serbia (c. 1590)
- Venerable Timothy of Euripos (Timothy of Chalcedon), Archbishop, founder of the Pendeli Monastery (1590)
- New Martyr Stamatius of Demetrias, near Volos, at Constantinople (1680)
- New Great-martyr Apostolos of the town of St. Laurence, martyred at Constantinople (1686)
- New Martyrs King Constantin Brâncoveanu of Wallachia, his four sons Constantine, Stephen, Radu, Matthew, and his counsellor Ioannicius (1714) ( see also: May 21)
- Saint Joseph of Văratec Monastery, Romania (1828)
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Stephen, Priest (1918)
- New Hieromartyrs priest Vladimir, and his brother Boris (1931)
- New Hieromartyr Alexander Sokolov, Priest, Virgin Martyr Anna Yezhov, and Martyr Jacob Gortinsky (1937)
- Venerable Elder Joseph the Hesychast, of New Skete, Mt. Athos (1959)
Other commemorations
- Translation of the relics (1798) of Martyrs Seraphim, Dorotheus, Jacob (James), Demetrius, Basil, and Sarantis, of Megara.
- Repose of Matrona (Popova), in monasticism Maria (1851), disciple of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk.
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- (in Russian) 29 августа (16 августа). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
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