Date page
5 September 2026, Saturday
Feasts, fasts and events
No fast.
No other calendar events have been found for this date yet.
Lives and liturgical texts
The Passion of St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons
Saint Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons, was one of the most remarkable fathers and teachers of the Church. He lived and worked in the 2nd century, devoting his entire life to the struggle against gnosticism.
The memory of St. Kalnik, Patriarch of Constantinople
St. Callicus was originally a priest and vessel keeper of the Vlachern [Vlachern <unk> area in Constantinople, located in the western corner of the city; famous for its shrines. Here was the church mentioned in the life, built in the name of the Most Holy Mother of God by the emperor Leo the Great (457 g. <unk> 474 g.), at which was laid in this church the honest robe of the Most Holy Virgin of the Mother of God, brought from
The memory of the holy martyr Lupus
Saint Lupus, the martyr, lived during the reign of Emperor Aurelian, and was a slave to a certain master, but he was free in Christ the Lord (cf. 1 Cor 7:22), in whom he believed; filled with pious jealousy, Saint Lupus smashed the lifeless Elven idols and threw others into the depths of the sea.
The memory of the monks Eutychius and Florentius
In the land of Nursia, two men lived together in a sacred pagan image, leading a solitary desert life; one of them was called Eutychius, and the other Florentius.