July 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
July 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 1
All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on August 13 by Old Calendar.
For July 31st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on July 18.
Feasts
- Forefeast of the Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord.
Saints
Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, who buried the Master Christ Righteous Eudocimus of Cappadocia, Military Commander of Cappadocia- Martyr Julitta, at Caesarea in Cappadocia
- Saint John the Exarch of Bulgaria
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Saint Calimerius, a Greek who became Bishop of Milan in Italy, Apostle of the Po Valley
- Saint Fabius, a soldier beheaded in Caesarea in Mauretania in North Africa under Diocletian, for refusing to carry a standard bearing idolatrous emblems
- Twelve Soldier-Martyrs of Rome, by the sword.
- Saint Firmus of Tagaste, in North Africa, he was tortured and endured terrible sufferings rather than betray the hiding-place of one of his flock.
- Saint Germanus of Auxerre, Bishop of Auxerre in Gaul
- Saint Neot, Hermit, in Cornwall
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Arsenius, Bishop of Ninotsminda in Georgia
- Holy anonymous new martyr of Crete, at Alexandria in Egypt
- New Monk-martyr Dionysius of Vatopedi, Mt. Athos
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyrs, at Petrograd :
- New Martyrs, at Petrograd :
- Martyr Maximus Rumyantsev
- New New Hieromartyr Vladimir Kholodkovsky, Priest
- New Hieromartyr John Rumyantsev, Priest; Martyr Constantine Razumov, Priest; Virgin-martyr Anna Serova; and St. Elizabeth Rumyantseva
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas, Priest
- New Hiero-confessor Basil, Bishop of Kineshma
Other commemorations
- Consecration of the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos of Blachernae.
- Translation of the relics of Apostle Philip to Cyprus.
- Repose of Elder Gerasim the Younger, of the St. Sergius Skete, Kaluga