August 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Apodosis of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. ==Saints==

• Martyr Hippolytus of Rome, and 18 martyrs with him (258), including: Irenaeus and Abundius. • Martyr Coronatus, by the sword. • Saint Eudocia the Empress (460), wife of Theodosius the Younger, in Palestine. • Venerable Seridus, Abbot, of Gaza (ca. 543) • Venerable Abba Dorotheus of Gaza (560-580) • Venerable Dositheos, attendant to Abba Dorotheus of Gaza (6th century) ==Pre-Schism Western saints==

• Saint Pontian, Pope of Rome, was exiled by Emperor Maximinus Thrax to Sardinia in c 235, where he died from ill-treatment (235) • Saint Muredach (Murtagh, Muiredach), first Bishop of Killala and founder of Innismurray (6th century) • Saint Herulph, a monk at St Gall in Switzerland, then founded the monastery of Ellwangen (764) near Augsberg in Germany, later became Bishop of Langres in France (785) • Saint Ludolf, Abbot of New Corvey (Nova Corbeia) in Westphalia in Germany from 971 to 983 (983) ==Post-Schism Orthodox saints==

• Empress Irene (tonsured Xenia), wife of Emperor John II Comnenus (1134) • Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk, Bishop of Voronezh, Wonderworker of Zadonsk (1783) New martyrs and confessors • New Hieromartyrs John Shyshev, Ioasph Panov and Constantine Popov, Priests (1918) • New Hieromartyrs Sergius, Archimandrite, and those with him (1921) • New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Zvezdinsky), Bishop of Dmitrov (1937) • New Hieromartyrs Nicholas Orlov and Jacob Arkhippov, Priests, and Alexis Vedensky, Deacon, of Yarsoslavl-Rostov (1937) • New Martyr Basil Aleksandrin (1942) ==Other commemorations==

• Translation of the relics (c. 681) of Venerable Maximus the Confessor (662) • Uncovering of the relics (1547) of St. Maximus of Moscow, Fool-for-Christ (1433) • Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos: :* "Of Minsk" (1500) :* "Of the Passion" (1641) :* "Of the Seven Arrows" (Vologda) / "The Softener of Evil Hearts" (1830) • Repose of Valaam Schema-monk Timothy of Mount Athos (1848) ==Icon gallery==

File:Dorotheus of Gaza.jpg|St. Dorotheus of Gaza. File:Radegonde se retire dans le monastère dédié à la Vierge.JPG|Saint Radegunde of Poitiers, nun. File:CassianusofImola.jpg|martyrdom of Cassian of Imola. File:NH-TihonZadonsky-sait.JPG|St. Tikhon of Zadonsk. File:Maximus Confessor.jpg|St. Maximus the Confessor. File:Saint Maxim (18 c., GTG).jpg|St. Maximus of Moscow, Fool-for-Christ. File:Сщмч. Вениамин (Казанский).jpg|New Hieromartyr Benjamin of Petrograd. File:Ymyagchenie zlix serdec.jpg|Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Softener of Evil Hearts". ==Notes==