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Ignatius	The origin of the name. The name Ignat is of Latin origin. It is believed to be the short form of Ignatius. It was formed from the Roman family name Egnatius, which in turn came from the Latin word "ignis" and is translated as "fire". Therefore, the meaning of the name Ignat is interpreted as "fiery". The short form of the name. Ignatka, Ignakha, Ignasha, Igonia, Igosha.
Praskovya	The origin of the name. The origin of the name Praskovya has ancient Greek roots. It was formed on behalf of Paraskeve and means "preparation", "waiting". Some sources mention that the meaning of the name Praskovya can be interpreted as "the fifth day", "Saturday eve" (in the sense, Friday). The short form of the name. Paraska, Kunya, Panyusha, Pana, Panya, Para, Paranya, Parasa, Paraskovyushka, Parasia, Paraha, Parasha, Parunya, Parusha, Pasha, Pora, Praskunya, Praskuta, Pronya, Kev.
Sergei	The origin of the name. Sergey is a traditional, reliable, popular name. It is one of the ten most common male names in Russia. Its origin is associated with the Roman clan Sergius, which in Latin means "high", "noble". The short form of the name. Seryozha, Seryozha, Serge, Seryozhenka, Sergei, Sergulya, Sergus, Sergush, Sergun.
Fedor	The origin of the name. Fedor is a rare, ancient, in the past a royal name. It is believed that it is modern form Greek name Theodoros (Theodoros) and means "given by God", "God's gift." The short form of the name. Fedya, Fedenka, Fedyunya, Fedyusha, Fedyukha, Fedyasha, Fedulya, Fedunya, Fedusya, Fedyuka, Fedyulya, Fedyusya, Theo, Toda, Ted, Teddy, Dor.

Signs for August 8

Swallows and swifts flutter over the water - to the rain.
In August, the oak is rich in acorns - for the harvest.
A cold morning portends an early, cold winter.
The chaffinch sings at sunset or in the morning for inclement weather.
A wagtail jumping along the ditches - to wet weather.
It is raining through the shining sun - there will be another rain.
Frequent lightning - for the harvest.
Melilotus officinalis releases droplets of moisture at the edges of its leaves - to rain.
The flowers of the hare cabbage remain open overnight - before bad weather.
The one whose name begins with the letter E will be especially lucky on the day of Saint Hermolaus.
The cat lay down next to you - to luck and wealth.
An unspoken prohibition was not allowed to eat apples (until the Apple Savior). On this day, the hostesses made preparations for the winter from apples: they made jam, soaked them in barrels.
Needlework was also banned, especially sewing.
If, during the harvest, a peasant plugs several ears of rye into his belt, his back will not hurt, and he will have enough strength until the evening.
It is believed that the herbs harvested on this day have healing power... But they should be collected not earlier than noon, when the earth and air will saturate them with life-giving moisture.
Tie a scarlet woolen thread on the wrist on the eve of the harvest - to provide yourself with strength and health.
On this day, you cannot lend work tools to anyone - to the loss of health. But if you can't do without it, you need to put the instrument on the ground, and not pass it from hand to hand.

Orthodox holidays 8 August

the memory of the holy martyrs Hermolaus, Hermippus and Hermokrat, the presbyters of Nicomedia (c. 305);
memory of the Monk Moses Ugrin, Pechersk, in the Near Caves (c. 1043);
memory of the Monk Martyr Paraskeva of Rome (138-161);
memory of the holy martyr Sergius Strelnikov, presbyter (1937).

Horoscope for those born on August 8

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>>August names for girls

Names for girls born in August. August names for girls by day of the month

Distinctive personality traits of girls born in August

Girls born in August are strong personalities with great charisma. Bright and confident, they draw attention to themselves. As a rule, such girls in childhood have many fans among boys. These girls love increased attention, love to be in the spotlight and will do everything to achieve this.

Girls born in August have strong leadership qualities and may aspire to lead other children. They are very independent and their own opinion is very important to them. Their self-esteem is also quite high and often too high. These girls can be arrogant and selfish. Their arrogance often prevents them from interacting with other children.

August girls love to be praised. For them, the recognition of other people is the highest praise. If they are allowed to be in the first roles, then they can become the most devoted girlfriendsyou can always rely on. As a rule, they are all honest and noble. Such, although themselves, because of their honesty and faith in people, can easily be deceived. But, despite this, they do not lose faith in people and remain kind and noble, but by nature.

Such girls love to play in public, adore public speaking. They are very demanding of themselves and their appearance. After all, they must always be at their best.

For girls who were born in August, you can choose almost any name. Because this is the case when not a name will paint a person, but a person - a name. At the same time, the names should be loud and sonorous. However, do not choose a name that can be derived from various tantalizing nicknames. they very much hurt the girl's pride and lead to the formation of various complexes in her.

How to name a girl who was born in August, according to the dates of the month. Meaning of names

Eugene (from the ancient Greek "noble")
"joyful, cheerful")
Milena (from Slavic "Pretty")

Karina (this name has many variants of origin 1.derivative from the ancient Slavic goddess of sorrow Karna 2.from Latin forward looking 3.from italian "beautiful, sweet" 4.from Arabic "generous")

Anna (from Hebrew )
Euphrosyne (from the ancient Greek "joyful, cheerful")

Alina (1.from Latin "alien" 2.from Old Germanic "noble")
Evdokia (from the ancient Greek )
Magdalena (1.from the biblical "native of Magdala" 2.from Jewish "curling hair")

Anna (from Hebrew "merciful, beneficial")

"follower of Christ")

Anna (from Hebrew "merciful, beneficial")
Iraida (from the ancient Greek "heroine, daughter of a hero")
Eupraxia (1.from Greek "prosperous" 2.from Greek "virtue")
Olympiad (from Greek "praising the sky")
Raisa (1 derivative from Iraida, from Greek "hero's daughter" 2.from Arabic "leader")

Praskovya (1.from Greek "Friday" 2.from Greek "holiday eve, cooking")
Sylvia (from Latin "forest")

Anfisa (from Greek "flower")
Anastasia (from Greek "resurrected")
Teresa (from Greek "protector", "hunter")

"peaceful" Yarina "high", "enlightened")
Anastasia (from Greek "resurrected")
Helena (1.from Greek "fire, torch", "sunny, shining" 2.from ancient greek "Greek" 3. Derived from Helios, the ancient Greek sun god)
Anna (from Hebrew "merciful, beneficial")
Irina (from Greek )
Antonina (1.from ancient Greek "adversary", "opposing" 2.from Latin "spacious, wide" 3.from ancient greek "daughter of Anthony")
Mavra (from Greek "dark, dark")
Paula, Pavel, Paulina, Pavlina (from Latin "modest")

"gift from God")
Seraphim (derived from the male Seraphim, from the biblical "fiery")
Clara (from Latin "bright, clear")
"lily")

Angelina (1.from Greek "messenger, messenger" 2. from Latin "like an angel")
Agnia (1. from Latin "lamb" 2.from Greek "pure, innocent")

Elizabeth (from the Hebrew "worshiping God")
Anna (from Hebrew "merciful, beneficial")
Julia (1.from Greek "curly" 2.from Latin "July" 3.from Hebrew "divine fire")
"favor")
Evdokia (from the ancient Greek "favor", "glorious")
Elina (1.from Greek "progenitor of the Hellenes" 2.from ancient greek "Greek" 3.derivative on behalf of Elena)

Sofia, Sophia (from the ancient Greek "wise")

Arina (1 derivative from Irina in ancient Greek meaning "peaceful" 2.derivative from Slavic Yarina, formed on behalf of the sun god Yarila 3. Derived from the Hebrew Aaron, meaning "high", "enlightened")
Evdokia (from the ancient Greek "favor", "glorious")
Irina (from Greek "endearing, peaceful")
Avdotya (form of the name Evdokia, in ancient Greek meaning "favor")
Oia (from Greek "violet")
Daria (1. from Slavic "gift, gift" 2.from Greek "owner of the good" 3.from Persian "winner" 4.from Persian "great fire")
Clara (from Latin "bright, clear")

Daria (1. from Slavic "gift, gift" 2.from Greek "owner of the good" 3.from Persian "winner" 4.from Persian "great fire")
Evdokia (from the ancient Greek "favor", "glorious")
Mary (1. variously translated from Hebrew: "miserable", "beloved, desired", "mistress" 2. Derived from the ancient Slavic goddess of winter Mary)
Nona (1. from Latin "ninth" 2.from Egyptian "dedicated to God")
Avdotya (form of the name Evdokia, in ancient Greek meaning "favor")
Ilona (1. from Hungarian "light" 2.from Greek "solar", "torch" 3.derivative on behalf of Elena)
Christina, Christina (from the ancient Greek "follower of Christ")
Tatiana (1. Latin, derived from the name of the king "Tatius" 2.from Greek "organizer, parent")
Ellina (1. from Greek "Greek" 2. Derived from Elena, meaning "shining, light")

Sarah (biblical, literally "madam, noble lady")

Elvira (1.from the ancient German "true" 2.from Arabic "patriot" 3.from Latin "bright, sunny" 4.from Spanish "protecting")

Arina (1 derivative from Irina in ancient Greek meaning "peaceful" 2.derivative from Slavic Yarina, formed on behalf of the sun god Yarila 3. Derived from the Hebrew Aaron, meaning "high", "enlightened")
Mary (1. variously translated from Hebrew: "miserable", "beloved, desired", "mistress" 2. Derived from the ancient Slavic goddess of winter Mary)
"pearl")
Irina (from Greek "endearing, peaceful")
Anfisa (from Greek "flower")
Regina (from Latin "queen")

Rose (Byzantine, literally "rose flower")

Susanna, Suzanne (from Hebrew "lily")
Emilia, Emily (1.from Latin "passionate, strong" 2.from Latin "rival" 3.from Greek "affectionate")

Arina (1 derivative from Irina in ancient Greek meaning "peaceful" 2.derivative from Slavic Yarina, formed on behalf of the sun god Yarila 3. Derived from the Hebrew Aaron, meaning "high", "enlightened")
Avdotya (form of the name Evdokia, in ancient Greek meaning "favor")
Evdokia (from the ancient Greek "favor", "glorious")
Xenia, Xenia, Aksinya, Oksana (from Greek "hospitable", "guest", "wanderer", "foreigner")

Eve (biblical "giving life")
Feodosia (from the ancient Greek "gift from God")
Evdokia (from the ancient Greek "favor", "glorious")
Avdotya (form of the name Evdokia, in ancient Greek meaning "favor")
Anfisa (from Greek "flower")
Margarita (translated from Latin and Ancient Greek "pearl")
Monica (1.from Greek "only" 2.from Greek "inspiring")
Teresa (from Greek "protector", "hunter")

Sophia, Sophia (from the ancient Greek "wise")
Mary (1. variously translated from Hebrew: "miserable", "beloved, desired", "mistress" 2. Derived from the ancient Slavic goddess of winter Mary)
Lyudmila (Slavic "dear to people")
Teresa (from Greek "protector", "hunter")

Anna (from Hebrew "merciful, beneficial")

Julia (1.from Greek "curly" 2.from Latin "july" 3.from Hebrew "divine fire")
"belonging to the Yuliev family" 2.Russian form of the name Julia)
Jeanne (derived from John, descended from the male John, or Ivan, translated from Hebrew means "gifted by God")
Rose (Byzantine, literally "rose flower")
Vladana (Slavic "owning")

Rufina (from Latin "redhead")
Ulyana, Juliana (1. from Latin "belonging to the Yuliev family" 2.Russian form of the name Julia)

International Mountaineering Day

The holiday dates back to the 18th century, when a daredevil physician from Switzerland, accompanied by a mountain guide, reached the highest point in the Alps - Mont Blanc. Physician Michel-Gabriel Packard and Jacques Balme left a trail of their visit at the summit 4810 meters above sea level. The scale of their feat can be estimated if we take into account the prehistory - hundreds of travelers strove to the Chamonix valley, but in their attempts to reach the “high-altitude pole of Europe” they were defeated. Local peasants, seeing the interest of visiting tourists, became guides.

As a result, the famous scientist-geologist of that time Horace Benedict de Saussure, having suffered another failure when trying to reach the top, appointed a prize to the daredevil who can do it. The assault on the summit lasted for several decades, but it was conquered only 26 years later. Many previous attempts ended tragically. The difficult climb took more than a day, Packard entered the summit first and hoisted the flag. In the diary, the travelers made sketches of the summit and noted the temperature and pressure readings. After the descent, Packard immediately started writing a book, and the second traveler at that time received the promised money.

Day of military signalmen

This day has been celebrated in Ukraine since 2000, by decree of the President of Ukraine. The date was chosen because it was on this day that the Kiev courses of military communications engineers opened. To the Great Patriotic War signal troops made up about 5 percent of the total, and at the end of the war - about 10%. In Ukraine, the General Directorate of Communications was established in 1992.

Peace Day of Augsburg

The holiday of one city - this is the name of this day in the accident, the federal state of Germany. The Peace Festival has been held in this city since 1650, and since 1950 it has been an official public holiday, a day off for businesses and banks. Celebrated in memory of the oppression of Protestants in the 17th century, which took place for as many as 20 years, until the Peace of Westphalia put an end to it in 1648. But back in 1555, the peace of estates and religions was concluded, when the Lutheran and Evangelical branches of religion were recognized by the commonwealth of German states.

Ramadan Bayram, Uraza Bayram

Eid ul-fitr is another name for the holidays of Islam, which are called the holidays of breaking the fast. Every believer on this day feels a special belonging to the community of fellow believers and expresses joy, as well as replenishes the spiritual experience. Farewell to the month of fasting Ramadan takes place in a festive atmosphere. Believers have grown spiritually enough, pacified their passions and provided help to those in need. On this day, you can eat good food and indulge in a joyful mood. You can't fast. A collective prayer is held in the mosque, then everyone disperses for a festive meal. The donation of zakat ul-fitr, commemoration of the parents and a visit to the cemetery are considered mandatory.

August 8 in the folk calendar

Ermolaev day

In the 4th century, during the persecution of Christians, 20 thousand Christians were burnt in the Church of Nicodemus. Only three men managed to escape. Ermolai, Ermippus and Ermokrat did not renounce their faith and continued to preach and teach people about Christianity. But once they were also seized by the pagans and beaten, they offered to renounce Christ. They were saved by an earthquake, which suddenly began and smashed the idols. Emperor Maximillian sentenced the martyrs to death. Ermolai always gets a warm enough day, favorable for the end of the harvest. Fruit picking began, but apples cannot be eaten until Apple Savior. They also dug up potatoes, made okroshka and vegetable salads. Boiled beef was used from meat. It is believed that on Ermolaev day you can collect herbs - healing power is born in them.

Historical events on August 8

They tried to come up with refrigeration designs for a long time, but only Marshal was the first to patent his invention. The ice was purchased. And the refrigerating chambers operated due to a large amount of fuel - firewood, kerosene or coal. The first refrigerator was produced by General Electric in 1911. The car could be placed in a kitchen cabinet. But she was very noisy, she worked on gas, so she published bad smell... A noiseless, odorless refrigerator appeared only in 19326, it was developed by an engineer - inventor from Denmark Stindrup. The first "home cold factories" were very expensive - that money could buy two Ford cars. In the USSR, the first refrigeration machines began to be produced at the Kharkov Tractor Plant in the 1960s.

Preparations for the Olympics in Beijing were not the only events in the world on this day - the capital of South Ossetia was in ruins in a matter of hours. Georgia decided to resolve the problem of the two republics by force. Just four days of hostilities claimed nearly 1,500 civilian lives. Georgian troops were driven out of Ossetia, besides that, they had to leave the Kodori Gorge (upper part) in Abkhazia. Russia officially recognized the independence of South Ossetia, and President Medvedev signed a decree on the independence of South Ossetia, then diplomatic relations were established.

The most prestigious men's tennis competitions have been held for over a century. The award itself is made in the form of a bowl with gilding, its height is 33 cm and its diameter is 45 cm. Today 140 teams take part in the competition, and at the beginning only two countries competed - the USA and Great Britain. The Cup money fund was formed in 1981 and today it stands at US $ 8.5 million. Competitions are spectacular, intrigue remains until the last moment. The world group consists of 16 teams. Match dates are scattered throughout the year, with the final usually taking place in November.

August 8 were born

Julius Guzman (1943) - captain and judge of KVN, psychiatrist, doctor of pedagogical sciences.

Yuliy Solomonovich left the medical profession and for many years (since 1973) worked as the artistic director of the Azerbaijan State Musical Theater, held the first teleconferences between the USSR and the United States, initiated political evenings dedicated to A.I. Solzhenitsyn and N.S. Khrushchev. He also took part in the creation of the National Cinematic Awards "Nika" by analogy with the American "Oscar".

Svetlana Evgenievna Savitskaya (1948) - Soviet woman cosmonaut.

Svetlana Evgenievna graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute, studied at the flight technical school at the Central Committee of DOSAAF, after which she received the profession of "pilot-instructor". Svetlana was a member of the team of athletes in professional skydiving; she set 18 records on jet planes. After graduation, she worked as an instructor pilot, then as a test pilot. It is not surprising that it was she who was recommended to study at the school of astronauts. The first flight into space - August 19-27, 1982, in total Svetlana Savitskaya made several flights, one of them with a spacewalk.

Stanislav Sadalsky (1951) - Russian actor, People's Artist of Russia

After graduating from GITIS, Stanislav Yuryevich received an invitation to the Moscow Sovremennik Theater, where he worked with a break of 20 years (since 1991). The actor has about 80 roles in films, the author's program "scandalous news", headings in the "Express newspaper", is the people's artist of Chuvashia, the owner of the Georgian Order of Honor and honorary citizenship of Georgia.

Birthday 8 August

Name days are celebrated on this day: Sergei, Fedor, Ignatius, Moses, Ermolay, Praskovya

Name days are rather a spiritual old tradition, but very often modern people, when choosing a name for a child, turn to church calendars, where dates are indicated with nominal holidays by month.

What are name days?

According to church tradition, the name day is the day of remembrance of the saint with whom the name coincides. In the spiritual world, it is also customary to call it namesake, or Saints.

In the past, giving a person a name was very easy. It was given during the Baptismal ceremony, it was necessarily church and coincided with the name of the saint, which was indicated in the date of birth of the child or on the day of his baptism in the church. At the same time, for girls it was allowed to choose names not on an exact date, but a few days earlier or later.

In another of the options for choosing a name, it mattered who the parents prayed and whom they chose even before the baby was born. And then the name day was celebrated on the day where the name of this saint was written, and if there are several of them during the year, then the date closest to the day the child was born was chosen.

Church name days at the end of summer

In fact, there are people who are very responsible in choosing a name for their child, because they believe: it is this name that affects the future life of the baby, forms character and even appearance. It is no stranger to them to familiarize themselves with the name day calendar for August (or any other month), read the characteristics, compare and discuss in the family circle all the positive and negative aspects of any name.

Each month has its own list of names of saints. It should be noted that with baptism, a person acquires a protector and patron for the rest of his days. This is important for those who prefer a specific guardian angel, who are familiar with his life. In addition to the general list of names in the Holy Calendar for each month, there is also a clarification for each year separately. So, for example, in August 2018, the name day according to the church calendar will be celebrated by Eugene, Christina, Praskovya, Anton and Makar.

Women's name days in August according to the church calendar (Holy calendar)

The general list of women's names according to the church calendar is very extensive in each month. Each date has its own name:

1.08 - Makrina, Militsa - translated from the Slavic "sweetheart";
3.08 - Anna - "God's grace" translated from Hebrew;
4.08 - Maria - "desired" and Zinaida - "caring";
5.08 - Anna, Stella - "star" in Latin;
6.08 - Christina - "Christian";
7.08 - Blandina - "affectionate", Olympiada - "daughter of Olympus" in translation from Greek;
8.08 - Sylvia - "forest", Paraskeva or Praskovya - "the eve of the holiday";
9.08 - Anfisa - "blooming";
10.08 - Drosis - "irrigating", Antonina - "entering the battle";
11.08 - Seraphima - "fiery", Theodotia - "given by God";
12.08 - Agnia - "innocent", Angelina - "messenger", Clara - "bright";
08.13 - Julitta - "little Julia";
14.08 - Solomonia or Salome, which means "peaceful";
15.08 - Lucilla or Lucille - translated from Latin as "light";
08.16 - Salome;

08.17 - Evdokia - "goodwill" in translation from Greek, Daria - "winner", Irina - from Greek "calm";
08.22 - Maria, Henrietta - translated from the ancient Germanic dialect "rich mistress");
08.23 - Rose - "flower";
08.24 - Susanna - translated from Hebrew "white lily", Maria;
08.26 - Concordia - translated from Latin "consonant", Evdokia, Irina;
08.27 - Monica - translated from Greek "only", Eve - "life";
08.29 - Sabina - "beautiful" from Latin;
08.30 - Rose, Juliania;
31.08 - Julitta, Juliania.

Men's name days in the last month of summer

There are also men's name days in August, and for every day - your name:

1.08 - name day for Seraphim - "fiery angel" and Roman - "Roman";
2.08 - Ilya - "God's power";
3.08 - Semyon and Ivan celebrate their name days;
4.08 - Cornelius - "horn";
5.08 - Trofim - "breadwinner";
6.08 - Roman, Gleb, David, Boris;
7.08 - Makar - "happy";
8.08 - Moses, Ermolai celebrate the day of the angel;
9.08 - Clement, Savely, Nikolay, German;
10.08 - Nikanor, Prokhor, Ivan, Vasily, Nikolay, Julian, Akaki, Eustathius, Moses;

11.08 - Anatoly, Konstantin, Pakhom, Mikhail, Seraphim;
12.08 - Anatoly, Ivan, Maxim, Luka, Valentin;
13.08 - Veniamin, Yuri, Sergey, Evdokim, Maxim, Konstantin, Vasily, Nikolay;
14.08 - Guriy, Anton, Leonty, Dmitry, Eliazar, Alexander;
15.08 - Nicodemus, Plato, Stepan;
16.08 - Vyacheslav, Anton, Nikolay;
17.08 - Denis, Ivan, Mikhail, Konstantin, Maxim;
18.08 - Ivan, Semyon;
08.20 - Anton, Mitrofan, Peter, Ivan, Alexey, Athanasius, Elisey, Vasily, Alexander;
08.21 - Nikodim, Nikolay, Zosima, Savva, German, Leonid, Joseph, Nikolay;
08.22 - Anton, Julian, Matvey, Mark, Yakov, Ivan, Photius, Leonty, Peter, Dmitry, Alexey;
08.23 - Roman, Afanasy, Lavrenty, Vyacheslav;
08.24 - Maxim, Alexander, Vasily, Fedor;
08.25 - Leonid, Nikolay, Sergey, Vyacheslav, Ilya, Ivan, Vissarion, Efim, Arkady, Peter, Anton, Savva, Dmitry, Fedor, Matvey;
26.08 - Ivan, Tikhon, Yakov, Alexey, Maxim, Konstantin, Ippolit, Vasily, Seraphim;
27.08 - Alexey, Vladimir, Arkady, Alexander, Mikhei, Matvey, Fedor, Vasily;
08.29 - Stepan and Yakov will celebrate their birthday;
30.08 - Philip, Pavel, Miron, Dmitry, Alexey;
31.08 - Laurus, Eugene, Grigory, Frol, Makar, Ivan, Denis, Mikhail, Georgy are the last on the list of men's name days in August.

What you should pay attention to?

IN modern world many do not pay attention to this and name children only at their discretion. In addition, the process of baptism in the church does not take place immediately, but after several months, or even years. Therefore, the children are called immediately, and the date of the name day is determined according to the church calendar and by the already existing name. At the same time, those whose proper names do not coincide with the names of the saints, day after day, celebrate the name day on the day of their servant of God, the closest to the date of birth.

And after baptism, it is customary to celebrate the name day on the day of the baptismal ceremony, since in this case the Church gives the new person a spiritual name.

The strongest church calendar names for August

It is important to note that many names from the church calendar have gone out of everyday use. But this does not mean that they should be abandoned. Such names are most often replaced by those consonant with the church, but still modern. For example, Joanna was replaced by Jeanne, Appolinarius by Pauline, John by Jan, Ivan, etc.

Speaking specifically about the last month of summer, the following men are considered the strongest and most successful name days in August: Alexander, Nikolai, Denis, Gleb, Maxim, Prokhor, Leonid, Ilya, Sergey, Ivan, Roman, Stepan and Anton. Anastasia, Anna, Daria, Maria, Julia, Eva, Angela, Christina, Angelina, Irina and Elena are the most successful female name days in August.

Praskovya, Ermolai, Ignat, Moses and Fedor - those who received these male and female names at baptism, according to the calendar, can celebrate their name days on August 8.

Additionally, in church calendar for 2019, you can find that those who were named in honor of the martyr Sergei (Strelnikov), canonized by the Orthodox Church only at the beginning of the 21st century, are also birthday people on this day.

For girls and boys born today, any of the above female and male names is the best fit.... After all, in this way the tradition of naming will be observed, and the name will become a real talisman for the child.

It is important to remember that August 8 Orthodox Church especially honors the memory of the Hieromartyr Sergei (Strelnikov), therefore, those who were named in his honor today celebrate especially significant name days.

So it is worth baptizing the boys who are born on this day, so that they inherit the best traits and extraordinary strength of mind from their Guardian Angel, and most importantly, they are always under his reliable protection.

It is noticed that Sergei, celebrating the name day today, will be capable of noble deeds, they are very kind and responsible people who do everything they undertake flawlessly.

Father Sergei was born on September 24, 1887. After graduating from school, he decided to follow in his father's footsteps, and, following the call of his heart, entered the theological school, and then the academy.

After successfully completing his studies, he taught in various parish schools for about a year, and then he was ordained deacon. He served in various churches, but was soon assigned to the Baptist Church of Orshanka.

Here he conducted divine services, read sermons in special educational institutions, and wrote theological works. He devoted a lot of time to enlightening ordinary people and instructing them on the right path.

Despite the coming to power of the atheist communists, his church continued to operate until 1936. But even after its closure, Father Sergei continued to conduct divine services simply at home.

He was arrested on trumped-up charges of anti-Soviet propaganda. He spent almost a year in a cell of the remand prison, and then was sentenced to capital punishment.