Name days on 21 August
On 21 August there are no widely used names celebrating. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Saint Thaddaeus the Apostle · Saint Athanasios III Patellaros.
Celebrating
No widely celebrated name days on this date.
Saints and feasts of the day
2 feastsOne of the Twelve Apostles, remembered by tradition for healing and baptising Abgar, the ruler of Edessa.
Saint Athanasios III Patellaros
A Cretan scholar who twice served as Patriarch of Constantinople in the seventeenth century and died a missionary in Russia, where he was recognised as a saint.
About this day
In 2026, 21 August is a Friday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 3 September of the civil calendar.