Name days on 7 August
On 7 August, the name day is celebrated by people named Asterios, Asteria and Nikanor. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Saint Asterius the Martyr · Saint Nicanor the Wonderworker.
Celebrating
3 namesSaints and feasts of the day
2 feastsMartyr who, according to the Synaxaria, was a senator put to death by the sword; the place and date of his martyrdom are unknown.
Saint Nicanor the Wonderworker
Sixteenth-century monk from Thessaloniki, founder of the Zavorda monastery near Grevena.
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About this day
In 2026, 7 August is a Friday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 20 August of the civil calendar.