Calendar of the day - September 4
9/4/2026
The 247th day of the year, 118 days left until the New Year.
Church calendar
Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God, called Georgia (this shrine was in Georgia until 1622; currently in Moscow)*; Martyrs: Agathonikes, Zotikes, Theoprepes, Aquindines, Severianes and others (IV); Hieromartyr Athanasius the Bishop (270-275), Venerable Anthusas (298) and his servants, the martyrs Charisimas and Neophytes (III); Martyr Evlalia the Virgin (303); Martyr Lucianos.
Georgian (Iveria) Icon of the Mother of God. In 1622, Shah Abbas invaded Georgia, and many relics were stolen. The Georgian icon of the Mother of God ended up in the hands of a certain Stefan. He saw an angel in a dream, who told him that the icon should be donated to the Black Mountain Monastery of the Arkhangelsk Diocese, founded in 1603. In 1654, the icon was transferred to Moscow.
The holy martyrs Agathonikos, Zotikos, Theopressos, Aquindines, Severianos, Zeno and others were martyred during the reign of Emperor Maximian. The holy martyr Agathonikos was a descendant of the noble Hypasios. He was killed in Chalcedon. His holy relics were buried in the church of his name in Constantinople.
The Hieromartyr Athanasius, bishop of Tarsus, who baptized his mother Anfusa, was beheaded with a sword during the reign of Emperor Aurelian.
Martyr Eulalia lived near the Spanish city of Barción. She firmly defended the law of Christ. During the persecution of Christians by the emperors Diocletian and Maximian, she was subjected to many tortures.
Born:
1768 - François-René de Chateaubriand, French writer, politician.
1824 - Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer, teacher.
1857 _ Alexander Sumbatashvili-Eugene, playwright, actor, People's Artist of Russia. Died in 1927.
1882 - Leonhard Frank, German writer.
Died:
1843 - Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer.
1965 - Albert Schweitzer, French theologian, missionary, Nobel Prize laureate.
1989 – Georges Simenon, French writer, author of detective novels.
1956 – Cecilia Tsutsunava, famous actress.
Events:
1024 – Conrad II became King of Germany.
1781 – 44 Spanish missionaries founded Los Angeles.
1888 – George Eastman patented the Kodak camera.
1964 – NASA launched the first orbital geophysical observatory into space.
1963 – Civil war broke out in Lebanon.
Memorable days:
Argentina - Immigrant Day.
Pakistan - Defense Day.
Chile - National Unity Day.
Swaziland - Independence Day.
Bulgaria - Day of unification with Eastern Rumelia.