13 August 1953, Thursday (31.07 according to the old style)
Church calendar for 13 August 1953
Saints commemorated
- Hieromartyr Benjamin (Kazansky), Metropolitan of Petrograd 1873 — 1922
- Hieromartyr Pope Saint Pontian of Rome епископ Римский 230–235, † ок. 235
- Righteous Eudokimos of Cappadocia IX век, †ок. 840-842
- Righteous Joseph of Arimathea I век