May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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May 4 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 6
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 18 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For May 5th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 22.
Saints
[edit]- Virgin-martyr Sandukht [Sagdukht] (c. 50)[1]
- Great Virgin-martyr Irene of Thessaloniki (4th century)[2]
- Martyrs Irenaeus, Pellegrinus and Irene, at Thessaloniki (284–305)[3][4]
- Martyrs Neophytus, Gaius, and Gaianus[5]
- Saint Eulogius the Confessor, bishop of Edessa (c. 386)[4]
- Saints Martin and Heraclius, of Illyria (4th century)[6][7]
- Saint Hierax of Egypt (5th century)[8]
- Saint Euthymius the Wonderworker, bishop of Madytos on the Hellespont (c. 990)[9]
- Nun-martyr Martha, abbess of Monemvasia with three companions (990)[10]
Pre-Schism Western saints
[edit]- Martyr Jovinian, the lector of St. Peregrine of Auxerre (c. 304)[11]
- Saint Brito (Britonius) (386)[11]
- Saint Nectarius of Vienne, bishop of Vienne (c. 445)[11]
- Saint Nicetus of Vienne, fifteenth bishop of Vienne (c. 449)[11]
- Saint Hilary (Hilarion), Archbishop of Arles (449)[4][11][12]
- Saint Gerontius of Milan (470)[4][11][13]
- Martyr Crescentiana of Rome (5th century)[11][note 2]
- Saint Hydrock (Hydroc) of Cornwall (5th century)[11]
- Saint Gibrian, hermit in Ireland (509)[15]
- Saint Sacerdos of Saguntum (c. 560)[4][11]
- Saint Waldrada, first abbess of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains in Metz in France (c. 620)[11]
- Saint Diuma, first Bishop of Mercia (c. 650)[16]
- Saint Maurontius of Douai (Maurontus, Mauront), founded monastery at Breuil-sur-lys near Douai, of which he is the patron-saint (701)[11]
- Saint Echa of Crayke, (Etha), Anglo-Saxon priest and monk-hermit at Crayke, near York, England (767)[11]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
[edit]- Saints Barlaam of Serpukhov, and Gideon of Serpukhov (1377)[17][note 3]
- New Monk-martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri (1426)[19]
- New Hieromartyr Ephraim of Damascus, prophet (15th century)[20]
- Saint Adrian, abbot of Monza Monastery (1619)[21]
New martyrs and confessors
[edit]- New Hieromartyr Nicholas, priest (1919)[22]
- New Hieromartyr Platon of Banja Luka (Platon Jovanovic) (1941)[23] (see also: April 22)
Other commemorations
[edit]- Translation of the relics (980)[24] of Saint Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne (709)[22]
- Dedication of the Church of Mother of God of Kirou at Constantinople and commemoration of commemoration of the solar eclipse (1369)[25]
- Uncovering of the relics (1613) of Saint James of Zheleznoborov, Abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1442)[26]
- Uncovering of the relics (1675) of Saint Pachomius of Nerekhta, Abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1384)[27]
- Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Inexhaustible Cup" (1878)[26][28]
Icon gallery
[edit]- Great-martyr Irene of Thessaloniki.
- St. Hydrock's Church, in Lanhydrock, Cornwall.
- St. Platon of Banja Luka.
- Icon of the Theotokos the Inexhaustible Chalice.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The notation Old Style or (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian Calendar (which is used by churches on the "Old Calendar").
The notation New Style or (NS), indicates a date in the Revised Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar"). - ^ The only evidence for the life of Saint Crescentiana is a church in Rome dedicated to her that was already extant at the time of Pope Symmachus (498-514) (Benedictines).[14]
- ^ St Barlaam and his holy icon are venerated in Ukraine by those afflicted with the inclination to drinking; their friends and relatives also invoke his intercession on their behalf.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "САНДУХТ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Ἡ Ἁγία Εἰρήνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εἰρηναῖος, Περεγρίνος καὶ Εἰρήνη οἱ Μάρτυρες ἐκ Θεσσαλονίκης, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ a b c d e May 5. The Roman Martyrology.
- ^ Οἱ Ἅγιοι Γαϊανός, Γάιος καὶ Νεόφυτος οἱ Μάρτυρες. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ May 5/18, Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- ^ SAINT MARTIN AND SAINT HERACLIUS (From the Prologue). St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, McKinney (Dallas area) Texas.
- ^ "5 МАЯ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐθύμιος ὁ Μυροβλύτης Ἐπίσκοπος Μαδύτου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ "МАРФА МОНЕМВАСИЙСКАЯ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l May 5. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἱλάριος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀρελάτης. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Γερόντιος Ἐπίσκοπος Μιλάνου, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Katherine I. Rabenstein. May 5. Saint of the Day - St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C.
- ^ "Celtic and Old English Saints - 5 May". celticsaints.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "Celtic and Old English Saints - 5 May". celticsaints.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βαρλαὰμ καὶ Γεδεών, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
- ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐφραὶμ ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ ἐν Νέᾳ Μάκρῃ Ἀττικῆς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ "www.synaxaristis - ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ". www.synaxarion.gr. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀδριανὸς ἐκ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ a b May 18, 2011 / May 5, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
- ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Πλάτων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀχρίδος, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Blair, John (2002). "A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints". In Thacker, Aland and Sharpe, Richard. Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p.512.
- ^ "5 МАЯ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ a b May 5, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- ^ "ПАХОМИЙ НЕРЕХТСКИЙ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Σιέρπουχωφ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
Sources
[edit]- May 5/18, Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
- May 18, 2011 / May 5, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
- May 5, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- May 5. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- May 5. The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 5 ΜΑΪΟΥ, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 5 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- (in Russian) 18 мая (5 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- (in Russian) 5 мая (ст.ст.) 18 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).