May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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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
- Virgin-martyr Sandukht [Sagdukht] (c. 50)[1]
- Great Virgin-martyr Irene of Magedon also Irene of Lecce (1st-2nd century)[2][3]
- Martyrs Irenaeus, Pellegrinus and Irene, at Thessaloniki (284–305)[4][5]
- Martyrs Neophytus, Gaius, and Gaianus[6]
- Saint Eulogius the Confessor, bishop of Edessa (c. 386)[5]
- Saints Martin and Heraclius, of Illyria (4th century)[7][8]
- Saint Hierax of Egypt (5th century)[9]
- Saint Euthymius the Wonderworker, bishop of Madytos on the Hellespont (c. 990)[10]
- Nun-martyr Martha, abbess of Monemvasia with three companions (990)[11]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Martyr Jovinian, the lector of St. Peregrine of Auxerre (c. 304)[12]
- Saint Brito (Britonius) (386)[12]
- Saint Nectarius of Vienne, bishop of Vienne (c. 445)[12]
- Saint Nicetus of Vienne, fifteenth bishop of Vienne (c. 449)[12]
- Saint Hilary (Hilarion), Archbishop of Arles (449)[5][12][13]
- Saint Gerontius of Milan (470)[5][12][14]
- Martyr Crescentiana of Rome (5th century)[12][note 2]
- Saint Hydrock (Hydroc) of Cornwall (5th century)[12]
- Saint Gibrian, hermit in Ireland (509)[16]
- Saint Sacerdos of Saguntum (c. 560)[5][12]
- Saint Waldrada, first abbess of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains in Metz in France (c. 620)[12]
- Saint Diuma, first Bishop of Mercia (c. 650)[17]
- Saint Maurontius of Douai (Maurontus, Mauront), founded monastery at Breuil-sur-lys near Douai, of which he is the patron-saint (701)[12]
- Saint Echa of Crayke, (Etha), Anglo-Saxon priest and monk-hermit at Crayke, near York, England (767)[12]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saints Barlaam of Serpukhov, and Gideon of Serpukhov (1377)[18][note 3]
- New Monk-martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri (1426)[20]
- New Hieromartyr Ephraim of Damascus, prophet (15th century)[21]
- Saint Adrian, abbot of Monza Monastery (1619)[22]
New martyrs and confessors
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas, priest (1919)[23]
- New Hieromartyr Platon of Banja Luka (Platon Jovanovic) (1941)[24] (see also: April 22)
Other commemorations
- Translation of the relics (980)[25] of Saint Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne (709)[23]
- Dedication of the Church of Mother of God of Kirou at Constantinople and commemoration of commemoration of the solar eclipse (1369)[26]
- Uncovering of the relics (1613) of Saint James of Zheleznoborov, Abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1442)[27]
- Uncovering of the relics (1675) of Saint Pachomius of Nerekhta, Abbot of Zhelezny Bor (1384)[28]
- Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Inexhaustible Cup" (1878)[27][29]
Icon gallery
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Great-martyr Irene of Thessaloniki.
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St. Hydrock's Church, in Lanhydrock, Cornwall.
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St. Platon of Banja Luka.
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Icon of the Theotokos the Inexhaustible Chalice.
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Notes
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- ↑ 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).[15]
- ↑ 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.[19]
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References
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- ↑ Saint Herman Calendar 2023. Copyright 2023 by the St Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, P. O. Box 70, Platina, California 96076, p. 42.
- ↑ Ἡ Ἁγία Εἰρήνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εἰρηναῖος, Περεγρίνος καὶ Εἰρήνη οἱ Μάρτυρες ἐκ Θεσσαλονίκης, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ a b c d e [1]. 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.
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- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐθύμιος ὁ Μυροβλύτης Ἐπίσκοπος Μαδύτου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ a b May 5, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
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- ↑ Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Σιέρπουχωφ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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Sources
- 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: Template:In lang 5 ΜΑΪΟΥ, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- Template:In lang Συναξαριστής. 5 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- Template:In lang 18 мая (5 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- Template:In lang 5 мая (ст.ст.) 18 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).