May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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

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

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

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

New Hieromartyr Nicholas, priest (1919)^[22]
New Hieromartyr Platon of Banja Luka (Platon Jovanovic) (1941)^[23] (see also: April 22)

Other commemorations

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

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

^ 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

^ "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

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).

[1] 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").

[16] 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]

[21] 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]

[2] "САНДУХТ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.

[3] Ἡ Ἁγία Εἰρήνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[4] Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εἰρηναῖος, Περεγρίνος καὶ Εἰρήνη οἱ Μάρτυρες ἐκ Θεσσαλονίκης, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[RM-5] May 5. The Roman Martyrology.

[6] Οἱ Ἅγιοι Γαϊανός, Γάιος καὶ Νεόφυτος οἱ Μάρτυρες. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[7] May 5/18, Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).

[8] SAINT MARTIN AND SAINT HERACLIUS (From the Prologue). St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, McKinney (Dallas area) Texas.

[9] "5 МАЯ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.

[10] Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐθύμιος ὁ Μυροβλύτης Ἐπίσκοπος Μαδύτου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[11] "МАРФА МОНЕМВАСИЙСКАЯ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.

[LATIN-ORTHODOX-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l May 5. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.

[13] Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἱλάριος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀρελάτης. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[14] Ὁ Ἅγιος Γερόντιος Ἐπίσκοπος Μιλάνου, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[15] Katherine I. Rabenstein. May 5. Saint of the Day - St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C.

[17] "Celtic and Old English Saints - 5 May". celticsaints.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

[18] "Celtic and Old English Saints - 5 May". celticsaints.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

[19] Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βαρλαὰμ καὶ Γεδεών, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[20] Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).

[22] Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐφραὶμ ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ ἐν Νέᾳ Μάκρῃ Ἀττικῆς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[23] "www.synaxaristis - ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ". www.synaxarion.gr. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

[24] Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀδριανὸς ἐκ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[MOSPAT-25] May 18, 2011 / May 5, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)

[26] Ὁ Ἅγιος Πλάτων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀχρίδος, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

[27] 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.

[28] "5 МАЯ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.

[OCA-29] May 5, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.

[30] "ПАХОМИЙ НЕРЕХТСКИЙ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.

[31] Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Σιέρπουχωφ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

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