May 15 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 17
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 29 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For May 16th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 3.
Saints
edit- Hieromartyr Alexander of Jerusalem, Archbishop (251)[1][note 2]
- Saint Papylinus the Martyr[3]
- Martyrs Bachtisius, Isaac and Symeon of Persia (339)[4][5][note 3]
- Saint Theodore the Sanctified of Tabennisi, disciple of Saint Pachomios the Great (367)[6]
- Martyrs Abda (Audas) and Abdjesus (Audiesus) the Bishops, Benjamin, and 38 other martyrs at Beth-Kashkar in the Persian Empire, under Ardashir II (375), including:[7][8][note 4]
- 16 priests, 9 deacons, 6 monks, and 7 unnamed virgins.
- Saint Neadius (Neadios), Bishop and Wonderworker.[9][note 5]
- Saint Bardas, founder of the monastery of the Forerunner in Petra, Constantinople (5th-6th century)[5]
- Martyrdom of the 44 Holy Sabaite fathers, monk-martyrs of the Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, massacred by the Saracens (610 or 614)[5][8][11][note 6]
- Martyr Peter of Blachernae (761)[13][note 7]
- Saint Thomas I, Patriarch of Jerusalem (820)[5]
- Saint George of Mitylene, Bishop (821 or 842)[14][note 8]
- Saint Nicholas Mystikos, Patriarch of Constantinople (925)[16]
Pre-Schism Western saints
edit- Saint Fort (Fort de Bordeaux), first Bishop of Bordeaux in France, venerated as a martyr (c. 1st century?)[17][18]
- Saint Peregrinus, Bishop of Terni (138)[17][19]
- Saint Peregrine of Auxerre, martyr, the first bishop of Auxerre and the builder of its first cathedral (261 or 304)[8][17][20]
- Martyrs Felix and Gennadius, at Uzalis in Africa[8][17][21]
- Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia at Lucania (c. 303)[5][22]
- Saint Hilary, Bishop of Pavia, one of the bishops in the north of Italy who fought against Arianism (376)[17]
- Saint Possidius, Bishop of Calama in Numidia in North Africa, a friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo (c. 370 - c. 440)[8][17]
- Saint Primael, ascetic, from Britain, he went to Brittany and became a hermit near Quimper (c. 450)[17]
- Blessed child-saint Musa of Rome (5th century)[5][22]
- Saint Carantac (Carantog, Caimach, Carnath), Welsh prince who aided St Patrick in the enlightenment of Ireland (5th century)[17][23]
- Saint Fidolus (Phal), Abbot at Isle-Aumont, south of Troyes (c. 540 - 549)[8][17][24]
- Saint Germerius, Bishop of Toulouse in France for fifty years (560)[17]
- Saint Brendan the Navigator, abbot of Clonfert (c. 577)[8][17][25]
- Saint Domnolus, Bishop of Le Mans (581)[8][17][26]
- Saint Carantoc, an abbot who founded the church of Llangrannog in Wales (6th century)[17][27][note 9]
- Saint Honoratus of Amiens, the seventh bishop of Amiens (c. 600)[8][17][28]
- Saint Annobert (Alnobert), a monk at Almenêches, consecrated Bishop of Séez in France (c. 689)[17]
- Saint Franchy (Francovæcus), a monk at St Martin de la Bretonnière in France, later a hermit in the Nivernais (Diocese of Nevers) (7th century)[17]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
edit- Saints Cassian (1537) and Laurence (1548), disciples of Venerable Cornelius of Komel, Abbots of Komel ("Korneliev" Monastery), Vologda.[29]
- New Hieromartyr Teodor (Nestorović) of Vršac, Bishop of Vršac in Banat, Serbia (1595)[30]
- New Martyr Nicholas of Metsovo, at Trikala, whose relics are at Meteora (1617)[5][22][31]
New martyrs and confessors
edit- Venerable Hieromonk Matthew of Yaransk the Wonderworker ( 'Mitrophan Kuzmich Zvetsov' ) (1927)[32][33][note 10]
- New Martyr Vukasin of Serbia, under the Ustashi terrorists (1941)[35][note 11]
Other commemorations
edit- Foundation of the church of Saint Euphemia, near the Neorion (port facilities), by the Dolmabahçe Palace of Constantinople.[36]
- Translation of the relics (1545) of Saint Ephraim, Abbot of Perekop, Wonderworker of Novgorod (1492)[37][note 12]
- Commemoration of Saint Macarius (Notaras) of Corinth (1805) in the village of Myloi, Samos island.[38][note 13]
Icon gallery
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St. Abdias (Abidas or Obadiah) of Persia (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century). -
Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos. -
The martyrdom of Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia. -
Martyrdom of Saint Vitus. -
Bishop St. Germerius of Toulouse, represented in a sculpture on the Church of Our Lady of Dalbade, Toulouse. -
St. Brendan of Clonfert. -
St. Domnolus, Bishop of Le Mans, stained glass. -
St. Carantoc's Church, Crantock. -
Tympanum of the southern door of the Cathedral of Amiens, showing the life of Saint Honoratus of Amiens, including his appointment as bishop, and translation of his relics. -
St. Honoratus of Amiens. -
Venerable Hieromonk Matthew of Yaransk, the Wonderworker.
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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"). - ^ Also commemorated on December 12.[2]
- ^ In the Slavonic Menaion these are observed on May 18.
- ^ It is well known that under the reign Shapur (309-379), Ardashir II had served as governor-King of Adiabene, where he had reportedly persecuted Christians.
- ^ His memory is preserved in a poem by St. Joseph the Hymnographer (9th century) - (Parisian Codex 1575, sheet 846).[10]
- ^ See also another group of Sabaite Fathers commemorated on March 20 († 796).[12]
- ^ It appears that Saint Peter was an ascetic in the city of Petra. Later he was buried in a church at Blachernae.
- ^ His feast day is on April 7. May 16 is likely the feast day of the translation his relics.[15]
- ^ He is linked with Crantock in Cornwall and Carhampton in Somerset in England and was also venerated in Brittany.
- ^ He is also commemorated on October 8 on the celebration of the "Synaxis of the Saints of Vyatka".[34] Saint Matthew was born in the city of Vyatka (now Kirov); in 1891 he became a monk at the Monastery of St. Alexander Nevsky, and was tonsured with the name Matthew; here he practiced asceticism, obedience, and unceasing prayer, and God blessed him as a Wonderworker. He reposed in peace in 1927.
- ^ See also: (in Serbian): Старац Вукашин. Serbian Wikipedia.
- ^ His feast day is on September 26.
- ^ His feast day is on April 17.[39]
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