May 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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May 21 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 23

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 4 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1]

Contents

For May 22nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 9 .

Feasts

Saints

Pre-Schism Western saints

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

New martyrs and confessors

Other commemorations

Notes

  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").
  2. Melchisedek was a contemporary of our forefather Abraham. According to the words of the Apostle Paul he was a king, priest and proto-type of the Lord Jesus Christ (Hebrews 7).
    He is also commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of the Lord (i.e. the Sunday of the Holy Fathers), which falls between December 18 and December 24 each year.
  3. Saint Donatus was the successor of the also martyred St. Phileas as Bishop of Thmuis, a city of Lower Egypt in the Roman province Augustamnica Prima, suffragan of Pelusium.
  4. The first Bishop of Angoulême was Ausonius, a disciple, it is said, of St. Martial, concerning whom we have two historical authorities:
    • St. Gregory of Tours, who held that St. Martial preached the gospel in Limoges about the year 250,
    • and the Limousin traditions, transmitted or invented by the chronicler Adhémar de Chabannes, who maintained that St. Martial was the immediate disciple of St. Peter.
    According to the latter opinion St. Ausonius was a bishop of the 1st century; according to the former, of the 3rd century.
  5. Some people have argued that he is the same person as Marcian of Tortona (c. 120).
  6. St. Helen of Auxerre is mentioned in the writings of Saint Agapetos (Amator), bishop of Auxerre (418) (May 1). She was the one who looked after him when he was ill.
  7. A pilgrim to Rome who gave his life for the plague-stricken at Santo-Padre or Castrofuli near Arpino in the south of Italy. He is venerated as the patron saint of the area.
  8. Born in Ireland and a disciple of St Fursey, he built the monastery of Pierrepont near Laon in France and was eventually murdered by evildoers.
  9. John was born in Parma, Italy, and early in life was made a canon of the cathedral there. He is said to have made six pilgrimages to Jerusalem and to have taken the Benedictine habit in the Holy Land.
  10. A warrior who fought bravely against invading Saracens and then lived as a hermit in repentance. He reposed at Pavia in Italy while on pilgrimage to Rome.
  11. Also commemorated on May 15, and the Saturday of Bright Week.
  12. The Translation of his sacred relics is observed on October 23.
  13. See: (in Russian) Иаков Боровичский . Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
  14. See: (in Russian) Иннокентий (Ястребов) . Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
  15. See: (in Russian) Максим (Жижиленко) . Википедии. (Russian Wikipedia).
  16. Also commemorated on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Pentecost Monday, April 20 and July 9.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 May 22/June 4. Orthodox Calendar (ORTHOCHRISTIAN.COM).
  2. Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Second Ecumenical Council. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  3. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Μνήμη Β’ Οἰκουμενικῆς Συνόδου. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  4. Righteous Melchizedek, King of Salem. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  5. (in Russian) МЕЛХИСЕДЕК САЛИМСКИЙ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 27, 2026.
  6. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Σοφία ἡ Μάρτυς ἡ Ἰατρός. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  7. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Μάρκελλος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  8. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Κόδρος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  9. Martyr Basiliscus, Bishop of Comana. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  10. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Βασιλίσκος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 May 22 Archived 2011-10-12 at the Wayback Machine . The Roman Martyrology.
  12. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Δονάτος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  13. Saint John-Vladimir, Prince of Bulgaria, Greatmartyr, and Miracle-worker. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  14. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Θαυματουργός τοῦ Βλαδιμήρου. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 May 22. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  16. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Αὐσόνιος ὁ Ἐπίσκοπος. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  17. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Μαρκιανὸς ὁ Ἐπίσκοπος. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  18. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Αἰμίλιος καὶ Κάστος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  19. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Τιμόθεος, Φαυστίνος καὶ Βενοῦστος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  20. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ἑλένη ἡ Πριγκίπισσα. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  21. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ἑλένη τῆς Ὡξέρρης. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  22. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ἰουλία ἡ Μάρτυς. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  23. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. JULIA, V.M. (6TH OR 7TH CENT.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 332.
  24. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Κουϊτερία ἡ Μάρτυς. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  25. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (M.A.). "S. QUITERIA, V.M. (DATE UNKNOWN.)." In: The Lives of the Saints. Volume the Fifth: May. London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. p. 333.
  26. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ρωμανὸς ὁ Ἀσκητής. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  27. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Βοηθιανὸς ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  28. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Κονάλδος. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  29. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.— ST. CONALL OR CONALD COEL, ABBOT OF INISCOEL, COUNTY OF DONEGAL. [SEVENTH CENTURY.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. V. Dublin, 1875. pp. 542-545.
  30. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ὁσία Καλή. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  31. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ζαχαρίας ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ Νέος. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  32. Blessed James of Borovichi, Wonderworker of Novgorod. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  33. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος ὁ Δίκαιος. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  34. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Δημήτριος ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Πελοποννήσιος. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  35. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Παῦλος ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  36. (in Russian) ИННОКЕНТИЙ (ЯСТРЕБОВ). Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 27, 2026.
  37. (in Russian) МАКСИМ (ЖИЖИЛЕНКО). Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 27, 2026.
  38. June 4 / May 22. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH(A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
  39. (in Russian) 22 мая (ст.ст.) 4 июня 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
  40. (in Russian) БОРИСОВ МИХАИЛ КОНСТАНТИНОВИЧ. Открытая православная энциклопедия "Древо" (Open Orthodox Encyclopedia "The Tree") Retrieved: March 27, 2026.
  41. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Σοφιανοῖς. 22 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  42. Icon of the Mother of God of Cyprus. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  43. Russian Orthodox Christian Menaion Calendar - May. St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, McKinney (Dallas area) Texas. Retrieved: March 27, 2026.

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