May 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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May 26 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 28

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 9 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. ^{[note 1]}

For May 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 14 .

Saints

• Hieromartyr Therapont of Sardis, Bishop, by beheading (259) ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
• Martyr Julius the Veteran, at Dorostolum in Moesia (297) ^{[2] [6]}
• Virgin-martyr Theodora, and Martyr Didymus the Soldier, of Alexandria (304) ^{[2] [7]}
• Martyr Eusebiotus, by fire. ^[8]
• Martyr Alypius, by stoning. ^[9]
• Martyr Juliana. ^{[10] [note 2]}
• Hieromartyr Helladios, Bishop (4th century) ^{[2] [12]}
• Saint Michael of Parekhi, Georgia (8th-9th century) ^{[2] [13] [14]}
• Saint Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III (11th century) ^{[2] [15] [16]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Restituta and Companions (272) ^{[17] [18] [19] [note 3]}
• Saint Eutropius of Orange (475) ^{[19] [20] [note 4]}
• Venerable Melangell of Wales, Abbess (590) ^{[19] [21] [note 5]}
• Martyr Ranulf (Ragnulf), in Thélus near Arras in France (700) ^{[19] [22] [note 6]}
• Venerable Bede the Confessor, Hieromonk of Wearmouth-Jarrow (735) ^{[18] [23] [24]}
• Saint Bruno of Würzburg, Bishop of Würzburg (1045) ^[19]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Therapont of White Lake, Abbot of Byelozersk (White Lake) and Mozhaisk (1426) ^{[2] [25] [26]}
• Saint Philip I, Metropolitan of Moscow (1473) ^[27]
• Venerable Therapont of Monza, Abbot of Monza (1597) ^{[2] [28] [note 7]}
• Venerable Hiero-schema-monk Lazarus of Pskov-Caves Monastery (1824) ^{[2] [29]}
• Saint John the Russian the Confessor, whose relics are on the island of Euboea (1730) ^{[2] [30] [note 8]}

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics (1472) of Sts. Cyprian (1406), Photius (1431), and Jonah (1461), Metropolitans of Kiev. ^{[2] [32] [33]}
• Translation of the relics (1667) of Venerable Nilus of Stolobny Island (1554) ^{[2] [34] [35]}
• Blessed Zina of Vetluga (1960) ^[2]

Icon gallery

• 
  St. Julius the Veteran.
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  Mosaic of the Theotokos and Christ child, between St. and St. Restituta (Naples Cathedral - Chapel of St. Restituta).
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  Icon of St. Eutropius of Orange. ( Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Orange, Vaucluse, France).
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  Shrine of St. Melangell.
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  A page from a copy of Bede's Lives of St. Cuthbert, showing King Athelstan presenting the work to the St. Bede. This manuscript was given to St. Cuthbert's shrine in 934.
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  St. Bede the Venerable.
• 
  Saint Bruno of Würzburg in a stained glass window from the parish church of Liesing.
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  St. Therapont of White Lake.
• 
  St. Philip I, Metropolitan of Moscow.
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  St. John the Russian, whose relics are on the island of Euboea.
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  St Alexey (Mechev), Priest of Moscow.
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  St. Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow.
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  Sts. Photius, Theognostus and Cyprian, Metropolitans of Kiev and all Rus'.
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  The Large Sakkos of Photius, created in the late Byzantine era for Photius, Metropolitan of Moscow around 1417.
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  Venerable Nilus of Stolobny Island.

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. Her feast day is celebrated on March 4. ^[11] It is unknown why the Synaxaristes has this entry here on May 27.
3. • "At Sora, in the time of Emperor Aurelian and the proconsul Agathius, St. Restituta, virgin and martyr, who overcame in a trial for the faith the violence of the demons, the affections of her family, and the cruelty of the executioners. Being finally beheaded with other Christians, she obtained the honour of martyrdom." ^[18]
   • "Born in Rome of a noble family, she fled to Sora in Campania in Italy to escape persecution under Aurelian but was martyred there with several companions." ^[19]
   • In Iconography she is shown together with her guardian angel. ^[17]
4. Born in Marseilles, he succeeded St Justin as Bishop of Orange in France, when the diocese had been laid waste by the Visigoths.
5. A holy virgin who lived as an anchoress in Powys in Wales. Her shrine is in Pennant Melangell.
6. He was the father of St. Hadulph, Bishop of Arras-Cambrai.
7. His feast day is celebrated on December 12. On this day is celebrated the holy ascetic's name-in-common with Saint Therapont of Sardis and Therapont of White Lake.
8. A Kozak, St John was taken captive and sold into slavery by the Tatars into a Turkish family. His holiness and miracles inspired that same family to build his church-shrine after his repose. He is very popular in Greece. ^[31]

References

1. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεράπων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. May 27/June 9. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
3. Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
4. Hieromartyr Therapon the Bishop of Sardis.
5. The Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Sardis .
6. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰούλιος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ Στρατηλάτης. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
7. Virginmartyr Theodora of Alexandria. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
8. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐσεβιώτης ὁ Μάρτυρας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλύπιος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ἰουλιανὴ ἡ Μάρτυς. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Παῦλος καὶ Ἰουλιανὴ οἱ Μάρτυρες. 4 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἑλλάδιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Μιχαὴλ ἐκ Γεωργίας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. Venerable Michael of Parekhi. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
15. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Βασίλειος ἐκ Γεωργίας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. St. Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
17. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Ρεστιτούτα ἡ Μάρτυς και ἡ συνοδεία αὐτῆς. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
18. May 27. The Roman Martyrology.
19. May 27. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
20. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐτρόπιος. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
21. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἡ Ὁσία Μελάνη ἡ ἐξ Οὐαλλίας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
22. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ρανοῦλφος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
23. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Βεδέας ὁ Ὁμολογητής. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
24. Venerable Bede, the Church Historian. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
25. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεράπων ἡγούμενος τῆς Λευκῆς Λίμνης. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
26. Venerable Therapon the Abbot of White Lake. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
27. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Φίλιππος Α’ Μητροπολίτης Μόσχας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
28. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεράπων ἡγούμενος τῆς Μόνζας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
29. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Λάζαρος τοῦ Πσκώφ. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
30. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ρῶσος. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
31. Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
32. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίων Ἰωνᾶ, Φωτίου καὶ Κυπριανοῦ Μητροπολιτῶν Μόσχας. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
33. Translation of the relics of St Cyprian the Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
34. Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ὁσίου Νείλου τοῦ ἐκ Σομπένσκ. 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
35. Translation of the relics of the Venerable Nilus of Stolbensk. OCA - Feasts and Saints.

Sources

• May 27/June 9. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• June 9 / May 27. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
• May 27. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• May 27. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 27. The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 27 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 27 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• (in Russian) 9 июня (27 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• (in Russian) 27 мая (ст.ст.) 9 июня 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).