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

• 
  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

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. 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]
3. 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]

References

1. "САНДУХТ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
2. Saint Herman Calendar 2023. Copyright 2023 by the St Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, P. O. Box 70, Platina, California 96076, p. 42.
3. Ἡ Ἁγία Εἰρήνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
4. Οἱ Ἅγιοι Εἰρηναῖος, Περεγρίνος καὶ Εἰρήνη οἱ Μάρτυρες ἐκ Θεσσαλονίκης, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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.
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10. Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐθύμιος ὁ Μυροβλύτης Ἐπίσκοπος Μαδύτου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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12. 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.
16. "Celtic and Old English Saints - 5 May". celticsaints.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
17. "Celtic and Old English Saints - 5 May". celticsaints.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
18. Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βαρλαὰμ καὶ Γεδεών, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
19. Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
20. Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐφραὶμ ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας ὁ ἐν Νέᾳ Μάκρῃ Ἀττικῆς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
21. "www.synaxaristis - ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ". www.synaxarion.gr. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
22. Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀδριανὸς ἐκ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
23. May 18, 2011 / May 5, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
24. Ὁ Ἅγιος Πλάτων ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀχρίδος, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
25. 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.
26. "5 МАЯ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
27. May 5, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
28. "ПАХОМИЙ НЕРЕХТСКИЙ - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
29. 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).