May 9 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 11
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 23 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For May 10, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 27.
Saints
- Saint Simon the Zealot, Apostle (1st century)[1]
- Martyr Hesychius the Palatine of Antioch (c. 304)[2]
- Saint Isidora the Fool-for-Christ, of Tabennisi, Egypt (c. 365)[3]
- Saint Isidore of Alexandria (Isidore The Simple-Minded) (319-404), Hieromonk and Hospitaller (hospital administrator) (404)[4][note 2]
- Venerable Passarion the Presbyter (Passarion of Palestine), Agapius and Philemon (mid-5th century)[7][note 3]
- Blessed Thais (Taisia) of Egypt (5th century)[3]
- Saint Laurence of Egypt, monk (6th century)[3]
Pre-Schism Western saints
- Martyrs Calepodius, Palmatius, Simplicius, Felix, Blanda and Companions (c. 222–232)[11][12]
- Martyrs Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyprian, at Lentini in Sicily (251)[11][12][13]
- Martyrs Erasmus, Onesimus, and 14 other martyrs, in Sicily (251)[14]
- Saint Aurelian of Limoges, Disciple of St Martial of Limoges in France (3rd century)[12]
- Martyrs Quartus and Quintus, two citizens of Capua who were condemned and executed in Rome.[11][12]
- Saint Conleth, first Bishop of Kildare (c. 519)[15] (see also: May 3 and May 4)[16][17][18]
- Saint Comgall, founder and abbot of Bangor (602)[12][19]
- Saint Cataldus, born in Munster in Ireland, became a monk at Lismore, then Bishop of Taranto; renowned for miracles (7th century)[11][12]
- Virgin-martyr Solangia (Solange) (880)[12]
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
- Saint Simon of Vladimir and Suzdal (Kiev Caves), Bishop (1226)[20]
- Venerable Laurence, monastic founder at Mt. Pelion in Volos (late 14th century)[21]
- Blessed Simon of Yurievets and Zharki, Fool-for-Christ (1584)[3]
- Saint Eustathios of Crimea (1745-1759), martyred in Theodosia, Crimea (1759)[22]
- Saint Synesius of Irkutsk (1787)[3][note 4]
- Saint Yoakim Krchovski (1820)[24][25]
Other commemorations
- The passage of the relics (1087) of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker through the island of Zakynthos, while on their way to Bari.[26]
- Translation of the relics (1670) of the blessed martyr Basil of Mangazea in Siberia (1602)[3][27]
- "Kiev-Bratskaya" Icon of the Mother of God (1654)[28][note 5]
- Repose of Eldress Taisia (Thaisia) of Voronezh (1840)[3]
- Repose of Hieromonk Andrew (Abramius in Schema) of Whitehoof Convent (1902)[3]
- Slaying of Soldier Eugene Rodionov in Chechnya (May 23, 1996)[30]
Icon gallery
- Icon of St. Simon the Zealot.
- Chapel of St. Aurelian, Limoges.
- St. Comgall's parish church, Bangor.
- St. Cataldus.
- Church of St. Solange, Sainte-Solange, Cher, France.
Notes
References
Sources
- May 10/23. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- May 23 / May 10. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
- Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
- Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
- May 10. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- May 10. The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) 10 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (in Greek) Συναξαριστής. 10 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- (in Russian) 23 мая (10 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- (in Russian) 10 мая (ст.ст.) 23 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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