29th of May

29th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 29th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Virgin and Martyr THEODOSIA; the Venerable Martyr THEODOSIA of CONSTANTINOPLE; our Holy Father ALEXANDER, Archbishop of ALEXANDRIA; the Holy Hieromartyr OLBIAN, Bishop of ANAIA, and his companions; the Holy New Martyr JOHN of THESSALONICA, named ‘NANNOS’; Blessed JOHN of USTIUG, the Fool for Christ and Wonderworker; Saint LUKE of SIMFEROPOL and the Crimea

St. Luke of Simferopol

28th of May

28th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 28th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyr EUTYCHIUS; the Holy Martyr HELICONIS; Saint ALEXANDER, Bishop of THESSALONICA; our Venerable Father ANDREW the FOOL for CHRIST; the Holy New Martyr ZACHARIAH of PRUSSA; our Holy Father IGNATIUS, Bishop of ROSTOV; our Holy Father GERMANUS, Bishop of Paris

St. Andrew the Fool for Christ

26th of May

26th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 26th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy and Glorious Martyr CARPUS, one of the Seventy; the Holy New Martyr ALEXANDER of THESSALONICA; Saint INNOCENT, Bishop of CHERSON-NESUS; our Holy Father AUGUSTINE, Bishop of CANTERBURY

24th of May

24th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 24th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Venerable Father SYMEON the YOUNGER, STYLITE of the WONDERFUL MOUNTAIN; the Holy Martyrs, MELETIUS STRATELATES and his companions: JOHN, STEPHEN, SERAPION the Egyptian, CALLINICUS the Magician and the twelve tribunes; the holy women MARCIANNE, PALLADIA and SUSANNAH, the who infants, CYRIACUS and CHRISTIAN and the eleven thousand two hundred and eight martyrs who suffered with them; the Venerable NICETAS the STYLITE of PEREYASLAVL; our Venerable Father VINCENT of LERINS

23rd of May

23rd of May
The Synaxarion

On the 23rd of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Venerable Father MICHAEL the CONFESSOR, Metropolitan of SYNNADA; the Finding of the Relics of our Holy Father LEONTIUS of ROSTOV; the Venerable EUPHROSYNE, Abbess of POLOTSK

22nd of May

22nd of May
The Synaxarion

On the 22nd of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyr BASILISCUS; the Holy SECOND ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, assembled in CONSTANTINOPLE in 381; the Holy Hieromartyrs DONATUS the Bishop, MACARIUS the PRIEST and THEODORE the Deacon; the Holy New Martyr PAUL of PELOPONNESE; the Holy Martyr JOHN VLADIMIR, King of Serbia and Wonderworker

20th of May

20th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 20th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyr THALELAEUS and his companions ALEXANDER and ASTERIUS; Saint LYDIA; our Venerable Fathers NICETAS, JOHN and JOSEPH, founders of the Monastery of NEA-MONI on CHIOS; our Venerable Father THALASSIUS the LIBYAN; our Venerable Father STEPHEN of PIPERI in Serbia

19th of May

19th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 19th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy and Glorious Martyr PATRICK, Bishop of PRUSA, and of his companions, ACACIUS, MENANDER and POLYENUS; the THIRTEEN Martyrs of the Monastery of KANTARA on Cyprus: Abbot JOHN, CONON, BARNABAS, GENNADIUS, GERASIMUS, THEOCTISTUS, JEREMIAH, JOSEPH, MARK, CYRIL, THEOGNOSTUS and MAXIMUS; our Venerable Father CORNELIUS of KOMEL; Saint DIMITRI DONSKOI, Grand Prince of MOSCOW; the Venerable SERGIUS of SHUKHTOM; our Venerable Father DONSTAN, Archbishop of CANTERBURY

18th of May

18th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 18th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy and Glorious Martyrs, PETER, DIONYSIA, CHRISTINA, ANDREW and PAUL; the Memory of the SEVEN Virgin Martyrs of ANCYRA: ALEXANDRA, THECUSA, CLAUDIA, PHAINE, EUPHRASIA, MATRONA and JULIA, and of the Holy Martyr THEODOTUS; the Memory of the Venerable Archimandrite MACARIUS Glukharev; the Holy Archpriest JOHN (Gashkevich) of KORMA

St. John of Korma

17th of May

17th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 17th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Apostles ANDRONICUS and JUNIA; the Holy Martyr SOLOCHON and his companions PAMPHAMER and PAMPHALON; our Venerable Fathers NECTARIUS and THEOPHANES, founders of the Monastery of BARLAAM on the Meteora; our Holy Father ATHANASIUS the NEW, Bishop of CHRISTIANOPOLIS, the Wonderworker; the Holy Archpriest JONAH (Atamanski) of ODESSA

Apostles Andronicus and Julia

16th of May

16th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 16th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Venerable Father THEODORE the SANCTIFIED, disciple of Saint Pachomius; the Holy Martyrs ABDA and ABDIESUS, Bishops, and of their THIRTY-EIGHT companions; the FORTY-FOUR MONKS of the Monastery of SAINT SABAS, massacred by the Bedouins; Saint NICOLAS the MYSTIC, Patriarch of CONSTANTINOPLE; the Holy New Martyr NICOLAS of METSOVO

St. Theodore the Sanctified

15th of May

15th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 15th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Venerable Father PACHOMIUS the GREAT; our Venerable Father ACHILLES, Bishop of LARISSA; our Venerable Father BARBARUS; our Venerable Father ISAIAH, Bishop of ROSTOV; the Venerable EUPHROSYNIUS (ELEAZAR) of PSKOV

St. Pachomius the Great

14th of May

14th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 14th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyr ISIDORE of CHIOS; our Venerable Father LEONTIUS, Patriarch of JERUSALEM; the Holy Nw Martyr JOHN the BULGERIAN; Saint ISIDORE of ROSTOV, the Fool for Christ

St. Isidore of Chios

13th of May

13th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 13th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Martyr GLYCERIA and of Saint LAODICIUS the Gaoler; our Holy Father PAUSICACIUS, Bishop of SYNNADA; our Venerable Fathers JOHN and EUTHYMIUS, founders of the Monastery of IVIRON, and of their kinsman GEORGE; the Venerable GABRIEL the IBERIAN, who received the Icon of the PORTAITISSA

12th of May

12th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 12th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of our Holy Father EPIPHANIUS, Bishop of SALAMINA on Cyprus; our Holy Father GERMANUS, Archbishop of CONSTANTINOPLE; our Venerable Father ?THEODORE of CYTHERA; our Venerable Father PHILIP of AGIRA in Sicily; the Holy New Martryr JOHN of SERRES; the Holy New Martyr JOHN of WALLACHIA, hanged in Constantinople; our Venerable Father DIONYSIUS, Archimandrite of the TRINITY-SAINT SERGIUS Lavra

11th of May

11th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 11th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Hieromartyr MOCIUS; the DEDICATION or INAUGURATION of the city of CONSTANTINOPLE, protected by God and dedicated to the protection of our Lady, the Most Holy Mother of God; our Holy Fathers CYRIL CONSTANTINE and METHODIUS, Equal to the Apostles and Evangelizers of the Slavs

10th of May

10th of May
The Synaxarion

On the 10th of the month, we celebrate the Memory of the Holy Apostle SIMON ZELOTES; the Holy Martyrs ALPHAEUS, PHILADELPHUS, CYPRIAN, ONESIMUS, ERASMUS and their FOURTEEN companions; Saint SIMON, Bishop of VLADIMIR and SUZDAL; our Venerable Father COMGALL, founder of the Monastery of BANGOR in Ireland