May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
May 3 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 5
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 17 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For May 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 21.
Saints
- Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (287)[1][2]
- Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor, and his disciples (284-303)[3]
- Martyrs Aphrodisius, Leontius, Anthony, Valerian, Macrobius, and 60 others, monks at Scythopolis of Palestine (beginning of the 4th century)[4][5]
- Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza, bishop, and with him 40 martyrs (311)[2][6][7]
- Saint Hilary of the desert, the Wonderworker.[8][9]
- Saint Nicephorus of Medikion, abbot and founder of Medikion Monastery (813)[10]
- Saint Athanasios of Corinth, bishop (10th-11th century)[11]
Pre-Schism Western Saints
- Hieromartyr Porphyrius (250)[2][12]
- Saint Curcodomus, a deacon in Rome sent to help St Peregrinus (2nd century)[2][12]
- Hieromartyr Erasmus of Formiae, bishop in Campania, and 20,000 martyrs with him (303)[7]
- Martyrs Florian and 40 companions, at Lorsch, Austria (304)[2][12][13]
- Saint Monica of Tagaste, the mother of St. Augustine of Hippo (387)[2][14]
- Saint Nepotianus, nephew of St Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino near Venice in Italy (395)[12][15]
- Saint Venerius of Milan, second bishop of Milan, a loyal supporter of St John Chrysostom (409)[2][12]
- Saint Conleth, first Bishop of Kildare (c. 519)[12]
- Saint Anthony du Rocher, a disciple of St Benedict and companion of St Maurus in his mission to France, founder of the monastery of Saint Julian in Tours (6th century)[12]
- Saint Æthelred (Ethelred, Ailred), king of Mercia and monk (716)[12][7]
- Saint Sacerdos of Limoges, Bishop of Limoges (720)[12]
- Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim, became Bishop of Hildesheim in 1022 and did much to spread the Faith (1038)[12]
Post-Schism Orthodox Saints
- Saint Theodosia (Fedosia), princess of Vladimir, (wife of Jaroslav Vsevolodovich; mother of St. Alexander Nevsky) (1244)[16]
- Saint Nicephorus (the Solitary, the Hesychast) of Mount Athos, teacher of St. Gregory Palamas (before 1300)[17][18]
- The Alfanov brothers of Novgorod:
- Saints: Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac of Novgorod; founders of the Sokolnitzki Monastery in 1389.[19]
New Martyrs and Confessors
- New Hieromartyr John Vasiliev, priest, (1942)[20][21]
- New Hieromartyr Nicholas Tochtuev, deacon, (1943)[20][21]
- New Hieromartyr Vasily Martysz, Archpriest (1945)[22]
Other commemorations
- Translation of the relics of the Righteous Lazarus and Saint Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles, to Constantinople[23][5]
- Icon of the Mother of God "Staro Rus" (Staraya Russa) Old Russian (1570)[20][24]
Icon Gallery
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St. Pelagia of Tarsus (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century).
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The Martyrdom of Erasmus of Formiae.
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St. Florian.
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St. Monica of Tagaste, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo.
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Altar with sarcophagus containing the corpses of Sts. Venerius, Marolus, Glycerius, Lazarus, bishops of Milan (San Nazaro Maggiore basilica in Milan).
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Stained glass window (1890): Foundation of the church of St John's Church, Chester, England, by king Æthelred of Mercia 689.
References
- ↑ 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").
- ↑ Ἡ Ἁγία Πελαγία ἡ Μάρτυς. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 May 4, The Roman Martyrology.
- ↑ Hieromartyr Albian the Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ↑ Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀντωνίνος, Ἀφροδίσιος, Βαλεριανός, Λεόντιος, Μακρόβιος καὶ Μίδας οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς μαρτυρήσαντες. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.33.
- ↑ Hieromartyr Silvanus the Bishop of Gaza, and with him 40 Martyrs. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 May 4/17, Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἱλάριος ὁ Θαυματουργός. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 4 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος ἡγούμενος τῆς μονῆς Μηδικίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος Ἐπίσκοπος Κορίνθου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 May 4. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Φλωριανὸς ὁ Μάρτυρας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ἡ Ἁγία Μόνικα μητέρα τοῦ Ἁγίου Αὐγουστίνου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Νεποτιανὸς ὁ πρεσβύτερος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ἡ Ὁσία Θεοδοσία πριγκίπισσα τοῦ Βλαδιμίρ, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Venerable Nicephorus of Mt. Athos, Albania. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος ὁ ἐν Ἄθῳ ἀσκήσας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἰσαάκ, Κλήμης, Κύριλλος, Νικήτας καὶ Νικηφόρος ἐκ Ρωσίας. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 May 17, 2011 / May 4, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 (Russian) 4 мая (ст.ст.) 17 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
- ↑ New Martyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- ↑ Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου καὶ Δικαίου Λαζάρου καὶ τῆς Μαρίας τῆς Μαγδαληνῆς τῆς Μυροφόρου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆς «Παλαιᾶς» ἐν Ρωσίᾳ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
Sources
- Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
- May 4/17, Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
- May 17, 2011 / May 4, HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
- May 4, 2011, OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- May 4. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- May 4, The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 4 ΜΑΪΟΥ, ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 4 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- (Russian) 4 мая (ст.ст.) 17 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).