# May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

May 22 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 24
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 5 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.
For May 23rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 10.

## Saints

* Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, the wife of Cleopas, aunt of Jesus (1st century)
* Saint Manaen (Manahen), prophet and teacher of the Church of Antioch (Acts 13:1) (1st century)
* Martyr Seleucus (Selefkos), by sawing.
* Saint Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia Salutaris (826)
* Hieromartyr Michael the black-robed, monk of St. Sabbas Monastery (9th century)

## Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyrs Epitacius, first Bishop of Tui in Galicia (Spain); and Basileus, second Bishop of Braga in Portugal c. 60-95 (1st century)
* Saint Euphebius, Bishop of Naples in Italy.
* Martyr Salonas the Roman, by the sword.
* Martyrs Donatianus and Rogatianus of Nantes, brothers (c. 284-305)
* Saint Merculialis of Forli (Mercurialis), Bishop of Forlì, zealous opponent of paganism and Arianism (406)
* Saint Desiderius of Langres, Bishop of Langres in Gaul (407)
* Martyrs Quintianus, Lucius and Julianus, with 19 other Christians in North Africa during the persecution of the Arian Vandals (430)
* Saint Patricius (Patrice), Bishop of Bayeux in Normandy 464-469 AD (469)
* Saints Eutychius and Florentius, two monks who governed a monastery in Valcastoria near Nursia, Italy (540)
* Saint Goban (Gobhnena), Abbot of the monastery of Old Leighlin, from where he went to Tascaffin in Co. Limerick, Ireland (6th/7th century)
* Hieromartyr Desiderius, Bishop of Vienne (608)
* Saint Syagrius (Siacre) of Nice, a monk at Lérins Abbey, who later founded the monastery of St Pons, at Cimiez, after which he became Bishop of Nice 777-787 (787)
* Saint Guibertus, a hermit on his own estate of Gembloux in Brabant, Belgium, who retired to the monastery of Gorze in France (962)

## Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Damian (Damianos in monasticm), (King Demetrius) of Georgia (1125-1156), Hymnographer (1156)
* Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk, Princess (1173)
* Saint Simon, Bishop of Suzdal (c. 12th century)
* Saint Abramios of Yaroslavl, monk and abbot of the Savior Monastery in Yaroslavl (1219)
* Saint Ioannicius I, Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbia 1272-1276 AD (1279)
* Saint Anthony, Bishop of Rostov (1336)
* Saint Cyril, Bishop of Rostov (1384)
* Saint Paisius of Galich, abbot (1460)
* Saints Adrian and Bogolep of Uglich, monks of St. Paisius of Uglich Monastery (late 15th century)
* Saints Anthony and Joannicius of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda) (16th century)
* Saint Dorotheus of Pskov Lavra, monk and hermit (1622), and Monk Hilarion of the Dormition of the Theotokos monastery near Podolsk (17th-18th century)
* Saint Alexander, Bishop and Wonderworker of Pereiaslav (17th century)
* Saint Joachim, monk of St. Nicholas monastery of Sartoma (17th century)
* Synaxis of All Saints of Rostov and Yaroslavl (established on March 10, 1964):
   * Rostov Wonderworkers: Bishop Leontius (1073); Archimandrite Abraham the wonderworker (1073-1077); Bishop Isaiah, wonderworker (1090); Prince Basil (1238); Bishop Ignatius (1288); Peter, Tsarevich of Ordynsk (1290); Bishop James (1391); Archbishop Theodore (1394); Blessed Isidore, Fool-for-Christ (1474); Blessed John of the Hair-Shirt (the Merciful), Fool-for-Christ (1580); Monk Irenarchus the Hermit (1616); Metropolitan Demetrius (1709);
   * Yaroslav Wonderworkers: Princes Basil (1249); Constantine (1257); Theodore (1299) and his sons David (1321) and Constantine (XIV);
   * Pereslavl Wonderworkers: Monk Nikita the Stylite (1186); Prince Alexander Nevsky (1263); Prince Andrew of Smolensk (15th century); Monk Daniel the Archimandrite (1540);
   * Uglich Wonderworkers: Prince Roman (1285); Monk Paisius (1504); Monk Cassian (1504); Monk Ignatius of Lomsk (1591); Tsarevich Demetrius (1591);
   * Poshekhonsk Wonderworkers: Monk Sylvester of Obnora (1379); Monk Sebastian (1542); Hieromartyr Adrian (1550); Monk Gennadius of Liubimograd and Kostroma (1565).

## Other commemorations

* Icon of the Theotokos 'Thou Art the True Vine' .
* Uncovering of the relics (1164) of St. Leontius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov (1073)
* Saint Athanasius of Novolotsk, fool-for-Christ (16th/17th century)
* Hieromartyr Daniel with 30 monks and 200 laymen of Uglich, during the Polish–Muscovite War (1608)
* Repose of Hieromonk Damascene of Valaam (1825)
* Repose of Hieroschemamonk Meletius of Svir, disciple of Elder Theodore of Svir (1877)
* Repose of Nun Euphrosyne, disciple of St. Barsanuphius of Optina (1934)
* Restitution of the holy relics of Saint Joachim of Ithaca (1868)
* Uncovering of the relics of martyrs Evdokia Sheykovoy, Daria Timaginoy, Daria Ulybin, and Mary Neizvestnaya (2001)

## Icon gallery

* Icon of the Myrrhbearing Women (The Three Marys, including Mary of Clopas) at the Tomb of Christ (Kizhi, Russia, 18th century).
* Tomb of Sts. Donatian and Rogatian in the Basilica of Sts. Donatian and Rogatian. The tomb is empty, as the relics were transferred to Ostia in the 12th century.
* Bell tower of the Abbey of St Mercurialis of Forlì, Forlì.
* Saint Patricius (Patrice), Bishop of Bayeux.
* St. Demetrius I of Georgia, known as Damian after tonsure.
* St. Euphrosyne of Polatsk.
* Rostov Wonderworkers: Sts. Abraham, Isaiah, Leontiy and Ignatiy of Rostov with Sergius of Radonezh.
* Rostov Wonderworkers: St. Abraham of Rostov.
* Rostov Wonderworkers: St. Dimitry of Rostov.
* Rostov Wonderworkers: St. Ignatius of Rostov.
* Yaroslav Wonderworkers: Sts. David, Theodore and Constantine of Yaroslavl (15th century).
* Pereslavl Wonderworkers: Monk Nikita the Stylite.
* Pereslavl Wonderworkers: St. Alexander Nevsky.
* Pereslavl Wonderworkers: Monk Daniel the Archimandrite (1668).
* Poshekhonsk Wonderworkers: St. Adrian of Poshekhonye.