May 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 2 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.[note 1]
For May 20th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 7.
Saints
- Saint Lydia of Thyatira (Lydia of Philippi), mentioned in Acts 16:14-15 (1st century)[1][note 2]
- Martyrs Thalelaeus the Unmercenary, at Anazarbus in Cilicia, and his companions Alexander and Asterius (284)[2][3][note 3]
- Martyr Asclas of the Thebaid, Egypt (287)[4]
- Sts. Zabulon and Susanna, of Cappadocia and Jerusalem (parents of St. Nina (Nino), enlightener of Georgia), (4th century)[5]
- Saint Mark the Hermit (Marcus Eremita) (5th century)[6]
- Holy Martyrs of Mamilla, Jerusalem (614)[7]
- Saint Thalassius the Myrrh-gusher, of Libya (648)[8][note 4]
- Saints John, Joseph and Nicetas, monks of Nea Moni on Chios (c. 1050)[10]
Pre-Schism Western Saints
- Saint Plautilla the Roman, martyr, (67)[3][11][note 5]
- Hieromartyr Baudelius, missionary in France and northern Spain, martyred in Nîmes (2nd or 3rd century)[3][12]
- Virgin-martyr Basilla (304)[3][13]
- Saint Hilary (Hilarius, Hilaire), Bishop of Toulouse in France (360)[13][14]
- Saint Anastasius, Bishop of Brescia in Lombardy, in Italy (610)[3][13][15][note 6]
- Saint Austregisilus (Aoustrille, Outrille), Bishop of Bourges and Confessor (624)[3][13][16]
- Saint Theodore of Pavia, Bishop of Pavia (778)[3][13][17]
- Saint Ethelbert (Albert, Albright), King of East Anglia in England, martyr (794)[13][18] (see also May 29)
Post-Schism Orthodox Saints
- St. Daumantas (Timothy, Dovmont-Timothy), prince of Pskov (1299)[19][20]
- Saint Stephen, Abbot of Piperi in Serbia (1697)[21]
New Martyrs and Confessors
- New Martyrs of Moscow (1922):[22]
- Hieromartyr Macarius, priest-monk;
- Hieromartyrs Alexander Zaozersky and Basil Sokolov, Protopresbyters;
- Hieromartyr Christopher Nadezhdin, priest;
- Martyr Sergius Tikhomirov.
- Venerable New Martyr Olympiada Verbetska, Igumenia of Kozelschansk women's monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God (1938)[20][note 7]
Other commemorations
- Translation of the holy relics (1087) of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker (343)[24][note 8] (see also: May 9 - Slavonic)
- Uncovering of the relics (1431) of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow, Wonderworker (1378)[25]
- Repose of Schema-monk Cyriacus of Valaam (1798)[26]
Icon Gallery
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St. Lydia of Thyatira.
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St. Marcus Eremita.
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Church of St. Theodore of Pavia, in Pavia.
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The martyred Anglo-Saxon king Æthelberht II of East Anglia (depiction of a brass plate from Hereford Cathedral).
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St. Daumantas of Pskov.
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St. Stephen of Piperi.
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St. Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 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"). - ↑ The Church honours Saint Lydia as "Equal-to-the-Apostles."[1]
- ↑ It appears that certain monasteries honoured Saint Thalelaeus' feast day on September 3, and others on August 23, the day on which he was brought to trial.[2]
- ↑ Not to be confused with Thalassius of Syria (February 22).[9]
- ↑ Saint Plautilla is regarded as the mother of Saint Domitilla (May 12).
- ↑ Saint Anastasius greatly contributed to the conversion of the Lombards from Arianism.
- ↑ She suffered martyrdom under communism on June 2, 1938.[23]
- ↑ According to the Great Synaxaristes, the holy relics were taken from Myra in Lycia on April 1 1087, and arrived in Bari on May 20.
References
- 1 2 Ἡ Ἁγία Λυδία ἡ Φιλιππησία. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- 1 2 Ὁ Ἅγιος Θαλλέλαιος ὁ ἰατρός καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ μαρτυρήσαντες Ἀλέξανδρος καί Ἀστέριος. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 May 20. The Roman Martyrology.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀσκλᾶς ὁ Μάρτυρας. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ζαβουλών καὶ Σωσσάνη. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Οἱ Ἅγιοι ἐν Μεμέλᾳ Ἱερουσαλήμ οἱ Μάρτυρες. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Θαλάσσιος ὁ Μυροβλύτης. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Οἱ Ὅσιοι Θαλάσσιος καὶ Λιμναῖος. 22 Φεβρουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Οἱ Ὅσιοι Ἰωάννης, Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Νικήτας. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ἡ Ἁγία Πλατίλλα ἡ Ρωμαία. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Βαυδέλιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 May 20. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἱλάριος Ἐπίσκοπος Τουλούζης. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀναστάσιος Ἐπίσκοπος Βρεσκίας. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Οὐλτρίλλος Ἐπίσκοπος Μπουργκές. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος Ἐπίσκοπος Παβίας. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ May 20/June 2. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- ↑ Ὁ Ἅγιος Τιμόθεος τοῦ Πσκώφ. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- 1 2 Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
- ↑ Ὁ Ὅσιος Στέφανος. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ 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.38.
- ↑ Dr. Alexander Roman. More New Ukrainian Orthodox Saints. Ukrainian Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
- ↑ Μετακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Νικολάου τοῦ Θαυματουργοῦ. 20 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ὁσίου Ἀλεξίου τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ. 20 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
Sources
- May 20/June 2. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
- Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG)
- May 20. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
- Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
- May 20. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- May 20. The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
- Great Synaxaristes: (Greek) 20 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- (Greek) Συναξαριστής. 20 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
Russian Sources
- (Russian) 2 июня (20 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
- (Russian) 20 мая (ст.ст.) 2 июня 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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