May 10 Events Pre-1600 * 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. *1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edw ...

– Eastern Orthodox Church calendar – May 12 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 24 by

Orthodox Churches Orthodox Church may refer to: * Eastern Orthodox Church * Oriental Orthodox Churches * Orthodox Presbyterian Church * Orthodox Presbyterian Church of New Zealand * State church of the Roman Empire * True Orthodox church See also * Orthodox (di ...

on the

Old Calendar Old Calendarists (Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Eastern Orthodox Chri ...

. For May 11th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 28.

Saints

* Martyr Evellius, under Nero (66)May 11
. The Roman Martyrology. * Martyrs Maximus, Bassus, and Fabius (284–305) * Hieromartyr Mocius (Mucius), presbyter of Amphipolis in Macedonia, beheaded in Byzantium (288) * Martyr Armodius * Martyr Acacius of Lower

Moesia Moesia (; Latin: ''Moesia''; el, Μοισία, Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River, which included most of the territory of modern eastern Serbia, Kosovo, north-eastern Alban ...

May 11/24
. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlighteners of the Slavs (869, 885)11 мая (ст.ст.) 24 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
. Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). (''see also: July 17 '') * Saints Clement of Ohrid (916), Sabbas (10th century), Angelarius ''(Angelyar)'' (ca. 886), Gorazd (896), and

Naum of Preslav Saint Naum (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Свети Наум, ''Sveti Naum''), also known as Naum of Ohrid or Naum of Preslav (c. 830 – December 23, 910) was a medieval Bulgarian writer, enlightener, one of the Seven Apostles of the First Bul ...

(910) — Disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius and missionaries of the Slavs, Wonderworkers and Equal-to-the-Apostles * Saint Rostislav the Prince of Great Moravia, Confessor of the Faith (870) ''(see also: October 29)''

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyr

Anthimus of Rome Saint Anthimus of Rome, or Sant'Antimo in Italian (died 303), is a Christian saint. His life is largely composed of legend. He is said to have been born in Bithynia. A Christian priest, he was imprisoned for his beliefs at the time of the Emper ...

, and martyrs Sisinius the deacon with Diocletius and Florentius (''disciples of St. Anthimus''), (284–305)May 11
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Principia of Rome, a holy virgin in Rome and disciple of St Marcella (420) * Saint Mammertus, Archbishop of Vienne (475) * Saint Possessor of Verdun, Bishop of Verdun, he and his flock were greatly troubled by the barbarian invasions of Franks, Vandals and Goths (c. 486) * Saint

Tudy Tudy may refer to: People * Tudy of Landevennec, Breton saint Places * Île-Tudy, France * St Tudy St Tudy ( kw, Eglostudi) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated in the River Camel v ...

(''Tudinus, Tegwin, Thetgo''), a disciple of St Brioc in Brittany (5th century) * Saint Credan of Cornwall, hogherd. * Saint Gangulphus (760) * Saint Fremund of Dunstable, Anglo-Saxon hermit, killed by his kinsman Oswy with the help of Danish invaders who had also murdered King Edmund (866) * Saint Odo of Cluny, the second Abbot of Cluny (942) * Saint Mayeul (''Majolus, Maieul''), Abbot of Cluny (994) * Saint Odilo of Cluny (1049)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Martyrs Olympia, abbess of Mytilene, and nun Euphrosyne (1235) *Saint Sophronius of the Kiev Caves,

recluse A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary seclusion from the public and society. The word is from the Latin ''recludere'', which means "shut up" or "sequester". Historically, the word referred to a Christian hermit's total isolation from th ...

(13th century) *Saint Nicodemus of Pec, Archbishop of Serbia (1324) * Hieromartyr Joseph, first Metropolitan of Astrakhan (1672) * Blessed Christopher of Georgia (''Christesias''), monk at the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, at the David Gareja monastery complex, ''"The Thebaid of Georgia"'' (1771/1871) * New Martyr Dioscorus (''Dioscorides'') the New, of SmyrnaMay 24 / May 11
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * New Martyr Argyrus (''Argyrus, Argyres'') of Thessalonica (1806/1808) * Saint Theophylact, bishop of Stavropol and

Ekaterinodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

(1872)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Michael Belorossov, priest (1920) * New Hieromartyr Alexander (Petrovsky), Archbishop of Kharkov (1940)

Other commemorations

* Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople (330) as Capital of the Roman EmpireCommemoration of the Founding of Constantinople
OCA – Feasts and Saints. *

Consecration Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev (960).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, Texas). p.35.

Icon gallery

File:Kyrill&Method.jpg, Saints Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equals-to-the-Apostles. File:Saint Clement of Ohrid (icon, 13th-14th century).jpg, St. Clement of Ohrid. File:SaintNaum.jpg, Saint Naum of Preslav. File:Prince Rastislav.JPG, St. Rostislav the Prince of Great Moravia, Confessor of the Faith. File:Mamertus von Vienne.jpg, St. Mamertus, Archbishop of Vienne. File:Sancreed church and war memorial cornwall.jpg, Sancreed church and war memorial, Cornwall. File:TRIER SANKT GANGOLF 3.jpg, St. Gangulphus of Burgundy. File:Sanodondecluny.jpg, St. Odo of Cluny. File:Odo Cluny-11.jpg, St. Odo of Cluny. File:Mayeul à Souvigny.jpg, St. Majolus of Cluny. File:Софийский собор в Киев.jpg, Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev.

Notes

References

Sources

May 11/24
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
May 24 / May 11
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
The Lives of the Saints – May 11
OCA
May
Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.

The Roman Martyrology. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
11 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ * Συναξαριστής.
11 Μαΐου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). Russian sources *

Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia – Pravenc.ru). *
11 мая (ст.ст.) 24 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:May 11 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) May in the Eastern Orthodox calendar