May 17
Events Pre-1600
*1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
* 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
* 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Flo ...
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Eastern Orthodox Church calendar
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rule ...
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May 19
Events
Pre-1600
* 639 – Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.
* 715 – Pope Gregory II is elected.
* 1051 – Henry I of France marries the Rus' princess, Anne of Kiev.
*1445 &n ...
All fixed
commemorations below celebrated on May 31 by
Orthodox Churches on the
Old Calendar
Old Calendarists (Greek language, Greek: ''palaioimerologitai'' or ''palaioimerologites''), also known as Old Feasters (''palaioeortologitai''), Genuine Orthodox Christians or True Orthodox Christians (GOC; ), are traditionalist groups of Easte ...
.
For May 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on
May 5
Events Pre-1600
* 553 – The Second Council of Constantinople begins.
*1215 – Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
* 1260 – Ku ...
.
Saints
* Martyrs
Peter of Lampsacus,
Andrew, Paul, Dionysia, and Christina, under
Decius
Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius ( 201 ADJune 251 AD), sometimes translated as Trajan Decius or Decius, was the emperor of the Roman Empire from 249 to 251.
A distinguished politician during the reign of Philip the Arab, Decius was procla ...
(c. 249 - 251)
[Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πέτρος, Διονύσιος, Ἀνδρέας, Παῦλος, Χριστίνα, Ἡράκλειος, Παυλίνος καὶ Βενέδιμος οἱ Μάρτυρες]
18 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Martyrs Heraclius, Paulinus, and Benedimus of Athens.
* Martyr Euphrasia of Nicaea (c. 303)
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
* Martyr Galactia
* Martyr Julian
* Martyr
Theodotus of Ancyra,
[May 18]
The Roman Martyrology. and with him eight virgin-martyrs:
:* Alexandra, Tecusa, Claudia, Phaine (Thaïna), Euphrasia, Theodota, Matrona, and Julia (304)
June 7
Events Pre-1600
* 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Istanbul, Constantinople (Byzantine Empire).
* 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir as an independent ...
)''
* Martyr Dioscorus, in
Cynopolis
Cynopolis ( gr, Κυνόπολις for "city of the dog") was the Hellenistic toponym for two cities in ancient Egypt. Both Cynopolis superior and Cynopolis inferior were bishoprics in Christian times.
Cynopolis superior
Cynopolis was the Gre ...
of Egypt (305)
* Martyrs Symeon, Isaac, and Bachtisius of Persia (339)
* Hieromartyr
Potamon
''Potamon'' is a genus of freshwater or semiterrestrial crabs mainly found from Southern Europe through the Middle East, and as far east as north-western India. The only exception is the North African ''P. algeriense'', which also is the only ...
(''Palæmon''), Bishop of Heraclea in Egypt, and Confessor (340)
* The Holy clergy and lay martyrs massacred under Emperor
Valens
Valens ( grc-gre, Ουάλης, Ouálēs; 328 – 9 August 378) was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Following a largely unremarkable military career, he was named co-emperor by his elder brother Valentinian I, who gave him the eastern half of ...
(364-378)
* Martyrs David and Tarechan, of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
(693)
* Patriarch
Stephen the New of Constantinople (893)
* Saint Anastaso (''Anastasia'') of Leukadion (''or Laucation''), near the
Bithinian sea-shore
* Saint Martinian of Areovinthus (''Areobindus, Areovinchus''), monk of the church of the Theotokos of the Areovinthus quarter, Constantinople
* Hosios Stephanos the Chorabyte
Pre-Schism Western saints
* Martyr
Venantius of Camerino
Venantius of Camerino ( it, San Venanzio, also known as Saint Wigand) (died 18 May 251 or 253)[San V ...](_blank)
(250)
[May 18]
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Hieromartyr Felix,
Bishop of Spoleto
The Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia ( la, Archidioecesis Spoletana-Nursina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Historically, it was the Diocese of Spoleto. Elevated to the status of an archdio ...
, in Umbria (304)
* Hieromartyr
Pope John I
Pope John I ( la, Ioannes I; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the ...
of Rome (526)
* Hieromartyr
Pope Theodore I
Pope Theodore I ( la, Theodorus I; died 14 May 649) was the bishop of Rome from 24 November 642 to his death. His pontificate was dominated by the struggle with Monothelitism.
Early career
According to the ''Liber Pontificalis'', Theodore was a ...
of Rome (649)
* Martyr Merililaun (''Merolilaun''), a pilgrim murdered near Rheims and venerated as a martyr (8th century)
* Saint Feredarius (''Feradach mac Cormaic''),
Abbot of Iona
The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, until the Synod of ...
(c. 880)
* Saint
Elgiva, Widow of King Edmund, Abbess of
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury () is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A30 road, west of Salisbury, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hilltop settlement in Dorset, being built about above sea level on a ...
(944)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
* Saint Macarius (Glukharev) of the Altai,
Archimandrite
The title archimandrite ( gr, ἀρχιμανδρίτης, archimandritēs), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot (''hegumenos'', gr, ἡγούμενος, present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") who ...
(1847)
* Saint John Gashkevich, Archpriest of Korma (1917)
New martyrs and confessors
* New Hieromartyr Michael Vinogradov, priest (1932)
[May 31 / May 18]
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
* New Hieromartyr Damian (''Damjan'') Strbac, Jr., priest of
Grahovo, Serbia (1941)
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY
Retrieved: 6 August 2015.
* New Hieromartyr Basil Krylov, priest (1942)[
]
Other commemorations
* Translation of the relics of Saint Mildred of Thanet (Mildthryth), Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet
Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is the site of Minster in Thanet Priory. The village is west of Ramsgate (which is the post town) and to the north east of Cant ...
(8th century)
* Repose of Blessed Philip, founder of the Gethsemane Caves Skete of St. Sergius Lavra (1869)
Icon gallery
File:Teodot Ankirski.jpg, Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra.
File:Seal of Stephen, Patriarch of Constantinople.jpg, Seal of "Stephen
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...
, Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome" - i.e. either of Stephen I or II.
File:Pfärrenbach Wandmalerei Venantiuslegende 1.jpg, St. Venantius of Camerino
Venantius of Camerino ( it, San Venanzio, also known as Saint Wigand) (died 18 May 251 or 253)[San V ...](_blank)
is hung upside-down over a fire, and then thrown to the lions.
File:Papa Ioannes I.jpg, Pope John I
Pope John I ( la, Ioannes I; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the ...
.
File:Theodorus I.jpg, Pope Theodore I
Pope Theodore I ( la, Theodorus I; died 14 May 649) was the bishop of Rome from 24 November 642 to his death. His pontificate was dominated by the struggle with Monothelitism.
Early career
According to the ''Liber Pontificalis'', Theodore was a ...
.
File:Mildred von Minster.jpg, St. Mildthryth
Saint Mildrith, also Mildthryth, Mildryth and Mildred, ( ang, Mildþrȳð) (born c. 660, died after 732), was a 7th and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon abbess of the Abbey at Minster-in-Thanet, Kent. She was declared a saint after her death, and later h ...
.
Notes
References
Sources
May 18/31
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
May 31 / May 18
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
The Roman Martyrology.
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 214–215.
Greek Sources
* Great Synaxaristes:
18 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Συναξαριστής.
18 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).
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