May 26 Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire tak ...

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 ...

May 28 Events Pre-1600 *585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 9 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 27th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

May 14 Events Pre-1600 *1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. * 1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. *1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and force ...

Saints

* Hieromartyr Therapont of Sardis, Bishop, by beheading (259)May 27/June 9
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Martyr

Julius the Veteran Saint Julius the Veteran ( la, Iulius), also known as ''Julius of Durostorum'', is a Roman Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox saint and martyr. His feast day is 27 May. Life Julius of Durostorum was born to pagan parents. The date of Ju ...

, at Dorostolum in Moesia (297) * Virgin-martyr Theodora, and Martyr Didymus the Soldier, of Alexandria (304) * Martyr Eusebiotus, by fire. * Martyr Alypius, by stoning. * Martyr Juliana. * Hieromartyr Helladios, Bishop (4th century) * Saint Michael of Parekhi, Georgia (8th-9th century) * Saint Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III (11th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint Restituta and Companions (272)Great Synaxaristes:
Ἡ Ἁγία Ρεστιτούτα ἡ Μάρτυς και ἡ συνοδεία αὐτῆς
'' 27 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
The Roman Martyrology.
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Eutropius of Orange (475) * Venerable Melangell of Wales, Abbess (590) * Martyr Ranulf (''Ragnulf''), in Thélus near Arras in France (700) * Venerable Bede the Confessor, Hieromonk of Wearmouth-Jarrow (735) * Saint Bruno of Würzburg, Bishop of Würzburg (1045)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable Therapont of White Lake, Abbot of Byelozersk (White Lake) and Mozhaisk (1426) * Saint

Philip I, Metropolitan of Moscow Philip I (russian: Филипп) (died 1473) was Metropolitan of Moscow from 1464 to 1473. He was the third Metropolitan in Moscow to be appointed by the civil authority without the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as had bee ...

(1473) * Venerable Therapont of Monza, Abbot of Monza (1597) * Venerable Hiero-

schema The word schema comes from the Greek word ('), which means ''shape'', or more generally, ''plan''. The plural is ('). In English, both ''schemas'' and ''schemata'' are used as plural forms. Schema may refer to: Science and technology * SCHEMA ...

-monk Lazarus of Pskov-Caves Monastery (1824) * Saint

John the Russian Saint John the Russian (russian: Иоанн Русский) (1690 – May 27 (N.S. June 9), 1730) is one of the most renowned saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Being a prisoner of war and a slave to a Turkish Ağa, he became famous and r ...

the Confessor, whose relics are on the island of

Euboea Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest poin ...

(1730)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics (1472) of Sts.

Cyprian Cyprian (; la, Thaschus Caecilius Cyprianus; 210 – 14 September 258 AD''The Liturgy of the Hours according to the Roman Rite: Vol. IV.'' New York: Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975. p. 1406.) was a bishop of Carthage and an early Christ ...

(1406), Photius (1431), and Jonah (1461), Metropolitans of Kiev. * Translation of the relics (1667) of Venerable Nilus of

Stolobny Island Stolobny Island is an island on Lake Seliger in the Tver Oblast of Russia, about north of the town of Ostashkov. Nilov Monastery The island is the home of Nilov Monastery, which was founded by Saint Nilus in 1594, and previously welcomed up to ...

(1554)
Translation of the relics of the Venerable Nilus of Stolbensk
'' OCA - Feasts and Saints. * Blessed Zina of

Vetluga Vetluga (russian: Ветлу́га) is a town and the administrative center of Vetluzhsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vetluga River. Population: History It was founded in 1636 and granted town st ...

(1960)

Icon gallery

File:IuliusVeteranul.jpg, St.

. File:Napoli BW 2013-05-16 11-16-18 DxO.jpg, Mosaic of the Theotokos and Christ child, between St. and St. Restituta (Naples Cathedral - Chapel of St. Restituta). File:Saint Eutrope.JPG, Icon of St. Eutropius of Orange. ('' Cathedrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Orange, Vaucluse, France''). File:Cysegr Melangell.JPG, Shrine of St. Melangell. File:Athelstan.jpg, A page from a copy of Bede's ''Lives of St. Cuthbert'', showing King Athelstan presenting the work to the St. Bede. This manuscript was given to St. Cuthbert's shrine in 934. File:Depiction of St. Bede the Venerable (at St. Bede's school, Chennai) - Image has been cropped for better presentation.jpg, St. Bede the Venerable. File:Bruno von Wuerzburg.jpg, Saint Bruno of Würzburg in a stained glass window from the parish church of

Liesing Liesing () is the 23rd district of Vienna. It is on the southwest edge of Vienna, Austria. It was formed after Austria's ''Anschluss'' with Germany, when Vienna expanded from 21 districts to 26. Fifteen Lower Austrian districts, especially the ...

. File:Ferapont Belozersky.jpg, St. Therapont of White Lake. File:Philip of Moscow.jpeg, St.

. File:IconJohnRussian.jpg, St.

, whose relics are on the island of

. File:Алексий.jpg, St Alexey (Mechev), Priest of Moscow. File:Киприан (митрополит Киевский).jpg, St.

Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow Cyprian ( bg, Киприан, russian: Киприан, be, Кіпрыян, uk, Кипріан) (c. 1336 – 16 September 1406) was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Russia and Lithuania (2 December 1375–12 February 1376) and the Metropolitan of K ...

. File:Photius, Theognostus and Cyprian.jpg, Sts. Photius, Theognostus and

, Metropolitans of Kiev and all Rus'. File:Large sakkos of photius.jpg, The Large Sakkos of Photius, created in the late Byzantine era for Photius, Metropolitan of Moscow around 1417. File:Nil Stolobensky.jpg, Venerable Nilus of

Notes

References

Sources

May 27/June 9
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
June 9 / May 27
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).

Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
May 27
OCA - The Lives of the Saints. * Dr. Alexander Roman.

'' Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.

The Roman Martyrology. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
27 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
27 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). *
27 мая (ст.ст.) 9 июня 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:May 27 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) May in the Eastern Orthodox calendar