May 3
Events Pre-1600
* 752 – Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne.
* 1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.
...
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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 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 ...
All fixed
commemorations below celebrated on May 17 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 4th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on
April 21
Events Pre-1600
*753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date).
* 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered ...
.
Saints
* ''Virgin-martyr
Pelagia of Tarsus
Pelagia ( grc-gre, Πελαγία; early 4th century), distinguished as Pelagia of Tarsus and Pelagia the Martyr (, ''Pelagía ē Mártys''), was a legendary Christian saint and martyr who lived in Tarsus in Cilicia (southeastern Asia Min ...
in
Asia Minor
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
'' (287)
[May 4]
The Roman Martyrology.
* Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of
Anaea in Asia Minor, and his disciples (284-303)
* Martyrs Aphrodisius, Leontius, Anthony, Valerian, Macrobius, and 60 others,
monk
A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
s at Scythopolis of
Palestine
__NOTOC__
Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
(beginning of the 4th century)
[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.33.]
* Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza,
bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
, and with him 40 martyrs (311)
[May 4/17]
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU) ''(see also: October 14
Events Pre-1600
* 1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings.
* 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's ...
)''
* Saint Hilary of the desert, the
Wonderworker
Thaumaturgy is the purported capability of a magician to work magic or other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles. It is sometimes translated into English as wonderworking.
A practitioner of thaumaturgy is a "thaumaturge", "thauma ...
.
[ Συναξαριστής. ]
4 Μαΐου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).
* ''Saint Nicephorus of Medikion, abbot and founder of
Medikion Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Sergios of Medikion ( el, Μονή Αγίου Σεργίου του Μηδικίου), commonly simply known as the Medikion monastery (Μονή Μηδικίου; tr, Medikion manastırı), and later as the Monastery of the ...
'' (813)
* Saint Athanasios of Corinth, bishop (10th-11th century)
Pre-Schism Western saints
* Hieromartyr Porphyrius (250)
[May 4]
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Saint Curcodomus, a deacon in Rome sent to help St
Peregrinus
Peregrine, Latin ''Peregrinus'', is a name originally meaning "one from abroad", that is, a foreigner, traveller, or pilgrim. It may refer to:
* Peregrine falcon, a bird of prey
People
Peregrine
* Peregrine (martyr) (died 182 AD), Roman Cathol ...
(2nd century)
* Hieromartyr
Erasmus of Formiae
Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), was a Christian saint and martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saintly figures of Christi ...
, bishop in
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
, and 20,000 martyrs with him (303)
* Martyrs
Florian and 40 companions, at Lorsch, Austria (304)
* Saint
Monica of Tagaste, the mother of St.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Af ...
(387)
* Saint Nepotianus, nephew of
St Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino near Venice in Italy (395)
* Saint
Venerius of Milan
Venerius ( it, Venerio) was Archbishop of Milan from 400 (or 401) to 408. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is May 6.Roman Martyrology
Life
Almost nothing is known about the life of Venerius before his election a ...
, second bishop of Milan, a loyal supporter of St
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom (; gr, Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; 14 September 407) was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his homilies, preaching and public speaking, his denunciat ...
(409)
* Saint
Conleth
Saint Conleth (; sga, Conláed ; Modern Irish: ''Naomh Connlaodh''; also ''Conlaeth; Conlaid; Conlaith; Conlath; Conlian, Hugh the Wise'') was an Irish hermit and metalworker, also said to have been a copyist and skilled illuminator of manuscr ...
, first Bishop of
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...
(c. 519)
May 3
Events Pre-1600
* 752 – Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne.
* 1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.
...
and 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 ...
)''
* Saint Anthony du Rocher, a disciple of St Benedict and companion of
St Maurus
Maurus (french: Maur; it, Mauro) was the first disciple of Benedict of Nursia (512–584). He is mentioned in Gregory the Great's biography of the latter as the first oblate, offered to the monastery by his noble Roman parents as a young bo ...
in his mission to France, founder of the monastery of Saint Julian in Tours (6th century)
* Saint
Æthelred
Æthelred (; ang, Æþelræd ) or Ethelred () is an Old English personal name (a compound of '' æþele'' and '' ræd'', meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to:
Anglo-Saxon England
* Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary prin ...
(''Ethelred, Ailred''), king of Mercia and monk (716)
* Saint
Sacerdos of Limoges Saint Sacerdos (Sacerdos de Calviac, Sardot, Sadroc, Sardou, Serdon, Serdot) of Limoges (670—c. 720) is a French saint. He was born near Sarlat and became a monk. He was the founder and abbot of Calviac Abbey. He was later appointed bishop of ...
, Bishop of Limoges (720)
* Saint
Gotthard of Hildesheim
Gotthard (or Godehard) (960 – 5 May 1038 AD; la, Gotthardus, Godehardus), also known as ''Gothard'' or ''Godehard the Bishop'', was a German bishop venerated as a saint.
Life
Gotthard was born in 960 near Niederaltaich in the diocese of Pa ...
, became Bishop of Hildesheim in 1022 and did much to spread the Faith (1038)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
* Saint Theodosia (''Fedosia''), princess of
Vladimir
Vladimir may refer to:
Names
* Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name
* Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name
* Volodymyr for the Ukr ...
, (''wife of
Jaroslav Vsevolodovich; mother of St.
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (russian: Александр Ярославич Невский; ; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40, 1241–56 and 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand P ...
'') (1244)
* Venerable
Nicephorus (the Solitary, the Hesychast) of
Mount Athos
Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...
, teacher of St. Gregory Palamas (before 1300)
* The Alfanov brothers of
Novgorod
Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...
:
:* Saints: Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac of Novgorod; founders of the Sokolnitzki Monastery in 1389.
New martyrs and confessors
* New Hieromartyr John Vasiliev, priest, (1942)
[May 17, 2011 / May 4]
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)[4 мая (ст.ст.) 17 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)]
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
* New Hieromartyr Nicholas Tochtuev, deacon, (1943)
[
* New Hieromartyr Vasily Martysz, Archpriest (1945) (''see also ]April 21
Events Pre-1600
*753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date).
* 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered ...
'')
Other commemorations
* Translation of the relic
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangi ...
s of the Righteous Lazarus and Saint Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...
, Equal-to-the-Apostles, to Constantinople
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
Icon gallery
File:Pelagia of Tarsus (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, St. Pelagia of Tarsus
Pelagia ( grc-gre, Πελαγία; early 4th century), distinguished as Pelagia of Tarsus and Pelagia the Martyr (, ''Pelagía ē Mártys''), was a legendary Christian saint and martyr who lived in Tarsus in Cilicia (southeastern Asia Min ...
(''Menologion of Basil II
The ''Menologion of Basil II'' (also called ''Menologium of Basil II'', ''Menology of Basil II'') is an illuminated manuscript designed as a church calendar or Eastern Orthodox Church service book (''menologion'') that was compiled c. 1000 AD, f ...
'', 10th century).
File:Waldburg-Gebetbuch 082.jpg, The Martyrdom of Erasmus of Formiae
Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), was a Christian saint and martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saintly figures of Christi ...
.
File:Bildstock Ausseregg, Strallegg 04 - Saint Florian.jpg, St. Florian.
File:Uppenbarelsekyrkan, kor (Monica, Augustinus).JPG, St. Monica of Tagaste, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo.
File:021 San Nazaro Milan - Left Transept - Niche.jpg, Altar with sarcophagus containing the corpses of Sts. Venerius, Marolus, Glycerius, Lazarus, bishops of Milan (San Nazaro Maggiore basilica in Milan).
File:St John's Church, Chester - Westfenster 2.jpg, Stained glass window (1890): Foundation of the church of St John's Church, Chester, England, by king Æthelred of Mercia
Æthelred (; died after 704) was king of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia, died from an illness. Within a year of his accession he invaded Kent, wh ...
689.
File:Bazyli Martysz.png, New Hieromartyr Protopresbyter Basil Martysz of Teratyn.
References
Sources
Complete List of Saints Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
May 17, 2011 / May 4 HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
May 4, 2011 OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
The Roman Martyrology.
Greek Sources
* Great
Synaxaristes:
4 ΜΑΪΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Συναξαριστής.
4 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).
*
4 мая (ст.ст.) 17 мая 2013 (нов. ст.) Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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