May 12
Events Pre-1600
* 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.
* 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang d ...
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Eastern Orthodox Church calendar
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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 forc ...
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 ...
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For May 13th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on
April 30
Events Pre-1600
* 311 – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.
* 1315 – Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged at the instigation of Charles, Count of Valois.
*1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus hi ...
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Saints
* Virgin-martyr
Glyceria
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Propontis
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(c. 138-161)May 13 The Roman Martyrology.
* Martyr Laodicius, jailer of Saint Glyceria (c. 138-161)
* Saint Theoctistus, monk from Tekoa, Palestine
* Saint Pausicacus, Bishop of Synnada (606)
* Saint Nicephoros, Presbyter of the monastery of EphapsiosὉ Ὅσιος Νικηφόρος ὁ Πρεσβύτερος ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Saint Sergius (''George'') the
Confessor
Confessor is a title used within Christianity in several ways.
Confessor of the Faith
Its oldest use is to indicate a saint who has suffered persecution and torture for the faith but not to the point of death.Euthymius the New (''the Illuminator'') (1028), founder of
Iveron Monastery
The Monastery of Iviron ( ka, ქართველთა მონასტერი, tr; el, Μονή Ιβήρων, Monḗ Ivirōn) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece.
History
The mona ...
, and his fellow Georgian saints of
Mount Athos
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:
:* His father monk-martyr John of Iveron (998); his cousin monk-martyr George of Iveron (1065); and monk-martyr Gabriel of Iveron (10th century)May 13/26 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
Pre-Schism Western saints
* Saint Abban of Ireland, baptized in 165 AD, missionary in
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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(2nd century)
* Martyr Alexander of Rome (284-305)
* Saint Valerian of Auxerre, third
Bishop of Auxerre
The diocese of Auxerre ( la, dioecesis Antissiodorensis) is a former French Roman Catholic diocese. Its historical episcopal see was in the city of Auxerre in Burgundy, now part of eastern France. Currently the non-metropolitan Archbishop of Sens, ...
in France, and defender of Orthodoxy against Arianism. (350)May 13 Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Saint Onesimus of Gaul, fifth Bishop of Soissons in France (361)
*
Saint Servatius
Saint Servatius ( nl, Sint Servaas; french: Saint Servais; li, Sintervaos; hy, Սուրբ Սերվատիոս ''Surb Servatios'') (born in Armenia, died in Maastricht, traditionally on 13 May 384) was bishop of Tongeren —Latin: ''Atuatuca ...
,
Bishop of Tongres
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 ...
, defender against
Arianism
Arianism ( grc-x-koine, Ἀρειανισμός, ) is a Christological doctrine first attributed to Arius (), a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt. Arian theology holds that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was begotten by God ...
in the Netherlands (384)
* Saint Agnes of Poitiers, chosen by St.
Radegund
Radegund ( la, Radegundis; also spelled ''Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund''; 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who founded the Abbey of the Holy Cross at Poitiers. She is the patron saint of several churches ...
to be Abbess of Holy Cross at Poitiers in France (588)
* Saint Mael (''Mahel''), Ascetic on the Isle of Bardsey (6th century)
* Saint Natalis (''Natale''), Bishop of Milan in Italy (751)
* Saint Anno (''Hanno, Annon''), Bishop of Verona in Italy (780)
* Saint Merwenna of Rumsey (''Merwinna, Merewenna''), first Abbess of Rumsey convent, in Hampshire (c. 970)
* Blessed Fortis Gabrielli, Ascetic (1040)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
* Venerable monk-martyrs of
Iveron Monastery
The Monastery of Iviron ( ka, ქართველთა მონასტერი, tr; el, Μονή Ιβήρων, Monḗ Ivirōn) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece.
History
The mona ...
, martyred by the
Latins
The Latins were originally an Italic tribe in ancient central Italy from Latium. As Roman power and colonization spread Latin culture during the Roman Republic.
Latins culturally "Romanized" or "Latinized" the rest of Italy, and the word Latin ...
Vologda
Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. ...
(1480)May 26 / May 13 HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
* Righteous Virgin Glyceria of Novgorod (1522)
New martyrs and confessors
* Hieromartyrs Basil Sokolov, Alexander Zaozersky, and Christopher Nadezhdin (1922)13 мая (ст.ст.) 26 мая 2013 (нов. ст.) Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
* Hieromartyr Macarius Telegin, and Martyr Sergius Tikhomirov (1922)
* 103 New Hieromartyrs of
Cherkasy
Cherkasy ( uk, Черка́си, ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy is the Capital city, capital of Cherkasy Oblast (Oblast, province), as well as the administrative center of Cherkasky Raion (Raion, district) within the oblast. The c ...
(20th century)
Other commemorations
* Consecration of the Monastery of Panagia Pantanassa (''Most-Holy Queen of All''), on the small island of Hagia Glykeria (Incirli Adasi) in the Bay of Tuzla (12th century)
* 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 (1688) of Hieromartyr Saint Macarius,
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 ...
of
Ovruch
Ovruch ( uk, Овруч, pl, Owrucz, yi, , russian: О́вруч) is a city in Korosten Raion, in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Ovruch Raion (district). It has ...
and
Pinsk
Pinsk ( be, Пі́нск; russian: Пи́нск ; Polish: Pińsk; ) is a city located in the Brest Region of Belarus, in the Polesia region, at the confluence of the Pina River and the Pripyat River. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk a ...
, from
Kaniv
Kaniv ( uk, Канів, ) city located in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The city rests on the Dnieper River, and is also one of the main inland river ports on the Dnieper. It hosts the administration of Kaniv urb ...
to Pereyaslavl (1678)
* Repose of righteous Priest Alexis of Bortsurmany, disciple of St.
Seraphim of Sarov
Seraphim of Sarov (russian: Серафим Саровский; – ), born Prókhor Isídorovich Moshnín (Mashnín) ро́хор Иси́дорович Мошни́н (Машни́н) is one of the most renowned Russian saints and is venerate ...
Rassophore
The degrees of Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic monasticism are the stages an Eastern Orthodox monk or nun passes through in their religious vocation.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the process of becoming a monk or nun is intentionally slo ...
Monk John, of St. Nilus of Sora Monastery (1863)
* Repose of Eldress Sepfora of Klykovo (1997)
Icon gallery
File:Saint Glyceria.jpg, St.
Glyceria
''Glyceria'' is a widespread genus of grass family common across Eurasia, Australia, North Africa, and the Americas.
''Glyceria'' is known commonly as mannagrass in the United States, or, in the UK, sweet-grass. These are perennial rhizomatous ...
.
File:St Euthymius of Athos (Akhtala fresco).JPG, St.
Euthymius of Athos
Euthymius the Athonite ( ka, ექვთიმე ათონელი ''Ekvtime Atoneli''; 955–1024) was a Georgian monk, philosopher and scholar, who is venerated as a saint. His feast day in the Orthodox Church is May 13.
Euthymius was a ...
File:St George of Athos (Akhtala fresco).JPG, St.
George the Hagiorite
George the Hagiorite ( ka, გიორგი მთაწმინდელი) (1009 – 27 June 1065) was a Georgian monk, calligrapher, religious writer, theologian, and translator, who spearheaded the activities of Georgian monastic communit ...
.
File:Visioen van den H. Servatius.jpg, St. Servatius, Bishop of Tongres.
Notes
References
Sources
May 13 OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
May 26 / May 13 HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
May Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
* 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: 13 ΜΑΪΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Συναξαριστής. 13 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).
* 13 мая (ст.ст.) 26 мая 2013 (нов. ст.) Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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