May 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

May 17—Eastern Orthodox Church calendar—May 19

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on May 31 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 5.

Saints

• Martyrs Peter of Lampsacus, Andrew, Paul, Dionysius, and Christina, at Euridinos, under Decius (c. 249 - 251)
• Martyrs Heraclius, Paulinus, and Benedimus of Athens (250)
• Martyr Euphrasia of Nicaea (c. 303)
• Martyr Galactia.
• Martyr Julian, by being dragged through thorns.
• Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, and with him seven virgin-martyrs:

* Alexandra, Tecusa, Claudia, Phaine (Thaïna), Euphrasia, Matrona, and Julia (304) <small>(see also: June 7 and November 6)</small>

• Martyr Dioscorus, in Cynopolis of Egypt (305)
• Martyrs Symeon, Isaac, and Bachtisius of Persia (339)
• Hieromartyr Potamon (Palæmon), Bishop of Heraclea in Egypt, and Confessor (340)
• The holy clergy and lay martyrs massacred under Emperor Valens (364–378)
• Martyrs David and Tarechan, of Georgia (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 (250)
• Hieromartyr Felix, Bishop of Spoleto, in Umbria (304)
• Hieromartyr Pope John I of Rome (526)
• Hieromartyr Pope Theodore I of Rome, who was burned alive (649)
• Martyr Merililaun of Rheims (Merolilaun), a pilgrim murdered near Rheims and venerated as a martyr (8th century)
• Saint Feredarius (Feradach mac Cormaic), Abbot of Iona (c. 880)
• Saint Elgiva (Ælgifu), Widow of King Edmund, Abbess of Shaftesbury (944)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Macarius (Glukharev) of the Altai, Archimandrite (1847)
• Saint John Gashkevich, Archpriest of Korma (1917)

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyr Michael Vinogradov, priest (1932)
• New Hieromartyr Damian (Damjan) Strbac, Jr., priest of Grahovo, Serbia (1941)
• New Hieromartyr Basil Krylov, priest (1942)

Other commemorations

• Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.
• Translation of the relics (1030) of Saint Mildred of Thanet (Mildthryth), Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet (8th century)
• Repose of Blessed Philip (Khorev), founder of the Gethsemane Caves Skete of St. Sergius Lavra (1869)

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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).
• May 18. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• May 18. The Roman Martyrology.
• May 18. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 18 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 18 ΜαΐοÏÂ. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 31 мая (18 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).