May 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

May 22 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 24

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 5 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 23rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 10.

Saints

• Holy Myrrh-bearer Mary, the wife of Cleopas, aunt of Jesus (1st century)
• Saint Manaen (Manahen), prophet and teacher of the Church of Antioch (Acts 13:1) (1st century)
• Martyr Seleucus (Selefkos), by sawing.
• Saint Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada in Phrygia Salutaris (826)
• Hieromartyr Michael the black-robed, monk of St. Sabbas Monastery (9th century)

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Hieromartyrs Epitacius, first Bishop of Tui in Galicia (Spain); and Basileus, second Bishop of Braga in Portugal c. 60-95 (1st century)
• Saint Euphebius, Bishop of Naples in Italy.
• Martyr Salonas the Roman, by the sword.
• Martyrs Donatianus and Rogatianus of Nantes, brothers (c. 284-305)
• Saint Merculialis of Forli (Mercurialis), Bishop of Forlì, zealous opponent of paganism and Arianism (406)
• Saint Desiderius of Langres, Bishop of Langres in Gaul (407)
• Martyrs Quintianus, Lucius and Julianus, with 19 other Christians in North Africa during the persecution of the Arian Vandals (430)
• Saint Patricius (Patrice), Bishop of Bayeux in Normandy 464-469 AD (469)
• Saints Eutychius and Florentius, two monks who governed a monastery in Valcastoria near Nursia, Italy (540)
• Saint Goban (Gobhnena), Abbot of the monastery of Old Leighlin, from where he went to Tascaffin in Co. Limerick, Ireland (6th/7th century)
• Hieromartyr Desiderius, Bishop of Vienne (608)
• Saint Syagrius (Siacre) of Nice, a monk at Lérins Abbey, who later founded the monastery of St Pons, at Cimiez, after which he became Bishop of Nice 777-787 (787)
• Saint Guibertus, a hermit on his own estate of Gembloux in Brabant, Belgium, who retired to the monastery of Gorze in France (962)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Damian (Damianos in monasticm), (King Demetrius) of Georgia (1125-1156), Hymnographer (1156)
• Saint Euphrosyne of Polatsk, Princess (1173)
• Saint Simon, Bishop of Suzdal (c. 12th century)
• Saint Abramios of Yaroslavl, monk and abbot of the Savior Monastery in Yaroslavl (1219)
• Saint Ioannicius I, Metropolitan of Peć and Archbishop of Serbia 1272-1276 AD (1279)
• Saint Anthony, Bishop of Rostov (1336)
• Saint Cyril, Bishop of Rostov (1384)
• Saint Paisius of Galich, abbot (1460)
• Saints Adrian and Bogolep of Uglich, monks of St. Paisius of Uglich Monastery (late 15th century)
• Saints Anthony and Joannicius of Zaonikiev Monastery (Vologda) (16th century)
• Saint Dorotheus of Pskov Lavra, monk and hermit (1622), and Monk Hilarion of the Dormition of the Theotokos monastery near Podolsk (17th-18th century)
• Saint Alexander, Bishop and Wonderworker of Pereiaslav (17th century)
• Saint Joachim, monk of St. Nicholas monastery of Sartoma (17th century)
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