May 7 Events Pre-1600 * 351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch. * 558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I imm ...

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 9 Events Pre-1600 * 328 – Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria. *1009 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy. *1386 – England and Portugal formally rati ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 21 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 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

April 25 Events Pre-1600 * 404 BC – Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion. * 775 – The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the ...

Saints

* Holy Apostle and Evangelist

John the Theologian John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, John the Theologian) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation. The text of Revelation states that John was on Patmos, a Greek island where, according ...

, the "beloved disciple" of the Lord (c. 101) * The holy group of Soldier Martyrs * Saint Augustina the Martyr, in Byzantium * Saint

Agathius Saint Agathius (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος; died 303), also known as Acacius of Byzantium, Achatius, or Agathonas to Christian tradition, was a Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army, martyred around 304. A church existed in Con ...

(Acacius of Byzantium) (303)May 8
, The Roman Martyrology. * Saint

Emilia Emilia may refer to: People * Emilia (given name), list of people with this name Places * Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia * Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Emi ...

, mother of saints Macrina,

Basil the Great Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great ( grc, Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, ''Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas''; cop, Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ; 330 – January 1 or 2, 379), was a bishop of Ca ...

Naucratius Saint Naucratius was the son of Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea. He was the younger brother of Macrina the Younger and Basil the Great, and an older brother of Gregory of Nyssa and Peter of Sebaste. He distinguished himself both in schola ...

Peter of Sebaste Peter of Sebaste (ca. 340 – 391) was a bishop, taking his usual name from the city of his bishopric, Sebaste in Lesser Armenia. He was the younger brother of Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, the famous Christian jurist Naucratius, and Macr ...

, and

Gregory of Nyssa Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen ( grc-gre, Γρηγόριος Νύσσης; c. 335 – c. 395), was Bishop of Nyssa in Cappadocia from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 395. He is venerated as a saint in Catholici ...

(375)May 8/21
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Saint

Arsenius the Great Saint Arsenius the Deacon, sometimes known as Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, Arsenius the Roman or Arsenius the Great, was a Roman imperial tutor who became an anchorite in Egypt, one of the most highly regarded of the Desert Fathers, whose teach ...

, of

Scetis Wadi El Natrun (Arabic: "Valley of Natron"; Coptic: , "measure of the hearts") is a depression in northern Egypt that is located below sea level and below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes, natron-rich salt dep ...

(448) * Saint Hierax (Ierakos) of

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

(5th century) * Saint Milles the Melodist (hymnographer), monk

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyr

Dionysius of Vienne Dionysius was Bishop of Vienne. He was among the ten missionaries sent by Pope St. Sixtus I with St. Peregrinus to Gaul. Dionysius later succeeded St. Justus as Bishop of Vienne, in Dauphiné The Dauphiné (, ) is a former province in Sout ...

(193)May 8
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyr Victor of Milan (''Victor the Moor, Victor Maurus'') (c. 303) * Saint

Helladius of Auxerre Helladius of Auxerre (died 387) was a Christian bishop of Auxerre. St. Amator (died 418) was ordained deacon and tonsured by Helladius, which provides the earliest example of ecclesiastical tonsure mentioned in the religious history of France ...

(387) * Saint Gybrian (Gobrian) of Ireland, Priest (509) * Saint

Desideratus Desideratus (died 550) was a French saint from Soissons in the Christian church. Disideratus came from a family of saints, as his father, Auginus, mother, Agia, and brothers Desiderius and Deodatus, were all canonized Canonization is th ...

, successor of St

Arcadius Arcadius ( grc-gre, Ἀρκάδιος ; 377 – 1 May 408) was Roman emperor from 383 to 408. He was the eldest son of the ''Augustus'' Theodosius I () and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius (). Arcadius ruled the ea ...

as Bishop of Bourges, in France (550) * Saint Iduberga, foundress of

Nivelles Nivelles (; nl, Nijvel, ; wa, Nivele; vls, Neyvel) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the former municipalities of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monst ...

(Nijvel), (Neth.) (652) * Saint

Benedict II Pope Benedict II ( la, Benedictus II) was the bishop of Rome from 26 June 684 to his death. Pope Benedict II's feast day is 8 May. Early life Benedict was born in Rome. It is possible that he was a member of the Savelli family, though this is n ...

Pope of Rome The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

(685) * Hieromartyr Indract of Glastonbury, and his companions at Shapwick (c. 7th or 8th century)May 21 / May 8
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow) ''(see also:

February 5 Events Pre-1600 * 62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. * 1576 – Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. * 1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians ar ...

)'' * Saints Wiro (Bishop of Utrecht) (710),

Plechelm Plechelm, O.S.B. (Plechelm of Guelderland, Plechelm, also Pleghelm or Plechelmus; died 730), is honoured as a saint in both the Catholic Church and the Old Catholic Church as a patron saint of the Netherlands. Plechelm was an Irish Benedictine m ...

(730), and Hierodeacon Otger (Odger) (8th century), Missionary bishops in the Maas Valley at Limburg * Saint Macarius of Ghent, archbishop (1012)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Pimen the Faster, of the Far Caves in

Kiev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

(c. 1141) * Venarable Cassian, recluse and faster of the

Kiev Caves Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

(13th-14th centuries) * Saint Arsenius the Lover of Labor, of the

(14th century) * The Monks Zosima and Adrian of

Volokolamsk Volokolamsk (russian: Волокола́мск) is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, northwest of Moscow. Po ...

, founders of the Sestrinsk monastery on the banks of the River Sestra (15th-16th centuries)

New martyrs and confessors

* Martyr Nicephorus Zaitsev (1942)8 мая (ст.ст.) 21 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Other commemorations

* Apparition of the

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

on Mount

Gargano Gargano (, Gargano Apulian Italo-Romance arˈgæːnə is a historical and geographical sub-region in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southeast Italy, consisting of a wide isolated mountain massif made of highland and several peaks and forming ...

near

Manfredonia Manfredonia is a town and commune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is northeast by rail. Manfredonia is situated on the coast, facing east, to the south of Monte Gargano, and gives its name to the gulf to the east of ...

in southern Italy, to Bishop Laurence of Bishop of Siponto, Siponto, in memory of which the famous Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo, Monastery of the Archangel was founded (c. 490) * Commemoration of the miraculous healing of blinded Stephen by the Most Holy Theotokos of Kassiopi, Corfu (1530) * Translation of the relics (1785) of St. Arsenius of Novgorod, Fool-for-Christ (1570)Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀρσένιος ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Great Schema#Great Schema, Schema-hieromonk Michael of Valaam Monastery, Valaam, Confessor for the Orthodox Calendar (1934)VALAAM PATERICON

Icon gallery

File:Maria Schutz (Freiburg) 03.jpg, St.

, the "beloved disciple" of the Lord. File:Agathius-Acacius-Acacio-martyrdom.jpg, St.

(Acacius of Byzantium). File:Arsenius the Great.jpg, St.

. File:San Vittore in Ciel doro rit..jpg, St. Victor of Milan (Victor the Moor, Victor Maurus). File:BenedictII.jpg, St.

, Pope of Rome. File:Basilika roerdalen.jpg, Basilica of Sts. Wiro,

us and Otgerus, at Sint Odiliënberg. File:Svt.Pymen Posnyk.jpg, St. Pimen the Faster, of the Far Caves in Kiev. File:Santuario san michele arcangelo.jpg, The Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo, Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo sul Gargano.

Notes

References

Sources

Complete List of Saints
Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG)
May 8
OCA - The Lives of the Saints.

Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
May 21 / May 8
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
VALAAM PATERICON
* 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 Synaxarium, Synaxaristes:
8 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
8 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). *
8 мая (ст.ст.) 21 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
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