May 20 Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose h ...

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 22 Events Pre-1600 * 192 – Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his adopted son Lü Bu. * 760 – Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. * 853 – A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt. ...

All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on June 3 by Orthodox Churches on the

Old Calendar Calendar reform or calendrical reform is any significant revision of a calendar system. The term sometimes is used instead for a proposal to switch to a different calendar design. Principles The prime objective of a calendar is to unambiguo ...

. For May 21st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''

May 8 Events Pre-1600 * 453 BC – Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin. * 413 – Emperor Honorius signs a ...

''.

Saints

* ''Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Emperor

Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I * Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine g ...

(337), and Empress

Helena Helena may refer to: People *Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer * Saint Helena (disambiguation), this includes places Places Greece * Helena ...

, his mother (327)''Οἱ Ἅγιοι Κωνσταντίνος καὶ Ἑλένη οἱ Ἱσαπόστολοι
21 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. /orthochristian.com/calendar/20200521.html May 21/June 3 Orthodox Calendar (ORTHOCHRISTIAN.COM).June 3 / May 21
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Martyrs Polyeuctus, Victorinus, and Donatus, at

Caesarea in Cappadocia Kayseri () is a large city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since ancient times. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is co ...

.May 21
The Roman Martyrology. * Hieromartyr Secundus and those with him, in Alexandria (356) * Saint Adelphios, Bishop of Onouphis, in

Byzantine Egypt Roman Egypt was an imperial province of the Roman Empire from 30 BC to AD 642. The province encompassed most of modern-day Egypt except for the Sinai. It was bordered by the provinces of Crete and Cyrenaica to the west and Judaea, l ...

(c. 362, or c. 431) * Saint Boros, monk. * Saint

Christopher I Christopher I may refer to: * Christopher I of Armenia, the Catholicos of Armenia 539 to 545 * Patriarch Christopher I of Alexandria, ruled in 817–841 * Christopher I of Denmark (1219–1259), King of Denmark from 1252 to 1259 * Christopher I, M ...

Patriarch of Antioch The Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the bishop of Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). As the traditional "overseer" (, , from which the word ''bishop'' is derived) of the first gentile Christian community, the position has ...

(967)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyrs Timothy, Polius and Eutychius, deacons, in

Mauretania Caesariensis Mauretania Caesariensis (Latin for "Caesarea, Numidia, Caesarean Mauretania") was a Roman province located in present-day Algeria. The full name refers to its capital Caesarea, Numidia, Caesarea Mauretaniae (modern Cherchell). The province had ...

(Morocco).May 21
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Hieromartyr Valens and Companions, Bishop who was martyred in Auxerre in France along with three children. * Martyr Secundinus, in Cordoba in Spain under Diocletian (c. 306) * Saint

Hospitius Hospitius (in French, Hospice and anciently Sospis; died 21 May 581) was a French recluse who, according to tradition, had been a monk in his native Egypt towards the beginning of the 6th century. He immigrated to Gaul and retired to a dilapidat ...

the Hermit of Nice,

Wonderworker Thaumaturgy () is the practical application of magic to effect change in the physical world. Historically, thaumaturgy has been associated with the manipulation of natural forces, the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical feats t ...

(581) * Saint Barrfoin (''Bairrfhionn, Barrindus'') of Killbarron (6th century) * Saint Gollen (''Collen, Colan'') of Denbighshire, a saint who has given his name to

Llangollen Llangollen () is a town and community (Wales), community, situated on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of the Clwydian Range and Dee Val ...

in Wales (7th century) * Saint Isberga (''Itisberga'') of Aire, reputed sister of Charlemagne, nun at Aire (Aria) in the Artois, of which she is the patroness (c. 800) * Saint Ageranus (''Ayran, Ayrman'') of Beze, a monk at Bèze in France, martyred by the Vikings (888) * Saint Theobald (''Thibaud''),

Archbishop of Vienne The Archbishopric of Vienne, named after its episcopal seat in Vienne in the Isère département of southern France, was a metropolitan Roman Catholic archdiocese. It is now part of the Archdiocese of Lyon. History The legend according to wh ...

(970-1001)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* ''Blessed

(Yaroslav), prince, and his children Michael and Theodore,

s of

Murom Murom (, ) is a historical types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the west bank of the Oka River. It borders Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and is situated from the administrative center Vladimir, ...

'' (1129) * Saint Cyril II (''Kirill''), Bishop of

Rostov Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, from the Sea of Azov, directly north of t ...

(1262) * Saint Basil of

Ryazan Ryazan (, ; also Riazan) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 C ...

, Bishop (1295) * Saint Helen of Decani, Serbia, Princess (c. 1350) * ''Venerable Cassian the Greek, monk of

Uglich Uglich ( rus, У́глич, p=ˈuɡlʲɪtɕ) is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River. Population: History The city was first documented in 1148 as ''Ugliche Pole'' (''Corner Field''). The town's name is thou ...

'' (1504)21 мая (ст.ст.) 3 июня 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * Saint Agapitus of Markushev (

Vologda Vologda (, ) 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. Population: The city serves as ...

) the Hieromartyr, Abbot (1584) * Saint Constantine the

Fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ (; ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting society's conventions to serve a religious purpose—particularly of Christia ...

, of Novotorzanin, Russia (c. 16th century) * New Martyrs King Constantine Brancoveanu of Wallachia and his four sons Constantine, Stephen, Radu, and Matthew, and his counsellor Ianache (1714) * Martyr Pachomios of Patmos (1730)

New martyrs and confessors

* ''Synaxis of Hieromartyrs of

Karelia Karelia (; Karelian language, Karelian and ; , historically Коре́ла, ''Korela'' []; ) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet Union, Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden. It is currentl ...

''. * ''Synaxis of Hieromartyrs of Ufa''.

Other commemorations

* Uncovering of the relics (1998) of St. Andrew Ogorodnikov,

fool-for-Christ Foolishness for Christ (; ) refers to behavior such as giving up all one's worldly possessions upon joining an ascetic order or religious life, or deliberately flouting society's conventions to serve a religious purpose—particularly of Christia ...

Simbirsk Ulyanovsk,, , known as Simbirsk until 1924, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Ulyanovsk has been the only Russian UNESCO City of Literature since 2015. The city wa ...

(1841) * Repose of Elena Pavlova of Chepel,

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

(1885) * Repose of Elder Isaac of

Dionysiou Monastery Dionysiou Monastery () is an Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Monastic community of Mount Athos, Mount Athos in Greece, at the southwest part of the Athos peninsula. The monastery ranks fifth in the hier ...

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; ) is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox monasticism. The mountain and most of the Athos peninsula are governed ...

(1932) * The

Anastenaria The Anastenaria (, ) is a traditional barefoot firewalking ritual with ecstatic dance performed in some villages in Northern Greece and Southern Bulgaria. The communities which celebrate this ritual are descended from refugees who entered Greece f ...

fire-walking Firewalking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot embers or stones. It has been practiced by many people and cultures in many parts of the world, with the earliest known reference dating from Iron Age India . It is often used as a rite ...

ritual A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning. Traditionally ...

is performed from May 21–23 in some villages in Northern

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

and Southern

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

, coinciding with the feast of

and Helen.Kerry Kolasa-Sikiaridi.
'Anastenaria' Fire-Walking Festival in Lagada, Thessaloniki From May 21-23
'' Greek Reporter: Greece. May 19, 2017. * Synaxis of all saints of

Icons

* ''Synaxis of the "Vladimir" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos'' (1521) * Synaxis of the "Virgin of Tenderness" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos from Pskov-Pechersk (1524)
Icon of the Mother of God "Virgin of Tenderness" from the Pskov Caves
'' OCA - Feasts and Saints.

Icon gallery

File:St Const&Helen 03.jpg, Sts Constantine and Helena, Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles. File:Constantine and Helena. Mosaic in Saint Isaac's Cathedral.jpg, Sts Constantine and Helena, Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles (Mosaic in Saint Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia). File:St.Collen - Fenster St.Collen.jpg, Stained glass window ( 1986 ) showing St

Collen Collen was a 7th-century monk who gave his name to Llangollen (from the Welsh llan meaning 'enclosure' and ''gollen'' being a mutation of "Collen"). Collen is said to have served for some time abroad as a soldier. He later arrived in Llang ...

(Llangollen, Wales - St.Collen parish church) File:Icon of Murom Saints.jpg, Icon of the Saints of Murom. File:C-tin Brancoveanu.jpg, King

Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (; 1654 – August 15, 1714) was List of Wallachian rulers, Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714. Biography Ascension Constantin Brâncoveanu was the son of Pope Brâncoveanu (Matthew) and his wife, Stanca Can ...

of Wallachia, and his sons (Church mural in Hurezi Monastery). File:Икона Божией Матери (Владимирская).JPG, “Vladimir” Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. File:Virgin of tenderness 2.jpg, Mosaic icon of the Virgin of Tenderness, with the eponym "Episkepisis"("The Visitation"). From Triglia in Asia Minor, Church of Saint Basil (late 13th century)

Notes

References

Sources

* /orthochristian.com/calendar/20200521.html May 21/June 3 Orthodox Calendar (ORTHOCHRISTIAN.COM).
June 3 / May 21
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * 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:
21 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
21 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). *
21 мая (ст.ст.) 3 июня 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:May 21 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) May in the Eastern Orthodox calendar