June 4 Events Pre-1600 * 1411 – King Charles VI grants a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries. *1525 – 1525 Bayham Abbey riot; Villagers from Kent and ...

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 ...

June 6 Events Pre-1600 * 913 – Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointe ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 18 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 June 5th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

May 23 Events Pre-1600 * 1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. * 1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. *1533 – The marriage of King Henry ...

Saints

* The Holy 10 Martyrs of Egypt (c. 305-311):June 5/18
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). Συναξαριστής.
5 Ιουνίου
'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). :* Marcian, Nicander, Hyperechius, Apollonius, Leonides (father of

Origen Origen of Alexandria (), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an Early Christianity, early Christian scholar, Asceticism#Christianity, ascetic, and Christian theology, theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Early cent ...

), Arius, Gorgias, Selenia, Irene, and Pambo. * Martyr Conon of Rome, drowned at sea.
05/06/2017
'' Ορθόδοξος Συναξαριστής. * Martyr Christopher of Rome, by the sword. * Martyr Nonnus. * Hieromartyr

Dorotheus of Tyre Saint Dorotheus (Greek: Άγιος Δωρόθεος) bishop of Tyre (present-day Lebanon; c. 255 – 362) is traditionally credited with an ''Acts'' of the Seventy Apostles (which may be the same work as the lost '' Gospel of the Seventy''), wh ...

, Bishop of Tyre (362)June 18 / June 5
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * Hieromartyr Theodore of Tyre, Bishop of Tyre (c. 361-363) * Saint Dorotheus of Thebes (c. 395) * Venerable Anubius, confessor and anchorite, of Scetis (4th century)5 июня по старому стилю / 18 июня по новому стилю
Русская Православная Церковь - Православный церковный календарь на 2016 год. * Venerable Theodore the Wonderworker,

hermit A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions. Description In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Chr ...

of the

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

(6th century) * Venerable Abba Dorotheus of Gaza (c. 620) * Saint Plutarch,

Archbishop of Cyprus The Archbishop of Cyprus (officially the Archbishop of Erdek, Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus) is the head of the Church of Cyprus. The incumbent Archbishop is George of Cyprus (archbishop of Cyprus), George of Cyprus since 2023. History Acco ...

(620)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs Florentius, Julian, Cyriacus, Marcellinus and Faustinus, beheaded in Perugia in central Italy under Decius (250)June 5
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Illidius (''Allyre''),

Bishop of Clermont The Archdiocese of Clermont (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Claromontana''; French language, French: ''Archidiocèse de Clermont'') is a Latin Church, Latin archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Departments of Fr ...

Gaul Gaul () was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Roman people, Romans, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Northern Italy. It covered an area of . Ac ...

(385) *

Saint Tudno Saint Tudno () is the patron saint of Llandudno (whose name is derived from his), and founder of the original parish church, located on the Great Orme peninsula. Origins Saint Tudno is said to have been one of the seven sons of King Seitheny ...

, patron saint of

Llandudno Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 UK census, the community � ...

(6th century) * Hieromartyr

Boniface Boniface, OSB (born Wynfreth; 675 –5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of the church i ...

(Wynfrith),

Archbishop of Mainz The Elector of Mainz was one of the seven Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire. As both the Archbishop of Mainz and the ruling prince of the Electorate of Mainz, the Elector of Mainz held a powerful position during the Middle Ages. The Archb ...

and Enlightener of Germany, and those martyred with him (754):Rev. Richard Stanton.
A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries
'' London: Burns & Oates, 1892. pp. 255–258. :* St. Adalar (''Adalher'', de), Bishop of Erfurt (755); :* Hieromartyr

Eoban Eoban (died 5 June 754 at Dokkum) was a companion of St. Boniface, and was martyred with him on his final mission. In Germany, he is revered as a bishop and martyr. Biography Little is known of Eoban apart from what the ''Vita Bonifatii'' says. ...

Chorbishop A chorbishop is a rank of Christian clergy below bishop. The name chorepiscope or chorepiscopus (plural chorepiscopi) is taken from the Greek and means "rural bishop". History Chorepiscopi are first mentioned by Eusebius as existing in the se ...

, who preached with Sts Willibrord and Boniface and shared in the latter's martyrdom in

Dokkum Dokkum is a Dutch fortified city in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland. It has 12,669 inhabitants (February 8, 2020). The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are known as the ''bolwerken'' (bulwarks) ...

(754) :* Hieromartyrs Wintrung, Walter and Adelhere, priests; and, Hamund, Scirebald and Bosa, deacons, martyred with St Boniface (754) :* Monk-martyrs Waccar, Gundekar, Elleher and Hathawulf, martyred with St Boniface in Germany (754) * Monk-martyr Felix of

Fritzlar Fritzlar () is a small town (pop. 15,000) in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany, north of Frankfurt, with a storied history. The town has a medieval center ringed by a wall with numerous watch towers. high ...

, a monk at Fritzlar in Germany, probably at the hands of heathen (790) * Martyr Sanctius (''Sancho, Sancius''), soldier, at

Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cord ...

(851) * Saint

Meinwerk Meinwerk (c. 975 – 5 June 1036) was the Bishop of Paderborn from 1009 until his death. He was a member of the aristocratic Immedinger family and was granted his see on the understanding that his property would pass to the diocese on his death. ...

Bishop of Paderborn The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn.

(1036)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Dorotheus the Younger, abbot, at Chiliokama on the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...

(11th century) * Saint Constantine,

Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' Metropolitan may refer to: Areas and governance (secular and ecclesiastical) * Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop ** Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical "mother see" * Metropolitan a ...

(1159) * Saint Theodore Yaroslavich of Novgorod, brother of St.

Alexander Nevsky Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (; ; monastic name: ''Aleksiy''; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) was Prince of Novgorod (1236–1240; 1241–1256; 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1249–1263), and Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252–1263). ...

(1233) * Venerable Peter of Koriša, Serbia, monk (1275) (''see also:

June 18 Events Pre-1600 * 618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China. * 656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. * 860 – Siege of Constantinople (860), Byzantine� ...

'') * Saints Agapius and Nicodemus, stewards of Vatopedi (14th century) * New Martyr Mark of Smyrna, on

Chios Chios (; , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greece, Greek list of islands of Greece, island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, tenth largest island in the Medi ...

(1801) * Schema-Igumen Ioann (Alexeev) of

New Valamo New Valamo or New Valaam (, or more informally, especially in the postal address: ''Uusi-Valamo'', , ) is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940. However, the tradition of the ...

Monastery (1958)

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyr Michael Votyakov, Priest (1931)18 июня (5 июня)
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru). * New Hieromartyr Nicholas Ryurikov, Priest (1943)

Other commemorations

* Icon of the

Mother of God ''Theotokos'' (Greek: ) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are or (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are "Mother of God" or "God-bearer ...

of Igor (1147) *

Translation Translation is the communication of the semantics, meaning of a #Source and target languages, source-language text by means of an Dynamic and formal equivalence, equivalent #Source and target languages, target-language text. The English la ...

to Chernigov 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 or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Reli ...

s of the Blessed Igor-George, tonsured Gabriel, great prince of Chernigov and Kiev (1150) * Uncovering of the relics (1599) of Venerables Jonah (1561) and Bassian, monks, of Pertoma ( ru) and Solovki (1599)Great Synaxaristes:
Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βασιανὸς καὶ Ἰωνᾶς τῆς Περτόμα
'' 5 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Icon gallery

File:Dorotheus of Tyre (Menologion of Basil II).jpg, Hieromartyr

, Bishop of Tyre. File:Dorotheus of Gaza.jpg, Venerable Abba Dorotheus of Gaza. File:Cl-FD Saint-Eutrope Saint-Alyre.jpg, St. Illidius (''Allyre''),

. File:Cornelis Bloemaert - S. Bonifacius.jpg, Hieromartyr

and Enlightener of Germany. File:FBPB 30 Bischof Meinwerk auf Tragaltar Helmarshausen 1100.jpg, St.

Bishop of Paderborn The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn.

. File:Fedor Yaroslavich by O. Chirikov (Hermitage).jpg, St. Theodore Yaroslavich of Novgorod. File:SkIg Johannes 0002 haivytetty.jpg, Venerable John of Valamo. File:Игоревская икона Божией Матери.jpg, Icon of the Mother of God of Igor. File:Iona and Vassian.jpg, Sts. Jonah and Bassian, monks, of Pertoma and Solovki.

Notes

References

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Cardinal Gibbons James Cardinal Gibbons (July 23, 1834 – March 24, 1921) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of North Carolina from 1868 to 1872, Bishop of Richmond from 1872 to 1877, and as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 until ...

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Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:June 5 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) June in the Eastern Orthodox calendar