May 11 Events Pre-1600 * 330 – Constantine the Great dedicates the much-expanded and rebuilt city of Byzantium, changing its name to New Rome and declaring it the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. *868 – A copy of the Diamond Sūtr ...

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 13 Events Pre-1600 * 1344 – A Latin Christian fleet defeats a Turkish fleet in the battle of Pallene during the Smyrniote crusades. *1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, v ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 25 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 12th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

April 29 Events Pre-1600 * 801 – An earthquake in the Central Apennines hits Rome and Spoleto, damaging the basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura. * 1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Kom ...

Saints

* Saint

Domitilla Flavia Domitilla may refer to: * Flavia Domitilla the Elder (died before 69 AD), the wife of the Roman Emperor Vespasian * Flavia Domitilla the Younger (c. 45 – c. 66), Vespasian's only daughter * Flavia Domitilla (wife of Clemens) (fl. 1st c ...

the martyr (c. 81-96)May 12
The Roman Martyrology. * Saints

Nereus and Achilleus Nereus and Achilleus are two Roman martyr saints. In the present General Roman Calendar, revised in 1969, Nereus and Achilleus (together) are celebrated (optional memorial) on 12 May. The Tridentine calendar had on 12 May a joint feast (semido ...

the martyrs (100) * Saint Dracontius, Bishop of Nicaea (c. 1st to 3rd centuries) * Saint Epiphanius, Bishop of Salamis and Metropolitan of Cyprus (403) * Saint Calliope (''Callitropos''), nun, sister of St. Epiphanius of Cyprus. * Saint Sabinus, Archbishop of Cyprus (''successor of St. Epiphanius to the Cypriot cathedra'') (5th century)May 12/25
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Saint Polybius, Bishop of Cyprus,

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 ...

(5th century) * Saint Theophanes, Archbishop of Cyprus (7th century)Ὁ Ἅγιος Θεοφάνης Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Κύπρου
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Patriarch

Germanus I of Constantinople Germanus I of Constantinople (, Greek: Γερμανός; 634 – 742) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 715 to 730. He is regarded as a saint by both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, with a feast day of 12 May. He had bee ...

(740) * Venerable Theodore of

Kythera Kythira ( ; ), also transliterated as Cythera, Kythera and Kithira, is an Greek islands, island in Greece lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is traditionally listed as one of the seven main Ionian Islands, altho ...

, ascetic (922)

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Saint

Philip of Agira Philip of Agira (also Argirò, Aggira, Agirone, Agirya or Argira) was an early Christian clergyman. There are two parallel stories of this saint which give to possible dates in which this saint lived. Traditionally, through the writings ascribed ...

the Hieromartyr (103) * Martyr Pancratius of Rome (304) * Martyr Dionysius (''Denis''), uncle of St. Pancratius (304)May 12
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saint Díoma, teacher of St Declan of Ardmore, patron-saint of

Kildimo Kildimo () is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. The village is close to the Shannon estuary, 13 km west of Limerick city, on the N69 road. The population was 417 at the 2016 census. Kildimo/Pallaskenry Parish The parish of Kildimo/P ...

in Co. Limerick in Ireland (5th century) *

Saint Modoald Saint Modoald, also known as Romoald, was the Frankish archbishop of Trier from 626 to 645. He is the patron saint of the Reichsabtei Helmarshausen and his liturgical feast is on 12 May. Modoald was born in Aquitaine, the son of Arnulf, later Bi ...

, Archbishop of Trier, related by blood and united by friendship with most of the saints of the Merovingian period (640) * Saint Rictrudis, Abbess of

Marchiennes Abbey Marchiennes Abbey was a French monastery located on the Scarpe in Marchiennes. It was founded around 630 by Adalbard of Douai, and Irish monks, disciples of Saint Columbanus, on the advice of Saint Amand. One of its founders was Rictrude, who ...

in Flanders (688) * Saint

Æthelhard Æthelhard (died 12 May 805) was a Bishop of Winchester then an Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Appointed by King Offa of Mercia, Æthelhard had difficulties with both the Kentish monarchs and with a rival archiepiscopate in sout ...

Archbishop of Canterbury The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the Primus inter pares, ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the diocese of Canterbury. The first archbishop ...

(805)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Saint Euthemius (''Euthymius''), Patriarch of Jerusalem (c. 1084? c. 1224?))Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐθύμιος Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Saint Nikitas the Sinaite * New Martyr John of

Serres Serres ( ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northern Greece. The c ...

(15th century) * Saint Theophanes, Bishop of Solea (Solia), Cyprus, later a hermit in the

Troodos Mountains Troodos or Trodos is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympusalso known in Greek as at . Covering a third of Cyprus's area, the Troodos mountain range stretches across ...

; the Outpourer of Myrrh (1550) * Monk Dorotheus, (''disciple of St. Dionysius of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra'') (1622) * Venerable Dionysius of Radonezh, Archimandrite of the

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius () is a lavra and the most important Russian monastery, being the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about to the northeast from Mosco ...

(1633) * New Martyr John of Wallachia, at Constantinople (1662) * Saint Anthony (Medvedev) of Radonezh, Archimandrite of

(1877) * Repose of Saint Nectarius (Tikhonov) of Optina (1928) * Holy Elders of the Sofronievo-Molchensk (''Molchansk'') Hermitage (glorification in 2009): :* Archimandrite Theodosy (Maslov); :* Hieromonk Serapion; :* Monk Sophronius (Batovrin); :* Novice Sergius (Tikhonov),

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 ...

New martyrs and confessors

* New Martyr Abbess Athanasia (Lepeshkina), of the Smolensk Hodigitria Convent near Moscow (1931)May 25 / May 12
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). * New Hieromartyr Peter Popov, priest of Yaroslavl-Rostov (1937)12 мая (ст.ст.) 25 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). * Martyr Evdokia Martishkina (1938)

Other commemorations

Consecration Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects ( ...

of the Cathedral of the Theotokos at Kiev (in 996) *

Glorification Glorification may have several meanings in Christianity. From the Catholic canonization to the similar sainthood of the Eastern Orthodox Church to salvation in Christianity in Protestant beliefs, the glorification of the human condition can be ...

(1913) of Hieromartyr Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow (1612) * Discovery of the holy relics (1961) of Saint

Irene of Lesvos Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene of Lesbos () are venerated as saints and neomartyrs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. According to a 20th-century legend, they lived on the island of Lesbos in the 15th century and were killed by Turkish raiders in Apri ...

the Virgin-martyr (1463)Εὕρεσις Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίας Εἰρήνης τῆς Παρθενομάρτυρος
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Second Uncovering of the relics (1992) of Righteous Simeon of

Verkhoturye Verkhoturye () is a historical town and the administrative center of Verkhotursky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the middle Ural Mountains on the left bank of the Tura River north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 7,815 ( ...

(1642)

Icon gallery

File:Nereusachilleusdomitilla rubens.jpg, Sts. Domitilla, Nereus, and Achilleus, by Peter Paul Rubens. File:Epiphanius-Kosovo.jpg, St.

Epiphanius of Salamis Epiphanius of Salamis (; – 403) was the bishop of Salamis, Cyprus, at the end of the Christianity in the 4th century, 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic Churche ...

. File:Germanus I.jpg,

Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople Germanus I of Constantinople (, Greek: Γερμανός; 634 – 742) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 715 to 730. He is regarded as a saint by both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, with a feast day of 12 May. He had bee ...

. File:Liddskaja.jpg, Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople and the Liddskaja icon. File:Deckengemälde über Orgelempore Pankratiuskirche Dossenheim.JPG, St. Pancratius of Rome.

Notes

References

Sources

May 12/25
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
May 25 / May 12
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
May 12
OCA - The Lives of the Saints.

Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
May
Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. * 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:
12 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
12 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). *
12 мая (ст.ст.) 25 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:May 12 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) May in the Eastern Orthodox calendar