May 17
Events Pre-1600
* 1395 – Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
* 1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
* 1527 – Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explo ...
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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 ...
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May 19
Events
Pre-1600
* 639 – Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.
* 715 – Pope Gregory II is elected.
* 934 – The Byzantine Empire reconquers Melitene under ...
All fixed
commemorations below are celebrated on May 31 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 18th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on
May 5
Events Pre-1600
* 553 – The Second Council of Constantinople begins.
* 1215 – Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
* 1260 – ...
.
Saints
* Martyrs
Peter of Lampsacus,
Andrew, Paul, Dionysia, and Christina, under
Decius
Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius ( 201June 251), known as Trajan Decius or simply Decius (), was Roman emperor from 249 to 251.
A distinguished politician during the reign of Philip the Arab, Decius was proclaimed emperor by his troops a ...
(c. 249 - 251)
[Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πέτρος, Διονύσιος, Ἀνδρέας, Παῦλος, Χριστίνα, Ἡράκλειος, Παυλίνος καὶ Βενέδιμος οἱ Μάρτυρες]
18 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Martyrs Heraclius, Paulinus, and Benedimus of Athens.
* Martyr Euphrasia of Nicaea (c. 303)
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
* Martyr Galactia
* Martyr Julian
* Martyr
Theodotus of Ancyra,
[May 18]
The Roman Martyrology. and with him eight virgin-martyrs:
:* Alexandra, Tecusa, Claudia, Phaine (Thaïna), Euphrasia, Theodota, Matrona, and Julia (304)
June 7
Events Pre-1600
* 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire).
* 879 – Pope John VIII recognises the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state.
* 1002 – He ...
and November 6
Events Pre-1600
* 447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.
* 963 – Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII ...
)''
* Martyr Dioscorus, in
Cynopolis
Cynopolis ( for "city of the dog") was the Hellenistic toponym for two cities in ancient Egypt. Both Cynopolis superior and Cynopolis inferior were bishoprics in Christian times.
Cynopolis superior
Cynopolis was the Greek name for the ancient ...
of Egypt (305)
* Martyrs Symeon, Isaac, and Bachtisius of Persia (339)
* Hieromartyr
Potamon
''Potamon'' is a genus of freshwater crab, freshwater or semiterrestrial crabs mainly found from Southern Europe through the Middle East, and as far east as north-western India. The only exception is the North African ''P. algeriense'', which al ...
(''Palæmon''), Bishop of Heraclea in Egypt, and Confessor (340)
* The Holy clergy and lay martyrs massacred under Emperor
Valens
Valens (; ; 328 – 9 August 378) was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Following a largely unremarkable military career, he was named co-emperor by his elder brother Valentinian I, who gave him the Byzantine Empire, eastern half of the Roman Em ...
(364-378)
* Martyrs David and Tarechan, of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
(693)
* Patriarch
Stephen the New of Constantinople (893)
* Saint Anastaso (''Anastasia'') of Leukadion (''or Laucation''), near the
Bithinian sea-shore
* Saint Martinian of Areovinthus (''Areobindus, Areovinchus''), monk of the church of the Theotokos of the Areovinthus quarter, Constantinople
* Hosios Stephanos the Chorabyte
Pre-Schism Western saints
* Martyr
Venantius of Camerino
Venantius of Camerino (, also known as Saint Wigand) (died 18 May 251 or 253)[San Venanzio di Camer ...](_blank)
(250)
[May 18]
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Hieromartyr Felix,
Bishop of Spoleto
The Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Historically, it was the Diocese of Spoleto. Elevated to the status of an archdiocese since 1821, it is a metropolis ( ...
, in Umbria (304)
* Hieromartyr
Pope John I
Pope John I (; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death on 18 May 526. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the ...
of Rome (526)
* Hieromartyr
Pope Theodore I
Pope Theodore I (; died 14 May 649) was the bishop of Rome from 24 November 642 to his death on 14 May 649. His pontificate was dominated by the struggle with Monothelitism.
Early career
According to the ''Liber Pontificalis'', Theodore was a ...
of Rome (649)
* Martyr Merililaun (''Merolilaun''), a pilgrim murdered near Rheims and venerated as a martyr (8th century)
* Saint Feredarius (''Feradach mac Cormaic''),
Abbot of Iona
The Abbot of Iona was the head of Iona Abbey during the Middle Ages and the leader of the monastic community of Iona, as well as the overlord of scores of monasteries in both Scotland and Ireland, including Durrow, Kells and, until the Synod of ...
(c. 880)
* Saint
Elgiva, Widow of King Edmund, Abbess of
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury () is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, Salisbury and north-northeast of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hi ...
(944)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
* Saint Macarius (Glukharev) of the Altai,
Archimandrite
The title archimandrite (; ), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot ('' hegumenos'', , present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") whom a bishop appointed to supervise several "ordinary" abbots and monaste ...
(1847)
* Saint John Gashkevich, Archpriest of Korma (1917)
New martyrs and confessors
* New Hieromartyr Michael Vinogradov, priest (1932)
[May 31 / May 18]
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
* New Hieromartyr
Damian (''Damjan'') Strbac, Jr., priest of
Grahovo, Serbia (1941)
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY
Retrieved: 6 August 2015.
* New Hieromartyr Basil Krylov, priest (1942)[
]
Other commemorations
* Translation of the relics of Saint Mildred of Thanet (Mildthryth), Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet
Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is the site of Minster in Thanet Priory. The village is west of Ramsgate (which is the post town) and to the north east of Ca ...
(8th century)
* Repose of Blessed Philip, founder of the Gethsemane Caves Skete of St. Sergius Lavra (1869)
Icon gallery
File:Teodot Ankirski.jpg, Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra.
File:Seal of Stephen, Patriarch of Constantinople.jpg, Seal of "Stephen
Stephen or Steven is an English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is w ...
, Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome" - i.e. either of Stephen I or II.
File:Pfärrenbach Wandmalerei Venantiuslegende 1.jpg, St. Venantius of Camerino
Venantius of Camerino (, also known as Saint Wigand) (died 18 May 251 or 253)[San Venanzio di Camer ...](_blank)
is hung upside-down over a fire, and then thrown to the lions.
File:Papa Ioannes I.jpg, Pope John I
Pope John I (; died 18 May 526) was the bishop of Rome from 13 August 523 to his death on 18 May 526. He was a native of Siena (or the "Castello di Serena", near Chiusdino), in Italy. He was sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople by the ...
.
File:Theodorus I.jpg, Pope Theodore I
Pope Theodore I (; died 14 May 649) was the bishop of Rome from 24 November 642 to his death on 14 May 649. His pontificate was dominated by the struggle with Monothelitism.
Early career
According to the ''Liber Pontificalis'', Theodore was a ...
.
File:Mildred von Minster.jpg, St. Mildthryth
Saint Mildrith, also Mildthryth, Mildryth and Mildred, () (born c. 660, died after 732), was a 7th- and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon abbess of the Abbey at Minster-in-Thanet, Kent. She was declared a saint after her death, and, in 1030, her remains w ...
.
Notes
References
Sources
May 18/31
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
May 31 / May 18
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
The Roman Martyrology.
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* 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. 214–215.
Greek Sources
* Great Synaxaristes:
18 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Συναξαριστής.
18 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).
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