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May 2
Events Pre-1600
* 1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first royal charter.
* 1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
* 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and impris ...
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All fixed
commemorations below celebrated on May 14 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.
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For May 1st, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on
April 18
Events Pre-1600
* 796 – King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The ''patrician'' Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.
* 1428 – Peace of Ferrara ...
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Saints
* ''Prophet
Jeremiah
Jeremiah ( – ), also called Jeremias, was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the Book of Jeremiah, book that bears his name, the Books of Kings, and the Book of Lamentations, with t ...
'' (c. 655 – 586 BC)
* Martyr Philosophos at
Alexandria
Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...
(252)
[May 1/14]
Orthodox Calendar (ORTHOCHRISTIAN.COM)
* Martyr Sabbas
* Venerable Hieromartyr Batas of
Nisibis
Nusaybin () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,079 km2, and its population is 115,586 (2022). The city is populated by Kurds of different tribal affiliation.
Nusaybin is separated ...
(Bata the Persian) (c. 364)
* ''Venerable
Isidora
Isidora or Isadora is a female given name of Greek origin, derived from Ἰσίδωρος, ''Isídōros'' (a compound of Ἶσις, ''Ísis'', and δῶρον, ''dōron'': "gift of he goddessIsis").
The male equivalent is Isidore.
The name surv ...
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 Tabennisi, Egypt'' (c. 365)
* New Monk-martyr Romanus of
Raqqa
Raqqa (, also , Kurdish language, Kurdish: ''Reqa'') is a city in Syria on the North bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. The Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine city and b ...
(780)
* St. Michael, ascetic of
Chalcedon
Chalcedon (; ; sometimes transliterated as ) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor, Turkey. It was located almost directly opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Üsküdar) and it is now a district of the city of Ist ...
(8th-9th century)
* Saint
Symeon of Syracuse (or of Mount Sinai or Trier) (1035)
Pre-Schism Western saints
* Martyr
Andeolus of Smyrna, a subdeacon from Smyrna sent to France by St
Polycarp
Polycarp (; , ''Polýkarpos''; ; AD 69 155) was a Christian Metropolis of Smyrna, bishop of Smyrna. According to the ''Martyrdom of Polycarp'', he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to consume his bo ...
, martyred near Viviers on the
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...
(208)
[May 1]
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Martyrs
Orentius and Patientia, husband and wife who lived at Loret near
Huesca
Huesca (; ) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1096 and 1118. It is also the capital of the Spanish Huesca (province), ...
in Spain, parents of St.
Laurence the Martyr (240)
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
in France under Diocletian (303)Tarbes
Tarbes (; Gascon language, Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of southwestern France. It is ...
in France, Bishop of Auch
Auch (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in southwestern France. Located in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers Departments of France, department.
Geography
Localiza ...
('' Augusta Ausciorum'') for over 40 years (c. 439)Quimper
Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the ...
(460)[May 14, 2011 / May 1, 2011 (Church Calendar)]
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
* Saint Brioc
Brioc ( Breton: ''Brieg''; ; ; ; died c. 502) was a 5th-century Welsh holy man who became the first abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany. He is one of the seven founder saints of Brittany.
Life
Very little is known about Brioc's early life, as ...
, Abbot of St. Brieuc (c. 502)[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. 190-192.
* Martyr Sigismund Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it ''Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form of ...
, king of Burgundy (524)Corbeny
Corbeny (; in the Middle Ages: Corbunei) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The river Ailette flows south through the northwestern part of the commune.
Population
See also
* Communes of ...
, founder of a monastery of hermits on the Egyptian model in Nanteuil in France (c. 558)Bishop of Killala
The Bishop of Killala () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bis ...
in Ireland, ended his life as a hermit and may have been martyred (6th century)Saint Asaph
Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph.
Biography
No traditional Welsh language, Welsh account devoted to the life of Asaph exists. He is, ...
, Bishop in North Wales (c. 600)[
* Saint ]Aredius of Gap
Aredius of Gap (Arigius, Arey) (c. 575, Chalon-sur-Saône – c. 605) was bishop of Gap
The Diocese of Gap and Embrun (Latin: ''Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical t ...
(''Arigius, Arey''), Bishop of Gap
The Diocese of Gap and Embrun (Latin: ''Dioecesis Vapincensis et Ebrodunensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Gap et d'Embrun'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of South ...
in France for twenty years (604)Bertha of Val d'Or
Bertha of Val d'Or (birth unknown, death c. 690), was an abbess, virgin, and martyr. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint.
Her husband was Gombert, Lord of Champenois, who was a nobleman and member of the royal family of Fra ...
, martyr, founder and abbess of Avenay
Avenay () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
Geography
Avenay is located some 12 km south-west of Caen just east of Évrecy. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Sainte-Honori ...
in the diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne (680)Archbishop of Narbonne
The former Catholic diocese of Narbonne existed from early Christian times until the French Revolution. It was an archdiocese, with its see at Narbonne, from the year 445, and its influence ran over much of south-western France and into Cataloni ...
(893)Benedict of Szkalka
Benedict of Skalka or Szkalka (, ) (10th century –d. 1012), born ''Stojislav'' in Nitra, Hungarian Kingdom (modern day Slovakia), was a Benedictine monk, now venerated as a saint. He became a hermit and lived an austere life in a cave along the ...
, a hermit on Mount Zobor in Hungary, disciple of St. Andrew Zorard, renowned for his asceticism, murdered by robbers (1012)
Post-Schism Orthodox saints
* Saint Tamar of Georgia
Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr , ; 1160 – 18 January 1213) queen regnant, reigned as the List of monarchs of Georgia#Kings of unified Georgia (1008–1490), Queen of Kingdom of Georgia, Georgia from 1184 to 1213, ...
, Queen (1213)
* Saint Paphnutius of Borovsk, Abbot (1477)
* Hieromartyr Macarius of Kiev, Metropolitan
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 ar ...
of Kiev (1497)[Dr. Alexander Roman. ]
May
'' Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
* St. Zosimas, bishop of Kumurdo (15th century)
* Saint Gerasimus of Boldinsk, abbot (1554)
* Saint Panaretus of Cyprus, archbishop (1791)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 ...
* Saint Nicephorus of Chios, monk (1821)
New martyrs and confessors
* Virgin-martyr Nina (Kuznyetsova), new martyr of Vologda (1938)[1 мая (ст.ст.) 14 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)]
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
Other commemorations
* Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
''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-beare ...
" Unexpected Joy" (''“Neochikuvana Radist”'') from Andronikov Monastery
Andronikov Monastery of the Saviour (, , or ) is a former monastery on the left bank of the Yauza River in Moscow, consecrated to the Holy Image of Saviour Not Made by Hands and containing the oldest extant (i.e. outside the Kremlin) building in ...
.
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Translation of the relics (870) of Saint Walburga
Walpurga or Walburga (; ; ; 71025 February 777 or 779) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 by Pope Adrian II. Saint Walpurgis Night (or "Sankt Walpurgisnacht") is the name for the eve of her ...
, Abbess of Heidenheim, to Eichstätt
Eichstätt () is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the district of Eichstätt. It is located on the Altmühl river and has a population of around 13,000. Eichstätt is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Dioce ...
Icon gallery
File:St Corentin Banner.jpg, Labarum of St. Corentin of Quimper
Corentin of Quimper (Corentinus; in Breton, ''Kaourintin'') (d. 460 AD) is a Breton saint. He was the first bishop of Quimper. Corentin was a hermit at Plomodiern and was regarded as one of the seven founding saints of Brittany. He is the pat ...
(Parish church of Locronan, Brittany).
File:Saint Brieuc.jpg, St. Brioc
Brioc ( Breton: ''Brieg''; ; ; ; died c. 502) was a 5th-century Welsh holy man who became the first abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany. He is one of the seven founder saints of Brittany.
Life
Very little is known about Brioc's early life, as ...
.
File:KN DFK Fresko N Sigismund.JPG, Fresco of St. Sigismund of Burgundy
Sigismund (; died 524 AD) was List of kings of Burgundy, King of the Burgundians from 516 until his death. He was the son of king Gundobad and Caretene. He succeeded his father in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were defeated in battle b ...
, (c. 1417-1437).
File:Queen Tamar - Vardzia fresco.jpg, Fresco of St. Tamar of Georgia
Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr , ; 1160 – 18 January 1213) queen regnant, reigned as the List of monarchs of Georgia#Kings of unified Georgia (1008–1490), Queen of Kingdom of Georgia, Georgia from 1184 to 1213, ...
, Queen of Georgia. (Vardzia
Vardzia ( ka, ვარძია ) is a cave monastery site in southern Georgia (country), Georgia, Rock cut architecture, excavated from the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain on the left bank of the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River, thirty kilometre ...
Monastery c. 1184–1186).
File:Pafnutius.jpg, Saint Paphnutius of Borovsk, Abbot.
File:Our Lady the Unexpected Joy.jpeg, Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
''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-beare ...
"Unexpected Joy"
Notes
References
Sources
May 14, 2011 / May 1, 2011 (Church Calendar)
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
May 1
OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
* Dr. Alexander Roman.
'' Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
*
The Roman Martyrology
'' Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. pp. 123–124.
* 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. 190–192.
Greek Sources
* Great Synaxaristes:
1 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Συναξαριστής.
1 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).
*
1 мая (ст.ст.) 14 мая 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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