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 ...

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 25 Events Pre-1600 * 567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. * 240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. * 1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 6 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 24th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

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 ...

Saints

* Martyrs Meletius Stratelates, Stephen, John, and 1218 soldiers with women and children, including: :* Serapion the Egyptian, Callinicus the former Magician, Theodore, Faustus, the women Marciana, Susanna, and Palladia, two children Cyriacus and Christian; and :* Twelve

tribune Tribune () was the title of various elected officials in ancient Rome. The two most important were the Tribune of the Plebs, tribunes of the plebs and the military tribunes. For most of Roman history, a college of ten tribunes of the plebs ac ...

s: Faustus, Festus, Marcellus, Theodore, Meletius, Sergius, Marcellinus, Felix, Photinus, Theodoriscus, Mercurius, and Didymus — all of whom suffered in

Galatia Galatia (; , ''Galatía'') was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir in modern Turkey. Galatia was named after the Gauls from Thrace (cf. Tylis), who settled here ...

(c.138-161)May 24
. The Roman Martyrology. * Venerable

Symeon Stylites the Younger Simeon Stylites the Younger, also known as Simeon of the Admirable Mountain (, Arabic: مار سمعان العمودي الأصغر ''mār semʻān l-ʻamūdī l-asghar''; 521 – 596/597), is a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox C ...

of Wonderful Mountain (c.592) * Saint Kyriakos of

Evrychou Evrychou (, ) is a village in Cyprus. It is located in the Nicosia District and the agricultural centre of the "Solea" region located about 50 km south-west of Nicosia and 30 km from Troodos Mountains. Geography and climate Evrychou i ...

, in Cyprus, the Wonderworker. * Nun-martyr Martha, abbess of

Monemvasia Monemvasia (, or ) is a town and municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located in mainland Greece on a tied island off the east coast of the Peloponnese, surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea. Monemvasia is connected to the rest of the mainland by a ...

(990)May 24/June 6
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Martyrs

Donatian and Rogatian Donatian and Rogatian were two brothers, martyred in Nantes during the reign of Roman Emperor Maximian, around 288–290, for refusing to deny their faith. They are also known as ''les enfants nantais''. Their feast day is 24 May. Life The st ...

, brothers (299)May 24
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Martyr Afra (304) * Martyr Robustian, at Milan. * Martyr Vincent of Porto. * Martyrs Zöellus, Servilius, Felix, Silvanus, and Diocles, in

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; ; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian: ; ; ) is the largest peninsula within the Adriatic Sea. Located at th ...

. * Saint Patrice (''Patrick''), fourth Bishop of Bayeux in France (c.469) * Saint Elpidios (''Elpidius''), Bishop of

Aversa Aversa () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Caserta in Campania, southern Italy, about 24 km north of Naples. It is the centre of an agricultural district, the ''Agro Aversano'', producing wine and cheese (famous for the typical dome ...

, in Campania southern Italy (5th century) * Saint Vincent of Lerins (445)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* Venerable

Nikita Stylites Nicetas (Nikita) Stylites was a 12th-century monk living in Kievan Rus' who founded the Nikitsky Monastery, Monastery of St. Nicetas on the eastern shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo in Zalesye. He was later canonized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Chu ...

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 ...

of Pereyaslavl-Zalesski (1186) * Saint Gregory of Novgorod, Archbishop (1193)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics (c.1067) of St. George of the Holy Mountain and Georgia (1065) * Repose of Monk Cyriacus of

Valaam Valaam (; ) is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russia. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km2. The largest island is also called Valaam. Other named islands are: Ski ...

(1818) * Repose of Blessed Amphilochius of Rostov (1824) * Glorification (1988) of Saint Xenia of Petersburg,

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 ...

(c.1803) * Inauguration of the church of Virgin Mary in Karrais ( Al Kara) of SyriaἘγκαίνια τοῦ ναοῦ τῆς Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Κάρραις τῆς Συρίας
24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Icon gallery

File:Simeon Stylites the Younger.jpg, St.

Simeon Stylites the Younger Simeon Stylites the Younger, also known as Simeon of the Admirable Mountain (, Arabic: مار سمعان العمودي الأصغر ''mār semʻān l-ʻamūdī l-asghar''; 521 – 596/597), is a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox ...

. File:Basilique Saint-Donatien et Saint-Rogatien tomb.jpg, Tomb of Sts.

in the Basilica of Sts. Donatian and Rogatian. The tomb is empty, as the relics were transferred to Ostia in the twelfth century. File:Heilige Afra.jpg, St. Afra. File:Peinture Saint-Patrice.JPG, Saint Patricius (Patrice), Bishop of Bayeux. File:Nkiita Stolpnik.jpg, St.

(fresco, 18th century).

Notes

References

Sources

May 24/June 6
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).

HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).

Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
May 24
OCA - The Lives of the Saints.

The Roman Martyrology.

Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
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ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
24 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). *
24 мая (ст.ст.) 6 июня 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:May 24 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) May in the Eastern Orthodox calendar