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 ...

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May 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1096 – Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed. * 1120 – Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death. * 1153 &nda ...

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 8 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 26th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on

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 ...

Saints

* Apostles Carpus and Alphaeus (''possibly

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'') of the

Seventy Apostles The seventy disciples (Greek: ἑβδομήκοντα μαθητές, ''hebdomikonta mathetes''), known in the Eastern Christian traditions as the seventy apostles (Greek: ἑβδομήκοντα απόστολοι, ''hebdomikonta apostoloi''), w ...

(1st century)May 26/June 8
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). * Martyrs Abercius and Helen, children of Apostle Alphaeus (1st century) * Martyr Julius, Roman soldier, by beheading, at Dorostolum in

Mysia Mysia (UK , US or ; ; ; ) was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor (Anatolia, Asian part of modern Turkey). It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was bounded by Bithynia on the east, Phrygia on the southeast, Lyd ...

(Asia Minor) (302) * Saint Synesius, Bishop of

Karpasia Karpasia may refer to: * Karpass Peninsula, the long, finger-like peninsula of northeastern Cyprus * Karpasia (town), an ancient townsite on the peninsula. {{Disambig ...

in Cyprus, Wonderworker (c. 5th century) * Venerable John of Psichaita the Confessor, of Constantinople (c. 825)
June 8 / May 26
'' HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow). (''see also

May 7 Events Pre-1600 * 351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch. * 558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I im ...

'')

Pre-Schism Western saints

* Hieromartyr Zacharias, Bishop of Vienne, suffered under

Trajan Trajan ( ; born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, 18 September 53) was a Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. He was a philanthropic ruler and a successful soldier ...

(106)May 26
The Roman Martyrology. * Hieromartyr Simitrius priest, and 22 other martyrs, who suffered under

Antoninus Pius Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius (; ; 19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from AD 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Born into a senatorial family, Antoninus held var ...

, at Rome (159) * Saint Eleutherius, Pope of Rome (189)May 26
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. * Saints Fugatius (''Fagan'') and

Damian Damian () may refer to: *Damian (given name) *Damian (surname) *Damian Subdistrict, in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China See also *Damiani, an Italian surname *Damiano (disambiguation) *Damien (disambiguation) *Damon (disambiguation) *Da ...

(''Deruvian''), sent by Pope Eleutherius to England to preach the Gospel (2nd century) * Martyr

Priscus Priscus of Panium (; ; 410s/420s AD – after 472 AD) was an Eastern Roman diplomat and Greek historian and rhetorician (or sophist)...: "For information about Attila, his court and the organization of life generally in his realm we have the ...

, a Roman legionary officer, and a great multitude of other Christians of

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, near Auxerre (272) * Martyrs Felicissimus, Heraclius, and Paulinus, at Todi in Umbria (303) * Martyr Quadratus, a martyr in North Africa. * Saint Bécán, a hermit near Cork in Ireland in the time of St

Columba Columba () or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey ...

; founder of

Kilbeggan Kilbeggan () is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is in the barony of Moycashel. Geography Kilbeggan is situated on the River Brosna, in the south of County Westmeath. It lies south of Lough Ennell, and Castletown Geoghegan, north of ...

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, worked in a monastery there (6th century) * Saint

Augustine of Canterbury Augustine of Canterbury (early 6th century in England, 6th century – most likely 26 May 604) was a Christian monk who became the first archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He is considered the "Apostle to the English". Augustine ...

, Evangelizer of

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(605) * Saint Oduvald, a noble who became a monk and later Abbot of

Melrose Abbey St Mary's Abbey, Melrose is a partly ruined monastery of the Cistercian order in Melrose, Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks at the request of King David I of Scotland and was the chief house of t ...

in Scotland (698) * Saint

Regintrud Regintrud, also known as Reginlind and Regentrud, (born 660–665,Note: the provided date of birth would be invalid if she is Dagobert I's daughter as he died 639 died 730–740) was probably the wife of Duke Theodbert of Bavaria or of his father D ...

is, fourth Abbess of

Nonnberg Abbey Nonnberg Abbey () is a Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine monastery in Salzburg, Austria. Founded by Saint Rupert of Salzburg, it is the oldest continuously existing convent, nunnery in the German-speaking world. The monastery complex is today ...

near Salzburg in Austria. * Saint Guinizo, born in Spain, became a monk at

Montecassino The Abbey of Monte Cassino (today usually spelled Montecassino) is a Catholic, Benedictine monastery on a rocky hill about southeast of Rome, in the Latin Valley. Located on the site of the ancient Roman town of Casinum, it is the first house ...

in Italy (c. 1050)

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

* New Martyr George of

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(''George the New, George the Serbian'') (1515) * New Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica, the former

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, beheaded at

Smyrna Smyrna ( ; , or ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, Turkey. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna ...

(1794) * Saint Innocent, Bishop of Cherson (1857)Dr. Alexander Roman.
May
'' Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я). (''see also

'')

New martyrs and confessors

* New Hieromartyrs Milan Banjac and Milan Golubovic, of

Drvar Drvar (, ) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Drvar in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the road between Bosansko Grahovo an ...

, Serbia (1941-1945)

Other commemorations

* Translation of the relics of Saint Bertilla (692), Abbess of Chelles. * Uncovering of the relics (1521) of Venerable Macarius, Abbot of Kolyazin (1483)
Uncovering of the relics of the Venerable Macarius the Abbot of Kalyazin
'' OCA - Feasts and Saints. * Translation of the relics (1534) of New Martyr George of Kratovo and Sofia (1515) * The Icon of the Mother of God of Seligersk-Vladimir (16th century)

Icon gallery

File:Eleutherius.jpg, St. Eleutherius, Pope of Rome. File:Augustinus von Canterbury.jpg, St.

, Evangelizer of England. File:Gregoryoftours.jpg, St.

Gregory the Dialogist Pope Gregory I (; ; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (; ), was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604. He is known for instituting the first recorded large-scale mission from Rom ...

, Pope of Rome, with St.

, Evangelizer of England. File:Archbishop Innocenty Borisov.jpg, St. Innocent, Archbishop of Cherson and Taurica.

Notes

References

Sources

May 26/June 8
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
June 8 / May 26
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).

Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
May 26
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. Greek Sources * Great Synaxaristes:
26 ΜΑΪΟΥ
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. * Συναξαριστής.
26 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). *
26 мая (ст.ст.) 8 июня 2013 (нов. ст.)
Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR). {{DEFAULTSORT:May 26 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics) May in the Eastern Orthodox calendar