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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Eastern Orthodox Church calendar
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May 4
Events Pre-1600
* 1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull ''Licet ecclesiae catholicae''.
* 1415 – Religious reformer John Wycliffe is condemned a ...
All fixed
commemorations below celebrated on May 16 by
Orthodox Churches on the
Old Calendar
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For May 3rd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on
April 20
Events Pre-1600
* 1303 – The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII.
1601–1900
* 1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves England's Rump Parliament.
* 1657 – English Admiral Robert Blake destroy ...
.
Saints
* ''Martyrs Timothy the Reader and his wife
Moura of Antinoöpolis in Egypt'' (304)
[May 3]
The Roman Martyrology.
* ''Martyrs Diodoros and Rodopianos, at Aphrodisia in Anatolia, by stoning'' (285-305)
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 ...
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* Martyr
Alexander
Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here ar ...
and Virgin Martyr
Antonina at Byzantium (313)
(''see also June 10
Events Pre-1600
* 671 – Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock ( clepsydra) called ''Rokoku''. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.
* 1190 – Third Crusade: Frederic ...
'')
* Holy 27 Martyrs who died by fire.
*
Great martyr
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Xenia of Peloponnesus,
Wonderworker
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(318)
[ Συναξαριστής. ]
3 Μαΐου
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* Saint Mamai the
Katholikos
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of Georgia (744)
* Saint Michael of Ulompo, Georgia (9th century)
[Οἱ Ὅσιοι Μιχαὴλ καὶ Ἀρσένιος ἐκ Γεωργίας]
ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Saint Arsenius of Georgia (9th century)
* Saint
Peter the Wonderworker
Saint Peter the Wonderworker or the Thaumaturge (, ), also known as Saint Peter of Argos (Άγιος Πέτρος του Άργους) is a Christian saint, regarded as the patron saint of Argos.
Life
He was born in Constantinople, to a well-to- ...
, Bishop of
Argolis
Argolis or Argolida ( , ; , in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese penin ...
(925)
* Saint Ecumenius, Bishop of
Trikala
Trikala () is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala (regional unit), Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios (Thessaly), Pineios. According to the Greek Natio ...
, the Wonderworker (10th century)
Pre-Schism Western saints
* Saint
Alexander I Alexander I may refer to:
* Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon from 495 to 454 BC
* Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus
* Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas, ruler of the Seleucid Empire 150-145 BC
* Pope Alex ...
, the fifth Pope of Rome (c. 106-115)
[May 3]
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
* Martyrs Alexander, Eventius and Theodulus (c. 113-119)
* Saint
Juvenal of Narni
Saint Juvenal (d. May 3, 369 or 377) () is venerated as the first Roman Catholic Diocese of Narni, Bishop of Narni in Umbria. Historical details regarding Juvenal's life are limited. A biography of Juvenal of little historical value, written afte ...
(c. 369/377)
* Saint
Glywys
Glywys is a legendary early 5th century Welsh king, an important character in early Welsh genealogies as the eponymous founder king of Glywysing, a southeast Welsh kingdom whose heartland lay between the Tawe and the Usk.
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(Gluvias) of Cornwall (5th century)
* Saint Scannal of Cell-Coleraine in Ireland, a disciple 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 ...
(563)
* Saint Adalsindis, sister of St
Waldalenus
Waldalenus, or Wandalenus (late 6th – early 7th century), ''dux'' in the region between the Alps and the Jura, in the Frankish Kingdom of Burgundy, was a Frankish magnate who served as mayor of the Austrasian palace at Metz from 581, during the ...
, founder of the
Monastery of Bèze
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may ...
in France, Abbess of a convent near
Bèze
Bèze () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
It takes its name from the Bèze river, which rises in the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
The following is a list of the 698 ...
(c. 680)
* Saint
Æthelwine Æthelwine, also Aethelwine or Ethelwine is an Anglo-Saxon given name meaning "noble friend". Its Old High German equivalent is Adalwin.
*Æthelwine of Abingdon (died 1030), abbot of Abingdon
*Æthelwine (Bishop of Durham) (died 1071), bishop of D ...
(''Elwin, Ethelwin''), Bishop of Lindsey (c. 700)
* Saint Philip of Worms (770) (''Philip of Zell'')
* Saint
Ansfried,
Bishop of Utrecht
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Post-Schism Orthodox saints
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Emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium
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, abbot of the
Kiev Caves Monastery
The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv.
Sinc ...
and founder of
cenobitic
Cenobitic (or coenobitic) monasticism is a monastery, monastic tradition that stresses community life. Often in the West the community belongs to a religious order, and the life of the cenobitic monk is regulated by a Monastic rule, religious ru ...
monasticism in Russia'' (1074)
* St. Theophanes of Vatopedi, Metropolitan of Peritheorion (near
Xanthi
Xanthi is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi regional unit of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace.
Amphitheatrically built on the foot of Rhodope mountain chain, the city is divided ...
) (14th century)
[May 16, 2011 / May 3]
HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
* Schema-abbess Juliana (1393) and Schema-nun Eupraxia (1394), of the
Monastery of the Conception in Moscow
* Saint Gregory Archbishop of Rostov, Yiaroslavl and White Lake (Abbott of
Kamennoi Monastery (Monastery of the Transfiguration) at
Kubenski Lake, in Vologda province) (1416)
* Martyr
Saint Ahmet the
Calligrapher
Calligraphy () is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an exp ...
of
Constantinople
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(1682)
* Martyr Paul of Vilnius, Lithuania (17th century)
* New Martyrs Anastasia and Christodoulos, at
Achaea
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(1821)
* Saint Irodion of Lainici, Abbot of
Lainici Monastery
The Lainici Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located from Târgu Jiu.
History
First mention of this monastery was in 14th century. The monastery was constructed during the reign of John Caradja Voivode between 1812 and 1817.
During ...
in Romania (1900)
New martyrs and confessors
* New Hieromartyr John Vilensky, priest of Semyonovskoe (1918)
* New Hieromartyr Nicholas Benevolsky, priest of
Alma-Ata
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border wi ...
(1941)
[The Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and the Americas (ROCOR). ''St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004.'' St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p.33.]
Other commemorations
* Translation of the
relic
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial. Reli ...
s of Saint
Luke of Mt. Stirion (953)
* Translation of the Dormition Icon of the Mother of God from Constantinople, to the
Kiev-Pechersk Far Caves (1073)
* "Svenskaya" (Kiev Caves)
Icon
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of the Most Holy
Theotokos
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(1288)
* Finding of the relics of Saint John (Vilenskiy) of Yaroslavl (2018)
October 28
Events Pre-1600
* 97 – Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.
* 306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.
* 312 – Constantine I defeat ...
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Icon gallery
File:Petros Archiepiskopos Argous.JPG, St. Peter the Wonderworker
Saint Peter the Wonderworker or the Thaumaturge (, ), also known as Saint Peter of Argos (Άγιος Πέτρος του Άργους) is a Christian saint, regarded as the patron saint of Argos.
Life
He was born in Constantinople, to a well-to- ...
, Bishop of Argolis
Argolis or Argolida ( , ; , in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese penin ...
.
File:Papa Alessandro I.jpg, Pope Alexander I Alexander I may refer to:
* Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon from 495 to 454 BC
* Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus
* Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, surnamed Balas, ruler of the Seleucid Empire 150-145 BC
* Pope Alex ...
, the fifth Pope of Rome.
File:Narni - Chiesa di San Giovenale 7.JPG, Church of St. Juvenal of Narni
Saint Juvenal (d. May 3, 369 or 377) () is venerated as the first Roman Catholic Diocese of Narni, Bishop of Narni in Umbria. Historical details regarding Juvenal's life are limited. A biography of Juvenal of little historical value, written afte ...
(Chiesa di San Giovenale, a Narni).
File:Abdijkerk Thorn - Ramen H-Ansifridus H-Hilsonidis.jpg, St. Ansfried of Utrecht
Saint Ansfried (also Ansfrid, Ansfridus) of Utrecht sometimes called Ansfried the younger (died 3 May 1010 near Leusden) was Count of Huy and the sword-bearer for Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. He became Bishop of Utrecht in 995. He appears to have ...
and his wife Hereswint (or Hilsondis), founders of the abbey of Thorn (Limburg, Netherlands) on two stainded glass windows (1956).
File:Feodosij Pecherskij.jpg, St. Theodosius of Kiev
Theodosius of Kiev or Theodosius of the Caves (; ) is an 11th-century saint who brought Cenobitic Monasticism to Kievan Rus' and, together with Anthony of Kiev, founded the Kiev Caves Lavra (Monastery of the Caves). A hagiography of Theodosius ...
.
Notes
References
Sources
May 3/16 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU)
May 16, 2011 / May 3 HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow)
May 3 OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
The Roman Martyrology.
*
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. 125–126.
Greek Sources
* Great
Synaxaristes:
3 ΜΑΪΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
* Συναξαριστής.
3 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).
*
3 мая (ст.ст.) 16 мая 2013 (нов. ст.) Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
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