May 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

May 9 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 11

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 23 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 10, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on April 27.

Saints

• Saint Simon the Zealot, Apostle (1st century)^[1]
• Martyr Hesychius the Palatine of Antioch (c. 304)^[2]
• Saint Isidora the Fool-for-Christ, of Tabennisi, Egypt (c. 365)^[3]
• Saint Isidore of Alexandria (Isidore The Simple-Minded) (319-404), Hieromonk and Hospitaller (hospital administrator) (404)^[4]
• Venerable Passarion the Presbyter (Passarion of Palestine), Agapius and Philemon (mid-5th century)^[5]
• Blessed Thais (Taisia) of Egypt (5th century)^[3]
• Saint Laurence of Egypt, monk (6th century)^[3]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Calepodius, Palmatius, Simplicius, Felix, Blanda and Companions (c. 222–232)^{[6] [7]}
• Martyrs Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyprian, at Lentini in Sicily (251)^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Martyrs Erasmus, Onesimus, and 14 other martyrs, in Sicily (251)^[9]
• Saint Aurelian of Limoges, Disciple of St Martial of Limoges in France (3rd century)^[7]
• Martyrs Quartus and Quintus, two citizens of Capua who were condemned and executed in Rome.^{[6] [7]}
• Saint Conleth, first Bishop of Kildare (c. 519)^[10] (see also: May 3 and May 4)^{[11] [12] [13]}
• Saint Comgall, founder and abbot of Bangor (602)^{[7] [14]}
• Saint Cataldus, born in Munster in Ireland, became a monk at Lismore, then Bishop of Taranto; renowned for miracles (7th century)^{[6] [7]}
• Virgin-martyr Solangia (Solange) (880)^[7]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Simon of Vladimir and Suzdal (Kiev Caves), Bishop (1226)^[15]
• Venerable Laurence, monastic founder at Mt. Pelion in Volos (late 14th century)^[16]
• Blessed Simon of Yurievets and Zharki, Fool-for-Christ (1584)^[3]
• Saint Eustathios of Crimea (1745-1759), martyred in Theodosia, Crimea (1759)^[17]
• Saint Synesius of Irkutsk (1787)^[3]
• Saint Yoakim Krchovski (1820)^{[18] [19]}

Other commemorations

• The passage of the relics (1087) of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker through the island of Zakynthos, while on their way to Bari.^[20]
• Translation of the relics (1670) of the blessed martyr Basil of Mangazea in Siberia (1602)^{[3] [21]}
• "Kiev-Bratskaya" Icon of the Mother of God (1654)^[22]
• Repose of Eldress Taisia (Thaisia) of Voronezh (1840)^[3]
• Repose of Hieromonk Andrew (Abramius in Schema) of Whitehoof Convent (1902)^[3]
• Slaying of Soldier Eugene Rodionov in Chechnya (May 23, 1996)^[23]

Sources

• May 10/23. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• May 23 / May 10. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
• Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• May 10. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 10. The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 10 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 10 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 23 мая (10 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 10 мая (ст.ст.) 23 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3087/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Σίμων ὁ Ἀπόστολος ὁ Ζηλωτής
2. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3090/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἡσύχιος ὁ Ὁμολογητής
3. http://days.pravoslavie.ru/en/Days/20110510.htm May 10/23
4. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3091/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσίδωρος ὁ μωρός. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
5. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3092/sxsaintinfo.aspx Οἱ Ὅσιοι Πασσαρίων, Ἀγάπιος καὶ Φιλήμων
6. http://www.breviary.net/martyrology/mart05/mart0510.htm May 10
7. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdmay.htm May 10
8. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3088/sxsaintinfo.aspx Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἀλφειός, Κυπρίνος καὶ Φιλάδελφος οἱ Μάρτυρες οἱ Αὐτάδελφοι
9. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3089/sxsaintinfo.aspx Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἔρασμος καὶ Ὀνήσιμος οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτοῖς δεκατέσσερις μαρτυρήσαντες
10. Web site: КОНЛЕТ КИЛДАРСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-04-14 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
11. Web site: Den hellige Conleth av Kildare (~450-~519) . 2023-04-15 . Den katolske kirke . no.
12. Web site: Celtic and Old English Saints - 3 May . 2023-04-15 . celticsaints.org.
13. Web site: May 4 - St Conleth (450-519) . 2023-04-15 . Catholicireland.net . en-US.
14. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3093/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Κομγάλλιος
15. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3095/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Σίμων Ἐπίσκοπος Βλαδιμὶρ καὶ Σουζδαλίας
16. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3096/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Λαυρέντιος
17. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3097/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐστάθιος ὁ Μάρτυρας ὁ ἐκ Κριμαίας
18. Web site: МПЦ-ОА ќе го прогласи Јоаким Крчовски за Светител . 2023-04-18 . Religija . 4 May 2022 . MK-mk.
19. Web site: Преподобниот Јоаким Крчовски канонизиран за светец † Бигорски манастир . 2023-04-21 . bigorski.org.mk . mk-MK.
20. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3094/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἡ πάροδος τοῦ ἱεροῦ λειψάνου τοῦ Ἁγίου Νικολάου τοῦ Θαυματουργοῦ ἐκ τῆς νήσου Ζακύνθου
21. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3098/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Βασιλείου τοῦ Ἱερομάρτυρος τοῦ Θαυματουργοῦ
22. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3099/sxsaintinfo.aspx Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου «τῶν ἀδελφῶν του Κιέβου» ἐν Ρωσίᾳ
23. http://days.pravoslavie.ru/en/Days/20120510.htm May 10/23