May 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

May 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 16

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on May 28 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 15th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 2.

Saints

• The Seven Apostolic Men, Martyr Bishops, ordained in Rome by Saints Peter and Paul and sent to evangelize Spain (1st century):

• Saints Torquatus, Ctesiphon, Secundus, Indaletius, Caecilius, Hesychius, and Euphrasius^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Saint Achillius (Achillios), Bishop of Larissa (330)^{[4] [5]}
• Saint Pachomius the Great, founder of cenobitic monasticism (348)^{[6] [7]}
• Saint Silvanus of Tabennisi, disciple of Saint Pachomius the Great (in the Thebaid) (4th century)^[8]
• Saint Pyrrhus of Breti, one of Thirteen Assyrian Fathers (6th century)^[9]
• Saint Barbarus the Myrrh-gusher of Greece (c. 820 - 829)^[10]
• Saint Panegyrios of Cyprus (Panigerios, Panegyrius), Wonderworker of Malounta^{[11] [12]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Saint Liberator, bishop, martyr (130)^[13]
• Saint Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (150)
• Martyrs Cassius, Victorinus, Maximus, and their companions, in the Auvergne (Clermont) in France (c. 264)
• Saint Eutychius of Ferento, bishop, martyr (270)^[14]
• Martyr Simplicius of Olbia, Bishop, in Sardinia (c. 284-305)^[15]
• Saint Sophia of Rome (303)
• Virgin recluse Caesarea of Otranto^[3]
• Saint Reticius, bishop of Autun (4th century)^[16]
• Saint Kaleb of Axum, king (542)
• Saint Severin of Sanseverino, Bishop of Settempeda (545)
• Saint Hilary of Galeata (Hilary of Tuscany), founder of the monastery called Galeata, later known as Sant'Ilaro (Sant'Ellero di Galeata) (558)^{[3] [17]}
• Saint Colmán of Oughaval (Colman mac Ua Laoighse, Colman Mc O'Laoighse), a disciple of St Columba and St Fintan of Clonenagh (6th century)^[3]
• Virgin-martyr Dymphna of Geel, Flanders (c. 650)^{[2] [3] [18] [19] [20]}
• Saint Gerebern (Gerebarn), presbyter, martyr (c.650)^[21]
• Saint Waldalenus, founder of monastery of Bèze in France (7th century)^[3]
• Saint Bercthun (Bertin), a disciple of St John of Beverley and first Abbot of Beverley in England (733)^[3]
• Saint Bertha of Bingen (c. 757), and her son Saint Rupert of Bingen (732)^[3]
• Saint Witesind of Córdoba, martyr (855)^[22]
• Saint Hallvard Vebjørnsson of Husaby (1043)^[23]

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Saint Anastasia of Latra^[24]
• Saint Panigirius of Cyprus, Wonderworker^[25]
• Saint Isaiah of Rostov, Bishop and Wonderworker (1090)^[26]
• Saint Isaiah of the Kiev Caves, wonderworker (1115)^{[27] [28]}
• Saint Andrew the Hermit, of Mt. Kalana, Epirus, wonderworker (c. 1237 - 1271)^{[18] [29]}
• of Nerekhta, abbot (1384),^{[30] [31]} and Saint Silvanus of Nerekhta (1384)^[32]
• Saint Cali of Anatolia (14th century)^[33]
• Saint Euphrosynus of Pskov (Eleazar), abbot and wonderworker (1481)^{[34] [35]}
• Saint Serapion of Pskov, disciple of St Euphrosynus of Pskov (1481)^{[36] [37] [38]}
• Saint Ignatius, Charalampius and Pamphilus, brothers and disciples of Euphrosynus of Pskov (15th century)^[39]
• Saint Pachomius of Keno Lake Monastery (1525)^[40]
• Saint Demetrius of Moscow the Wonderworker, Slain Crown Prince (1591)^[41]
• Saint James of Putna, Metropolitan of Moldavia (1778)^[42]
• Saint Elias (Chebotariov) of Verkhoturye, schemamonk (1900)^[43]
• Saint Arethas (Katargin) of Valaam and Verkhoturye, archimandrite (1903)^[44]

New martyrs and confessors

• New Hieromartyrs:

• Archbishop Pachomius (Kedrov) of Chernigov (1938),^{[18] [45]}

• his brother, Archbishop Abercius (Kedrov) of Zhitomir (1937),^{[18] [46]}

• their father, Priest Nicholas Kedrov (1936),^{[18] [47]}

• their brother-in-law, Priest Vladimir Zagarsky (1937)^[18]

Other commemorations

• Discovery of the revered icon of Kamoulianos "Acheiropoieta" ("made without human hands").^[48]
• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos Kazan-Vysha (1812)^[49]
• Uncovering of the relics (1991) of Saint Arsenius of Konevits^[50]
• Uncovering of the relics (2012) of Saint Elias (Ganzha) of Makeevka^[51]
• Translation of the sacred relics of the Holy Apostle Titus of Crete, from Venice (which had taken the relics in 1669), back to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Crete (1966)^{[52] [53]}
• Uncovering of the relics (1846) of Saint Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh, wonderworker of Zadonsk (1783)^[54]

Sources

• May. Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
• May 15/28. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• May 28 / May 15. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• May 15. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
• May 15. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 15. The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 15 ΜΑΪΟΥ . ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 15 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 28 мая (15 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 15 мая (ст.ст.) 28 мая 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3172/sxsaintinfo.aspx Οἱ Ἅγιοι Τορκουάτος, Κτησιφῶν, Σεκοῦνδος, Ἰνδαλέτιος, Καικίλιος, Ἡσύχιος καὶ Εὐφράσιος οἱ Μάρτυρες
2. http://www.breviary.net/martyrology/mart05/mart0515.htm May 15
3. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdmay.htm May 15
4. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3174/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀχίλλιος Ἐπίσκοπος Λαρίσης
5. http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101392 St Achilles the Bishop of Larissa
6. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3171/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Παχώμιος ὁ Μέγας
7. http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101384 Venerable Pachomius the Great, Founder of Coenobitic Monasticism
8. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3175/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Σιλβανὸς ὁ Ταβεννησιώτης
9. News: ПИРР БРЕТСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-28.
10. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3177/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Βάρβαρος ὁ Μυροβλύτης
11. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3178/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Πανηγύριος ὁ ἐκ Κύπρου
12. http://noctoc-noctoc.blogspot.com/2010/01/saint-panigerios-miracle-maker-from.html Panigerios the Miracle Maker from the village of Malounta, Nicosia
13. Web site: saints pour le 15 mai du calendrier ecclésiastique - forum - orthodoxe .com . 2023-05-28 . www.forum-orthodoxe.com.
14. Web site: admin . 2023-04-14 . Sinassario 15 aprile 2023 . 2023-05-28 . Sacra Arcidiocesi Ortodossa d' Italia . it-IT.
15. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3173/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Σιμπλίκιος ὁ Μάρτυρας
16. Web site: saints pour le 15 mai du calendrier ecclésiastique - forum - orthodoxe .com . 2023-05-28 . www.forum-orthodoxe.com.
17. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3176/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἱλάριος
18. http://days.pravoslavie.ru/en/Days/20110515.htm May 15/28
19. Rev. Alban Butler (1711–73). St. Dympna, Virgin and Martyr. The Lives of the Saints. 1866. (Bartleby.com).
20. Very Rev. John O'Hanlon. "ARTICLE I.—ST. DYMPNA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR, AND PATRONESS OF GHEEL, BELGIUM. [SIXTH OR SEVENTH CENTURY.]." In: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. VOL. V. Dublin, 1875. pp. 284-366.
21. Web site: ГЕРЕБЕРН ГЕЛСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
22. Web site: Собор святых, в земле испанской и португальской просиявших . 2023-05-28 . Испано-Португальская епархия . ru.
23. Web site: Orthodox Calendar. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, a parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow . 2023-05-28 . www.holytrinityorthodox.com.
24. Web site: Указатель 2, Полный месяцеслов Востока. Том II. Святой Восток - архиепископ Сергий (Спасский) . 2023-05-28 . azbyka.ru . ru.
25. Web site: ПАНИГИРИЙ КИПРСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
26. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3180/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἡσαΐας ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἐπίσκοπος Ροστώβ
27. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3181/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἡσαΐας ὁ Θαυματουργός
28. http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101387 Venerable Isaiah the Wonderworker of the Kiev Near Caves
29. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3182/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀνδρέας ὁ Ἐρημίτης ὁ Θαυματουργός
30. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3183/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Παχώμιος ὁ Ἀναχωρητής
31. http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101388 Venerable Pachomius the Abbot of Nerekhta
32. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2012&today=28&month=5&trp=1&tzo=-4 May 28 / May 15
33. Web site: Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
34. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3184/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Εὐφρόσυνος ὁ Θαυματουργός
35. http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101390 Venerable Euphrosynus the Abbot and Wonderworker of Pskov
36. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3185/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Σεραπίων τοῦ Πσκώφ
37. http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101391 Venerable Serapion of Pskov
38. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/los/September/08-14.htm St. Serapion, monk, of Spaso-Eleazar Monastery (Pskov) (1480)
39. Web site: Житие преподобных Евфросина и Серапиона, Игнатия, Харалампия и Памфила Псковских (память их празднуется 15/28 мая) . Жития русских святых: В 2 томах. Том первый: Март-август . 2023-05-28 . religion.wikireading.ru.
40. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3187/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Παχώμιος τοῦ Κένο
41. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3186/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Δημήτριος ὁ Θαυματουργός ὁ πρίγκιπας
42. Web site: ИАКОВ ПУТНЕНСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
43. Web site: ИЛИЯ (ЧЕБОТАРЕВ) - Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
44. Web site: АРЕФА ВЕРХОТУРСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
45. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3191/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Παχώμιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Τσέρνιγκωφ
46. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3190/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀβέρκιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
47. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3189/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας
48. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3179/sxsaintinfo.aspx Μνήμη ἐν τῷ περιτειχίσματι καὶ ἡ ἀνάδειξις τῆς ἀχειροποιήτου εἰκόνος ἐν Καμουλιανοῖς
49. Web site: Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
50. Web site: АРСЕНИЙ КОНЕВСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
51. Web site: ИЛИЯ МАКЕЕВСКИЙ - Древо . 2023-05-28 . drevo-info.ru . ru.
52. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3192/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Ἀποστόλου Τίτου
53. http://www.antiochian.org/1102802723 May
54. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3188/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Τύχωνος Ἐπισκόπου Ζαντόνκ