May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

May 23 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 25

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 6 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 24th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 11.

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 tribunes: Faustus, Festus, Marcellus, Theodore, Meletius, Sergius, Marcellinus, Felix, Photinus, Theodoriscus, Mercurius, and Didymus — all of whom suffered in Galatia (c.138-161)^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Venerable Symeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain (c.592)^{[4] [5]}
• Saint Kyriakos of Evrychou, in Cyprus, the Wonderworker.^[6]
• Nun-martyr Martha, abbess of Monemvasia (990)^[7]

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyrs Donatian and Rogatian, brothers (299)^{[3] [8]}
• Martyr Afra (304)^{[3] [8]}
• Martyr Robustian, at Milan.^{[3] [8]}
• Martyr Vincent of Porto.^{[3] [8]}
• Martyrs Zöellus, Servilius, Felix, Silvanus, and Diocles, in Istria.^{[3] [8]}
• Saint Patrice (Patrick), fourth Bishop of Bayeux in France (c.469)^[8]
• Saint Elpidios (Elpidius), Bishop of Aversa, in Campania southern Italy (5th century)^[9]
• Saint Vincent of Lerins (445)^{[3] [10] [11] [12]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Venerable Nikita Stylites, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl-Zalesski (1186)^[13]
• Saint Gregory of Novgorod, Archbishop (1193)^[14]

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics (c.1067) of St. George of the Holy Mountain and Georgia (1065)^[7]
• Repose of Monk Cyriacus of Valaam (1818)^[7]
• Repose of Blessed Amphilochius of Rostov (1824)^[7]
• Glorification (1988) of Saint Xenia of Petersburg, fool-for-Christ (c.1803)^[15]
• Inauguration of the church of Virgin Mary in Karrais (Al Kara) of Syria^[16]

Sources

• May 24/June 6. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• June 6 / May 24. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
• Complete List of Saints. Protection of the Mother of God Church (POMOG).
• May 24. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• May 24. The Roman Martyrology.
• May 24. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 24 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 24 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 6 июня (24 мая). 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).

Notes and References

1. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3369/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Μελέτιος ὁ στρατηλάτης καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ Μάρτυρες
2. http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101504 Martyr Meletius Stratelates who suffered in Galatia
3. http://www.breviary.net/martyrology/mart05/mart0524.htm May 24
4. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3368/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Συμεὼν ὁ ἐν τῷ Θαυμαστῷ ὄρει
5. http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=101502 Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain
6. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3372/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ὅσιος Κυριακὸς ἐξ Εὐρύχου Κύπρου
7. http://days.pravoslavie.ru/en/Days/20110524.htm May 24/June 6
8. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdmay.htm May 24
9. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3370/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐλπίδιος ὁ Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀμβέρσας
10. Ὁ Ὅσιος Βικέντιος τῶν Λερίνων. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. ST. PATRICK OF IRELAND AND OTHER WESTERN SAINTS OFFICIALLY ADDED TO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CALENDAR. Pravoslavie.ru. Moscow, March 10, 2017. Retrieved: 14 March 2017.
12. ЖУРНАЛЫ заседания Священного Синода от 9 марта 2017 года. Русская Православная Церковь - Официальный сайт Московского Патриархата (Patriarchia.ru). 9 марта 2017 г. 20:08. Retrieved: 14 March 2017.
13. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3373/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικήτας ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας ὁ Στυλίτης
14. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3374/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ὁ Ἅγιος Γρηγόριος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Νόβγκοροντ
15. St. Xenia of Petersburg, fool-for-Christ (18th century). HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
16. http://www.synaxarion.gr/gr/sid/3375/sxsaintinfo.aspx Ἐγκαίνια τοῦ ναοῦ τῆς Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Κάρραις τῆς Συρίας