May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) explained

May 28 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 30

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 11 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

For May 29th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on May 16.

Saints

• Martyr Cyril of Caesarea in Cappadocia (251)^[1]
• Child-martyr Carellus, with martyrs Primolus, Phinodus, Venustus, Gissinus, Alexander, Tredentius, and Jocunda, at Caesarea in Cappadocia (253-259)^[2]
• Hieromartyr Olbian, Bishop of Anaea, and his disciples, in Asia Minor (284-303)^{[2] [3]}
• Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (308)^{[4] [5]}
• Martyrs Andrew (Andras) and his spouse.^[6]
• Saint Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria (326)^{[2] [7]}
• Venerable Jeremiah of Damascus.^[8]
• Venerable Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Constantinople (730)^{[9] [10]}

Pre-Schism Western saints

• Martyr Restitutus, at Rome, on the Via Aurelia (299).^{[11] [12]}
• Saint Maximinus of Trier, Bishop of Trier in Germany (352)^{[13] [14]}
• Martyrs Sisinius, Martyrius, and Alexander, near Trent, in the time of Emperor Honorius (397)^{[12] [14] [15]}
• Saint Maximus of Verona, Bishop of Verona in Italy (6th century)^{[12] [14] [16]}
• Venerable Votus, Felix and John, hermits in the Pyrenees (750)^{[14] [17]}
• Saint John de Atares (750)^[14]
• Saint Ethelbert the King (Æthelberht II of East Anglia) (794)^[18] (see also May 20)
• Saint Gerald, a monk at Brou, became Bishop of Mâcon, returned to his monastery 40 years later and reposed there (927)^[14]
• Saint Ulric of Einsiedeln (978)^[14]
• Saint Eleutherius of Rocca d'Arce, Confessor, at Arcano in Lazio.^{[12] [14]}

Post-Schism Orthodox saints

• Righteous John and Mary of Ustiug (Vologda) (13th century)^{[2] [4]}
• Venerable Helena Dragaš (Hypomone, Ipomoni of Loutraki) (1450)^[19]
• Blessed Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Roman emperor, martyred by the Ottoman Turks (1453)^{[2] [4]}
• New Martyr Andrew of Argentes, in Chios (1465)^{[2] [20]}
• Blessed John of Ustiug, Fool-for-Christ (1494)^{[21] [22]}
• New Martyr John (or Nannus) of Smyrna (1802)^[23]
• New Hieromartyr Euthymios (Agritellis) of Zela, in Pontus, Bishop (1921)^[24]
• New Hiero-confessor Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky), Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea and Surgeon, Unmercenary Wonderworker (1961)^{[25] [26]} (see also June 11)

New martyrs and confessors

• Hieromartyr John Preobrazhensky (1938)^{[4] [26]}
• Deacon Martyr Andrew Trofimov (1938)^{[4] [26]}

Other commemorations

• Repose of Schemamonk Michael of Valaam (1854)^[2]
• Repose of Nun Dorothea of Sukhotin Monastery (1885)^[2]
• Uncovering of the relics (2000) of St. Job (Joshua in schema), Schemamonk of Anzersk Island, at Solovki (1720)^{[2] [4]}

Icons

• Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Surety of Sinners” in Moscow (1848)^{[2] [27] [28]} (see also March 7)
• Icon of the Mother of God "Non-Slumbering Eye" (“Unsleeping Eye”).^[4]
• Icon of the Mother of God "Imperial" (“Tsesarskaya-Borovskaya”).^[4]

Links

• May 29/June 11. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• June 11 / May 29. 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 29. OCA - The Lives of the Saints.
• Dr. Alexander Roman. May. Calendar of Ukrainian Orthodox Saints (Ukrainian Orthodoxy - Українське Православ'я).
• May 29. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
• May 29. The Roman Martyrology.

Greek Sources

• Great Synaxaristes: 29 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
• Συναξαριστής. 29 Μαΐου. ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ).

Russian Sources

• 11 июня (29 мая). Православная Энциклопедия под редакцией Патриарха Московского и всея Руси Кирилла (электронная версия). (Orthodox Encyclopedia - Pravenc.ru).
• 29 мая (ст.ст.) 11 июня 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).

Notes and References

1. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Κύριλλος ἐκ Καισαρείας. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. May 29/June 11. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
3. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Ὀλβιανὸς ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ μαθητὲς αὐτοῦ. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
4. http://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.php?year=2011&today=11&month=6&trp=0&tzo=-4 June 11 / May 29
5. Great Synaxaristes Ἡ Ἁγία Θεοδοσία ἡ Παρθενομάρτυς. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
6. Great Synaxaristes Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἄνδρας καὶ ἡ Σύζυγος αὐτοῦ οἱ Μάρτυρες. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
7. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀλέξανδρος Πατριάρχης Ἀλεξανδρείας. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἱερεμίας ὁ Δαμασκηνός. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
9. Great Synaxaristes Ἡ Ἁγία Θεοδοσία ἡ Ὁσιομάρτυς ἡ Κωνσταντινουπολίτισσα. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. Virginmartyr Theodosia the Nun of Constantinople. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
11. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Ρεστιτοῦτος ὁ Μάρτυρας. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
12. http://www.breviary.net/martyrology/mart05/mart0529.htm May 29
13. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Μαξιμίνος Ἐπίσκοπος Τρεβήρων. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/stdmay.htm May 29
15. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Σισίννιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
16. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Μάξιμος Ἐπίσκοπος Βερόνας. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
17. Great Synaxaristes Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βότος, Φήλικας καὶ Ἰωάννης οἱ Ἐρημίτες. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
18. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐθελμπέρτος ὁ βασιλεύς. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
19. Great Synaxaristes Ἡ Ὁσία Ὑπομονή. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
20. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀνδρέας ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Ἀργέντης. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
21. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ διὰ Χριστὸν Σαλός. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
22. Blessed John, Fool-for-Christ, Ustiug Wonderworker. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
23. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Νεομάρτυρας ὁ Νάννος. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
24. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Εὐθύμιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ζήλων. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
25. Great Synaxaristes Ὁ Ἅγιος Λουκᾶς Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Κριμαίας. 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
26. 29 мая (ст.ст.) 11 июня 2013 (нов. ст.). Русская Православная Церковь Отдел внешних церковных связей. (DECR).
27. Great Synaxaristes Σύναξις Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου «ἡ Ἐγγύηση τῶν Ἁμαρτωλῶν». 29 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
28. The Icon of the Mother of God "Pledge for Sinners" ("Sporuchnitsa Greshnukh"). HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).