May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

May 23 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - May 25

All fixed commemorations below celebrated on June 6 by Old Calendarists

Saints

• Venerable Symeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain (c.592)^[1][2]
• Martyrs Meletius Stratelates, Stephen, John, and 1,218 soldiers with women and children, including:

• Serapion the Egyptian, Callinicus the 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)^[3][4][5]

• Martyrs Donatian and Rogatian, brothers (299)^[5][6]
• Martyr Afra (304)^[5][6]
• Martyr Robustian, at Milan.^[5][6]
• Martyr Vincent of Porto.^[5][6]
• Martyrs Zöellus, Servilius, Felix, Silvanus, and Diocles, in Istria.^[5][6]
• Saint Patrice (Patrick), fourth Bishop of Bayeux in France (c.469)^[6]
• Saint Elpidios (Elpidius), Bishop of Aversa, in Campania southern Italy (5th c.)^{[7][note 1]}
• Saint Vincent of Lerins (445)^[5][9]
• Saint Kyriakos of Evrychou, in Cyprus, the Wonderworker.^[10]
• Nun-martyr Martha, abbess of Monemvasia (990)^[11]
• Venerable Nikita Stylites, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl-Zalesski (1186)^[12]
• Saint Gregory of Novgorod, Archbishop (1193)^[13]

Other commemorations

• Translation of the relics (c.1067) of St. George of the Holy Mountain and Georgia (1065)^[11]
• Repose of Monk Cyriacus of Valaam (1818)^[11]
• Repose of Blessed Amphilochius of Rostov (1824)^[11]
• Glorification (1988) of Saint Xenia of Petersburg, fool-for-Christ (c.1803)^[14]
• Inauguration of the church of Virgin Mary in Karrais (Al Kara) of Syria^[15]

Notes

1. ^ "ELPIDIUS (12), ST. The first of the four recorded bishops of Atella in Campania cir. A.D. 400. Great sanctity and many miracles were attributed to him and to his brother St. Cyo a presbyter and his nephew St. Elpicius a deacon, both of whom also lived at Atella. St. Elpidius was buried at Salerno, and his festival was on May 24. Some suppose that he is an African refugee in the Vandal persecution."^[8]

References

1. ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Συμεὼν ὁ ἐν τῷ Θαυμαστῷ ὄρει. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
2. ^ Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
3. ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Μελέτιος ὁ στρατηλάτης καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ Μάρτυρες. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
4. ^ Martyr Meletius Stratelates who suffered in Galatia. OCA - Feasts and Saints.
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} May 24. The Roman Martyrology.
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f} May 24. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
7. ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἐλπίδιος ὁ Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀμβέρσας. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
8. ^ C.H. ELPIDIUS (12). In: William Smith and Henry Wace. A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines. Volume II: Eaba-Hermocrates. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1880. p.101.
9. ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Βικέντιος τῶν Λερίνων. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
10. ^ Ὁ Ὅσιος Κυριακὸς ἐξ Εὐρύχου Κύπρου. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
11. ^ ^{a b c d} May 24/June 6. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
12. ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Νικήτας ὁ Ὁσιομάρτυρας ὁ Στυλίτης. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
13. ^ Ὁ Ἅγιος Γρηγόριος Ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Νόβγκοροντ. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
14. ^ St. Xenia of Petersburg, fool-for-Christ (18th c.). HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A a parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow).
15. ^ Ἐγκαίνια τοῦ ναοῦ τῆς Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ἐν Κάρραις τῆς Συρίας. 24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Sources

• May 24/June 6. Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU).
• June 6 / May 24. HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (A 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

• 24 ΜΑΪΟΥ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.