The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church׃ May

Publication Data: Buena Vista, CO: Holy Apostles Convent, 2006
Format: hardcover
Number of Pages: xii + 1,364
Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.6 cm × 16.1 cm × 6.4 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN-13: 978‒0‒944359‒28‒0
ISBN-10: 0‒944359‒28‒0

   
Translated from the Greek

A volume of The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church

“Jeremias, the wondrous prophet of the Lord, was sanctified from his mother’s womb, as God says of him: ‘And the word of the Lord came to him (Prophet Jeremias), saying, “Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth from the womb, I sanctified thee; I appointed thee a prophet to the nations [Jer. 1:4, 5].”’ The prophet’s book opens, saying, ‘The word of God which came to Jeremias the son of Chelcias, of the priests, who dwelt in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin [Jer. 1:1].’. The prophet received a popular name in biblical times, meaning ‘may the Lord lift up’ or ‘the Lord exalts’ (Heb. yerim-yahu).”
—“On the 1^st of May, the holy Church commemorates the holy Prophet JEREMIAS (Jeremiah).”

CONTENTS

May 1
   JEREMIAS (JEREMIAH), PROPHET
   VATAS OF PERSIA, MARTYR
   PHILOSOPHOS OF ALEXANDRIA, MARTYR
   ISIDORA OF EGYPT, FOOL FOR CHRIST
   Savvas, Martyr
   Consecration of New Church
   PANARETOS, ARCHBISHOP OF PAPHOS IN CYPRUS
   AKAKIOS, EFTHYMIOS, AND IGNATIOS, NEW-MARTYRS, SYNAXIS
   NIKEPHOROS OF CHIOS, VENERABLE FATHER
   TAMARA, QUEEN OF GEORGIA
   Paphnutios, Wonder-worker of Borovsk
   MARY OF CRETE, NEW-MARTYR
May 2
   ATHANASIOS THE GREAT, ARCHBISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA
   ESPEROS, ZOE, KYRIAKOS, AND THEODOULOS, MARTYRS
   Jordan, Wonder-worker
May 3
   TIMOTHY AND MAVRA, MARTYRS
   DIODOROS AND RODOPIANOS THE DEACON, MARTYRS
   PETER THE WONDER-WORKER, ARCHBISHOP OF ARGOS
   27 Martyrs
   AHMET, NEW-MARTYR
   OIKOUMENIOS THE WONDER-WORKER, BISHOP OF TRIKKE
   Luke of Mount Steirion, Recovery of Relics
   XENIA, GREAT-MARTYR AND WONDER-WORKER
   Theodosios, Hegumen of the Caves Monastery in Kiev
May 4
   PELAGIA OF TARSUS, MARTYR
   HILARION, WONDER-WORKER
   APHRODISIOS, LEONTIOS, AND OTHER MARTYRS, SYNAXIS
   LAZARUS AND MARY MAGDALENE, RECOVERY OF RELICS
   NIKEPHOROS, HEGUMEN OF MEDIKION
   NICEPHORUS OF ATHOS, HESYCHAST
   Athanasios, Bishop of Corinth
May 5
   IRENE OF MAGEDON, GREAT-MARTYR
   EFTHYMIOS THE WONDER-WORKER, BISHOP OF MADYTOS
   NEOPHYTOS, GAIOS, AND GAIANOS, MARTYRS
   Consecration of the Theotokos Church in the Kyrou Quarter
   EPHRAIM THE NEWLY-APPEARED, WONDER-WORKER
May 6
   JOB, PROPHET
   Mamas, Pachomios, and Hilarion, Venerable Fathers
   Demetrion, Martyr
   Danax, Mesiros, and Therinos, Martyrs
   Donatos, Martyr
   Barbaros, Martyr
   Synaxis, Aforesaid Saints in Their Martyrium in the Defteros Quarter
   SERAPHIM ON MOUNT DOMBOU, VENERABLE FATHER
May 7
   CROSS, APPEARANCE OF THE SIGN OVER JERUSALEM
   AKAKIOS, MARTYR
   QUADRATUS (KODRATOS), MARTYR, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   Rufinos and Satorninos, Martyrs
   JOHN PSYCHAÏTES, CONFESSOR
   MAXIMOS, MARTYR
   NEILOS THE NEW, MYRRH-STREAMER
   PACHOMIOS, VENERABLE NEW-MARTYR
May 8
   JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN, SYNAXIS
   ARSENIUS THE GREAT, VENERABLE FATHER
   Meles the Hymnographer, Venerable Father
   Soldiers, Company of, Martyrs
   THEOTOKOS, ICON OF KASSIOPE, MIRACLE
May 9
   ESAIAS, PROPHET
   CHRISTOPHER, GREAT-MARTYR, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   Kallinike and Aquilina, Martyrs
   NICHOLAS THE NEW OF VOUNENEE, NEW-MARTYR
   EPIMACHOS THE NEW AND GORDIAN OF ROME, MARTYRS
May 10
   SIMON THE ZEALOT, APOSTLE
   ALPHAEUS, PHILADELPHUS, AND CYPRIAN, MARTYRS
   HESYCHIOS, CONFESSOR
   LAURENCE, VENERABLE FATHER
   Simon, Bishop of Suzdal and Vladimir, Wonder-worker of the Kiev Caves
   BASIL OF MANGAZEYA, VIRGIN-MARTYR
May 11
   MOKIOS, HIEROMARTYR
   CONSTANTINOPLE, CONSECRATION
   DIOSCOROS, MARTYR
   KYRIL AND METHODIOS, EQUALS-TO-THE-APOSTLES
   ARGYROS OF THESSALONIKE, NEW-MARTYR
May 12
   EPIPHANIOS, BISHOP OF CYPRUS
   GERMANOS, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE
   JOHN THE WALLACHIAN, NEW-MARTYR
   THEODORE OF KYTHERA, DEACON AND ASCETIC
May 13
   GLYKERIA, MARTYR
   Laodikios, Martyr
   SERGIOS, CONFESSOR
   PAFSIKAKOS, BISHOP OF SYNNADA
   Alexander, Bishop of Tiberiani
   Nikephoros, Presbyter of the Monastery of the Efapsis
   Church of Theotokos Pantanassa, Consecration
   EFTHYMIOS THE NEW OF GEORGIA, BUILDER OF IVERON
   John of Iveron, Venerable Father
   George of Iveron, Venerable Father
   GABRIEL OF IVERON AND THE PORTAÏTISSA ICON
   MONK-MARTYRS OF IVERON MONASTERY
May 14
   ISIDORE, SOLDIER, MARTYR
   THERAPON, HIEROMARTYR
   ALEXANDER AT KENTOUKELLAI, MARTYR
   Alexander, Barbaros, and Akolouthos, Martyrs
   LEONTIOS, PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM
   MARK OF CRETE, NEW-MARTYR
   JOHN THE BULGARIAN, NEW-MARTYR
   Isidore, Fool for Christ and Wonder-worker of Rostov
   Niketa, Bishop of Novgorod, Recluse of the Kiev Far Caves
May 15
   PACHOMIOS THE GREAT, VENERABLE FATHER
   ACHILLIOS, BISHOP OF LARISA
   BARBAROS THE MYRRH-GUSHER, HERMIT
   ANDREW, HERMIT AND WONDER-WORKER
   Esaias the Wonder-worker, Bishop of Rostov
   Demetri of Moscow, Tsarevich and Wonder-worker
   Esaias of the Lavra of the Kiev Caves, Wonder-worker
May 16
   THEODORE THE SANCTIFIED, VENERABLE FATHER
   Alexander, Archbishop of Jerusalem
   AVDAS, AVDIESOUS, HIEROMARTYRS, AND 38 MARTYRS
   Isaakios, Symeon, and Vachthisoës, Martyrs
   Abbas of Saint Savvas Monastery, Martyrs
   Papylinos, Martyr
   Peter at Vlachernai, Monk-martyr
   NICHOLAS MYSTIKOS, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
   Ephemia the Great Martyr at the Church of the Holy Power
   NICHOLAS OF METSOVON, NEW-MARTYR
   Ephraim of Perekop of Novgorod, Recovery of Relics
May 17
   ANDRONIKOS AND JUNIA, APOSTLES
   SOLOHONOS, PAMPHAMER, PAMPHYLON, MARTYRS
   NECTARIOS AND THEOPHANES, BUILDERS OF VARLAAM
   ATHANASIOS THE NEW, BISHOP OF CHRISTIANOUPOLIS
May 18
   PETER, DIONYSIOS, CHRISTINA, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   TEKOUSA, ALEXANDRA, AND OTHER MARTYRS AT ANKYRA
   Ephrasia of Nicaea, Martyr
   STEPHEN THE NEW, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE
   Julian, Martyr
   Theodore, Pope of Rome, Hieromartyr
   Anastaso of Lefkadion, Holy Woman
   Martinian of Areovindos in Constantinople, Venerable Father
May 19
   PATRICK OF PROUSA, HIEROMARTYR, AND OTHER MARTYRS
   Memnon, Wonder-worker
   AKOLOUTHOS OF EGYPT, MARTYR
   Kyriake of Nikomedia, Martyr
   Theotime of Nikomedia, Martyr
May 20
   THALLELAIOS, MARTYR, UNMERCENARY
   Alexander and Asterios, Martyrs
   ASKLAS OF THE THEBAID, MARTYR
   NIKETAS, JOHN, AND JOSEPH, FOUNDERS OF NEA MONI
   ——SCHISM OF 1054
   NICHOLAS, BISHOP OF MYRA, TRANSLATION OF RELICS TO BARI
   ——ORTHODOXY AND HETERODOX THEOLOGICAL ISSUES
   THALASSIOS, VENERABLE FATHER
   Mark, Hermit
   Alexios, Metropolitan of Moscow and of All Russia, Finding of Relics
May 21
   CONSTANTINE AND HELEN, EQUAL TO THE APOSTLES
May 22
   VASILISKOS, MARTYR
   SECOND ŒCUMENICAL SYNOD
   Markellos, Martyr
   Kodros, Martyr
   Sophia, Physician, Martyr
   JOHN OF VLADIMIR, KING, WONDER-WORKER, MARTYR
   PAUL OF THE PELOPONNESOS, NEW-MARTYR
May 23
   MICHAEL THE CONFESSOR, BISHOP OF SYNNADA
   Salonas the Roman, Martyr
   Selefkos (Seleucus), Martyr
   Michael of the Lavra of Saint Savvas, Monk-martyr
   Mary, Myrrh-bearer
   Ephrosyne, Abbess of Polotsk
   Leontios, Bishop of Rostov, Hieromartyr, Finding of Relics
May 24
   SYMEON AT THE WONDERFUL MOUNTAIN, STYLITE
   MELETIUS STRATELATES AND OTHER MARTYRS
   Vincent of Lerins, Venerable Father
   Niketas of Pereyaslavl, Wonder-worker and Stylite
May 25
   JOHN THE FORERUNNER, THIRD FINDING OF HEAD
   Celestine, Martyr
   Olvianos, Venerable Father
May 26
   KARPOS (CARPUS), APOSTLE
   Alphaeos, Apostle
   Averkios, Martyr
   Helen, Martyr
ALEXANDER, THE FORMER DERVISH, NEW-MARTYR
May 27
   ELLADIOS, HIEROMARTYR
   THERAPON OF SARDIS, HIEROMARTYR
   Evseviotes, Martyr
   Alypios, Martyr
   JOHN THE RUSSIAN, NEW CONFESSOR
May 28
   EFTYCHOUS (EFTYCHIOS) OF MELITENE, HIEROMARTYR
   ELIKONIS (HELICONIS) OF THESSALONIKE, VIRGIN-MARTYR
   CRESCENS, PAUL, AND DIOSCORIDES OF ROME, MARTYRS
   ZACHARIAS OF PROUSA, HIEROMARTYR
   ANDREW, FOOL FOR CHRIST
   DEMETRIOS OF THE PELOPONNESOS, NEW-MARTYR
   Ignatios the Wonder-worker, Bishop of Rostov
May 29
   THEODOSIA OF TYRE, VIRGIN-MARTYR
   THEODOSIA OF CONSTANTINOPLE, NUN-MARTYR
   ALEXANDER, POPE OF ALEXANDRIA
   2 Martyrs, Husband and Wife
   OLVIAN, BISHOP OF ANAIA, HIEROMARTYR
   JOHN (NANNOS) OF THESSALONIKE, NEW-MARTYR
   ANDREW ARGENTES OF CHIOS, NEW-MARTYR
   John Ustiug, Fool for Christ and Wonder-worker
   CONSTANTINOPLE, FALL OF
   ——ORTHODOX ANTI-UNION SENTIMENTS TOWARD THE PAPACY
May 30
   ISAAKIOS OF DALMATOU, HEGUMEN AND CONFESSOR
   Natalios, Martyr
   Barlaam (Varlaam), Venerable Father
   Romanos and Teletios, Martyrs
   Efplos, Martyr
   John, King of the Persians, Martyr
May 31
   HERMEIAS OF COMANA, MARTYR
   Marus, Former Magician, Martyr
   5 Men Martyrs of Askalon
   Evsevios and Haralambos, Martyrs
   Bibliography
   Alphabetical Index